SMRT Bus Service 248

SMRT Bus Service 248 is a Jurong Industrial Service running from Tuas Bus Terminal and looping at Tuas South Avenue 14, via Tuas Link & Tuas West Road MRT Stations, Tuas Avenue 20 / Tuas Crescent, and Tuas South Avenues 5/12/14/9/10, while plying express along a sector of Tuas South Ave 5.

This service is the seventy-fourth (74th) bus service launched under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Service 248 operates at selected timing during operating hours of Service 248M.

SMRT Buses operates this service from 15 Sep 2024 as part of the Jurong West Bus Package.

Route Overview
Route	Tuas Bus Terminal ↺ Tuas South Avenue 14 (Loop)
Passes Through	Tuas West Dr, Tuas Ave 20, Tuas South Ave 5, Tuas South Ave 12, Tuas South Ave 9
Route Length	22.3 km
Travelling Time	69 – 85 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 Tuas	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	06:00 – 06:20, 10:15 – 16:20 & 20:20 – 22:55				06:00 – 06:20, 10:15 – 16:15 & 20:15 – 22:50				06:00, 10:20 – 16:15 & 20:15 – 23:00
	Service 248 operates at selected timings during Service 248M operating hours Combined Service 248 & 248M Operating Hours daily: 06:00 – 23:15
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	N.A.			30 – 35 mins			N.A.			30 – 50 mins
Saturdays	N.A.			30 mins			N.A.			30 – 50 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	N.A.			25 – 30 mins			N.A.			15 – 30 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 248 is a Jurong Industrial Service connecting industrial areas around Tuas and Tuas South with transport nodes at Tuas West Road and Tuas Link MRT stations, plying Tuas West Dr, Pioneer Rd, Tuas Ave 20, Tuas Cres, and Tuas South Avenues 5/12/14/9/10 before rejoining Tuas South Ave 5 and returning 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 II), 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.

The route plies an express sector along Tuas South Avenue 5 between Tuas Crescent and the junction of Tuas South Avenue 8 for faster connectivity and reduced overcrowding for passengers intending to head to Tuas South. Commuters along the express sector can take Bus Services 182/182M or 247 to MRT stations in Tuas.

Inter-operation with Bus Service 248M

Bus Service 248M is a route variant that plies an extended version of Bus Service 248, looping at Tuas South Way with 1 additional bus stop served, while retaining all of Service 248’s existing stops. When introduced in September 2021, it only operated during peak hours, and Service 248 only operated outside of Service 248M’s operating hours.

The number of trips for Service 248 were reduced in tandem with the increase in the number of Service 248M trips from 17 December 2023.

MRT Stations Served:

• EW32 Tuas West Road
• EW33 Tuas Link

Departure Timings:

From Tuas Ter

• Weekdays: 06:00, 06:20, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 13:15, 13:45, 14:20, 14:50, 15:20, 15:50, 16:20, 20:20, 20:50, 21:20, 22:05 & 22:55
• Saturdays: 06:00, 06:20, 10:15, 10:45, 11:15, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45, 13:15, 13:45, 14:15, 14:45, 15:15, 15:45, 16:15, 20:15, 20:45, 21:15, 22:00 & 22:50
• Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00, 10:20, 10:50, 11:20, 11:50, 12:20, 12:50, 13:20, 13:50, 14:15, 14:45, 15:15, 15:45, 16:15, 20:15, 20:45, 21:15, 21:45, 22:15, 22:45 & 23:00

Special Departures:

• Tuas Cres (Bef Tuas Loop) → Tuas Ter
  Weekdays: 06:10, 06:22, 06:34 & 06:46
  Saturdays: 06:10, 06:20, 06:30 & 06:40
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:10, 06:25 & 06:40

Route Variant:

• Service 248M: Tuas ↺ Tuas South Way (Loop)
  Weekdays & Saturdays: 06:10 – 23:15
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:15 – 23:15
  Serves additional bus stop along Tuas South Way near Tuas Port

Gallery:

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Gallery (Posters & Misc)

Operator History:

• 18 Jun 2017 – 14 Sep 2024: SBS Transit Ltd
• 15 Sep 2024 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2029 under the Jurong West Bus Package.

History:

• 2017 (18 Jun): Introduced between Tuas Ter and Tuas South Ave 14 (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2017 (07 Oct): Amended to relocated Tuas Bus Terminal
• 2021 (26 Sep): Operating hours amended to not operate during Service 248M’s operating hours daily
• 2023 (17 Dec): Reduced number of trips with the increase of operating hours for Service 248M
• 2024 (15 Sep): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses under the Jurong West Bus Package

Past Routings

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