SMRT Bus Service 176 is a trunk route linking Bukit Panjang Interchange and Bukit Merah Interchange, passing through Upper Bukit Timah, Hillview, Bukit Batok, Jurong East Central, West Coast Highway and Henderson.
176
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Upp Bt Timah Rd, Hilliew Ave, Bt Batok East Ave 2, Jurong East Ctrl, Jurong Town Hall Rd, West Coast Highway, Pasir Panjang Rd, Henderson Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Bukit Merah: 22.3 km |
Towards Bukit Panjang: 22.9 km |
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| Travelling Time | 80 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP) |
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| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses Includes electric single deck buses (Linkker LM312 & ST Engineering Retrofitted Electric Bus) |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Panjang |
Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 05:30 – 23:35 | 05:45 – 23:35 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Merah |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:45 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Weekdays | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| From Bukit Panjang |
6 – 9 mins | 6 – 11 mins | 10 – 11 mins | 9 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| From Bukit Merah |
8 – 9 mins | 7 – 11 mins | 7 – 8 mins | 8 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 176 is an inter-town route connecting the housing estates of Bukit Panjang, Hillview, Bukit Batok, Jurong East and Bukit Merah. Part of its route travels along West Coast Highway for quick journeys between Pasir Panjang and Jurong East. Its sector between Telok Blangah MRT and Bukit Merah benefits residents at Telok Blangh and Bukit Merah Central with convenient access to Telok Blangah MRT Station along the Circle Line. Along with Service 175, this service serves the industries along West Coast Highway and Pasir Panjang Road.
Running with moderate to low demand during off-peak hours, the service encounters high demand during peak hours from increased commute to and from industries around West Coast and Pasir Panjang, as well as increased inter-town commute.
MRT Stations Served:
- DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
- DT2 Cashew
- DT3 Hillview
- NS2 Bukit Batok
- EW24NS1 Jurong East
- CC25 Haw Par Villa
- CC26 Pasir Panjang
- CC27 Labrador Park
- CC28 Telok Blangah
Special Departures:
- Hillview Rd (Aft Hillview Stn) → Bukit Merah Int
Weekdays: 05:30 - Bukit Batok Ave 1 (Blk 298) → Bukit Merah Int
Weekdays: 05:30 & 05:39 - Jurong Town Hall Rd (Aft Pandan Gdns) → Bukit Panjang Int
Weekdays: 05:50, 05:58, 06:06 & 06:14
Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:50 & 06:03
Gallery:
Operator History:
- 1988 – 1995: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 1995 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package.
History:
- 1988 (24 Jan): Introduced between Jurong East Int and Bt Panjang Ter (Loop)
- 1989 (16 Jan): Last bus from Jurong East Int extended to 2345 hrs daily
- 1989 (05 Mar): Amended to ply Bt Batok West Ave 6 and Bt Batok West Ave 3; Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Panjang Rd, skipping Cashew Rd
- 1990 (01 Jul): Integrated with Service 184, amended to start from Bt Panjang Ter and extended to Bt Merah Int
- 1995 (30 Apr): Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 2, skipping Bt Batok East Ave 4
- 1995 (01 Oct): Operations transferred from SBS to TIBS
- 1998: First bus from Bt Panjang Ter brought forward to 0545 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays
- 1999 (26 Dec): Amended to Bt Panjang Int
- 2002: Skips abolished bus stop opposite ITE Pasir Panjang along Telok Blangah Rd
- 2005: Serves new bus stop outside Hillington Green Condo along Hillview Ave, skipping the bus stop outside Hillview Heights
- 2006: Last bus from Bt Panjang Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily
- 2010 (23 May): Skips temporarily abolished bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of Cashew MRT station along the Downtown MRT Line
- 2012 (16 Dec): Amended to start from and terminate at Jelebu Rd with the opening of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and the closure of Bt Panjang Int
- 2015 (01 Mar): Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd
- 2015 (22 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2015 (27 Dec): Serves additional bus stop outside Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd
- 2017 (04 Sep): Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub; Last bus from Bt Panjang Int extended to 2335 hrs daily
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This is not the first time I can’t wait for bus #176. I stood at the stop for more than 30 minutes and the bus never arrived. This is not normal.
i saw an SBS transit livery volvo btl9 on 176 near Hillview regency condo
176 have no Double decker buses on sundays
How do I’m able to read the distance between destinations ? Appreciate process for this activation of the distance. Thanks
Bus 176 (SMB 274L)
Give this driver a pat on his back for good attitude.
He waited for us as we ran towards the bus stop before Inchcape Bldg before 12 noon
At bus stop before Pandan Loop, one passenger forgot to indicate his intention to alight and only pressed the bell after bus past the bus stop, the driver stopped his bus a distance from the bus stop for him to alight.
Thirdly, at bus stop outside teban garden, one passenger wanted to board this bus but was busy looking at her things and did not see the bus arrived until the bus past the bus stop. The driver stopped the bus for her to board.
This driver also sounded his horn when near the bus stop where there are lesser passengers to indicate his arrival. Good gesture.
Thanks