SBS Transit Bus Service 185

SBS Transit Bus Service 185 is a trunk route running from Soon Lee Bus Depot to Buona Vista Terminal, passing through Jurong West Avenue 5/1, Jurong East Avenue 1, PIE, Clementi Avenue 6, Clementi MRT, Dover MRT and Holland Village.

• No Alighting & Boarding at Buona Vista Bus Terminal
• No Alighting & Boarding at Soon Lee Bus Pk

Technical Information
Route	Soon Lee Bus Park ↔ Buona Vista Bus Terminal
Passes Through	Jurong West Ave 5/1, Jurong East Ave 1, PIE, Clementi Ave 6, Clementi MRT, Dover MRT, Holland Village
Route Length	18.6 km (D1) | 18.3 km (D2)
Travelling Time	70 – 80 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Jurong West Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro – Scania K230UB
Departure Times from Soon Lee Bus Park	0545 – 2315 (Daily)
Departure Times from Buona Vista	0600 – 2300 (Daily)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 08 – 15 mins 0831-1659: 09 – 17 mins 1700-1900: 12 – 14 mins After 1900: 13 – 14 mins	0630-0830: 08 – 15 mins 0831-1659: 08 – 15 mins 1700-1900: 10 – 18 mins After 1900: 13 – 17 mins

Service 185 is a residential inter-town route connecting Pioneer and Jurong West to Clementi and Holland. It is a popular route between Jurong East/West Avenue 1 and Clementi due to its express sector along the PIE, which takes around 8 minutes to Clementi Avenue 6. It is the only trunk service to terminate Soon Lee Depot.

No boarding and alighting is allowed at Soon Lee Bus Park and Buona Vista Terminal. The first and last stop of this route is 22191 Soon Lee Depot and 11389 Blk 46 in Direction 1. For direction 2, The first and last stop of this route is 11381 Blk 10A and 22199 Opp Soon Lee Depot.

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares. Calculate your bus fare using LTA’s fare calculator on MyTransport.sg here.

MRT Stations Served

• EW23 Clementi
• EW22 Dover
• EW21CC22 Buona Vista

Special Departures

• Jurong Town Hall Road (Blk 253) → Soon Lee Depot
  Weekdays: 0605hrs, 0618hrs
  Saturdays: 0520hrs, 0534hrs, 0548hrs
  Sundays/PHs: 0520hrs, 0529hrs

Gallery

Operator History

• 2006 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2024 under the Jurong West Bus Package.

History

• 2006 (26 Dec): Introduced by SBS Transit between Soon Lee Bus Park and Buona Vista
• 2008: Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 2006: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2006.

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External Links & References:

• TransitLink E-Guide
• SGWiki – Buses

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