SBS Transit Bus Service 160

SBS Transit Bus Service 160 is a cross-border service plying between Jurong East Bus Interchange and JB Sentral Bus Terminal in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, via the Causeway. The route passes through Bukit Batok Road, Phoenix LRT Station, Woodlands Road, Kranji MRT Station, Woodlands CIQ and Sultan Iskandar CIQ.

The route is one of three cross-border services operated by SBS Transit, alongside Service 170 and 170X.

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From 2300hrs onwards, buses leaving Jurong East Temp Int will terminate at Jln Jim Quee – JB Sentral Bus Ter.

Technical Information
Route	Jurong East Bus Interchange ↺ JB Sentral Bus Terminal (Loop)
Passes Through	Bukit Batok Rd, Phoenix, Woodlands Rd, Kranji MRT, Woodlands CIQ, Sultan Iskandar CIQ
Route Length	48.7 km
Travelling Time	200 mins (Full Loop, Subject to traffic conditions)
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bukit Merah Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Buses: – Scania K230UB
Departure Times from Jurong East	0510 – 2259 (Daily | Full Loop) 2300 – 0000 (Daily | Terminating at JB Sentral)
Departure Times from JB Sentral	0642 – 0009 (Weekdays) 0636 – 0009 (Saturdays) 0641 – 0013 (Sundays / Public Holidays) ** Subject to Traffic Conditions
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630-0830: 12 – 16 mins 0831-1659: 12 – 17 mins 1700-1900: 19 – 19 mins After 1900: 15 – 20 mins ** Subject to Traffic Conditions

Bus Service 160 is a cross-border route connecting Jurong East, Bukit Panjang and Kranji MRT to JB Sentral via the Causeway. The route plies long stretches of Bukit Batok Road and Woodlands Road, providing fast connections between the residential towns of Jurong East, Bukit Panjang and Woodlands Centre.

Due to varying traffic conditions at the Causeway, travel times and waiting times may increase significantly when jams occur. This bus service occasionally diverts via Woodlands Ave 3 / Woodlands Centre Road towards Johor Bahru when Woodlands Road is severely congested.

From 2300hrs onwards, buses leaving Jurong East Interchange will terminate at JB Sentral Bus Terminal along Jln Jim Quee.

Cross-Border Procedures

At each checkpoint, passengers have to alight and clear customs before boarding the bus again. When crossing the causeway between Woodlands Checkpoint and Johore Bahru Checkpoint in either direction, commuters may board any SBS Transit bus (either 160, 170 or 170X). However, when leaving from a checkpoint, commuters must re-board Service 160 after clearing customs if they wish to continue their journey and not constitute a transfer.

Tapping out from the bus at a checkpoint will suspend a journey and allow the resumption of a journey afterwards. Cash paying passengers should retain their ticket as proof or payment, and produce it when re-boarding buses at checkpoints.

Approximate Operating Hours at Woodlands Checkpoint

MRT/LRT Stations Served

• EW24NS1 Jurong East
• NS7 Kranji
• BP5 Phoenix

Short Trip Service

• Service 160A: Jurong East Temp Int → Bukit Batok Rd (Opp Dunearn Sec Sch)
  Weekdays: 0605hrs, 0619hrs, 0633hrs, 0648hrs, 0702hrs, 0717hrs, 0732hrs, 0747hrs, 0800hrs, 0815hrs, 0830hrs, 0845hrs, 0900hrs, 0915hrs, 0930hrs, 0945hrs, 1000hrs, 1015hrs, 1030hrs, 1555hrs, 1610hrs, 1625hrs, 1640hrs, 1655hrs, 1710hrs, 1725hrs, 1740hrs, 1755hrs, 1810hrs, 1825hrs, 1840hrs, 1855hrs, 1911hrs, 1925hrs, 1940hrs, 1955hrs, 2010hrs & 2025hrs

Special Departures

• Jurong East Temp Int → JB Sentral Bus Terminal
  Weekdays: 2305hrs, 2320hrs, 2340hrs, 0000hrs
  Saturdays: 2306hrs, 2322hrs, 2341hrs, 0000hrs
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 2300hrs, 2314hrs, 2328hrs, 2344hrs, 0000hrs
• Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru Checkpoint) → Jurong East Temp Int
  Weekdays: 0535hrs, 0550hrs, 0605hrs, 0620hrs, 0635hrs, 0650hrs
  Saturdays: 0550hrs, 0603hrs, 0616hrs, 0629hrs, 0642hrs
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 0550hrs, 0604hrs, 0618hrs, 0632hrs, 0646hrs
• W’lands Crossing (W’lands Checkpt) → Jurong East Temp Int
  Weekdays: 0610hrs
  Saturdays: 0615hrs
• Woodlands Rd (Kranji Stn) → Jurong East Temp Int
  Weekdays: 0738hrs, 0745hrs, 0755hrs, 1900hrs, 2000hrs, 2020hrs
  Saturdays: 1832hrs, 1858hrs, 1936hrs, 1952hrs, 2147hrs, 2216hrs, 2245hrs
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 1733hrs, 1759hrs, 1833hrs, 1900hrs, 1934hrs, 1950hrs
• Bukit Batok Rd (Blk 402) → Jurong East Temp Int
  Weekdays: 0625hrs, 0637hrs, 0653hrs, 0708hrs, 0722hrs, 0736hrs, 0751hrs, 0806hrs, 0821hrs, 0836hrs, 0851hrs, 0906hrs, 0921hrs, 0936hrs, 0951hrs, 1005hrs, 1020hrs, 1038hrs, 1050hrs, 1615hrs, 1627hrs, 1646hrs, 1700hrs, 1715hrs, 1730hrs, 1745hrs, 1802hrs, 1814hrs, 1830hrs, 1845hrs, 1900hrs, 1915hrs, 1930hrs, 1945hrs, 2000hrs, 2015hrs, 2030hrs & 2043hrs
  Saturdays: 0625hrs
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 0625hrs

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

Route limitations:

Buses deployed on cross-border routes must be registered with the Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD), also known as the Land Public Transport Commission (Malaysia).

Currently, only some Scania K230UBs are SPAD-registered. In accordance with Malaysian regulations, buses must carry relevant documents, be fitted with a third brake light at the rear, and attached with Malaysian stickers dictating the legal speed limit.

Buses operating on Service 160A & the Service 160 special departure from Bukit Batok Road to Jurong East do not need to be SPAD-Registered as they do not cross the border into Malaysia.