Tower Transit Bus Service 992

Tower Transit Bus Service 992 is a trunk service between Bukit Batok and Tengah, serving the new housing estates in Tengah and Bukit Batok West. The route replaces the former Feeder Service 944, which was renumbered to Service 992 on 24 September 2023.

Service 992 serves a pair of new bus stops (Blk 306B & Blk 321) along Tengah Blvd from 10 Nov 2024.

Route Overview
Route	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange ↔ Tengah Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok West Ave 6, Bt Batok West Ave 8, Bt Batok Rd, Plantation Cres, Tengah Gdn Walk
Route Length	Towards Tengah: 5.7 km						Towards Bukit Batok: 6.2 km
Travelling Time	25 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	Single-deck & Double-deck buses Includes electric single deck buses (Yutong E12)
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bukit Batok	Daily
	05:30 – 01:10
Departure Times from Tengah	Daily
	05:05 – 00:45
Operating Frequency
Weekdays	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
From Bukit Batok	3 – 9 mins			8 – 12 mins			4 – 8 mins			4 – 13 mins
From Tengah	3 – 8 mins			6 – 12 mins			4 – 6 mins			5 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 992 serves new housing estates in Bukit Batok West and Tengah with direct links to Bukit Batok Bus Interchange & MRT Station, as well as other amenities such as Le Quest Shopping Mall and Bukit Batok Polyclinic along its route.

Introduced on Sunday, 24 September 2023, the route extends the former Feeder Service 944 which looped at Bukit Batok West Ave 6. Bus Service 992 loops at Plantation Crescent, serving the newly-opened housing estates of Plantation Acres and Plantation Grange in Tengah.

On the eve of public holidays, operating hours from Bukit Batok Int will be extended to align with the extended train service hours. Extended last bus timings will be provided by the operator closer to the affected day.

Initial Announcement

Plans for the introduction of Bus Service 992 first emerged in July 2023, as mentioned within LTA Travel Guides outlining transportation options for residents of HDB Plantation Acres and HDB Plantation Grange. A minor revision was later published in lieu of the delayed opening of Plantation Crescent to September 2023 (initially August).

As a designated Transit Priority Corridor, Tengah Link will be designated solely for buses from 27 December 2023 (as per signage along Tengah Link). In the interim period from 27 August 2023, other motorists can also use Tengah Link via the left-in-left-out entrance and exit to Bukit Batok Road.

Interim Shuttle Service for Tengah Residents

With HDB Plantation Acres opened for residential occupation on 29 August 2023, an interim “Tengah Shuttle Bus” service was provided by the Housing & Development Board between 29 August–30 September 2023, prior to Bus Service 992’s launch. The route connected Plantation Acres with amenities in the nearby Bukit Batok West housing estates.

Residents of Plantation Acres began collecting their keys to their new houses on 29 August 2023. In the interim period prior to Bus Service 992’s launch, an interim “Tengah Shuttle Bus” service was provided by the Housing & Development Board. The route connected Plantation Acres with Blk 440 Bukit Batok West Ave 8 (for amenities such as an eating house & supermarket) and Bukit Batok MRT Station.

Additional Stop Served from Launch (Bus Stop 43781)

The LTA initially planned for Bus Service 992 to skip Bus Stop 43781 – Opp Blk 437A along Bukit Batok Road at launch, with the original bus service poster indicating it as a ‘future bus stop’. However, this was later revised to have Bus Service 992 serve this bus stop at Service 992’s time of launch, with updated posters issued to reflect the change.

According to a Facebook Post on 13 September 2023 by local Member of Parliament Dr. Amy Khor, Service 992 was intended to skip the bus stop until after the completion of a new Pedestrian Overhead Bridge in 2024, as construction of the overhead bridge necessitated relocating the bus stop further down the road and making it unsafe for Service 992 to make a right turn to Bukit Batok West Avenue 5. However, following feedback from affected residents, the bus stop relocation works would be minimised to allow Service 992 to serve Bus Stop 43781 at the time of launch.

Extension of Service 992 to Tengah Blvd

Also outlined in the earlier Travel Guides was a future extension of Bus Service 992. In December 2023 (tentative), Bus Service 992 will be extended to serve the Plantation Grange housing estate via newly-opened roads and serve a new bus stop along Tengah Boulevard (bus stop 40409).

These plans were elaborated upon in a Facebook Post by local Member of Parliament Dr. Amy Khor on 1 November 2023, with a non-stop express sector along Tengah Garden Avenue for Service 992 in the December 2023 extension. This was later announced to take effect from 24 December 2023.

July 2024 Extension & Additional Bus Stops

With the completion of new roads and housing developments within Tengah New Town, Service 992 was extended to Tengah Bus Interchange via Tengah Garden Walk and Tengah Drive in tandem with its opening on 21 July 2024. Short Trip Service 992A was also withdrawn on the same day.

At its extension to Tengah Int, 6 new bus stops were planned to be added to the route in the future. These are:

• Bus Stop 40429 – Blk 242, Tengah Garden Walk
  (served from 28 Jul 2024)
• Bus Stop 40439 – Opp Blk 236A, Tengah Garden Walk
  (served from 28 Jul 2024)
• Bus Stop 40411 – Blk 221B, Tengah Garden Ave
  (served from 15 Sep 2024)
• Bus Stop 40419 – Blk 215, Tengah Garden Ave
  (served from 15 Sep 2024)
• Bus Stop 40451 – Blk 306B, Tengah Blvd
  (served from 10 Nov 2024)
• Bus Stop 40459 – Blk 321, Tengah Blvd
  (served from 10 Nov 2024)

MRT Station Served:

• NS2 Bukit Batok

Special Departures:

• Bukit Batok Rd (Opp Blk 437A) → Bukit Batok Int
  Daily: 05:15

Gallery

Poster Gallery / Others

Operator History:

• 24 Sep 2023 – 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.

Route History:

• 2023 (24 Sep): Renumbered from Feeder Service 944 with the extension of its route to loop at Plantation Crescent
• 2023 (24 Dec): Extended to loop at Tengah Blvd via Tengah Garden Ave
• 2024 (21 Jul): Extended to Tengah Int via Tengah Garden Walk, Tengah Dr and Tengah Blvd, skipping part of Tengah Gdn Ave and Plantation Cres
• 2024 (28 Jul): Serves 2 new bus stops outside Blk 242 & Opp Blk 236A along Tengah Gdn Walk
• 2024 (15 Sep): Serves a pair of new bus stops outside Blk 221B & Blk 215 along Tengah Gdn Ave
• 2024 (10 Nov): Serves a pair of new bus stops outside Blk 306B & Blk 321 along Tengah Blvd

Past Routings

References:

• LTA Travel Guide for Plantation Grange BTO
• LTA Travel Guide for Plantation Acres BTO
• Amy Khor Facebook Post
• Amy Khor Facebook Post (13 Sep 2023)
• Amy Khor Facebook Post (1 Nov 2023)