SBS Transit Bus Service 185 is a trunk route running between Soon Lee Bus Depot and 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.
Note:
- No Alighting & Boarding at Buona Vista Bus Terminal & Soon Lee Bus Pk
Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route | Soon Lee Bus Park β Buona Vista Bus Terminal | |||||||||||
Passes Through | Pioneer Rd Nth, Jurong West Ave 5, Jurong West Ave 1, Jurong East Ave 1, C’wealth Ave West | |||||||||||
Route Length | Towards Buona Vista: 18.6 km | Towards Soon Lee: 18.3 km | ||||||||||
Travelling Time | 70 β 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 | Single Deck Bus: β Mercedes-Benz Citaro β Scania K230UB |
Double Deck Bus: β Volvo B9TL |
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Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
Departure Times from Soon Lee Bus Park |
Daily | |||||||||||
05:45 β 23:15 | ||||||||||||
Departure Times from Buona Vista |
Daily | |||||||||||
06:00 β 23:00 | ||||||||||||
Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
From Soon Lee Bus Park |
6:30amβ8.30am | 8.31amβ4.59pm | 5.00pmβ7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
Mondays β Thursdays | 9 β 15 mins | 9 β 17 mins | 11 β 14 mins | 13 β 14 mins | ||||||||
Fridays | 9 β 15 mins | 9 β 17 mins | 11 β 14 mins | 13 β 14 mins | ||||||||
Saturdays | 14 β 15 mins | 14 β 19 mins | 19 β 20 mins | 17 β 20 mins | ||||||||
Sundays / Public Holidays | 13 β 14 mins | 14 β 18 mins | 16 β 18 mins | 14 β 17 mins | ||||||||
From Buona Vista |
6:30amβ8.30am | 8.31amβ4.59pm | 5.00pmβ7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
Mondays β Thursdays | 9 β 14 mins | 9 β 15 mins | 9 β 18 mins | 13 β 17 mins | ||||||||
Fridays | 9 β 17 mins | 9 β 15 mins | 9 β 18 mins | 13 β 17 mins | ||||||||
Saturdays | 16 β 18 mins | 16 β 18 mins | 18 β 20 mins | 16 β 20 mins | ||||||||
Sundays / Public Holidays | 12 β 16 mins | 14 β 18 mins | 16 β 18 mins | 13 β 17 mins | ||||||||
Fare Information |
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Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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.
MRT Stations Served
- EW23 Clementi
- EW22 Dover
- EW21CC22 Buona Vista
Special Departures
- Jurong Town Hall Road (Blk 253) β Soon Lee Bus Pk
Weekdays: 06:05 & 06:18
Saturdays: 05:20, 05:34 & 05:48
Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:20 & 05:29
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Operator History
- 2006 β Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2024 under the Jurong West Bus Package.
SMRT Buses will operate this service as the awarded operator for the Jurong West Bus Package in September 2024.
History
- 2006 (26 Dec): Introduced between Soon Lee Bus Park and Buona Vista Ter
- 2007 (05 Aug): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Soon Lee Depot along Soon Lee Rd
- 2008 (14 Jul): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
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I seriously hate the frequency for thus bus service. Peak hour 24 mins?! And the bus schedule says every 14 mins but the bus did not come and I had to wait for the next one. And it’s always a single decker some more!
Very lousy sbs transit! I hope when smrt takes over, the service becomes better. You guys are incapable to run this service!
Just like the Jurong Industrial Services, 185 is essentially a school bus, which can have its operating hours limited to just morning (0630 to 0730), afternoon (1330 to 1430) and evening (1730 to 1830), on weekdays. That is, if they want to limit the operating periods.
*NONSENSE REMARK*
This bus service was the bus I took to school in primary 6 (2008), secondary school days (2009 to 2013), and Polytechnic days (2014 to 2017). The users are mainly students whose school and house are within walking distance to a 185 bus stop. Bus 185 provides a direct connection, without having to transfer at Boon Lay Bus Interchange or at an intersecting bus stop elsewhere. Of course, during weekends and school holidays, it reliefs the loading off bus 99 for intratown connection in Jurong West.
This bus service was introduced in December 2006. It has been 13 full years since this bus service was introduced, and 185 has served 13 batches of students across primary school, secondary school and tertiary (if they study at Singapore Polytechnic), which is around 3 cycles of secondary school population, and counting.
Highly recommend? LOL.
Just like the Jurong Industrial Services, 185 is essentially a school bus, which can have its operating hours limited to just morning (0630 to 0730), afternoon (1330 to 1430) and evening (1730 to 1830), on weekdays. That is, if they want to limit the operating periods.
Otherwise, bus service 185, with its passengers mainly students, and students pay concession fares, is actually a loss making route, even though the ridership is high.
Nonetheless, bus 99 and 502 are subsiding this route. So it’s okay. π
Stupid remarks. Nonsonse