Bus Service 246

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Service 246
SG5346H 246.jpg
Route Information
Route Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Boon Lay Drive (Loop)
Route Length 16.9 km
Travelling Time 70 mins (1 h 10 mins)
Operator SMRT Buses
(Jurong West Bus Package)

Bus Service 246 primarily serves industrial estates around Chin Bee and Jalan Tukang with connections to Jurong West Town Centre. A large portion of this route also plies residential estates, supplementing existing bus connections between the residential estates of Taman Jurong and Boon Lay Gardens to Lakeside station.

Service Information[edit]

Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]

Service 246
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) 8 Single Deckers Double Deckers

SBS8986D
Scania K230UB

SBS3181S SBS3820G SBS3874B SBS7727S SG5346H SG5567L
Volvo B9TL

Notes
  • 1 missing bus.
  • Weekdays: 3 AM - 4 PM / 1 S1 / 3 S2 (8 buses)
  • Saturdays: 4 AM - 4 PM / 1 TQ (6 buses)
  • Sundays: 4 AM - 5 PM / 1 S2 / 1 TQ (7 buses)

Route Information[edit]

Frequency[edit]

Period AM Peak
(First Bus - 08:30)
AM Off Peak
(08:31 - 16:59)
PM Peak
(17:00 - 19:00)
PM Off Peak
(19:01 - Last Bus)
Loop Service 12 - 13 minutes 11 - 17 minutes 11 - 16 minutes 16 - 20 minutes

Loop Service[edit]

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Bus Stops Nearby Attraction Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
Boon Lay Int(Berth B15) icon22009
Jurong West Ctrl 3
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:45 23:30 05:45 23:30 05:45 23:30
Aft ST Kinetics icon21359
Jln Boon Lay
05:50 23:33 05:49 23:33 05:49 23:33
Bef Quality Rd icon21251
Chin Bee Dr
05:51 23:34 05:50 23:34 05:50 23:34
Bef Chin Bee Ave icon21269
Quality Rd
05:52 23:35 05:51 23:35 05:51 23:35
Opp Meiji Seika icon21509
Quality Rd
05:54 23:35 05:53 23:35 05:53 23:35
No Handicapped/disabled access Bef Jln Tukang icon21499
Quality Rd
05:56 23:37 05:55 23:37 05:55 23:37
Opp Grundfos icon21489
Jln Tukang
05:57 23:37 05:55 23:37 05:55 23:37
Aft Tukang Innovation Lane icon21479
Jln Tukang
05:58 23:38 05:57 23:38 05:57 23:38
Bef Chia Ping Rd icon21469
Jln Tukang
06:00 23:39 05:58 23:39 05:58 23:39
Blk 151 icon21551
Yung Ho Rd
06:01 23:40 05:59 23:40 05:59 23:40
Blk 158 icon21561
Corporation Dr
06:02 23:41 06:00 23:41 06:00 23:41
Opp Jurong Sec Sch icon21571
Corporation Dr
06:03 23:42 06:01 23:41 06:01 23:41
Blk 65 icon21581
Corporation Dr
06:03 23:42 06:01 23:41 06:01 23:41
Opp Blk 117 icon21591
Corporation Dr
06:04 23:43 06:02 23:42 06:02 23:42
Blk 331 icon21671
Tah Ching Rd
06:06 23:44 06:04 23:43 06:03 23:43
Opp Chinese Gdn icon21651
Yuan Ching Rd
06:07 23:44 06:04 23:43 06:03 23:43
Yuan Ching Sec Sch icon21661
Yuan Ching Rd
06:09 23:46 06:06 23:45 06:05 23:45
Lakeside Stn icon28091
Boon Lay Way
EW26Lakeside 06:11 23:47 06:08 23:46 06:06 23:46
Blk 203 icon21231
Corporation Rd
06:14 23:49 06:09 23:48 06:08 23:48
Blk 206 icon21451
Boon Lay Dr
06:16 23:50 06:11 23:49 06:09 23:49
Boon Lay Shop Ctr icon21449
Boon Lay Pl
06:17 23:50 06:12 23:49 06:09 23:49
Boon Lay CC icon21439
Boon Lay Pl
06:18 23:51 06:13 23:50 06:10 23:50
Blk 185 icon21429
Boon Lay Ave
06:19 23:52 06:13 23:51 06:11 23:51
Blk 188 icon21419
Boon Lay Dr
06:21 23:53 06:15 23:52 06:12 23:52
Blk 191 icon21409
Boon Lay Dr
06:22 23:54 06:16 23:52 06:13 23:52
Blk 209 icon21459
Boon Lay Dr
06:24 23:55 06:17 23:53 06:14 23:53
Opp Blk 203 icon21239
Corporation Rd
06:25 23:55 06:18 23:54 06:14 23:54
Opp Lakeside Stn icon28099
Boon Lay Way
EW26Lakeside 06:27 23:56 06:19 23:55 06:16 23:55
Opp Blk 134D icon21669
Yuan Ching Rd
06:31 23:58 06:21 23:56 06:18 23:56
Chinese Gdn icon21659
Yuan Ching Rd
06:33 23:59 06:22 23:57 06:19 23:57
Blk 329 icon21679
Tah Ching Rd
06:33 23:59 06:23 23:57 06:19 23:57
Blk 117 icon21599
Corporation Dr
06:36 00:00 06:24 23:58 06:20 23:58
Opp Blk 65 icon21589
Corporation Dr
06:37 00:01 06:25 23:59 06:21 23:59
Jurong Sec Sch icon21579
Corporation Dr
06:38 00:02 06:26 23:59 06:22 23:59
Opp Blk 158 icon21569
Corporation Dr
06:38 00:02 06:26 23:59 06:22 23:59
CISCO Recall icon21559
Yung Ho Rd
06:39 00:03 06:28 00:00 06:23 00:00
Bef Tukang Innovation Dr icon21461
Jln Tukang
06:40 00:04 06:29 00:01 06:24 00:01
Bef Tukang Innovation Lane icon21471
Jln Tukang
06:41 00:04 06:30 00:01 06:25 00:01
Grundfos icon21481
Jln Tukang
06:43 00:05 06:31 00:02 06:26 00:02
Bef Intl Rd icon21491
Quality Rd
06:44 00:06 06:32 00:03 06:27 00:03
Bef Meiji Seika icon21501
Quality Rd
06:45 00:06 06:34 00:03 06:28 00:03
Aft Chin Bee Ave icon21261
Quality Rd
06:47 00:07 06:35 00:04 06:29 00:04
Aft Quality Rd icon21259
Chin Bee Dr
06:48 00:08 06:36 00:05 06:30 00:05
Bef Boon Lay Way icon21351
Jln Boon Lay
06:50 00:09 06:37 00:06 06:31 00:06
Boon Lay Int(Berth B15) icon22009
Jurong West Ctrl 3
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
06:54 00:11 06:41 00:08 06:34 00:08

Historical Information[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
Boon Lay Gardens ↺ Jln Tukang 1977 16 May Introduced between Boon Lay Gdns Ter and Jln Tukang (Loop).
Jurong ↺ Boon Lay Dr 1978 1 June Amended to start from Jurong Int and loop at Boon Lay Dr.
Boon Lay ↺ Third Chin Bee Rd 1990 1 July Amended to start from Boon Lay Int and loop at Third Chin Bee Rd.
Boon Lay ↺ Boon Lay Dr 1995 15 January Amended to loop at Boon Lay Dr and amended to ply Jln Boon Lay, Chin Bee Dr and Quality Rd, skipping Chin Bee Ave, Third Chin Bee Rd and Intl Rd.
2006 11 June Amended to ply Tah Ching Rd, skipping Kang Ching Rd.
18 June Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
2009 27 December Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
2016 25 January Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
SMRT Buses
(Current)
2024 1 September Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.
icon Jurong West Bus Package [ VTE]
SMRT Buses
Services 179 • 179A • 181 • 181M • 182 • 182M • 185 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 199 • 246247 • 248 • 248M • 249 • 251 • 252 • 253 • 254 • 255 • 257 • 258 • 405 • 502 • 502A • 974
Boon Lay Feeders 240240M241242243G243W
Bus Fleet Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)
Single Decker MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1Batch 2) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 1Euro IV, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2)
Double Decker Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (3-DoorEuro V, Batch 3Euro VI, Batch 1Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1WEG2, Batch 2WEG2, Batch 3WEG2, Batch 4)
Tender Awarded