SBS Transit Bus Service 174

SBS Transit Bus Service 174 is a trunk service plying between Boon Lay Interchange and Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal, passing through Bukit Batok, Bukit Timah, Farrer, Tanglin, Orchard Road, Clarke Quay and Chin Swee. It has an Express route variant, Service 174e.

Route Overview
Route	Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↔ Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal
Passes Through	Boon Lay Ave, Bt Batok Ctrl, Jln Jurong Kechil, Dunearn Rd / Bukit Timah Rd, Farrer Rd, Orchard Rd / Somerset Rd, Chin Swee Rd
Route Length	Towards Kg Bahru: 28.9 km						Towards Boon Lay: 28.6 km
Travelling Time	78 – 120 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Clementi Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bukit Batok Bus Depot (BBDEP) Some buses park at: Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Boon Lay	Daily
	05:30 – 23:30
Departure Times from Kampong Bahru	Daily
	05:40 – 23:45
Operating Frequency
From Boon Lay	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Mondays – Thursdays	9 – 10 mins			7 – 14 mins			8 – 18 mins			13 – 18 mins
Fridays	8 – 10 mins			7 – 14 mins			8 – 16 mins			14 – 17 mins
Saturdays	8 – 11 mins			8 – 16 mins			12 – 16 mins			10 – 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	9 – 10 mins			8 – 13 mins			11 – 12 mins			9 – 12 mins
From Kampong Bahru	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Mondays – Thursdays	13 – 15 mins			7 – 14 mins			13 – 15 mins			14 – 16 mins
Fridays	14 – 15 mins			9 – 13 mins			12 – 17 mins			14 – 17 mins
Saturdays	9 – 12 mins			8 – 13 mins			9 – 17 mins			10 – 17 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	9 – 10 mins			10 – 14 mins			9 – 12 mins			9 – 12 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 174 is a trunk route spanning from West to the City, connecting the residential estates of Jurong West and Bukit Batok with Bukit Timah, and the City areas of Tanglin, Orchard, Clarke Quay and Outram. The service provides bus connections to many institutions along the Bukit Timah Road academic belt, as well as providing a quick inter-town link between Bukit Batok and Boon Lay via the Pan-Island Expressway between Bukit Batok Road and Jurong West Ave 2.

As an inter-town and City route, demand is average to high during offpeak hours, and very high during peak hours. The route is well utilized along the Bukit Timah stretch and a popular alternative to the MRT network from West to City. An Express variant, 174e, is also operated for faster travel between the West and City during peak hours.

MRT Stations Served:

• EW27 Boon Lay
• NS2 Bukit Batok
• DT5 Beauty World
• DT6 King Albert Park
• DT7 Sixth Avenue
• DT8 Tan Kah Kee
• CC20 Farrer Road
• TE12 Napier
• TE13 Orchard Boulevard
• NS22TE14 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC2 Bras Basah
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• NE5 Clarke Quay
• NE4DT19 Chinatown
• EW16NE3TE17 Outram Park

Special Departures:

• Dunearn Road (Opp King Albert Pk Stn) → Kampong Bahru Ter
  Weekdays: 07:57
• Dunearn Road (Opp Coronation Plaza) → Kampong Bahru Ter
  Weekdays: 05:46 & 06:00
  Saturdays: 06:00
• Farrer Road (Empress Rd Mkt/FC) → Boon Lay Int
  Weekdays: 05:45 & 06:00
  Saturdays: 06:00
• Bukit Batok East Ave 6 (Blk 288C) → Boon Lay Int
  Weekdays: 06:31, 06:47, 06:53 & 07:07

Route Variants:

• Express 174e: Boon Lay ⇆ Kampong Bahru
  Weekdays Peak Hours

Gallery:

Poster Gallery:

Operator History:

• 1971 – 1973: United Bus Company Pte Ltd
• 1973 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2025 under the Clementi Bus Package.

History:

• 1971 (11 Apr): Introduced between Nanyang University Ter and New Bridge Rd Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation
• 1974 (24 Feb): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Blvd with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way traffic, skipping Orchard Rd
• 1975 (09 Nov): Amended to ply Farrer Rd, Holland Rd and Napier Rd, skipping Stevens Rd and Scotts Rd; Amended to realigned Jurong Rd, skipping Old Jurong Rd
• 1977 (19 Jun): Amended to ply Orchard Blvd and Grange Rd towards Nanyang University Ter with the full conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way traffic
• 1979 (30 Dec): Amended to ply Jln Anak Bt towards New Bridge Rd Ter with the partial conversion of Upp Bt Timah Rd to one-way traffic
• 1982 (23 Aug): Amended to serve NTI via Nanyang Cres and Nanyang Circle between 0600 hrs and 1800 hrs on weekdays & Saturdays
• 1984 (20 Oct): Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 3, Bt Batok St 24, Bt Batok St 23 and interim road with the partial closure of Jurong Rd (between Bt Batok East Ave 3 and Bt Batok St 23)
• 1985 (17 Mar): Amended to ply Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Central and Bt Batok East Ave 3 with the partial closure of Jurong Rd
• 1985 (30 Nov): Amended to ply along the new carriageway of Upp Jurong Rd (between Jln Boon Lay and Benoi Rd)
• 1986 (23 Mar): Amended to ply Jln Bahar, skipping Upp Jurong Rd
• 1987 (22 Feb): Amended to relocated NTI Ter; Amended to ply Nanyang Ave, Nanyang Cres and Nanyang Dr
• 1987 (06 Jun): Amended to the relocated New Bridge Rd Ter
• 1987 (27 Sep): Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards Nanyang Technological Institute Ter to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd
• 1987 (01 Nov): Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Nanyang Technological Institute Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd
• 1988 (20 Mar): Amended to ply Upp Cross St and New Bridge Rd, skipping Neil Rd
• 1990 (03 Jun): Amended to ply Nanyang Circle and Student Walk, skipping Nanyang Ave
• 1991 (20 Jan): Amended to ply Nanyang Dr, skipping Nanyang Cres
• 1991 (07 Apr): Shortened to Boon Lay Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 3
• 1992 (19 Jul): Amended to ply Orchard Lk due to the closure of Grange Rd to facilitate road expansion works
• 1993: Amended to ply PIE with the partial closure of Jurong Rd
• 1996: Serves new bus stop outside Blk 220 along Boon Lay Ave
• 1997 (07 Dec): Amended to ply South Bridge Rd and Kreta Ayer Rd with the partial closure of New Bridge Rd to facilitate the construction of Chinatown MRT station on the North East MRT Line
• 2000 (20 Feb): Serves additional bus stop opposite Blk 333 along Kreta Ayer Rd
• 2002 (20 Apr): Amended to ply Upp Cross St and the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping South Bridge Rd and Kreta Ayer Rd
• 2002 (07 Jul): Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd
• 2003: Serves new bus stop outside Goh & Goh Bldg along Jln Jurong Kechil
• 2003 (07 Dec): AAmended to ply Upp Cross St/Havelock Rd, Chin Swee Rd and Outram Rd
• 2004: Skips abolished bus stop outside Nanyang Pr Sch along Farrer Rd
• 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
• 2006 (18 Jun): Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int
• 2008 (14 Jul): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2009 (27 Dec): Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub
• 2011 (14 Aug): Serves additional bus stop outside Clarke Quay Stn along Eu Tong Sen St
• 2012 (09 Dec): Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of Beauty World MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
• 2014 (26 Jan): Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link
• 2017 (23 Apr): Serves new bus stop after Bt Batok West Ave 3 along Bt Batok Rd with the relocation of the bus stop before PIE
• 2018 (10 Mar): Extended to Kg Bahru Ter with the closure of New Bridge Rd Ter. First bus departure timings from Kampong Bahru brought forward by 5 minutes
• 2020 (27 Sep): Amended to ply PIE with the permanent closure of Jurong Road

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