Further Bus Service Developments in Jurong East (2002 – Present)
In 2002, Jurong Bus Depot, which served as the primary depot for SBS bus services based in the far West, was relocated to Soon Lee Bus Depot. As such, Teban Gardens Bus Terminal, which was located outside the depot, ceased operations, after its Bus Service 143 was extended to Jurong East after integration with former Feeder Bus Service 331.
In 2011, the former Jurong East Bus Interchange was closed and demolished to make way for new residential and commercial developments like J Gateway, Jurong East Mall (JEM) and Westgate Mall & Tower. The 1st Jurong East Temporary Bus Interchange, located east of the original bus interchange, took its place as the central hub for Jurong East New Town for several years.
In 2016, Tower Transit Singapore took over as the anchor operator of Jurong East Bus Interchange, after clinching the contract for the Bulim Bus Package a year prior. All but 6 bus services operating out of the interchange are transferred to the new operator under 2 tranches in June of that year.
Jurong East Bus Interchange was once again relocated to a new but smaller interim facility located opposite the 1st 2 interchanges in 2020, adjacent to the defunct JCube shopping mall and Jurong Regional Library, as the 1st interim bus interchange was slated to make way for a new integrated commercial and retail development, which will also house the Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) for Jurong East by 2027.
With the reduced capacity of the 2nd interim bus interchange and the proposed ITH, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) proposed the construction of Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange, located off Venture Drive, to complement the existing operations of Jurong East Bus Interchange. This secondary bus interchange was completed and opened on 26th November 2023, catering to 4 trunk services by the public bus operators, as well as the cross-border Causeway Link shuttle services CW3, CW4 & CW4S to Malaysia.
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Chronological History of Jurong East Bus Services:
- 1971 (11 Apr):
- Launch of 9 new services in Jurong East:
- 42 between Telok Kurau Rd & Intl Rd via West Coast Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 143 between Toa Payoh & Jurong Rd Mkt via West Coast Rd & Jurong Town Hall Rd
- 154 between MacPherson & Jurong Ind Est via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 154A between New Bridge Rd & Jurong Ind Est via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 165 between Upp Thomson Rd & Jurong Ind Est via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 182 between Upp Bt Timah Rd & Jurong Ind Est via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 196 between Lower Delta Rd & Jurong Ind Est via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 197 between Keppel Rd & Jurong Ind Est via West Coast Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 198 between New Market Rd & Jurong Ind Est via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- Launch of 9 new services in Jurong East:
- 1971 (2 May): Route extension for Bus Service 30 to Jln Ahmad Ibrahim via West Coast Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 1971 (16 Jun): Route extension for Bus Service 10 to Shipyard Rd via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 1971 (22 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 157 between Toa Payoh & Jln Samulun via Jurong Town Hall Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 1972 (24 Dec): Route extension for Bus Service 43 to Benoi Rd via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 1974 (3 Feb):
- Route cutback for Bus Service 43 to Prince Edward Rd
- Re-numbering of Bus Service 154A to 209
- Route amendment for Bus Service 176 to ply Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- Launch of Bus Service 178 between Corporation Dr & Upp Bt Timah Rd via Jln Ahmad Ibrahim & Jurong Town Hall Rd
- Route cutback for Bus Service 182 to New Bridge Rd
- Launch of Bus Service 183 between Sth Canal Rd & Benoi Rd via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- Discontinuation of Bus Service 197
- 1977 (6 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 245 between Boon Lay Gdns & Pandan Rd via Teban Gdns Rd
- 1977 (25 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 184 between Telok Blangah Way & Boon Lay Gdns via Upp Ayer Rajah Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 1978 (1 Jun):
- Discontinuation of Bus Service 42
- Route cutback for Bus Service 176 to Clementi
- Launch of Bus Service 197 between Jurong & Geylang via Jln Ahmad Ibrahim & Upp Ayer Rajah Rd
- Route cutback for Bus Service 209 to C’wealth Ave
- Launch of Feeder Bus Service 241 between Jurong & Teban Gdns Rd
- 1978 (13 Nov): Route amendment for Feeder Bus Service 241 to serve Pandan Gdns
- 1979 (16 Dec): Route extension for Bus Service 192 to Jurong via West Coast Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 1980 (16 Mar): Route amendment for Feeder Bus Service 241 to serve Teban Gdns Rd before Pandan Gdns
- 1981 (1 Feb): Route cutback for Bus Service 143 to Jurong Bus Depot (Teban Gdns)
- 1981 (24 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 76 to Clementi
- 1983 (27 Feb):
- 1983 (29 Aug): Launch of Bus Service 97 to Connaught Dr
- 1984 (1 Jan): Launch of Bus Service 98 to Jurong
- 1984 (1 Jul): Discontinuation of Bus Service 79, following the route extension for Bus Service 147 to Jurong East
- 1984 (16 Sep): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 334
- 1984 (9 Oct): Route extension for Feeder Bus Service 335 to serve Jurong West St 41
- 1985 (6 Jan): Route extension for Bus Service 7 to Jurong East
- 1985 (9 Jun): Route amendment for Feeder Bus Service 335 to skip Jurong West St 41, following the launch of Feeder Bus Service 336
- 1985 (16 Jun):
- Launch of Bus Service 79 to Empress Pl
- Launch of Bus Service 99 to Boon Lay Gdns
- 1985 (30 Jun): Route amendment for Bus Services 7, 76, 97, 98, 99, 147, 333, 334, 335 & 336 to Jurong East Bus Interchange
- 1985 (8 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 852 between Yishun & Jurong via Jurong Town Hall Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 1987 (1 Feb): Route extension for Bus Service 3 to Jurong East
- 1987 (2 Aug): Route amendment for Bus Service 184 to ply Jurong Town Hall Rd, West Coast Rd & West Coast Highway, instead of Upp Ayer Rajah Rd
- 1988 (24 Jan): Launch of Bus Service 176 to Bukit Panjang
- 1988 (13 Mar):
- Discontinuation of Bus Service 76
- Route extension for Bus Service 99 to Clementi
- Launch of Bus Service SS2 between Clementi & Jurong East St 32
- 1988 (29 May): Conversion of Upp Ayer Rajah Rd to Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE)
- 1988 (19 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 78 to Clementi Ave 3
- 1988 (10 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 187 between Bukit Panjang & Boon Lay via Jurong East Ctrl, Jurong East Ave 1, Jurong West Ave 1 & Jurong West St 51
- 1988 (5 Nov): Route cutback for Bus Service SS3 to operate from Jurong East
- 1988 (6 Nov): Discontinuation of Bus Service SS2
- 1988 (18 Dec):
- 1989 (27 Aug): Route amendment for Bus Service 157 to ply Jurong East Ave 1 & Jurong West Ave 1
- 1989 (17 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 66 to Tampines
- 1990 (11 Mar): Discontinuation of Bus Service SS3
- 1990 (10 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 951 between Marsiling & Jurong via Jurong Town Hall Rd & Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
- 1990 (1 Jul):
- Route cutback for Bus Service 10 to Clementi
- Route amendment for Bus Service 30 to ply Teban Gdns Rd towards Boon Lay
- Discontinuation of Bus Service 184, following the route extension for Bus Service 176 to Bukit Merah via Jurong Town Hall Rd, West Coast Rd & West Coast Highway
- Route amendment for Bus Service 197 to ply Jurong Town Hall Rd, Jurong East Ave 1 & Jurong West Ave 1
- Route amendment for Feeder Bus Service 241 to operate from Jurong East
- Discontinuation of Bus Service 245, following the route amendment for Bus Service 78 to ply Pandan Rd
- Route amendment for Bus Services 852 & 951 to ply Boon Lay Way
- 1990 (7 Jul): Route cutback for Bus Service 165 to Clementi
- 1991 (6 Jan): Discontinuation of Bus Service 3
- 1991 (7 Apr):
- 1992 (29 Mar): Route extension for Bus Service 105 to Jurong East
- 1992 (24 May): Launch of Bus Service 79 to Boon Lay
- 1992 (28 Jun):
- 1992 (29 Nov): Launch of terminating trips at Clementi MRT for Bus Service 147
- 1993 (5 Dec): Route cutback for Bus Service 147 to Clementi
- 1994 (23 Jan): Discontinuation of Feeder Bus Service 336, following the route reinstatement for Feeder Bus Service 335 along Jurong West Ave 1 & Jurong West St 41
- 1996 (10 Mar):
- 1997 (5 May): Launch of Express Bus Service 502 between Hougang Ctrl & Boon Lay via Boon Lay Way, Jurong East Ctrl, Jurong East Ave 1 & Jurong West Ave 1
- 1999 (7 Mar): Launch of Bus Service 188 between Choa Chu Kang & World Trade Ctr via Jurong East Ctrl, Toh Guan Rd & Boon Lay Way
- 1999 (30 Aug):
- Launch of Express Bus Service 506 to Bedok
- Launch of peak hour Express Bus Service 507 between Boon Lay & Anson Rd via Jurong West Ave 1, Jurong East Ave 1 & Toh Guan Rd on weekdays & Saturdays
- 1999 (12 Dec): Re-numbering of Feeder Bus Service 241 to 331
- 2002 (12 May): Discontinuation of Feeder Bus Service 331, following the route extension for Bus Service 143 to Jurong East
- 2004 (22 Aug):
- Launch of Bus Service 183 to Kent Ridge
- Discontinuation of Express Bus Service 507
- 2004 (5 Sep): Launch of cross-border Bus Service 160 to Johor Bahru, Malaysia
- 2005 (3 Jan): Launch of peak hour Fast Forward Bus Service 97e to Fullerton Rd
- 2005 (23 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 52 to Bishan
- 2005 (26 Dec): Route amendment for Express Bus Service 502 to ply Toh Guan Rd, skipping Jurong East Ctrl & Boon Lay Way
- 2006 (26 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 185 between Soon Lee Bus Depot & Buona Vista via Jurong West Ave 1, Jurong East Ave 1 & Jurong Town Hall Rd
- 2007 (25 Jun): Launch of peak hour Express Bus Service 188E from Choa Chu Kang to HarbourFront via Jurong East Ctrl & Toh Guan Rd
- 2007 (16 Jul):
- Launch of Premium Bus Service 533 from West Coast Rd to Fullerton Rd during weekday peak hours
- Launch of Premium Bus Service 542 from Jurong West Ave 1 to Fullerton Rd during weekday peak hours
- Launch of Premium Bus Service 543 from Jurong East Ave 1 to Fullerton Rd during weekday peak hours
- 2007 (15 Dec): Launch of CityShopper Bus Service 580 between West Coast Rd & Suntec City
- 2008 (28 Jan): Launch of alternate Bus Service 98M, looping at Corporation Rd from Jurong East
- 2008 (21 Jul): Discontinuation of CityShopper Bus Service 580
- 2008 (8 Sep): Launch of Premium Bus Service 586 from Bt Panjang Ring Rd to Jurong East during weekday peak hours
- 2009 (6 Feb): Discontinuation of Premium Bus Service 586
- 2010 (1 May): Launch of Express Bus Service 188R between Choa Chu Kang & Resorts World Sentosa via Jurong East Ctrl & Toh Guan Rd
- 2010 (28 Sep): Launch of peak hour Express Bus Service 868 from Bt Batok West Ave 5 to Temasek Ave via Jurong East Ctrl, Toh Guan Rd & Jurong Town Hall Rd
- 2011 (17 Dec): Relocation of Jurong East Bus Interchange to temporary site to facilitate the construction of J Gateway, Jurong East Mall (JEM) & Westgate Mall & Tower
- 2013 (14 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 49 between Taman Jurong & Jurong West St 42 under BSEP
- 2014 (17 Feb): Launch of City Direct Bus Service 655 to Marina Blvd during weekday peak hours under BSEP
- 2014 (24 Feb): Launch of City Direct Bus Service 657 to Marina Blvd during weekday peak hours under BSEP
- 2014 (18 May): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 143M to Pandan Gdns under BSEP
- 2014 (15 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 990 to Bukit Batok under BSEP
- 2014 (23 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 201 between Kent Ridge & Pandan Gdns under BSEP
- 2014 (14 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 41 to Beauty World under BSEP
- 2015 (22 Nov): Route extension for Bus Service 49 to operate from Jurong East under BSEP
- 2016 (22 Feb): Transfer of operations for Premium Bus Service 542 to Aedge Holdings
- 2016 (29 Feb): Transfer of operations for Premium Bus Service 543 to Aedge Holdings
- 2016 (12 Jun): Transfer of operations for Jurong East (Bus Services 66, 78, 79, 97, 97e & 143/143M) to Tower Transit Singapore under Bulim Bus Package (Tranche 2)
- 2016 (26 Jun): Transfer of operations for Jurong East (Bus Services 41, 49, 98/98M, 183, 333, 334 & 335) to Tower Transit Singapore under Bulim Bus Package (Tranche 3)
- 2016 (15 Aug): Transfer of operations for Premium Bus Service 533 to Aedge Holdings
- 2018 (13 Aug): Re-numbering of Express Bus Services 188E & 868 to 188e & 868E respectively
- 2020 (26 Jul): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 160M to Bukit Batok West
- 2020 (6 Dec):
- Relocation to 2nd interim Jurong East Bus Interchange for Bus Services 41, 49, 51, 52, 66, 97, 97e, 98/98M, 105, 143/143M, 160/160M, 183, 197, 333, 334, 335 & 506
- Route amendment for Bus Service 78 to start/end at Jurong Gateway Rd
- Route amendment for Bus Service 79 to loop at Jurong Gateway Rd from Boon Lay
- 2022 (30 Jun): Discontinuation of Express Bus Service 188R
- 2023 (24 Sep): Route extension for Bus Service 160M to loop at Bt Batok West Ave 8 and re-numbering to Bus Service 993
- 2023 (26 Nov):
- Route amendment for Bus Services 78 & 160 to Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange
- Launch of Bus Service 870 between Jurong Town Hall & Tengah
- 2024 (26 May): Route amendment for Bus Service 79 to loop at Boon Lay from Jurong Town Hall
- 2025 (10 Aug): Launch of Bus Service 872 between Tengah & Jurong East St 32 under BCEP
- 2025 (26 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 984 between Jurong Town Hall & W’lands Rd under BCEP
External Links & References:
- The Straits Times: New bus interchange (11 May 1984)
- The Straits Times: Jurong East bus interchange opens (1 Jul 1985)
- The Straits Times: New Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange to open on Nov 26 (3 Nov 2023)
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