Tower Transit Bus Service 78

Tower Transit Bus Service 78 is a trunk route running from Jurong East Int and looping at Clementi Avenue 2, passing through Penjuru Road, Jalan Buroh, Pandan Road and West Coast Road, serving the industrial areas around Pandan Reservoir.

Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd has taken over operations of this bus service from SBS Transit since 12 June 2016 under the Bulim Bus Package.

Route

Technical Information
Route	Jurong East Temporary Bus Interchange ↺ Clementi Avenue 3 (Loop)
Passes Through	Penjuru Road, Jalan Buroh, Pandan Road, West Coast Road
Route Length	24.8 km
Travelling Time	76 – 113 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Buses: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Buses: – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
Departure Times from Jurong East	0545 – 0020 (Daily)
Departure Times from Clementi MRT	0604 – 0056 (Weekdays) 0604 – 0100 (Saturdays) 0621 – 0058 (Sundays / Public Holiday)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630-0830: 06 – 08 mins 0831-1659: 06 – 15 mins 1700-1900: 07 – 08 mins After 1900: 11 – 15 mins

Route History

Service 78 is an industrial trunk route linking the factories and offices at Penjuru and Pandan with connections to Clementi and Jurong East MRT stations. It also supplements other residential bus services between Teban Gardens and Jurong East MRT/Int, as well as between West Coast and Clementi Town Centre.

MRT Stations Served

• EW23 Clementi
• EW24NS1 Jurong East

Special Departures

• Clementi Ave 2 (Opp Blk 408) → Jurong East (via Clementi Ave 3)
  Weekdays & Saturdays AM Peak
• West Coast Rd (Aft Teban Gardens Rd) → Jurong East
  AM Peak Daily

Short Trip Service

• Service 78A: Jurong East Temp Int → Tanjong Penjuru (Opp CLP Intl)
  Weekdays, 0716hrs – 0825hrs, 03 – 08 mins frequency

78A caters to workers heading from Jurong East Into to industries in Tanjong Penjuru during the morning peak hours.

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares. Calculate your bus fare using LTA’s fare calculator on MyTransport.sg here.

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Operator History

• 1988 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – 11 Jun 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
• 12 Jun 2016 – onwards: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2021 under the Bulim Bus Package.

History

• 1988 (19 Jun): Introduced by SBS as Jurong East Int – Clementi Ave 3 (Loop)
• 1990 (01 Jul): Amended to serve Pandan Rd, replacing Service 245.
• 2001: Amended to skip one pair of stops along Penjuru Rd and call at a new pair along West Coast Rd
• 2002 (May): Amended to skip Teban Gardens Rd towards Jurong East and ply West Coast Rd instead.
• 2004 (04 Sep): Amended to ply Pandan Ave (towards Clementi) with 2 stops and skips 1 stop along Pandan Rd
• 2005 (03 Apr): Amended to ply West Coast Rd in both directions, skipping Teban Gardens altogether.
• 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int, serving bus stop at Blk 131 along Jurong Gateway Rd
• 2012 (25 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2016 (12 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd

Past Routings

• Refer to this article
• 2005: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2005.

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