SMRT Bus Service 258 is a trunk service plying between Joo Koon Bus Interchange and looping at Jurong West Street 64, passing through Jurong West Streets 64, 75, 82, 81, 71, 61, 63 & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim. It is the forty-ninth (49th) bus service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
↺ Jurong West St 64 (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Joo Koon Bus Interchange ↺ Jurong West Street 64 (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Jln Ahmad Ibrahim, Pioneer Rd Nth, Jurong West St 61, Jurong West St 81, Jurong West St 75 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 17.4 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 62 – 81 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Jurong West Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd |
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| Current Depot | Soon Lee Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Joo Koon |
Weekdays | Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | |||||||||
| 06:00 – 23:45 | 06:00 – 06:20 & 12:37 – 23:45 | 06:00 – 06:20 & 12:36 – 23:45 | ||||||||||
| Service 258 does not operate when Service 258M is in operation in the mornings on Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays. | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 9 – 13 mins | 12 – 14 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 11 – 20 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | N.A. | 11 – 14 mins | 12 – 14 mins | 13 – 20 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | N.A. | 12 – 13 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 14 – 19 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 258 serves the residential areas of Jurong West with connections to Boon Lay, Pioneer and Joo Koon MRT Stations, while looping at Jurong West Street 64 and terminating at Joo Koon Bus Interchange. It was launched on 21 November 2015 as the forty-ninth (49th) bus service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), with a route from Joo Koon and looping at Boon Lay.
As part of the Joo Koon Bus Interchange opening and accompanying Jurong Industrial Estate route reorganization (Phase 1 implementation), Service 258 was introduced to improve connectivity along Service 243G/243W’s route, connecting residential estates, schools and community amenities with bus connections to Pioneer MRT and Joo Koon MRT/Interchange, in addition to Boon Lay MRT which 243G/243W currently serves.
Together with Service 99, Service 258 was one of the first two services to terminate at the new Joo Koon Bus Interchange.
In tandem with the opening of the Tuas West Extension on the East-West Line, Bus Service 258 was amended to ply Pioneer Rd North & Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim to replace lost sectors of Bus Service 256 from 18 Jun 2017. In addition, it no longer serves Boon Lay Bus Interchange by looping at Jurong West Street 64.
With the introduction of Supplementary Bus Service 258M to serve an extended route via Boon Lay Place from 23 Mar 2025, Bus Service 258 will not operate during the operating hours of Service 258M in the mornings on Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays.
MRT Stations Served:
Special Departures:
- Jurong West St 64 (Opp Blk 662C) → Joo Koon Int
Weekdays: 05:30, 05:44, 05:58, 06:12 & 06:26
Saturdays: 05:30, 05:46, 06:02 & 06:18
Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:30, 05:47, 06:04 & 06:21
Route Variant:
- Service 258M: Joo Koon Bus Interchange ↺ Boon Lay Place (Loop)
Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:30 – 12:30
Extended route of Service 258 serving Boon Lay Place Market, Boon Lay Shopping Centre & Boon Lay CC.
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Operator History:
- 21 Nov 2015 – 14 Sep 2024: SBS Transit Ltd
- 15 Sep 2024 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
Route History:
- 2015 (21 Nov): Introduced between Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub and Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Wheelchair-accessible at launch
- 2017 (18 Jun): Integrated with Service 256, amended to ply Pioneer Rd North, Jln Ahmad Ibrahim and Benoi Rd and amended to loop at Jurong West Street 64, skipping Upp Jurong Rd and Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub
- 2024 (15 Sep): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses under the Jurong West Bus Package
- 2025 (23 Mar): Does not operate during operating hours of Service 258M in the mornings on Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays
- 2025 (07 Dec): Amended to ply Jurong West Ave 5 & Jurong West St 74 with the partial closure of Jurong West St 75 to facilitate the construction of Gek Poh MRT station on the Jurong Region Line.
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- Gallery (SBS Transit)
258 is an after thought, and it is causing so much controversy in Jurong West just because it duplicates 243.
I have a suggestion: instead of mess up the Jurong West bus network, why not just get rid of 258, by merging 258 into 185.
Especially after Jurong Region Line opens (actually now can already, don’t need to wait until Jurong Region Line opens), 258’s sector from Jurong West Street 75 to Boon Lay Way can be entirely deleted, because this sector duplicates 243.
185 actually duplicates 99 between Jurong West Avenue 5 and Jurong West Avenue 1. Might as well reroute 185 to ply 258’s Jurong West Street 81 instead of Jurong West Avenue 5 (west of Gek Poh Shopping Centre).
185 has that one Pioneer Road North bus stop (Blk 978 and Blk 707 bus stop), which connects Jurong West Avenue 1 and Avenue 3 residents to Jurong West Stadium. Actually, ever since 99 route amendment in 2015, 99 running at Jurong West Street 93 and having a bus stop next to Jurong West Stadium already duplicate 185 to serve this connection. Therefore, 185 can skip the Blk 978 and Blk 707 bus stop.
As such, 185 route can be amended to: Jurong West Avenue 5, Street 82, Street 81, Street 71, Street 61, Street 63, Pioneer Road North, AYE, Benoi Road, Joo Koon Int.
Completely absorbing 258 and eliminating 258.
If not for 258, which is an after thought and odd-one-out, Jurong West bus network is actually highly optimized, especially 243 G/W system which is brilliant in the sense that it uses the shortest distance to provide the most connections. 185 and 99 kinda duplicate one another at Pioneer area, so might as well 185 absorb 258 unique sector (which is also at Pioneer area), and get rid of 258 and resolve this controversy once and for all.
So with that, the above is a recommendation that can be considered.