SMRT Bus Service 187

SMRT Bus Service 187 is a trunk route linking Woodlands Temporary 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.

Technical Information
Route	Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange ↔ Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Marsiling, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok, Jurong West/East Ave 1, Lakeside
Route Length	24.5 km (D1) | 24.0 km (D2)
Travelling Time	80 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Woodlands Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22
Departure Times from Woodlands	0520 – 2330 (Weekdays, Saturdays) 0530 – 2345 (Sundays/PHs)
Departure Times from Boon Lay	0540 – 0000 (Weekdays, Saturdays) 0600 – 0000 (Sundays/PHs)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 07 – 09 mins 0831-1659: 05 – 11 mins 1700-1900: 07 – 13 mins After 1900: 09 – 13 mins	0630-0830: 06 – 08 mins 0831-1659: 06 – 10 mins 1700-1900: 06 – 09 mins After 1900: 07 – 13 mins

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).

Formerly a Singapore Bus Service (SBS) route since 1988, the route was transferred to Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS) in 1995 and has been operated by SMRT ever since. High capacity double-deck and articulated buses are deployed on a daily basis. Double-Decker buses made its debut on this service in January 2015.

MRT / LRT Stations Served

• NS9 Woodlands
• NS8 Marsiling
• DT1BP6 Bukit Panjang
• BP5 Phoenix
• BP4 Teck Whye
• NS2 Bukit Batok
• EW26 Lakeside
• EW27 Boon Lay

Special Departures

• Bukit Panjang Road (Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604) → Woodlands Temp Int
  Weekdays & Sat: 0545hrs – 0625hrs
  Sun/PHs: 0600hrs – 0640hrs

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

Gallery:

Operator History:

• 1988 – 1995: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 1995 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2023 under the Woodlands Bus Package.

History:

• 1988 (10 Jul): Introduced by SBS, plying between Bukit Panjang Ter and Jurong Int
• 1990 (01 Jul): Amended to Boon Lay Interchange with the closure of Jurong Interchange.
• 1995 (17 Sep): Handed to Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS)
• 1996 (10 Mar): Extended to Woodlands Regional Int as part of MRT rationalization
• 2006 (18 Jun): Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int
• 2009 (27 Dec): Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub (ITH)
• 2012 (29 Apr): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2015 (12 Jan): Alexander Dennis Enviro 500 double-decker bus deployed.
• 2015 (Dec): Bus Service Reliability Framework (BSRF) implemented for trial till Aug 2016
• 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 1996: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 1996.

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