Tower Transit Bus Service 79

Tower Transit Bus Service 79 is a trunk route running from Boon Lay Interchange and looping at Jurong Gateway Road, passing through Chin Bee Avenue, Jurong Port Road, Jalan Buroh and Teban Gardens. It largely serves industrial areas around the Penjuru, Jurong Port Road and Chin Bee areas.

Service 79 will be amended to ply the realigned Teban Gardens Road & skip the bus stop before Pandan Gardens along Jurong Town Hall Road from 8 Jan 2023.

Route Overview
Route	Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Jurong Gateway Rd (Loop)
Passes Through	Chin Bee Ave, Jurong Port Rd, Penjuru Rd, Teban Gardens Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd
Route Length	22.6 km
Travelling Time	80 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	Double Deck Bus – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Boon Lay	Daily
	06:00 – 23:00
	After 22:30 till 23:00 daily, buses operate as Service 79A, terminating at Jurong Town Hall Rd (Jurong East Lib)
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	8 mins			7 – 16 mins			8 – 13 mins			14 – 15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 79 is an industrial route connecting the industries at Penjuru, Jurong Port Rd and Chin Bee to Boon Lay and Jurong East, encountering heavy demand during peak hours. It also links Teban Gardens with Jurong East.

MRT Stations Served

• EW27 Boon Lay
• EW24NS1 Jurong East

Special Departures

• Jurong Gateway Rd (Blk 131) → Boon Lay Int
  Weekdays: 06:00, 06:09, 06:17, 06:25 & 06:33
  Saturdays: 06:00, 06:13 & 06:26
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00 & 06:18
  

Short Trip Service

• Service 79A: Boon Lay Int → Jurong Town Hall Rd (Jurong East Lib)
  Daily: 22:45 & 23:00

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Operator History

• 1992 – 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

• 1992 (24 May): Introduced between Jurong East Int and Boon Lay Int (Loop)
• 1995 (15 Jan): Amended to ply Jln Boon Lay, Chin Bee Dr, Quality Rd, Chin Bee Ave, Third Chin Bee Rd and International Rd with the route amendment of Service 246, skipping Boon Lay Way
• 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
• 2006 (18 Jun): Amended to loop at Boon Lay Temp Int
• 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 (27 Dec): Amended to loop at Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub
• 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 from SBS Transit Ltd
• 2016 (23 Oct): Serves an additional pair of bus stops before and after Penjuru Rd along Jln Buroh
• 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to Boon Lay Int – Jurong Gateway Rd (loop) as part of the relocation of Jurong East Int
• 2023 (08 Jan): Amended to ply the realigned Teban Gardens Rd & skip bus stop before Pandan Gardens along Jurong Town Hall Rd

Past Routings

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