SMRT Bus Service 975

SMRT Bus Service 975 is a trunk route running from Bukit Panjang and looping at Lim Chu Kang Road End, passing through Teck Whye, Choa Chu Kang MRT, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, Old Choa Chu Kang Road and Lim Chu Kang Road. The bus route serves as the sole bus connection to Lim Chu Kang, with the majority of ridership originating from foreign workers’ dormitories and military installations in the Old Choa Chu Kang and Lim Chu Kang area.

Service 975 Trips from Bukit Panjang Int terminating at Lim Chu Kang Rd (Police Coast Guard) will be indicated as Service 975C from 11 April 2021.

Route Overview
Route	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange ↺ Lim Chu Kang Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Teck Whye Ave, Choa Chu Kang Ave 3, Old Choa Chu Kang Rd
Route Length	36.5 km
Traveling Time	100 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP) Minority of buses park at: Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22 – Mercedes-Benz OC500LE						12-metre Double-Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bukit Panjang	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:45 – 23:35								06:00 – 23:35
	Between 22:50 – 23:35, buses departing Bukit Panjang Int are renumbered as Service 975C which terminates at Lim Chu Kang Rd (Police Coast Guard).
Departure Times from Lim Chu Kang Rd (Police Coast Guard)	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 23:32				05:30 – 23:39				05:45 – 23:34
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	7 mins			7 – 11 mins			6 – 9 mins			9 – 12 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 975 is both a residential and industrial route, serving housing estates around Teck Whye & Choa Chu Kang East, as well as many industries and military installations along Old Choa Chu Kang Road and Lim Chu Kang Road, with connections to transport nodes at Choa Chu Kang Town Centre and Bukit Panjang. The route compliments Service 190, between Bukit Panjang, Teck Whye Estate and Choa Chu Kang, as well as Service 172 between Choa Chu Kang and Old Choa Chu Kang Rd.

This bus service loops at the former Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal, which was converted to an ordinary bus stop after the introduction of Service 975.

Formerly a Singapore Bus Service (SBS) route since 1993, it was then known as Service 175. The route was transferred to Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS) in 1999 and renumbered to Service 975 in 2005. It has been operated by SMRT Buses ever since.

Due to earlier height limitations along Lim Chu Kang Road, double-deck buses were not deployed along the full route before 10 March 2019. Single-deck rigid buses are deployed on Service 975 on a regular basis, with Double Decker buses from Service 972 perform special departures from Brickland Road (Opp Hai Inn See Tp) to Bukit Panjang during Weekday Morning Peak hours. Double Decker buses started plying the full Service 975 route from 10 March 2019, on Weekends & Public Holidays.

MRT / LRT Stations Served:

• DT1–BP6  Bukit Panjang
• BP5 Phoenix
• NS4BP1 Choa Chu Kang

Special Departures:

• Lim Chu Kang Rd (Police Coast Guard) → Bt Panjang Int
  Weekdays: Between 05:30 – 06:37
  Saturdays: Between 05:30 – 06:31
  Sundays / Public Holidays: Between 05:45 – 06:45
• Brickland Rd (Opp Hai Inn See Tp) → Bt Panjang Int
  Weekdays Morning Peak

Short Trip Services:

• Service 975A: Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn) → Brickland Road (Aft Hai Inn See Tp)
  Weekdays: 17:11 – 21:29
  Saturdays: 17:00 – 19:48
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 17:00 – 20:10
• Service 975B: Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn) → Lim Chu Kang Road (Opp Lim Chu Kang Lane 3)
  Weekdays: 06:18 – 07:45 & 17:40 – 21:30
  Saturdays: 19:12 – 20:05
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 15:47 – 23:15
• Service 975C: Bt Panjang Int → Lim Chu Kang Rd (Police Coast Guard)
  Weekdays: 22:55 – 23:35
  Saturdays: 23:05 – 23:35
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 22:55 – 23:35

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Operator History:

• 2005 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2023 under the Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang bus package.

Route History:

Service 175

• 1993 (18 Jul): Introduced between Lim Chu Kang Ter and Upp Bt Timah Rd (Loop) [Operated by SBS]
• 1994: Amended to ply Sungei Tengah Rd with the partial closure of Choa Chu Kang Rd
• 1997: Serves new bus stop outside Lot 1 Shoppers’ Mall along Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
• 1998: Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 464 along Choa Chu Kang Ave 3
• 1999 (26 Dec): Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Service (TIBS)
• 2001: Serves new bus stop outside Sunshine Pl along Choa Chu Kang Ave 3
• 2005 (27 Feb): Amended to start from Bt Panjang Int, loop at Lim Chu Kang Rd and re-numbered Service 975, skipping Choa Chu Kang Int and Upp Bt Timah Rd

Service 975

• 2005 (27 Feb): Re-numbered from Service 175 as a service between Bt Panjang Int and Lim Chu Kang Rd (Loop)
• 2010 (28 Nov): Amended to ply Lor Rusuk with the partial closure of Old Lim Chu Kang Rd
• 2011 (23 Oct): Skips a pair of abolished bus stops after LP 222 and B27 Old Choa Chu Kang Rd along Old Choa Chu Kang Rd
• 2012 (16 Dec): Amended to start from and terminate at Jelebu Rd with the opening of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and the closure of Bt Panjang Int
• 2015 (27 Dec): Serves additional bus stop outside Bt Panjang Stn along Petir Rd as part of DTL2 Bukit Panjang Bus Service Enhancements
• 2017 (16 Jul): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2017 (04 Sep): Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub

Past Routings

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