Tower Transit Bus Service 78

Tower Transit Bus Service 78 is a trunk route running from Jurong Gateway Road 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.

Route Overview
Route	Jurong Gateway Road ↺ Clementi Avenue 3 (Loop)
Passes Through	Jurong Town Hall Rd, Penjuru Rd, Pandan Rd, West Coast Rd
Route Length	24.5 km
Travelling Time	76 – 113 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Jurong Gateway Rd (Blk 131)	Daily
	05:45 – 00:20
Departure Times from Clementi MRT	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	06:04 – 00:51				06:03 – 00:51				06:22 – 00:51
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	7 – 9 mins			7 – 15 mins			7 – 11 mins			16 – 17 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

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.

With the relocation of Jurong East Bus Interchange on 6 December 2020, Service 78 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. Buses layover at Ulu Pandan Bus Depot.

MRT Stations Served

• EW24NS1 Jurong East
• EW23 Clementi

Special Departures

• Clementi Ave 2 (Blk 460) → Jurong Gateway Rd (Bef Jurong East Stn) via Clementi Ave 3
  Weekdays & Saturdays: 06:00, 06:08 & 06:16
  
• West Coast Rd (Bet Blks 50/51) → Jurong Gateway Rd (Bef Jurong East Stn)
  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 Gateway Road (Blk 131) → Tanjong Penjuru (Opp CLP Intl)
  Weekdays (except public holidays): 07:04 – 07:44

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

Gallery (Tower Transit):

Gallery (SBS Transit)

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

Past Routings

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