SBS Transit Bus Service 160

SBS Transit Bus Service 160 is a cross-border service plying between Jurong Town Hall 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.

Service 160 was extended to Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange from 26 Nov 2023.

160
Jurong Town Hall Int
↺ Johor Bahru (Loop)
29009 Jurong Town Hall Int NEW EW24NS1 Venture Dr
28441 Seventh-Day Advent Ch Jurong East Ctrl
28071 Blk 105 Boon Lay Way
28081 Blk 112 Boon Lay Way
28281 Opp Blk 227 Jurong Town Hall Rd
28291 Blk 303 Jurong Town Hall Rd
43459 Aft PIE Bt Batok Rd
43761 Opp Dulwich Coll Bt Batok Rd
43751 Opp Blk 443D Bt Batok Rd
43781 Opp Blk 437A Bt Batok Rd
43771 Opp Blk 433B Bt Batok Rd
43671 Opp Dunearn Sec Sch Bt Batok Rd
44171 Bef Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok Rd
44161 Aft Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok Rd
44151 Opp Bt Batok Fire Stn Bt Batok Rd
44131 Blk 26 BP4 Choa Chu Kang Rd
44141 Phoenix Stn BP5 Choa Chu Kang Rd
44041 Junction 10 Woodlands Rd
44051 Opp Blk 632 CP Woodlands Rd
43991 Opp Blk 635A Woodlands Rd
44061 Bef Yew Tee Flyover Woodlands Rd
45011 Aft Yew Tee Flyover Woodlands Rd
45021 Heavy Veh Pk Woodlands Rd
45031 Yew Tee Ind Est Woodlands Rd
45041 Thong Huat Bros Pte Ltd Woodlands Rd
45051 Da Di Glass Woodlands Rd
45061 Opp Mandai Est Woodlands Rd
45071 Bef Mandai Rd Woodlands Rd
45091 Opp Jln Bumbong Woodlands Rd
45101 Aft LP 234 Woodlands Rd
45111 Opp Kranji War Memorial Woodlands Rd
45121 Opp S'pore Turf Club Woodlands Rd
45131 Opp Kranji Stn NS7 Woodlands Rd
46389 Aft W'Lands Ind Pk D St 1 Woodlands Ave 3
46499 Opp Blk 402 Woodlands Ave 3
46519 Opp Blk 144 Woodlands Ctr Rd
46509 Marsiling Pk Woodlands Ctr Rd
46101 W'Lands Checkpt Woodlands Crossing
46101 W'Lands Checkpt Woodlands Crossing
46211 Johor Bahru Checkpt Johor Bahru
46211 Johor Bahru Checkpt Johor Bahru
47711 JB Sentral Bus Ter Jln Jim Quee
46219 Johor Bahru Checkpt Johor Bahru
46219 Johor Bahru Checkpt Johor Bahru
46109 W'Lands Checkpt Woodlands Crossing
46109 W'Lands Checkpt Woodlands Crossing
46059 Globalfoundries/Aft Bke Woodlands Rd
46049 Globalfoundries Woodlands Rd
46039 Opp Kranji Lodge 1 Woodlands Rd
46029 Aft W'Lands Ind Pk D St 2 Woodlands Rd
45139 Kranji Stn NS7 Woodlands Rd
45129 S'pore Turf Club Woodlands Rd
45119 Kranji War Memorial Woodlands Rd
45109 Bef Jln Bumbong Woodlands Rd
45099 Aft Jln Bumbong Woodlands Rd
45079 Aft Mandai Rd Woodlands Rd
45069 Aft Mandai Est Woodlands Rd
45059 Opp Da Di Glass Woodlands Rd
45049 Opp Yew Tee Ind Est Blk 1 Woodlands Rd
45039 Opp Yew Tee Ind Est Woodlands Rd
45029 Opp Heavy Veh Pk Woodlands Rd
44999 Bef Yew Tee Flyover Woodlands Rd
45019 Aft Yew Tee Flyover Woodlands Rd
44069 Aft KJE Slip Rd Woodlands Rd
44059 Blk 632 CP Woodlands Rd
44049 Opp Junction 10 Woodlands Rd
44149 Opp Phoenix Stn BP5 Choa Chu Kang Rd
44139 Opp Blk 26 BP4 Choa Chu Kang Rd
44159 Bt Batok Fire Stn Bt Batok Rd
44169 Bef Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok Rd
44179 Aft Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok Rd
43679 Blk 402 Bt Batok Rd
43779 Blk 433C Bt Batok Rd
43789 Blk 436A Bt Batok Rd
43759 Blk 443D Bt Batok Rd
43769 Dulwich Coll/Blk 445 Bt Batok Rd
43453 Bef PIE Bt Batok Rd
28299 Blk 253 Jurong Town Hall Rd
28289 Blk 228 Jurong Town Hall Rd
28089 Bef Yuhua CC Boon Lay Way
28079 Blk 210 Boon Lay Way
28449 Bef Seventh-Day Advent Ch Jurong East Ctrl
28211 Bef Jurong East Stn EW24NS1 Jurong Gateway Rd
29009 Jurong Town Hall Int NEW EW24NS1 Venture Dr
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange JB Sentral Bus Terminal (Loop)
Passes Through Bukit Batok Rd, Phoenix, Woodlands Rd, Kranji MRT, Woodlands CIQ, Sultan Iskandar CIQ
Route Length 50.0 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 Single-deck buses
APAD Registered for Cross Border Bus Services
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Jurong Town Hall
Daily
05:25 – 00:00
Buses departing Jurong Town Hall Int after 23:00 terminates at JB Sentral Bus Ter
Departure Times from Johor Bahru Checkpoint (towards Singapore)
Weekdays Saturdays Sundays / Public Holidays
05:00 – 00:32 05:50 – 00:24 05:50 – 00:31
*Subject to Traffic Conditions
Operating Frequency
Loop Service 6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 15 – 20 mins 12 – 20 mins 14 – 15 mins 15 – 20 mins
Saturdays 12 – 16 mins 12 – 16 mins 16 mins 15 – 19 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays 14 mins 12 – 15 mins 18 – 20 mins 14 – 18 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares

 

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.

Service 160 will not serve JB Sentral during Weekday Morning Peak Hours (except Public Holidays) before 08:26.

After 23:00 to 00:00 daily, buses departing Jurong Town Hall 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 Johor Bahru Checkpoint in either direction, commuters may board any Singapore Public Bus (either 160, 170 , 170X or 950). 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
46101 – Woodlands Checkpoint (Towards JB Sentral)
Weekday Saturday Sunday / Public Holidays
First Bus 06:15 06:12 06:11
Last Bus 00:48 00:48 00:46
46109 – Woodlands Checkpoint (Towards Jurong Town Hall)
Weekday Saturday Sunday / Public Holidays
First Bus 05:34 06:11 06:09
Last Bus 00:49 00:43 00:49
Route Limitations

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

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.

Currently, several SBS Transit Mercedes-Benz Citaro & MAN A22 buses are registered for cross-border operations.

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


MRT/LRT Stations Served
Special Departures
  • Jurong Town Hall Int → JB Sentral Bus Terminal
    Weekdays: 23:05, 23:20, 23:40 & 00:00
    Saturdays: 23:06, 23:22, 23:41 & 00:00
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 23:00, 23:14, 23:28, 23:44 & 00:00
  • Jurong Town Hall Int → Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru Checkpoint)
    Omits JB Sentral
    Weekday Morning Peak Hours till before 08:10 at Johor Bahru Checkpoint
  • Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru Checkpoint)  Jurong Town Hall Int
    Weekdays: Weekday Morning Peak Hours from 05:00
    Saturdays: 05:50, 06:03, 06:16, 06:29 & 06:42
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:50, 06:04, 06:18, 06:32 & 06:46
  • W’lands Crossing (W’lands Checkpt) Jurong Town Hall Int
    Weekdays: 06:10
    Saturdays: 06:15
  • Woodlands Rd (Kranji Stn) → Jurong Town Hall Int
    Weekdays: 07:38, 07:45, 07:55, 19:00, 20:00 & 20:20
    Saturdays: 18:32, 18:58, 19:36, 19:52, 21:47, 22:16 & 22:45
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 17:33, 17:59, 18:33, 19:00, 19:34 & 19:50
  • Bukit Batok Rd (Blk 402) → Jurong Town Hall Int
    Weekdays: Morning & Evening Peak Hours
    Saturdays: 06:25
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:25
Short Trip Service
  • Service 160A: Jurong Town Hall Int → Bukit Batok Rd (Opp Dunearn Sec Sch)
    Weekdays (except Public Holidays);
    Mondays – Thursdays: 06:24 10:24 & 13:35 20:08
    Fridays: 06:24 10:24 & 15:57 20:08

Gallery (Buses):
Posters:

Operator History:
  • 2004 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2029 under the Bukit Merah Bus Package.

History:
  • 2004 (05 Sep): Introduced as a cross-border service by SBS Transit between Jurong East and Kotaraya II terminal.
  • 2008 (16 Dec): Serves additional bus stop (47701) along Jln Tun Abdul Razak towards Kotaraya II Ter
  • 2009 (05 Jul): Amended to ply Boon Lay Way with the closure of Jurong East St 12 to facilitate the Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP)
  • 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int
  • 2014 (01 Nov): Amended to loop at Jalan Tun Abdul Razak due to the permanent closure of Kotaraya II Terminal
  • 2015 (01 Mar): Amended to loop at JB Sentral Terminal, skipping bus stop (47701) along Jalan Tun Abdul Razak.
  • 2016 (11 Dec): Serves new (43991) along Woodlands Road
  • 2017 (23 Apr): Serves relocated bus stop (43453) along Bukit Batok Road
  • 2017 (28 May): Skips abolished bus stop (45081) along Mandai Road
  • 2017 (21 Aug): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
  • 2018 (25 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Ave 3 and Woodlands Centre Road towards JB Sentral
  • 2018 (10 Jun): Serves new bus stop (44999) along Woodlands Road
  • 2018 (18 Nov): Start of operations under Bukit Merah Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
  • 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to relocated Jurong East Int
  • 2023 (26 Nov): Extended to Jurong Town Hall Int; First bus timing daily brought forward from 05:30 to 05:25

Past Routings


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12 thoughts on “SBS Transit Bus Service 160

  • 3 November 2023 at 4:44 PM
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    Actually quite foolish that the compensation due to 160 skipping Jurong East Bus Interchange and extending to Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange,

    Is only calling at that one bus stop outside Jurong East MRT station.

    What about the other direction, which is more important, cuz people take that to Johor Bahru?

    I’m talking about the bus stop outside the CPF building and along Jurong Gateway Road.

    160 currently never call at that bus stop.

    They really should make 160 call at that bus stop, to ensure a 100% compensation for affected passengers who actually take 160 at Jurong East Bus Interchange one.

    Walking to Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange from Jurong East MRT station may not be a workable solution, especially since have to climb up climb down a few times.

    Hopefully they can also let 160 call at the bus stop outside the CPF building along Jurong Gateway Road, since they already letting 160 call at the bus stop opposite which connects straight to Jurong MRT station one.

    Maybe it’s just that they accidentally miss out.

    If that’s the case, hopefully they can do some patching up, by saying that the bus stop outside the CPF building along the Jurong Gateway Road also got call.

    (I check the poster again, really don’t have).

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    • 4 November 2023 at 2:11 PM
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      The CPF building stop has always been only for buses turning left to JTH Road, even though the bus stop opposite was added as an alighting point for most buses (though not all, for some reason) when JEBI shifted over. So that’s probably the logic, along with not wanting to bring cross-border crowds to the bus stop and diverting them to JTHBI (though I assume most people crossing the border would go to Kranji? unsure) In any case 870 also isn’t calling at the CPF building bus stop, and I think the logic for it is that for people coming from the MRT they’ll walk along the big overpass which connects to both interchanges, so the CPF bus stop not being available probably wouldn’t be felt as much

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  • 29 May 2022 at 9:38 PM
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    I waited very long for a K230UB with SPAD to appear on this service, but all I saw was Mercedes-Benz buses. This was in April.

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