SMRT Feeder Bus Service 243G is a Feeder service operating from Boon Lay Interchange and looping at Jurong West Avenue 5, passing through Jurong West Street 64, 75, 81 and 62 in an anti-clockwise loop fashion. Service 243W plies the same route in the clockwise direction. Formerly denoted as Direction 1 of Service 243, bus stop poles for this service were updated to reflect Service 243G instead of 243 in October 2019.
SMRT Buses operates this service from 1 Sep 2024 as part of the Jurong West Bus Package.
↺ Jurong West Ave 5 (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Jurong West St 64, Jurong West St 75, Jurong West St 81 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 5.1 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 30 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 Boon Lay |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:55 – 00:40 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 5 – 7 mins | 4 – 6 mins | 3 – 4 mins | 3 – 9 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services. |
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Feeder Service 243G serves residents and schools around Jurong West Neighbourhoods 6, 7 and 8, connecting these estates to Gek Poh Shopping Centre and Jurong West Town Centre, where passengers can connect to other bus services at Boon Lay Bus Interchange or Boon Lay MRT Station.
On the eves of public holidays and during major events like the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, operating hours will be extended to align with the extended train service hours. SMRT Buses will provide the exact last bus timings as these dates approach.
MRT Station Served
- EW27 Boon Lay
Special Departures
- Jurong West St 75 (Opp Blk 755) → Boon Lay Int via Jurong West Ave 5
Weekdays: 05:20, 05:30, 05:40 & 05:50
Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:30, 05:41 & 05:52 - Jurong West Ave 5 (Blk 710) → Boon Lay Int
Weekdays: 05:20 & Morning Peak Hours
Route Variant
- Service 243W: Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 (Loop)
Daily
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Gallery (SBS Transit) at Page 2.
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Operator History
- 1999 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2001 – 31 Aug 2024: SBS Transit Ltd
- 1 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
Service 243
- 1991 (19 May): Introduced between Boon Lay Int and Jurong West Ave 5 (Loop)
- 1992 (29 Mar): Amended to ply Pioneer Rd North, skipping Jurong West St 71
- 1994: Last bus extended to 0025 hrs daily
- 1994 (25 Dec): Amended to ply Jurong West St 75, Jurong West St 81 and Jurong West St 71, skipping Jurong West St 72
- 1996 (28 Jul): Amended to ply Jurong West St 64, skipping Jln Boon Lay and Upp Jurong Rd; First bus brought forward to 0555 hrs daily
- 1999: Amended to ply Jurong West St 61 and Jurong West St 62 and converted to a bi-directional feeder service with green and white plates
Service 243G
- 1999: Re-numbered from Service 243 as a service between Boon Lay Int and Jurong West Ave 5 (Loop) via Jurong West St 64
- 2006 (18 Jun): Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int
- 2008: Last bus extended to 0030 hrs daily
- 2008 (15 Jun): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 670A along Jurong West St 64
- 2009 (27 Dec): Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub
- 2012 (25 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2013: Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily
- 2024 (01 Sep): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses under the Jurong West Bus Package
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243, can still revert to loop format. Both G and W majority passengers alight by Jurong West Avenue 5 and Jurong West Street 82.
W: loop via Ave 5 > St 81 > St 82 > Ave 5.
G: loop via St 75 > Ave 5 > St 72 > St 73 > St 75.
However, this would make 242 kinda redundant, since it will effectively cover 242’s loop route.
G can effectively use 242, W can use 243. Original 242 can be completely scrapped, with new 242 (GP area) and 199/172/181/198/174 (BL area) as alternatives.
i found a MAN A22 in 243G today
Bus 243G can be renumbered to bus 244, while the other one is bus 243
Cannot lah…… If renumbered as 243 and 244 but same routing, then later it will cause the confusion to passengers if they want to go like Point A to Point B then Point B to Point A.