SMRT Bus Service 405 is a trunk route serving Choa Chu Kang Cemetery, running from Boon Lay interchange and looping at Old Choa Chu Kang Road and Lim Chu Kang Road. It only operates on specific days of the year.
↺ Old Choa Chu Kang Rd (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Old Choa Chu Kang Road (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Jln Bahar, Lim Chu Kang Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 15.0 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 45 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 buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Boon Lay |
Selected Operating Days Only |
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| 07:00 – 17:00 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 22 – 25 mins | 25 – 26 mins | N.A. | N.A. | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 22 – 23 mins | 24 – 28 mins | N.A. | N.A. | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 30 mins | 30 mins | N.A. | N.A. | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Bus Service 405 connects Choa Chu Kang Cemetery, Crematorium and Columbariums with Boon Lay MRT/Bus Interchange, serving parts of Old Choa Chu Kang Road and Lim Chu Kang Road without a regular bus service.
This service operates only during specific periods: the Qing Ming Festival, Good Friday, the start of Ramadan, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, the Deepavali period, and All Souls' Day. The exact operating dates are announced by the bus operator closer to each year's start of service.
Service 405 features two unique U-turn points. The first is at the end of Old Choa Chu Kang Road, at the junction with Jalan Sungei Poyan, where a three-point turn is performed. The second is on Lim Chu Kang Road, just before Murai Farmway, where a special "Bus-only" U-turn bay is utilized.
On certain days with exceptionally high traffic on Old Choa Chu Kang Road, buses may be diverted to skip this road altogether, looping at Lim Chu Kang Road before returning to Boon Lay.
During the Singapore SEA Games in June 2015, a special variant of Service 405, known as Service 405M, ran for six days to serve the National Shooting Centre on Old Choa Chu Kang Road, bypassing the Lim Chu Kang Road section of the route.
Served:
- Choa Chu Kang Cemetery
- Choa Chu Kang Columbarium
- Choa Chu Kang Crematorium
- Nirvana Memorial Garden
- The Garden Of Remembrance
- Garden of Peace @ CCK
- National Shooting Centre
| Service 405 Operating Dates in 2024 | |
| Festivals | Operating Dates |
| Qing Ming Period |
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| First Ramadan |
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| Good Friday |
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| Hari Raya Puasa |
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| Hari Raya Haji |
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| Deepavali Period |
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| All Soul's Day |
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MRT Station Served
- EW27 Boon Lay
Departure Timings
From Boon Lay Int:
- Weekdays: 07:00, 07:22, 07:44, 08:06, 08:31, 08:56, 09:21, 09:46, 10:12, 10:38, 11:04, 11:30, 11:56, 12:22, 12:48, 13:14, 13:39, 14:05, 14:30, 14:55, 15:20, 15:45, 16:10, 16:35 & 17:00
- Saturdays: 07:00, 07:22, 07:44, 08:07, 08:30, 08:54, 09:18, 09:44, 10:10, 10:36, 11:02, 11:29, 11:57, 12:24, 12:52, 13:19, 13:47, 14:14, 14:42, 15:09, 15:37, 16:04, 16:32 & 17:00
- Sundays / Public Holidays: 07:00, 07:30, 08:00, 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30 & 17:00
Gallery
Gallery (SBS Transit):
Operating Days Posters:
Operator History:
- 1993 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2001 – 31 Aug 2024: SBS Transit Ltd
- 1 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:
- 1993 (18 Jul): Introduced between Boon Lay Int and Choa Chu Kang Rd End (Loop), operating during Qing Ming period, Good Friday, Ramadan, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Haji, Deepavali and All Souls' Day only
- 1997 (05 Apr): Enhanced to ply Lim Chu Kang Rd
- 2006 (18 Jun): Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int
- 2009 (27 Dec): Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub and amended to ply Jurong West Central 1, skipping Jurong West Central 3
- 2010 (10 Feb): Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 263 along Jln Boon Lay
- 2015 (30 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2024 (01 Sep): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses under the Jurong West Bus Package
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this bus service should operated daily and extend to Lim Chu Kang Rd End & skip Old Choa Chu Kang Rd End to support bus 975 from Sungei Gedong Camp and bus 172 from Civil Defence Academy when they book out/book in. it’s too packed when I saw it oftenly and hard for them to transfer at Old Choa Chu Kang Rd which both buses 172 & 975 route to Boon Lay, CCK, Bukit Panjang.
Additionally, just take Service 405M again and use the same route back in 2015. and make it a special days like 405 now.
405 can also go to Old Choa Chu Kang Road End there. The bus stop not only serves Singapore Gun Club, but servicemen from SAFTI Live Firing Area (Poyan, SAFTI City) can still board the bus.
What it means is that 405 can also go to Murai Farmway and Jalan Murai.
Anyway, 405 may be amended to loop at Old Choa Chu Kang Road End in the future because of the realignment of Lim Chu Kang Road in 2030.
If one who does not have a car or vehicle needs to visit Choa Chu Kang (CCK) Columbarium or the so-called “new” Choa Chu Kang Christian and Lawn Cemetery on non-public holidays when SBS Bus 405 does not operate owing to limited demand for that bus service, the only way is to take Bus 172 from Boon Lay MRT Station and Bus Interchange.
Immediately after Bus 172 passes the Choa Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery, alight at the bus stop opposite the Choa Chu Kang Christian Cemetery Chapel (where one can see rows of tombs at Choa Chu Kang Portuguese and French Roman Catholic Cemetery in front of the chapel) along Old Choa Chu Kang Road. Walk towards the junction between Jalan Bahar and Lim Chu Kang Road. Cross the road using the pedestrian traffic lights and walk towards the car park beside the CCK Muslim Cemetery. As of November 2020, do note that the Old Choa Chu Kang Road leading to CCK Columbarium does NOT have a pavement on either side of the road except grass-covered ground which some may find difficulty walking and balancing as it is uneven and narrow. If one chooses to walk on the two-lane Old Choa Chu Kang Road itself here, one may need to look out for fast-moving vehicles travelling to and fro along it.
Walk carefully through the car park until a path in a park beside the CCK Muslim Cemetery is seen. Walk on this path until you see a brown wooden gate across the path and a bus stop facing a PUB Sub-station along Old Choa Chu Kang Road. Cross the road and walk towards the public toilet and adjacent car park of CCK Christian and Lawn Cemetery.
You can walk to CCK Columbarium by walking along the road beside the CCK Christian and Lawn Cemetery and then crossing a pedestrian bridge over a canal which is in front of the columbarium. Alternatively, you may walk along Chinese Cemetery Path 4 (which is the road parallel to the road beside the CCK Christian and Lawn Cemetery) until you reach CCK Columbarium. After one’s visit to the CCK Columbarium, use the path beside the CCK Muslim Cemetery to walk back to the bus stop in front of the CCK Christian Cemetery Chapel for one’s bus journey home.
Why Service 405 not operating on Christmas Day coz there are also Christian columbarium there.
Please consider.
Thank You.
Why need to operate only on selected days meh?
It should operate daily to 6.30p.m and the frequency is not long as a lot of people are praying and working at a cemetery