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) |
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Current Depot | Bulim Bus Depot | |||||||||||
Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses Includes electric single deck buses (Yutong E12) |
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Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
Departure Times from Bukit Batok |
Daily |
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05:30 – 01:10 | ||||||||||||
Departure Times from Tengah |
Daily |
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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 |
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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.
During Eves of Public Holidays, operating hours from Bukit Batok Int will be extended. Exact last bus hours are announced by Tower Transit closer to these dates.
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:
- NS2Â 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
Bukit Panjang Residents (My Thoughts)
I suggested to Tower Transits and LTA that Service 992 to merge with Service 171 /173 to serve from Tengah – Bukit Batok/Hillview/Bukit Panjang – Yishun. As such, this may be an good ideals and somehow long haul for benefits the residents for both directions.
Service 992
Direction 1
Tengah – Bt Batok/Hillview – Bt Panjang – Yishun
Tengah via
Tengah Drive / Gds Walk / Boulevard, Plantation Cres, Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 8 / 6 / 3, Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt Batok St 21, Bt Batok East Ave 4, Hillview Ave, Jalan Batu Nilam, Upper Bt Timah Rd, Bt Panjang Rd, Jelebu Rd, Petir / Pending Rd, Mandai Rd / Ave, Sembawang Rd, Yishun Ave 5, Yishun Central, Yishun Ave 2, Yishun Interchange
Direction 2
Yishun – Bt Panjang – Hillview/Bt Batok – Tengah
Yishun via
Yishun Ave 2, Yishun Central, Yishun Ave 5, Sembawang Rd, Mandai Ave / Rd, Bt Panjang Rd, Jelebu Rd, Upper Bt Timah Rd, Hillview Ave, Jalan Nilam Batu/Jalan Remaja, Bt Batok East Ave 4, Bt Batok St 21, Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt Batok West Ave 3 / 6 / 8, Bt Batok Rd, Plantation Cres, Tengah Blvd / Gdns Walk / Drive, Tengah Interchange
What Do u think? Share your views with me!
Look i don’t think its a good idea for 992 to extend to Yishun from Tengah, the route will be very long especially plying through Hillview & Bukit Batok. 992 could integrate with 173 and extend to Clementi plying 173’s route via the housing estates.
171 could be a better option to extend to Tengah, from Yishun taking a faster route passing via Sembawang Road, Mandai Road, BKE, Petir Road, Choa Chu Kang Road, Bukit Batok Road & Tengah Drive.
thanks for reading
-TravelTransport985-
Well noted.
Suggestions Routes
Svc 992
Tengah via Bt Batok
Plys: Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt Batok East Ave 3,
Toh Tuck Ave, C’wealth Ave West, Clementi Rd,
AYE/CTE (Express), Clemenceau Ave, Dhoby Ghuat (Loop).
This may be an good ideal for Tengah residents with a direct bus to Plaza Singapura/Dhoby Ghuat Stn.
What about the next ideal route?
Tengah – North Bridge Road (Loop)
Tengah via
Tengah Blvd/Dr/Gdn Walk, Plantation Cres, Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 8/6/3,
Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt Batok St 21, Bt Batok East Ave 3, Toh Tuck Ave, Commwealth Ave West, Clementi Rd, AYE, CTE (Express), Clemenceau Ave, Orchard/Bras Basah Rd, Temasek Blvd, Rochor Rd, North Bridge Rd (Loop).
Merger with Service 173/173A