SBS Transit Bus Service 247

SBS Transit Bus Service 247 is a Jurong Industrial Service running from Tuas Bus Terminal and looping at Tuas Bay Link, passing through Tuas Link MRT Station, Tuas Avenue 7/8, Tuas Crescent MRT Station and, Tuas South Avenue 5/4/7/3/9/8/6. This service is the seventy-third (73rd) bus service launched under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Route Overview
Route	Tuas Bus Terminal ↺ Tuas Bay Link (Loop)
Passes Through	Tuas Ave 7, Tuas Cres, Tuas South Ave 7
Route Length	21.3 km
Traveling Time	69 – 85 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 Single Deck Bus – Scania K230UB						12-metre Double Deck Bus – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tuas	Daily
	05:50 – 23:15
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	11 – 12 mins			12 – 17 mins			12 – 16 mins			14 – 16 mins
Saturdays	10 mins			10 – 15 mins			15 mins			15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	14 – 15 mins			15 mins			15 mins			15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 247 is a Jurong Industrial Service serving industrial areas around Tuas and Tuas South with connections to transport nodes at Tuas Crescent and Tuas Link MRT stations, plying Tuas Avenue 7/8, Pioneer Road, Tuas South Ave 5/4/7/3/9/8 and looping at Tuas Bay Link. Exiting via Tuas South Ave 8/9/6, it then rejoins Tuas South Ave 7 and returns towards Tuas Bus Terminal.

The route brings about greater connectivity to the Tuas South region, with a majority of bus stops served by this route being new bus stops. Industries around Tuas Crescent and Tuas South (including Tuas Biomedical Park), and workers living in dormitories around Tuas, stand to benefit from enhanced bus-rail connectivity offered in tandem with the opening of the East West Line‘s Tuas West Extension.

MRT Stations Served:

• EW31 Tuas Crescent
• EW33 Tuas Link

Special Departures:

• Tuas Cres (BS Development) → Tuas Ter
  Weekdays & Saturdays: 06:10, 06:18 & 06:26
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:10 & 06:21

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Operator History:

• 2017 – 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:

• 2017 (18 Jun): Introduced between Tuas Ter and Tuas Bay Link (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2017 (07 Oct): Amended to the relocated Tuas Bus Terminal

Past Routings

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