SMRT Bus Service 185

SMRT Bus Service 185 is a trunk route running between Soon Lee Bus Depot and Buona Vista Terminal, passing through Pioneer North, Gek Poh, Jurong West Ave 1 / East Ave 1, PIE, Clementi Avenue 6, Clementi / Dover MRT, and Holland Village.

SMRT Buses operates this service from 15 Sep 2024 as part of the Jurong West Bus Package.

185
22609 Soon Lee Bus Pk Soon Lee Rd
22191 Soon Lee Depot Soon Lee Rd
22181 S'pore Post Pioneer Rd Nth
22461 Opp Blk 653B Pioneer Rd Nth
22451 Opp Blk 643 Pioneer Rd Nth
27301 Blk 978 Pioneer Rd Nth
27369 Blk 834 Jurong West Ave 5
27359 Blk 817 Jurong West Ave 5
27439 Blk 861 Jurong West Ave 5
27449 Aft Westwood Ave Jurong West Ave 5
27459 Blk 273B Jurong West Ave 3
27469 Blk 276B Jurong West Ave 3
27479 Opp Corporation Pr Sch Jurong West St 23
21169 Opp Blk 216B Corporation Rd
28539 Blk 538 Jurong West Ave 1
28409 Blk 454 Jurong West Ave 1
28529 Blk 441 Jurong West Ave 1
28519 Blk 425 Jurong West Ave 1
28509 Blk 422 Jurong West Ave 1
28499 Jurong Polyclinic Jurong East Ave 1
28469 Blk 316 Jurong East Ave 1
28459 Opp Parc Oasis Jurong East Ave 1
28291 Blk 303 Jurong Town Hall Rd
12209 Opp Logishub @ Clementi Clementi Ave 6
17379 Blk 304 Clementi Ave 6
17189 Blk 317 C'wealth Ave West
17179 Clementi Stn Exit B EW23 C'wealth Ave West
17169 Blk 329 C'wealth Ave West
17159 Blk 365 C'wealth Ave West
19049 Sch Of Science & Tech C'wealth Ave West
19039 Dover Stn Exit B EW22 C'wealth Ave West
19029 Opp SP SMA C'wealth Ave West
19019 Blk 27 C'wealth Ave West
11199 Blk 15 C'wealth Ave West
11189 Blk 43 C'wealth Ave
11389 Buona Vista CC Holland Dr
11379 Buona Vista Ter Nth Buona Vista Rd
11379 Buona Vista Ter Nth Buona Vista Rd
11381 Blk 10A Holland Dr
11181 Opp Blk 43 C'wealth Ave
11191 The Star Vista EW21CC22 C'wealth Ave West
19011 Blk 19A CP C'wealth Ave West
19021 SP SMA C'wealth Ave West
19031 Dover Stn Exit A EW22 C'wealth Ave West
19041 Opp Sch Of Science & Tech C'wealth Ave West
17151 Blk 410 C'wealth Ave West
17161 Blk 455 C'wealth Ave West
17171 Clementi Stn Exit A EW23 C'wealth Ave West
17181 Opp Blk 317 C'wealth Ave West
17371 Blk 201 Clementi Ave 6
12201 Logishub @ Clementi Clementi Ave 6
28299 Blk 253 Jurong Town Hall Rd
28451 Parc Oasis Jurong East Ave 1
28461 Blk 347 Jurong East Ave 1
28491 Opp Jurong Polyclinic Jurong East Ave 1
28501 Blk 490 Jurong West Ave 1
28511 Blk 463 Jurong West Ave 1
28521 Blk 457 Jurong West Ave 1
28401 Blk 502 Jurong West Ave 1
28531 Blk 536 Jurong West Ave 1
21161 Blk 216B Corporation Rd
27471 Corporation Pr Sch Jurong West St 23
27461 Opp Blk 276B Jurong West Ave 3
27451 Bet Blks 272D/271A Jurong West Ave 3
27441 Bet Blks 757/758 Jurong West Ave 5
27431 Blk 762 Jurong West Ave 5
27351 Blk 715 Jurong West Ave 5
27361 Blk 710 Jurong West Ave 5
27309 Blk 705 Pioneer Rd Nth
22459 Blk 643 Pioneer Rd Nth
22469 Blk 653B Pioneer Rd Nth
22189 Pioneer Junction Pioneer Rd Nth
22199 Opp Soon Lee Depot Soon Lee Rd
22609 Soon Lee Bus Pk Soon Lee Rd

Note:

  • No Alighting & Boarding at Buona Vista Bus Terminal & Soon Lee Bus Depot
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Soon Lee Bus Depot Buona Vista Bus Terminal
Passes Through Pioneer Rd Nth, Jurong West Ave 5, Jurong West Ave 1, Jurong East Ave 1, C’wealth Ave West
Route Length Towards Buona Vista: 18.6 km Towards Soon Lee: 18.3 km
Travelling Time 60 – 90 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Jurong West Bus Package
Current Operator SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot Soon Lee Bus Depot
Current Fleet Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Soon Lee Bus Depot
Daily
05:45 – 23:15
Departure Times from Buona Vista
Daily
06:00 – 23:00
Operating Frequency
From Soon Lee Bus Depot
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 9 – 15 mins 10 – 16 mins 10 – 14 mins 14 mins
From Buona Vista
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 11 – 15 mins 10 – 15 mins 10 – 15 mins 15 – 16 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares

Service 185 is an inter-town bus route connecting Pioneer and Jurong West with Clementi and Holland. It is particularly popular for travel between Jurong East/West Avenue 1 and Clementi, due to its express sector along the PIE, which takes about 8 minutes to reach Clementi Avenue 6.

Spanning 18 km, the route is moderately long for a trunk service. In Jurong West, it serves Wenya estate and Jurong West Ave 5, enhancing inter-estate connectivity and complementing the local feeder bus network. Eastbound, the route runs express along the PIE, providing a fast connection between Jurong West and Clementi. Upon reaching Clementi, it travels along Commonwealth Avenue West, parallel to the MRT tracks, before terminating at Buona Vista Terminal.

Service 185 covers many of the same key areas as Service 99, connecting Clementi with Jurong East/West Avenue 1 and Jurong West. However, its frequency during off-peak hours is relatively low, with buses arriving every 15-20 minutes.

MRT Stations Served
Special Departures
  • Jurong Town Hall Road (Blk 253) Soon Lee Bus Depot
    Weekdays: 06:05 & 06:17

Gallery: (SMRT)

Operator History
  • 26 Dec 2006 – 14 Sep 2024: SBS Transit Ltd
  • 15 Sep 2024 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2029 under the Jurong West Bus Package.

History
  • 2006 (26 Dec): Introduced between Soon Lee Bus Park and Buona Vista Ter
  • 2007 (05 Aug): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Soon Lee Depot along Soon Lee Rd
  • 2008 (14 Jul): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
  • 2008 (29 Dec): Last bus from Soon Lee Bus Pk extended to 2315 hrs daily
  • 2009 (18 May): First bus from Soon Lee Bus Pk brought forward to 0545 hrs daily
  • 2024 (15 Sep): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses under the Jurong West Bus Package

Past Routings

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4 thoughts on “SMRT Bus Service 185

  • 25 April 2024 at 7:32 AM
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    I seriously hate the frequency for thus bus service. Peak hour 24 mins?! And the bus schedule says every 14 mins but the bus did not come and I had to wait for the next one. And it’s always a single decker some more!

    Very lousy sbs transit! I hope when smrt takes over, the service becomes better. You guys are incapable to run this service!

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  • 31 March 2023 at 10:34 PM
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    Just like the Jurong Industrial Services, 185 is essentially a school bus, which can have its operating hours limited to just morning (0630 to 0730), afternoon (1330 to 1430) and evening (1730 to 1830), on weekdays. That is, if they want to limit the operating periods.

    *NONSENSE REMARK*

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  • 21 September 2020 at 12:01 PM
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    This bus service was the bus I took to school in primary 6 (2008), secondary school days (2009 to 2013), and Polytechnic days (2014 to 2017). The users are mainly students whose school and house are within walking distance to a 185 bus stop. Bus 185 provides a direct connection, without having to transfer at Boon Lay Bus Interchange or at an intersecting bus stop elsewhere. Of course, during weekends and school holidays, it reliefs the loading off bus 99 for intratown connection in Jurong West.

    This bus service was introduced in December 2006. It has been 13 full years since this bus service was introduced, and 185 has served 13 batches of students across primary school, secondary school and tertiary (if they study at Singapore Polytechnic), which is around 3 cycles of secondary school population, and counting.

    Highly recommend? LOL.

    Just like the Jurong Industrial Services, 185 is essentially a school bus, which can have its operating hours limited to just morning (0630 to 0730), afternoon (1330 to 1430) and evening (1730 to 1830), on weekdays. That is, if they want to limit the operating periods.

    Otherwise, bus service 185, with its passengers mainly students, and students pay concession fares, is actually a loss making route, even though the ridership is high.

    Nonetheless, bus 99 and 502 are subsiding this route. So it’s okay. 🙂

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    • 26 February 2024 at 10:24 PM
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      Stupid remarks. Nonsonse

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