SBS Transit Bus Service 246

SBS Transit Bus Service 246 is a Jurong Industrial Service running from Boon Lay Bus Interchange and looping at Boon Lay Drive, passing through Chin Bee and Corporation Road. Despite being classified as an industrial route, a large portion of the route plies through residential estates along Corporation Drive and Boon Lay Place.

22009 Boon Lay Int EW27 Jurong West Ctrl 3

21359 AFT ST KINETICS Jln Boon Lay

21251 Sime Darby Chin Bee Dr

21269 Bef Chin Bee Ave Quality Rd

21509 Opp Meiji Seika Quality Rd

21499 Bef Jln Tukang Quality Rd

21489 OPP GRUNDFOS Jln Tukang

21479 Hup Leck Heavy Equipment Jln Tukang

21469 Bef Chia Ping Rd Jln Tukang

21551 Blk 151 Yung Ho Rd

21561 Blk 158 Corporation Dr

21571 Opp Jurong Sec Sch Corporation Dr

21581 Blk 65 Corporation Dr

21591 Opp Blk 117 Corporation Dr

21671 Blk 331 Tah Ching Rd

21651 Opp Chinese Gdn Yuan Ching Rd

21661 Yuan Ching Sec Sch Yuan Ching Rd

28091 Lakeside Stn EW26 Boon Lay Way

21231 Blk 203 Corporation Rd

21451 Blk 206 Boon Lay Dr

21449 Boon Lay Shop Ctr Boon Lay Pl

21439 Boon Lay CC Boon Lay Pl

21429 Blk 185 Boon Lay Ave

21419 Blk 188 Boon Lay Dr

21409 Blk 191 Boon Lay Dr

21459 Blk 209 Boon Lay Dr

21239 Opp Blk 203 Corporation Rd

28099 Opp Lakeside Stn EW26 Boon Lay Way

21669 Opp Blk 134D Yuan Ching Rd

21659 Chinese Gdn Yuan Ching Rd

21679 Blk 329 Tah Ching Rd

21599 Blk 117 Corporation Dr

21589 Opp Blk 65 Corporation Dr

21579 Jurong Sec Sch Corporation Dr

21569 Opp Blk 158 Corporation Dr

21559 CISCO Recall Yung Ho Rd

21461 BEF TUKANG INNOVATION DR Jln Tukang

21471 AFT TUKANG INNOVATION DR Jln Tukang

21481 GRUNDFOS Jln Tukang

21491 Bef Boon Lay Way Quality Rd

21501 Bef Meiji Seika Quality Rd

21261 Aft Chin Bee Ave Quality Rd

21259 Opp Sime Darby Chin Bee Dr

21351 BEF BOON LAY WAY Jln Boon Lay

22009 Boon Lay Int EW27 Jurong West Ctrl 3

Technical Information
Route	Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Boon Lay Drive (Loop)
Passes Through	Chin Bee, Jalan Tukang, Corporation Road, Lakeside MRT, Boon Lay Place
Route Length	16.9 km
Travelling Time	70 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Jurong West Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Bus – Scania K230UB
Departure Times from Boon Lay	0545 – 2330 (Daily)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630-0830: 12 – 13 mins 0831-1659: 11 – 16 mins 1700-1900: 11 – 14 mins After 1900: 15 – 19 mins

Service 246 primarily serves industrial estates around Chin Bee and Jalan Tukang with connections to Jurong West Town Centre. A large portion of this route also plies residential estates, supplementing existing bus connections between the residential estates of Taman Jurong and Boon Lay Gardens to Lakeside MRT Station.

The route compliments Service 240 between Boon Lay Gardens and Lakeside MRT, and also Services 49, 98, 154 and 240 between Lakeside MRT and Taman Jurong.

MRT Stations Served

• EW26 Lakeside
• EW27 Boon Lay

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

Gallery:

Operator History:

• 1977 – 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.

History:

• 1977: Introduced as Boon Lay Gardens – Jln Tukang (Loop)
• 1978 (01 Jun): Amended to Jurong Int – Boon Lay Garden (Loop) with the opening of Jurong Interchange.
• 1990 (01 Jul): Amended to Boon Lay Interchange and loop at Third Chin Bee Road via Boon Lay Gardens, when Jurong Int closed
• 1995 (15 Jan): Amended to loop at Boon Lay Drive via Chin Bee Dr, Quality Rd and Jln Tukang, skipping International Rd, Third Chin Bee Rd and Chin Bee Ave. Deleted sectors covered by amended service 79.
• 2006 (11 Jun): Amended to ply Tah Ching Road instead of Kang Ching Rd
• 2011: Air-conditioned buses deployed
• 2013: Service improvement under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2016 (25 Jan): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 2006: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2006.