SMRT Bus Service 973

SMRT Bus Service 973 is a trunk service plying between Bukit Panjang and Hume Avenue, passing through Pending Rd, Petir Rd and Hillview Ave, connecting Pending, Petir and Hume residents with Hume, Hillview and Bukit Panjang MRT Stations along the Downtown Line. It was launched on 26 February 2017.

Route Overview
Route	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange ↺ Hume Avenue (Loop)
Passes Through	Bt Panjang Rd, Petir Rd, Dairy Farm Rd, Upp Bt Timah Rd
Route Length	10.7 km
Travelling Time	60 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Gali Batu Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck buses Includes electric buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bukit Panjang	Daily
	05:30 – 00:10
	Between 00:30 – 01:10, buses departing Bukit Panjang Int are renumbered as Service 973A which terminates at Pending Rd (Bef Pending Stn)
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
	10 – 13 mins			12 mins			10 – 12 mins			10 – 15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 973 is a short trunk service from Bukit Panjang to Hume Avenue, mainly serving residents along Hume Avenue and Petir Road with direct links to both Hillview and Bukit Panjang MRT Stations. It also serves Hume MRT Station upon its opening in February 2025.

Bus Service 973 serves the following amenities along its route:

• Schools:
  • Zhenghua Primary School
  • Trinity Theological College
• Shopping Centres:
  • Bukit Panjang Plaza
  • HillV2
  • The Rail Mall
  • Dairy Farm Mall
• Bukit Panjang Park
• Bukit Panjang N2 Park
• Dairy Farm Nature Park
• Senja-Cashew Community Centre
• Bukit Panjang Community Centre
• Hillview Community Centre
• MOE Dairy Farm Adventure Centre

MRT / LRT Stations Served:

• DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
• BP8 Pending
• DT3 Hillview
• DT4 Hume

Special Departures:

• Petir Road (Dairy Farm Mall) → Bukit Panjang Int
  Daily: 05:35 & 05:46

Short Trip Service

• Service 973A: Bukit Panjang Int → Pending Rd (Bef Pending Stn)
  Daily: 00:30, 00:50 & 01:10

Service 973A was introduced in tandem with the adjustment of Bukit Panjang LRT Operating Hours to facilitate renewal works from 13 January 2019.

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Operator History:

• 26 Feb 2017 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

Route History:

• 2017 (26 Feb): Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Park and Hume Ave (Loop)
• 2017 (14 May): Serves additional bus stop opposite Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd
• 2017 (04 Sep): Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub; Serves 3 new bus stops before and after Dairy Farm Heights along Dairy Farm Rd and before Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd
• 2019 (13 Jan): Daily last bus timing extended to 0010hrs in tandem with the adjusted Bukit Panjang LRT operating hours

Past Routings

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