Tower Transit Bus Service 177

Tower Transit Bus Service 177 is a peak-hour trunk route operating from Bukit Batok and looping at Bukit Panjang, passing through Hillview, MINDEF (Gombak Hill) and Upper Bukit Timah.

Service 177 is  temporarily amended to skip Bef Glendale Pk Condo and serve Opp Glendale Pk Condo both bounds along Hillview Ave from 26 Aug 2024.

Note:

• Service 177 towards both Bukit Panjang (Jelebu Rd) and Bukit Batok serves the following bus stops:
  – Bus Stop 43151 (Opp Glendale Pk Condo), Hillview Avenue
  – Bus Stop 43719 (MINDEF CP), Gombak Drive
  Check the bus destination before boarding.

Route Overview
Route	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange ↺ Jelebu Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Hillview Ave, Gombak Dr, Upp Bt Timah Rd, Bt Panjang Rd
Route Length	11.7 km
Travelling Time	47 – 51 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bukit Batok	Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
	05:50 – 08:40 & 16:20 – 18:20
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	13 – 15 mins			12 mins			14 – 15 mins			N.A.
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 177 is a weekday peak-hour inter-town route connecting Bukit Batok, Hillview and Bukit Panjang, as well as providing bus connections to Ministry of Defence Headquarters (MINDEF HQ @ Gombak Drive) and its surrounding army camps. Formerly a full-day service, it now only operates during weekday peak hours with moderate demand. In 2012, this route was converted from bidirectional operation to unidirectional operation, looping at Jelebu Road when the former Bukit Panjang Interchange was demolished to make way for the new Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.

Service 177 serves the bus stop at MINDEF CP, Gombak Dr & Opp Glendale Pk Condo, Hillview Ave both towards Jelebu Rd (Bukit Panjang) and Bukit Batok.

During Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve & Chinese New Year Eve, afternoon trips from Bukit Batok will be adjusted to operate earlier. Exact hours are announced by Tower Transit closer to these dates.

Temporary Amendments

To facilitate the construction of NS Hub, Hillview Link was temporarily closed from 23 November 2020. Service 177 is currently temporarily amended to ply an express sector along Hillview Rd and Upper Bukit Timah Rd (between Hillview Rd & Gombak Dr) both towards Bukit Panjang (Jelebu Road) and Bukit Batok. Only buses towards Bukit Batok will serve Bus Stop 43721 – Blk 319 along Gombak Drive.

To facilitate construction works along Hillview Avenue from 26 August 2024, Service 177 is also currently temporarily amended to ply an express sector along Hillview Rise both towards Bukit Panjang (Jelebu Road) and Bukit Batok. At Hillview Avenue, buses towards Bukit Panjang (Jelebu Road) and Bukit Batok both serve Bus Stop 43159 – Bef Glendale Pk Condo, skipping Bus Stop 43159 – Bef Glendale Pk Condo, Hillview Ave towards Bukit Batok. Check the bus destination before boarding Service 177 at Bus Stop 43159 – Bef Glendale Pk Condo, Hillview Avenue.

MRT / LRT Stations Served

• NS2 Bukit Batok
• DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang

Departure Times

Weekdays (Except Public Holidays)

• From Bukit Batok Int
  Morning Peak: 05:50, 06:05, 06:20, 06:35, 06:48, 07:01, 07:14, 07:28, 07:42, 07:57, 08:12, 08:26 & 08:40
  Evening Peak : 16:20, 16:32, 16:44, 16:56, 17:08, 17:22, 17:36, 17:51, 18:06 & 18:20

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Operator History

• 1989 – 1995: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 1995 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 2004 – 27 May 2016: SMRT Buses Ltd
• 30 May 2016 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bulim Bus Package.

History

• 1989 (26 Apr): Introduced between MINDEF Car Park and Hillview Rd (Loop) as a peak hour service on weekdays and Saturdays only
• 1989 (10 Jul): Morning peak trips revised to operate between 0700 and 0800 hrs
• 1990 (10 Mar): Extended to start from Bt Batok Int and extended to loop at Bt Panjang Ter
• 1990 (16 Jul): Morning peak trips from Bt Batok Int revised to operate between 0700 and 0800 hrs. Evening peak trips from Bt Batok Int revised to operate between 1615 and 1715 hrs on weekdays, and between 1200 and 1300 hrs on Saturdays
• 1990 (17 Dec): Evening peak trips from Bt Batok Int revised to operate between 1215 and 1315 hrs on Saturdays. Evening peak trips from Bt Panjang Ter revised to operate between 1225 and 1310 hrs on Saturdays
• 1995 (02 Jul): Operations transferred to Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS)
• 1999 (26 Dec): Amended to at Bt Panjang Int
• 2004 (25 Sep): Revised to operate on weekdays only
• 2005: Serves new bus stop outside Hillington Green Condo along Hillview Ave, skipping the bus stop outside Hillview Heights
• 2008: Last bus (PM peak) from Bt Panjang Int revised to 1830 hrs
• 2008: Last bus (PM peak) from Bt Batok Int revised to 1820 hrs
• 2012 (01 Jul): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2012 (16 Dec): Amended to loop at Jelebu Road with the closure of Bt Panjang Int
• 2016 (29 May): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore
• 2016 (13 Jun): First bus revised to 0550 hrs (AM Peak) and 1620 hrs (PM Peak) on weekdays
• 2017 (04 Sep): Serves the bus stop outside Blk 180 along Jelebu Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Bt Panjang Plaza
• 2020 (23 Nov): Temporarily amended to skip Hillview Link, plying an express sector on Hillview Rd & Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of NS Hub
• 2024 (26 Aug): Temporarily amended to skip the bus stop before Glendale Pk Condo, serve the bus stop opposite Glendale Pk Condo towards Bukit Batok in addition and ply an express sector along Hillview Rise to facilitate the construction works along Hillview Ave

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