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.
↺ Jelebu Rd (Loop)
Note:
- Bus Service 177 towards both Bukit Panjang (Jelebu Rd) and Bukit Batok calls at MINDEF CP along 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) |
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| Current Depot | Bulim Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Batok |
Weekdays (except Public Holidays) |
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| 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 |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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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 calls at MINDEF CP, Gombak Dr 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 Amendment to skip Hillview Link
Hillview Link was temporarily closed from 23 November 2020 to facilitate the construction of NS Hub. As a result, Service 177 is temporarily amended to ply an express sector along Hillview Rd and Upper Bukit Timah Rd (between Hillview Rd & Gombak Dr).
There is no change in bus stops served for Service 177.
At Hillview Avenue, buses towards Bukit Panjang serve Bus Stop 43151 – Opp Glendale Pk Condo, while buses towards Bukit Batok serve Bus Stop 43159 – Bef Glendale Pk Condo. In addition, only buses towards Bukit Batok will serve Bus Stop 43721 – Blk 319 along Gombak Drive.
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
Gallery (Tower Transit)
![Bus 177 - Tower Transit MAN A22 (SMB3072H) [Hari Raya]](https://landtransportguru.net/web/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/3072-177-HariRaya-300x200.jpg)
Poster Gallery
Gallery (SMRT Buses):
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
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Can extend this service to somewhere in the east and make it a full-day service operating daily from 5.50 am to 11.20 pm. Then the current 177 will become 177M.
Extend to the East?? Do you know what is 177 in the first place or not?
177 is to serve MINDEF HQ and complement 176 between Bukit Panjang – Bukit Batok. MINDEF HQ is a protected place for goodness sake.
And for that, LTA will tell people to take MRT to the East…… Once you understand the history of 177, you know why 177 is remained like this.
Ye but some bus services are operated by SMRT Buses and SBS Transit with these buses
Bt Batok Int
smrt
61,991,991A
SBS
852
jurong east int
sbs
51,52,105,160,197,506
Bus 77 Should Be Extended To Full Day Operations On Weekdays And Weekends.
Ya Loh. But hey,it’s 177, not 77.😀😀😀😀
I currently use bus 176 from Bulit Batok to Hillview and at 1830 to 1900 it is always over-full. I really would like to use service 177, but the last bus at 1820 prevents me from doing so. I finish work in Tuas at 1800, take the company bus to Jurong East, MRT to Bukit Batok; it means I arrive 1835-1840 at BB interchange, too late to get the last bus. I often see people waiting at the stop after the service has finished. Might it be possible to extend the service?
Is Go-Ahead Singapore bus coming to Bukit Batok & Jurong East
Tower Transit buses, not Go-Ahead.
Tower Transit is the Anchor Operator for both Bukit Batok Bus Interchange and Jurong East New Bus Interchange (also known as Jurong East Interim Bus Interchange).