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.

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 – Volvo Olympian 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: 10 – 17 mins 1700-1900: 11 – 13 mins After 1900: 16 – 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. Calculate your bus fare using LTA’s fare calculator on MyTransport.sg here.

Fleet: See Above.

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.

External Links & References:

• TransitLink E-Guide

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