SBS Transit Express Bus Service 174e

SBS Transit Express Bus Service 174e is an express service plying between Boon Lay Int and Kampong Bahru Ter. It passes through Boon Lay Avenue, Bukit Batok, Tanglin, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, Clarke Quay, Chin Swee Road and Outram Road. Its parent route is Service 174.

Route Overview
Route	[AM]: Boon Lay Bus Interchange → Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal [PM]: Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal → Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Boon Lay Ave, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Jln Jurong Kechil, Orchard Rd / Orchard Blvd, Upp Cross St / Eu Tong Sen St
Route Length	Towards Kampong Bahru: 28.9 km						Towards Boon Lay: 28.8 km
Traveling Time	108 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Clementi Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single-Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Boon Lay	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	06:52 – 07:44
Departure Times from Kampong Bahru	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	17:51 – 18:45
Operating Frequency
From Boon Lay	13 mins
From Kampong Bahru	13 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

Service 174e was introduced as a Fast-Forward variant of Service 174. The service benefits residents of Jurong West and Bukit Batok to get to the city and back more quickly than its parent route during the peak hours. It also charges express fares.

The route skips selected stops throughout its route in both directions. Its express sector between Jalan Jurong Kechil and Napier Road is highly flexible, with buses able to ply the PIE, Dunearn/Bukit Timah Road or Holland Road. The Holland Road option is preferred during school vacation periods when Clementi Road has substantially less traffic.

MRT Stations Served

• EW27 Boon Lay
• NS2 Bukit Batok
• DT5 Beauty World
• NS22 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC2 Bras Basah
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• NE5 Clarke Quay
• NE4DT19 Chinatown
• EW16NE3 Outram Park

Departure Timings

• Morning Peak from Boon Lay Int:
  06:52, 07:05, 07:18, 07:31 & 07:44
• Evening Peak from Kampong Bahru Ter:
  17:51, 18:04, 18:18, 18:31 & 18:45

Route Variant

• Bus Service 174: Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↔ Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal
  Daily
  

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Operator History

• 2005 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

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

• 2005 (28 Mar): Introduced between Boon Lay Int and North Bridge Rd (St. Andrew’s Cath) during morning peak hours and between North Bridge Rd (St. Andrew’s Cath) and Boon Lay Int during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays
• 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
• 2006 (18 Jun): Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int
• 2006 (20 Nov): Extended to New Bridge Rd Ter; Serves additional pair of bus stops outside and opposite S’pore Botanic Gdns along Napier Rd
• 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 express sectors along 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 express sectors along the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link
• 2015 (28 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2018 (10 Mar): Extended to Kg Bahru Ter with the closure of New Bridge Rd Ter
• 2018 (12 Aug): Renamed as an Express Bus Service from a Fast Forward Bus Service
• 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures

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