SMRT Feeder Bus Service 243W

For Service 243W in the reverse direction, check out Service 243G.

SMRT Feeder Bus Service 243W is a Feeder service operating from Boon Lay Interchange and looping at Jurong West Avenue 5, passing through Jurong West Street 62, 81, 75 and 64 in a clockwise loop fashion. Service 243G plies the same route in the anti-clockwise direction. Formerly denoted as Direction 2 of Service 243, bus stop poles for this service were updated to reflect Service 243W instead of 243 in October 2019.

SMRT Buses operates this service from 1 Sep 2024 as part of the Jurong West Bus Package.

Route Overview
Route	Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 (Loop)
Passes Through	Jurong West St 62, Jurong West St 81, Jurong West St 75
Route Length	5.1 km
Travelling Time	30 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Jurong West Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Soon Lee Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Boon Lay	Daily
	05:55 – 00:40
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	6 – 7 mins			4 – 6 mins			4 mins			4 – 10 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services.

Feeder Service 243W serves residents and schools around Jurong West Neighbourhoods 6, 7 and 8, connecting these estates to Gek Poh Shopping Centre and Jurong West Town Centre, where passengers can connect to other bus services at Boon Lay Bus Interchange or Boon Lay MRT Station.

MRT Station Served:

• EW27 Boon Lay

Special Departures

• Jurong West Ave 5 (Blk 834) → Boon Lay Int
  Weekdays: 05:30, 05:36, 05:42, 05:54, 05:59 & 06:04
  Saturdays: 05:40 & 05:54
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:40 & 05:53
• Jurong West St 81 (Blk 844A CP) → Boon Lay Int
  Weekday Morning Peak Hours

Route Variant

• Service 243G: Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 (Loop)
  Daily

Gallery:

Gallery (SBS Transit) at Page 2.

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Operator History

• 1999 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – 31 Aug 2024: SBS Transit Ltd
• 1 Sep 2024 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

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

History

Service 243

• 1991 (19 May): Introduced between Boon Lay Int and Jurong West Ave 5 (Loop)
• 1992 (29 Mar): Amended to ply Pioneer Rd North, skipping Jurong West St 71
• 1994: Last bus extended to 0025 hrs daily
• 1994 (25 Dec): Amended to ply Jurong West St 75, Jurong West St 81 and Jurong West St 71, skipping Jurong West St 72
• 1996 (28 Jul): Amended to ply Jurong West St 64, skipping Jln Boon Lay and Upp Jurong Rd; First bus brought forward to 0555 hrs daily
• 1999: Amended to ply Jurong West St 61 and Jurong West St 62 and converted to a bi-directional feeder service with green and white plates

Service 243W

• 1999: Re-numbered from Service 243 as a service between Boon Lay Int and Jurong West Ave 5 (Loop) via Jurong West St 62
• 2006 (18 Jun): Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int
• 2008: Last bus extended to 0030 hrs daily
• 2008 (15 Jun): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 678D along Jurong West St 64
• 2009 (27 Dec): Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub
• 2012 (25 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2013: Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily
• 2024 (01 Sep): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses under the Jurong West Bus Package

Past Routings

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