Tower Transit Bus Service 66 is a trunk service plying from Jurong East and looping at Beauty World, passing through Bukit Batok.
66
Jurong East Int
↺ Upp Bt Timah Rd (Loop)
↺ Upp Bt Timah Rd (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Jurong East Bus Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Jurong Town Hall Rd, Bukit Batok West Ave 8, Bukit Batok East Ave 6, Jln Jurong Kechil | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 17.3 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 65 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Bulim Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore) |
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| Current Depot | Bulim Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Jurong East |
Daily |
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| 05:30 – 23:00 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | |||||||||
| Loop Service |
9 – 10 mins | 10 – 16 mins | 10 mins | 14 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Bus Service 66 connects housing estates in Bukit Batok East and Bukit Batok West to Jurong East & Beauty World MRT Stations.
Formerly a long trunk route spanning from East to West between Bedok and Jurong East, it was shortened to loop at Beauty World Downtown Line 3 Bus Rationalisation in December 2021.
MRT Stations Served
- EW24NS1 Jurong East
- EW25 Chinese Garden
- DT5 Beauty World
Special Departures
- Jln Jurong Kechil (Beauty World Stn Exit C) → Jurong East Int
Weekdays: 23:48, 00:04 & 00:20
Saturdays: 23:46, 00:03 & 00:20
Sundays / Public Holidays: 23:47, 00:03 & 00:20
Gallery:
Poster Gallery:
![Relocation of Bus Stops along Bukit Batok Road (TTS Service 66) [With error]](https://landtransportguru.net/web/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Apr17_BBTRdBSRelocation_TTS-215x300.png)
![Service 66 Route Amendment (Enhanced connectivity to Beauty World MRT for Bukit Batok residents) [Updated Poster]](https://landtransportguru.net/web/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Jun19_Service-66-Bukit-Batok-Amendment-Updated-215x300.png)
![Service 66 Route Amendment (Enhanced connectivity to Beauty World MRT for Bukit Batok residents) [Tamil translation in "July" instead of "June"]](https://landtransportguru.net/web/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Jun19_Service-66-Bukit-Batok-Amendment-215x300.png)
Gallery (SBS Transit):
Operator History:
- 1989 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2001 – 11 Jun 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
- 12 Jun 2016 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bulim Bus Package.
Route History:
- 1989 (17 Dec): Introduced between Tampines Int and Jurong East Int
- 1991 (26 May): Shortened to Bedok Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 5
- 1994: First bus from Bedok Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays
- 1994: First bus from Jurong East Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays
- 1997 (05 May): Serves new pair of bus stops outside KK Women & Child Hosp along Bt Timah Rd
- 2000: Serves new bus stop before Goldhill Ave along Dunearn Rd
- 2001: Serves new pair of bus stops opposite Blk 761 and opposite Baywater along Bedok North Ave 3
- 2002: Serves new pair of bus stops opposite and between Blks 731 and 734 along Bedok Reservoir Rd
- 2003: Serves new bus stop outside Goh & Goh Bldg along Jln Jurong Kechil
- 2006: Skips a pair of abolished bus stops outside and opposite Bedok Green Sec Sch along Bedok North Ave 3
- 2007: First bus from Bedok Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays
- 2009 (05 Jul): Amended to ply Boon Lay Way and Jurong East Central with the closure of Jurong East St 12 to facilitate the Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP)
- 2009 (22 Nov): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite MacPherson Stn along Circuit Link
- 2011 (26 Jun): Amended to ply Lor Bengkok with the closure of Circuit Link to facilitate the construction of MacPherson MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
- 2011 (04 Sep): Serves new bus stop outside Botanic Gdns Stn along Bt Timah Rd
- 2011 (19 Nov): Amended to Bedok Temp Int
- 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int
- 2012 (11 Mar): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 204 along Bedok North Int
- 2012 (26 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2012 (09 Dec): Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of Beauty World MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
- 2014 (26 Jan): Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link
- 2014 (30 Nov): Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub
- 2016 (12 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd
- 2016 (16 Oct): Amended to ply the reinstated Circuit Link, skipping Lor Bengkok
- 2017 (12 Feb): Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Ubi Rd 3 along Ubi Ave 2
- 2017 (23 Apr): Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd
- 2018 (28 Oct): Serves temporary co-sharing bus stop outside Newton FC along Bukit Timah Rd
- 2019 (24 Feb): Serves reinstated bus stop Bef Winstedt Rd along Bukit Timah Rd
- 2019 (23 Jun): Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 6, Bt Batok West Ave 6 and Bt Batok West Ave 8, skipping Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok East Ave 3.
- 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to relocated Jurong East Int
- 2021 (12 Dec): Shortened to loop at Upper Bukit Timah Road from Jurong East as part of the Downtown Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation
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Could have been cut short to start from Bedok Int looping at circuit link instead. (It does not fully duplicate DTL3, it was DTL2 that it duplicated
Should have introduced 66M to start from Jurong East looping at Beauty World MRT instead of cutting 66.
It duplicated by 228, 67 & 65 already. So that’s why LTA shorten 66 to Beauty World instead. Do you know that 66 was originally planned to be withdrawn due to DTL, but because of amendment to East Ave 6 & West Ave 8 in June 2019, Tower Transit Service 66 had been allowed to continue as Jurong East – Beauty World MRT as it’s not duplicated by DTL
I live somewhere in the east where 66 used to serve. I took this too school last time. I usually never go beyond Serangoon Rd on this route. So f I am the authorities I would have made it as Bedok – Kitchener Rd (Loop)
At least let 22 cover for 66 between Bedok and Ubi. Going to Eunos is rather pointless. Worst case, 22 extend to Airport and 24 shortened to Bedok. The DD fleet from 22 can be swapped for the SDs from 24.
Dear all,
As i understand that your are very unhappy the Service 66 serves commuters from Jurong East to Beauty World Station from 12th December 2021. This bus, i often took from Macpherson to Bugis, it such a big lost at my workplace. It’s okay, neverminded. LTA just amend the Service without seeking the Bus Operators approvals and yet they anyhow change and makes us inconvenience caused.
I am writing to LTA to integrated to Tower Transits Service 171 and Withdraw of Svc 66 to operate between Yishun to Jurong East and Jurong East to Yishun.
Here’s the routes, hope it’s will be great offers for the commuters:
Yishun via
– Yishun Avenue 5
– Sembawang Road
– Mandai Avenue
– Mandai Road
– BKE
– Bukit Panjang Road
– Upper Bukit Timah Road
– Jalan Anak Bukit
– Jalan Jurong Kechil
– Bukit Batok East Avenue 6
– Bukit Batok West Avenue 6
– Bukit Batok Road
– Jurong Town Hall Road
– Jurong East Central
– Jurong Gateway Road
– Jurong East Interchange
“MacPherson to Bugis”
CCL + EWL or DTL
Waiting more than 30 mins for 66 still waiting fr 1210pm to1245pm when supposed to be 15 to 20 mins….
66 should cut back to Bukit Batok-Bedok instead no need to go Jurong East.
Although there is 197 to Jurong East-Bedok, but then…… Service 66 demand is still running strong between Jurong East-Bukit Timah sector…… So cannot cut short.
A lot of commuters definitely take 66 only from Jurong East to Beauty World. With the loss of people in Mustafa, City Square Mall; and infrequent 15-20 min arrivals, I think its finally time for 66 to go. And especially Bulim staff knows that as a new contract, Bedok seems to be far away. Also; with COVID, social gatherings has been reduced and movement has been further reduced, even WFH seems to be a new normal for now.
Just shorten 66 to Toa Payoh Interchange lah. Ridiculous to loop at Jalan Jurong Kechil la
Merge with 157 and let the latter loop at BW MRT instead.
I agree. Service 66 should be shorten to serve Toa Payoh Interchange, so the route should be Jurong East Int > Toa Payoh Int as Direction 1, and Toa Payoh Int > Jurong East Int as Direction 2, together with Bus 143.
No. Service 66 must stay as it is and cannot be shortened
I agree. Petition to stop 66 shortening: https://chng.it/krCWBxhF
Why? It is paralleled by the MRT and other routes on many sectors.