[Defunct] Tower Transit Feeder Bus Service 944

Tower Transit Feeder Service 944 was a Feeder service operating from Bukit Batok Bus Interchange and looped at Bukit Batok Road, serving new estates along Bukit Batok West Avenue 6. The route commenced operations on 27 August 2017. It was the seventy-sixth (76th) service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Service 944 was extended and renumbered to Bus Service 992 on 24 September 2023.

Route Overview
Route	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange ↺ Bukit Batok Road (Loop)
Passed Through	Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok West Ave 6
Route Length	4.9 km
Travelling Time	20 – 30 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Former Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Former Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Former Fleet	Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – MAN A22 – Yutong E12						Occasional Double Deck bus deployments
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bukit Batok	Daily
	05:30 – 01:00
Operating Frequency
	6.30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	7 – 12 mins			12 – 16 mins			7 – 12 mins			7 – 16 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services

Bus Service 944 was a feeder service from Bukit Batok Bus Interchange to Bukit Batok Road, mainly serving new residential estates northwest of Bukit Batok with direct links to Bukit Batok MRT Station, as well as other amenities along the route. It was the fourth feeder bus service originating from Bukit Batok, alongside Services 941, 945 and 947, and commenced operations on Sunday, 27 August 2017.

Feeder Service 944 was renumbered to Trunk Bus Service 992 with the extension of its route to loop at Plantation Crescent in Tengah New Town on 24 September 2023.

In Bukit Batok, Service 944 serves new Build-To-Order (BTO) flat estates such as:

• West Quarry @ Bukit Batok
• West Plains @ Bukit Batok
• West Edge @ Bukit Batok
• West Rock @ Bukit Batok
• West Terra @ Bukit Batok
• West Valley @ Bukit Batok
• West Ridges @ Bukit Batok

Amenities served include:

• Club CSC @ Bukit Batok
• Bukit Batok Polyclinic

MRT Station Served:

• NS2 Bukit Batok

Special Departures:

• Bukit Batok Rd (Blk 436A) → Bukit Batok Int
  Daily: 05:30

Gallery (Tower Transit):

Gallery (SMRT Buses):

Poster Gallery

Launch Day

Operator History:

• 27 Aug 2017 – 28 May 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
• 29 May 2021 – 23 Sep 2023: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

Route History:

• 2017 (27 Aug): Introduced between Bt Batok Int and Bt Batok Rd (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Operated by SMRT Buses under the Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package.Wheelchair-accessible at launch
• 2021 (29 May): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd under the Bulim Bus Package
• 2023 (24 Sep): Renumbered to Service 992 with the extension of its route to loop at Plantation Crescent

Past Routing:

• 2017: Bt Batok Int, Bt Batok Central, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok West Ave 6, Bt Batok West Ave 8, Bt Batok West Ave 5, Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 6, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Central and Bt Batok Int.

External Links & References:

• LTA-SMRT Joint Release: New Bus Service 944 to Serve Bukit Batok – SMRT