SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 243W

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

SBS Transit 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.

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	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)
Current Fleet	Single Deck Bus – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB						Double Deck Bus – Volvo B9TL
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 – 8 mins			3 – 7 mins			3 – 6 mins			3 – 10 mins
Saturdays	9 – 11 mins			5 – 9 mins			6 – 8 mins			6 – 10 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	6 – 9 mins			5 – 8 mins			5 – 7 mins			7 – 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
  Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:40

Route Variant

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

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Operator History

• 1999 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – 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

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 (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
• 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 (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)

Past Routings

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