SMRT Bus Service 187 is a trunk route linking Woodlands Interchange and Boon Lay Interchange, passing through Lakeside, Jurong West/East Avenue 1, Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Bukit Panjang, Marsiling and Woodlands. It shares the Woodlands – Boon Lay termini with Service 178, while plying the faster route.
187
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub ↔ Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Woodlands Ave 3, Bukit Panjang Rd, Bukit Batok Ctrl, Jurong East Ave 1, Jurong West Ave 1 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Boon Lay: 24.4 km |
Towards Woodlands: 24.1 km |
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| Travelling Time | 80 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Woodlands Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP) Soon Lee Bus Depot |
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| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Woodlands |
Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 05:20 – 23:30 | 05:30 – 23:45 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Boon Lay | Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 05:40 – 00:00 | 06:00 – 00:00 | |||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Weekdays | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| From Woodlands |
7 – 9 mins | 5 – 11 mins | 7 – 13 mins | 9 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| From Boon Lay |
6 – 8 mins | 6 – 10 mins | 6 – 9 mins | 7 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 187 is a residential inter-town route connecting Jurong West, Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Bukit Panjang and Woodlands, serving many residential areas and schools. The route experiences high demand during most of the day, and is especially well-patronized between Boon Lay and Bukit Panjang owing to inter-town connections provided, linking with Boon Lay, Lakeside and Bukit Batok MRT stations. The route shares its Bukit Panjang – Woodlands sector with Services 963 and 966 via the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE).
MRT / LRT Stations Served
- NS9TE2 Woodlands
- NS8 Marsiling
- DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
- BP5 Phoenix
- BP4 Teck Whye
- NS2 Bukit Batok
- EW26 Lakeside
- EW27 Boon Lay
Special Departures
- Bukit Panjang Rd (Blk 223) → Boon Lay Int
Weekdays: 05:30 & 05:35 - Bukit Panjang Rd (Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604) → Woodlands Int
Weekdays: 05:45, 05:57, 06:09, 06:21 & 06:33
Saturdays: 05:45, 05:58 & 06:11
Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00, 06:16 & 06:32
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Operator History:
- 1988 – 1995: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 1995 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
Route History:
- 1988 (10 Jul): Introduced between Bt Panjang Ter and Jurong Int
- 1989 (10 Apr): First bus from Bt Panjang Ter brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays
- 1990 (07 Jan): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Bt Batok Driving Ctr along Bt Batok West Ave 5
- 1990 (01 Jul): Amended to Boon Lay Int with the closure of Jurong Int
- 1995 (17 Sep): Operations transferred to Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS)
- 1996 (10 Mar): Extended to Woodlands Reg Int under Woodlands MRT Rationalisation
- 1997: First bus from Boon Lay Int brought forward to 0550 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays
- 1998: First bus from Boon Lay Int brought forward to 0540 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays
- 2006 (30 Apr): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 336 and opposite Blk 334 along Bt Batok West Ave 7
- 2006 (18 Jun): Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int
- 2009 (27 Dec): Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub
- 2012 (29 Apr): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
- 2021 (13 Jun): Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
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187 now is dual control by WL and KJ..KJ side park at Bulim
Should be under Jurong West package but again they can follow SBST dual depot control system that is majority Woodlands and minority Kranji/Bulim
Excuse me, you cannot decide on that, is LTA decision.
This service along with 178 is currently dual depot controlled as of 2025 with Kranji Depot buses parking at Soon Lee Depot and Woodlands Depot buses parking at Woodlands Depot.
Why can’t 187 should just give majority DD as the stupid getting high
Today at 7:15 the driver of SMB233E operating on SVC 187 drives super slow. Even after waiting for 11 minutes, the driver driver very slow. What’s more, can SVC 187 deploy more double deck buses cos too much ppl and its damn pointless to deploy two freakin single deckers on the same service and cause inconvenience.