Tower Transit Bus Service 78 is a trunk route running from Jurong Town Hall and looping at Clementi Avenue 3, passing through Penjuru Road, Jalan Buroh, Pandan Road and West Coast Road, serving the industrial areas around Pandan Reservoir.
Service 78 was extended to start & end from Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange from 26 Nov 2023.
78
Jurong Town Hall Int
↺ Clementi Ave 3 (Loop)
↺ Clementi Ave 3 (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange ↺ Clementi Avenue 3 (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Jurong Gateway Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd, Penjuru Rd, Pandan Rd, West Coast Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 26.2 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 77 – 120 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 | Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Jurong Town Hall |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:40 – 00:20 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Clementi MRT | Weekdays | Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | |||||||||
| 06:03 – 00:58 | 06:04 – 00:59 | 06:22 – 00:58 | ||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | |||||||||
| Loop Service | 8 – 10 mins | 8 – 14 mins | 8 – 12 mins | 15 – 22 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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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.
The service was amended to start service at Bus Stop 28301 – Blk 131, Jurong Gateway Road and terminate at Bus Stop 28211 – Bef Jurong East Stn, Jurong Gateway Road with the relocation of Jurong East Bus Interchange on 6 December 2020. Buses layover at Ulu Pandan Bus Depot. This arrangement was ceased with the opening of the new Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange on 26 November 2023, where Service 78 was extended to start and terminate from.
MRT Stations Served
- EW24NS1 Jurong East
- EW23Â Clementi
Special Departures
- Clementi Ave 2 (Blk 460) → Jurong Town Hall Int via Clementi Ave 3
Weekdays & Saturdays: 06:00, 06:08 & 06:16
- West Coast Rd (Bet Blks 50/51) → Jurong Town Hall Int
Weekdays: 05:30, 05:47, 06:04 & 06:21
Saturdays: 05:30, 05:50 & 06:10
Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00, 06:16 & 06:32
Short Trip Service
- Service 78A: Jurong Town Hall Int → Tanjong Penjuru (Opp CLP Intl)
Weekdays (except public holidays): 06:59 – 07:47
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Operator History
- 1988 – 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.
History
- 1988 (19 Jun): Introduced between Jurong East Int and Clementi Ave 3 (Loop)
- 1990 (01 Jul): Integrated with Service 245 and amended to ply Pandan Rd with the opening of Boon Lay Int
- 2001: Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 131 along Jurong East St 13
- 2001: Amended to ply West Coast Rd with the partial closure of Teban Gardens Rd
- 2002 (12 May): Amended to ply West Coast Rd towards Jurong East Int, skipping Teban Gardens Rd
- 2004 (04 Sep): Amended to ply Pandan Ave towards Clementi Ave 3
- 2005 (03 Apr): Amended to ply West Coast Rd towards Clementi Ave 3, skipping Teban Gardens Rd permanently
- 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)
- 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int
- 2012 (25 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
- 2016 (12 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
- 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to Jurong Gateway Rd – Clementi Ave 3 (loop) as part of the relocation of Jurong East Int
- 2023 (26 Nov): Extended to Jurong Town Hall Int; Daily first bus timing brought forward to 05:40 from 05:45
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May the time Keeper have more mercy on us who depend very much on this great bus 78. Again this morning @ Clementi mrt bus stop – timings showed 3, 6 n thereafter 24, 27 mins.
I was not so lucky and had to wait a good 20-25mins.
With the new increase, please do give us a more reasonable service. If these poor people need to clock in – they will surely been kept with undue wait time. Please regulate your services more seriously.
Since the bus layover at Ulu Pandan Depot, might as well transfer the operation of Svc 78 to SBST like how Svc 974 was to SBST.
Now an interchange/terminal/depotless service like 42, 114, 115, 135 (Kembangan is not a terminal), all premium services, Scheme B services, city direct services, 513, 715, 716, 718, 850E, 951E, 971 any many more.
Seems like 78 buses still layover at the old interchange… Got 2 TTS DDs parked there yesterday and today
soon 78 will start & end at Jurong Gateway Rd. for me, let 78 start Clementi Int & loop at Jurong Gateway Rd while 96 will start at Kent Ridge Ter and loop at Clementi Ave 3. so Clementi Int bus park will have space for 78 rather than terminate anywhere at Jurong East area.