Tower Transit Bus Service 143M

Tower Transit Bus Service 143M is a trunk service plying between Jurong East Interchange and Pandan Gardens, passing through Jurong Town Hall Road and Teban Gardens. It is a route variant of Service 143, introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Service 143M will be amended to ply the realigned Teban Gardens Road & skip the bus stop before Pandan Gardens along Jurong Town Hall Road from 8 Jan 2023.

Note:

• No boarding at Bus Stop 28211 – Bef Jurong East Stn, Jurong Gateway Rd

Route Overview
Route	Jurong East Bus Interchange ↺ Pandan Gardens (Loop)
Passes Through	Jurong Town Hall Rd, Teban Gardens Rd, West Coast Rd
Route Length	9.6 km
Travelling Time	30 – 36 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single Deck Bus – Mercedes-Benz Citaro						Double Deck Bus – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Jurong East	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 01:15				05:25 – 01:15				05:50 – 01:15
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	15 – 16 mins			14 – 16 mins			14 – 15 mins			15 – 20 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 143M provides residents of Teban Gardens and Pandan Gardens with greater connectivity to Jurong East MRT and Interchange, along with other amenities in the neighborhood. The route serves Teban Gardens Market and Food Centre, Commonwealth Secondary School and Jurong Regional Library, along with JCube, JEM and Westgate malls near Jurong East Interchange. This bus service is introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), as well as the first M-suffixed service under the BSEP.

The service duplicates Service 143, relieving demand and improving reliability of bus services for commuters. By looping at Pandan Gardens, it strengthens bus connections there in addition to existing Services 51 and 143.

It is worth noting that 143M’s catchment is similar to the old Feeder 331 which looped at Teban Gardens and was withdrawn due to duplication with Services 51, 79 and 143. The late operating hours of this service resulted in withdrawal of Shortworking Trip 143A.

During Eves of Public Holidays, as well as MRT Early Closure affecting Jurong East MRT Station, operating hours will be extended. Exact last bus hours are announced by Tower Transit closer to these dates.

MRT Station Served

• EW24NS1 Jurong East

Special Departures

• Jurong Town Hall Road (C’wealth Sec Sch) → Jurong East Int
  Weekdays & Saturdays: 05:30 & 05:40
  Sundays & Public Holidays: 05:30, 05:43 & 05:56

Route Variant

• Service 143: Toa Payoh Int ↔ Jurong East Int
  Daily

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Operator History:

• 18 May 2014 – 11 Jun 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
• 12 Jun 2016 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bulim Bus Package.

History:

• 2014 (18 May): Introduced between Jurong East Temp Int and Pandan Gardens (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme  (BSEP).
• 2014 (24 Aug): Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 411 along West Coast Rd
• 2016 (12 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd
• 2019 (05 Oct): Daily last bus timing from Jurong East extended from 01:05 to 01:15
• 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to relocated Jurong East Int
• 2023 (08 Jan): Amended to ply the realigned Teban Gardens Rd & skip bus stop before Pandan Gardens along Jurong Town Hall Rd

Past Routings

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