View source for Bus Service 979

{{Travel Advisory|S979=showonly|ChoaChuKangBukitPanjangBCM=showonly}}
{{Infobox
 |title=Service 979
 |img=[[File:SG5870K 979.jpg|centre|300px]]
 |info=
  {{Infohead|Route Information}}
  {{Infoline|Route|[[Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange|Bukit Panjang Interchange]] ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent (Loop)}}
  {{Infoline|Route Length|11.8 km}}
  {{Infoline|Travelling Time|55 – 66 mins<br><small>(55 mins – 1 h 6 mins)</small>}}
  {{Infoline|Operator|{{SMB}}<br>([[Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package]])}}
}}

{{SMB/1| Bus Service 979}} is an inter-town route linking the residential estates of [[Choa Chu Kang]] and [[Bukit Panjang]]. It connects residential blocks, schools, and public amenities in Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhoods 5, 6 and 7 to {{NS5|}}, {{DT1|}} and Bukit Panjang Town Centre. This service alleviates the demand from {{Bus/T|Service 302|s=302}} between Yew Tee MRT and Choa Chu Kang Crescent.

It is the 53<sup>rd</sup> bus service to benefit from the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) [[Bus Service Enhancement Programme]] (BSEP) and the 67<sup>th</sup> bus service introduced under the programme.

==Service Information==
===Bus Duty & Fleet===
{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center;width:100%'
|+ Service 979
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Depot
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet Size
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet
|-
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/SMRT|bgop=c0|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Kranji Depot (KJDEP)
|rowspan=2|12
!12 Double Deckers
|-
|
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SMB3544M}} {{Col|SMB3545K}} {{Col|SMB3559X}} {{Col|SMB3578R}} {{Col|SMB3579M}} {{Col|SMB3580H}} {{Col|SMB3581E}} {{Col|SMB5028Z}} {{Col|SMB5056S}} {{Col|SMB5065R}}
|model=Alexander Dennis Enviro500
}}
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SMB5889E}}
|model=MAN ND323F
}}
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SG5494M}}
|model=Volvo B9TL
}}
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Notes
|-
|
* '''SG6117X ({{Bus/T|Service 190|s=190}})''' will perform three (3) crossover trips on Service 979 during Weekdays AM Peak.
* '''1 {{Bus/T|Service 190|s=190}} DD''' will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 979 during Weekdays PM Peak.
* Service 979, {{Bus/T|Service 180|s=180}}, {{Bus/T|Service 188|s=188}}, {{Bus/T|Service 972|s=972}} & {{Bus/T|Service 972M|s=972M}} DDs are interchangeable.
* All buses are deployed on a rotation basis.
* This service practises jumpbus.
* All buses park at '''Woodlands Bus Park (WLBP)'''.
* '''Weekdays:''' 6 AM - 6 PM / 5 S1 / 1 S2 (12 buses)
* '''Weekends:''' 7 AM - 7 PM (7 buses)
|}

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="4"|Service 979 duty allocation
|-
!rowspan="3"|Weekdays<br>(6 AM - 6 PM / 5 S1 / 1 S2)
!scope="col"|AM/PM
|SMB3545K, SMB3559X, SMB3579M, SMB5065R, SMB5889E & SG5494M 
|-
!scope="col"|S1
|rowspan="2"|SMB3544M & any 5 Service 180, 188, 972/972M & 979 DDs
|-
!scope="col"|S2
|-
|}

===Route Information===
====Frequency====
{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center;'
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Period
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|AM Peak<br><small>(First Bus - 08:30)</small>
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|AM Off Peak<br><small>(08:31 - 16:59)</small>
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|PM Peak<br><small>(17:00 - 19:00)</small>
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|PM Off Peak<br><small>(19:01 - Last Bus)</small>
|-
!Loop Service
|04 - 06 minutes
|05 - 12 minutes
|05 - 10 minutes
|06 - 14 minutes
|}

====Special Departures====
{| class='wikitable mw-collapsible' style='text-align:center;line-height:1.3'
!colspan=6 style='text-align:initial;font-weight:initial'|{{BS45321|landmark=}} ↺ {{BS45421|landmark=}} → {{BS45009|landmark=}}<hr><span style='display:block;text-align:center'>'''Departure Time'''</span>
|-
!Daily
|<div style='display:grid;grid-auto-columns:max-content;grid-template-columns:auto auto auto auto auto;'>{{Col/1|05:40}} {{Col/1|05:52}}</div>
|}

====Loop Service====
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<p class='exc'>[Show/Hide Full Route Details]</p>
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Bus Stops
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Nearby Attraction
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Weekdays
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Saturdays
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Suns / PHs
|-
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
|-
|{{BS45009|int=(Berth B1)}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:45|00:00|05:45|00:00|05:45|00:00|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS44259}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:47|00:02|05:48|00:03|05:48|00:03|fr=}}
|- 
|{{BS44041}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:50|00:05|05:51|00:06|05:51|00:06|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS44051}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:51|00:06|05:52|00:07|05:52|00:07|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS44061}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:51|00:06|05:53|00:08|05:53|00:08|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45011}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:52|00:07|05:54|00:08|05:54|00:08|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45021}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:53|00:08|05:55|00:09|05:55|00:09|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45491}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:54|00:09|05:57|00:11|05:57|00:11|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45361}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:56|00:10|05:58|00:12|05:58|00:12|fr=}}
|- 
|{{BS45301}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:57|00:12|06:00|00:14|06:00|00:14|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45469}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:58|00:13|06:01|00:15|06:01|00:15|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45261}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:00|00:15|06:03|00:17|06:03|00:17|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45271}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:01|00:16|06:04|00:18|06:04|00:18|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS45321}}
{{Bus/FBLB|<u>05:40</u>|00:19|<u>05:40</u>|00:21|<u>05:40</u>|00:21|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45389}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:42|00:21|05:41|00:23|05:41|00:23|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45401}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:44|00:22|05:43|00:24|05:43|00:24|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45411}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:45|00:23|05:44|00:25|05:44|00:25|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS45421}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:47|00:25|05:46|00:27|05:46|00:27|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45439}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:48|00:25|05:47|00:28|05:47|00:28|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45399}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:49|00:26|05:48|00:29|05:48|00:29|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS45329}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:52|00:29|05:52|00:32|05:52|00:32|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45279}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:54|00:30|05:54|00:34|05:54|00:34|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45269}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:55|00:31|05:55|00:35|05:55|00:35|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45461}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:57|00:34|05:57|00:37|05:57|00:37|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS45309}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:58|00:34|05:58|00:38|05:58|00:38|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45369}}
{{Bus/FBLB|05:59|00:35|06:00|00:39|06:00|00:39|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45489}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:00|00:36|06:01|00:41|06:01|00:41|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45029}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:02|00:37|06:03|00:42|06:03|00:42|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS44999}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:03|00:38|06:04|00:43|06:04|00:43|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS45019}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:04|00:39|06:05|00:45|06:05|00:45|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS44069}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:05|00:40|06:07|00:46|06:07|00:46|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS44059}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:05|00:41|06:07|00:47|06:07|00:47|fr=}}
|- 
|{{BS44049}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:08|00:43|06:10|00:49|06:10|00:49|fr=}}
|- 
|{{BS44031}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:13|00:47|06:15|00:54|06:15|00:54|fr=}}
|-
|{{BS45009|int=(Alighting)}}
{{Bus/FBLB|06:16|00:50|06:18|00:57|06:18|00:57|fr=}}
|}
'''Notes:'''
* <div style='display:flex;align-items:start'><span style='margin-right:.5em'><u>06:00</u>: </span><span>Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.</span></div>
</div>

==Historical Information==
<onlyinclude>{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|rowspan=5|{{SMB}}<br>'''(Current)'''
|rowspan=5|Bukit Panjang ↺ Choa Chu Kang Cres
|'''2015'''
|'''27 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Choa Chu Kang Cres (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0540 hrs and 2340 hrs daily. {{LWAB}}
|-
|'''2017'''
|'''4 September'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Bt Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20220320002918/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2017/20170808_Posters_BusRouteAdjustments.pdf "Route Amendment For Service 979/979M From Monday, 4 September 2017"] Land Transport Authority, 8 August 2017. Archived 20 March 2022.</ref>
|-
|'''2018'''
|'''22 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|Integrated with {{Bus/T|Service 979M|s=979M}} and amended to ply Woodlands Rd, Stagmont Ring and Choa Chu Kang Nth 5.<ref>[//www.smrt.com.sg/getmedia/8e1850d0-6e43-4eb9-a2e3-e1b407b965fc/service-979-publicity-poster.pdf "Route Amendment For Service 979 From Sunday, 22 July 2018"] SMRT Corporation, 6 July 2018</ref>
|-
|'''2020'''
|'''13 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 2400 hrs on Weekdays.
|-
|'''2023'''
|'''1 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 2400 hrs on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays.<ref>[//www.smrt.com.sg/getmedia/b4f9f637-e1c9-4f9f-a33c-95c1495f7da8/updated-extension-of-last-bus-timing-for-service-979-poster.pdf "Extension Of Operating Hours For Service 979 From Saturday, 1 April 2023"] SMRT Corporation, 20 March 2023</ref>
|}</onlyinclude>

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
* [https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/bus_search/bus/979/ SMRT Journeys]
* [https://svc.simplygo.com.sg/eservice/eguide/service_route.php?service=979 SimplyGo eGuide]
* [https://busrouter.sg/#/services/979 Bus Service Route Map]

{{Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package}}