Tower Transit Bus Service 97

Tower Transit Bus Service 97 is a trunk service plying between Jurong East and Marina Centre, passing through Jurong Town Hall Rd, AYE, Alexandra, HarbourFront, Keppel Rd, Robinson Rd, Bayfront and Suntec City. Its express variant is Service 97e.

Note:

• No boarding and alighting at Marina Centre Terminal

Technical Information
Route	Jurong East Temporary Bus Interchange ↔ Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Passes Through	AYE, Alexandra Rd, Telok Blangah Rd, Keppel Rd, Marina Blvd, Central Blvd, Bayfront Ave, Temasek Blvd
Route Length	21.8 km (D1) | 23.2 km (D2)
Travelling Time	85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Bus – MAN A22 – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
Departure Times from Jurong East	0545 – 2345 (Daily)
Departure Times from Marina Centre	0600 – 2350 (Daily)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 09 – 10 mins 0831-1659: 06 – 13 mins 1700-1900: 06 – 13 mins After 1900: 13 – 14 mins	0630-0830: 10 – 11 mins 0831-1659: 07 – 14 mins 1700-1900: 09 – 10 mins After 1900: 13 mins

Service 97 is a trunk route between Jurong East and the Downtown Core, via Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) and Telok Blangah Road. The route serves as a link between Jurong East, HarbourFront and many parts of the City, including, Shenton Way, Downtown, Bayfront and Suntec City. Its express variant, Limited-Stop Express Bus Service 97e, operates during the peak hours and skips stops along the AYE.

Trivia: This is one of the few trunk routes to intersect its own route in either direction (at Suntec City)

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

MRT Stations Served

• EW24NS1 Jurong East
• CC27 Labrador Park
• CC28 Telok Blangah
• NE1CC29 Harbourfront
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar
• DT17 Downtown
• NS27CE2 Marina Bay
• CE1DT16 Bayfront
• CC3 Esplanade
• CC4DT15 Promenade

Route Variants

• Express Bus Service 97e: Jurong East ⇄ Marina Centre
  Weekdays Peak Hours

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Operator History

• 1983 – 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

• 1983 (13 Jan): Originally Jurong East – Shenton Way peak hour service
• 1983 (18 Dec): Extended to Hougang (South) Int when Service 86 merged with Service 97
• 1985 (30 Jun): Amended to Jurong East Int
• 1988 (18 Dec): Amended to ply along the AYE instead of Pasir Panjang Road with the extension of the MRT to Jurong East
• 1994: Extended to Hougang Ctrl Int
• 1998 (24 May) – 2001 (19 May): Terminus relocated to Hougang Ctrl Temp Int due to partial closure of Hougang Ctrl Int for North East Line construction works
• 2003 (27 Jul): Shortened to Jurong East – Marina Ctr (Loop), under Phase 2 of NEL Rationalisation
• 2010 (26 Apr): Amended to ply Bayfront and Marina Bay Sands area and terminate at Marina Centre Ter
• 2012 (25 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2013 (01 Dec): Calls at a new bus stop (03529 Downtown Stn) along Central Blvd
• 2014 (28 Sep): Route Amendments in Marina South Area: Bus stop 03539 along Central Blvd relocated
• 2015 (28 Sep): Route variant Fast Forward 97e 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
• 2010: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2010.