Talk:Bus Service 974

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From Monday, 30 September 2024, short trip 50A will be introduced from Punggol East to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, operating on weekdays excluding public holidays during the morning peak period. Please refer here for more information.

Route Information

Route
Route	Joo Koon Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road (Loop)
Route Length	35.1km
Travelling Time	80 - 110mins (1hr 20mins - 1h 50mins)
Operator Information
Bus Package	Jurong West Bus Package
Operator
Depot	Soon Lee
Operating Details
Departure Times fromJoo Koon Interchange EW29 24009 Joo Koon Circle
	Daily 05:45 - 22:45
Operating Frequency
	AM Peak (First Bus - 08:30): 10 - 15 mins	AM Off-Peak (08:31 - 16:59): 10 - 14 mins	PM Peak (17:00 - 18:59): 11 - 12 mins	PM Off-Peak (19:00 - Last Bus): 12 - 16 mins

Service 974 enhances inter-town connectivity between Jurong Industrial Estate, Jurong West (Boon Lay), Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang. It relieves end-to-end demand on Service 172 by providing an express bus corridor along the Kranji Expressway (KJE), offering faster journeys between Choa Chu Kang and Boon Lay

Station served:

• EW27Boon Lay
• EW28Pioneer
• EW29Joo Koon
• NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang
• DT1BP6Bukit Panjang
• BP2South View
• BP3Keat Hong
• BP4Teck Whye
• BP5Phoenix

Bus Stops

Bus Stops
Joo Koon InterchangeEW29 24009 Joo Koon Circle
SAFTI Military Institute 23079 Upper Jurong Road
Before Kian Teck Road 23069 Upper Jurong Road
After Kian Teck Road 23059 Upper Jurong Road
Jurong Camp 23049 Upper Jurong Road
Before Jurong West Street 93 22471 Upper Jurong Road
Opposite Block 653B 22461 Pioneer Road North
Pioneer Station Exit BEW28 22529 Jurong West Street 63
Block 608 22519 Jurong West Street 63
Block 664C 22509 Jurong West Street 63
Opposite Block 662CEW27 22499 Jurong West Street 64
Block 695 21361 Jalan Boon Lay
Block 680C 21371 Jalan Boon Lay
Opposite Block 271 Carpark 27091 Jalan Bahar
After Block 503 44949 Kranji Expressway
Opposite Northvale Condominium 44549 Choa Chu Kang Drive
Opposite Choa Chu Kang StationNS4BP1 44531 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4
Block 352 44461 Choa Chu Kang Way
Before South View StationBP2 44451 Choa Chu Kang Way
Block 239BP3 44441 Choa Chu Kang Way
Block 113 44121 Choa Chu Kang Way
Block 26BP4 44131 Choa Chu Kang Road
Block 239BP3 44441 Choa Chu Kang Road
Bukit Panjang Station/LRTDT1BP6 44029 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Block 183 44259 Bukit Panjang Road
Opposite Phoenix StationBP5 44149 Choa Chu Kang Road
Opposite Block 26BP4 44139 Choa Chu Kang Road
Opposite Block 113 44129 Choa Chu Kang Way
Palm GardensBP3 44449 Choa Chu Kang Way
Opposite South View StationBP2 44459 Choa Chu Kang Way
Block 414 44469 Choa Chu Kang Way
Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang StationNS4BP1 44539 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4
Northvale Condo 44541 Choa Chu Kang Drive
Opposite Block 502 44941 Kranji Expressway
Westwood Secondary School 27109 Jalan Bahar
Block 271 Carpark 27099 Jalan Bahar
Block 263 21379 Jalan Boon Lay
Opposite Block 695 21369 Jalan Boon Lay
Block 662DEW27 22491 Jurong West Street 64
Block 662A 22501 Jurong West Street 63
Block 658C 22511 Jurong West Street 63
Pioneer Station Exit AEW28 22521 Jurong West Street 63
Block 653B 22469 Pioneer Road North
After Jurong West Street 93 22479 Upper Jurong Road
Opposite Jurong Camp 23041 Upper Jurong Road
Before Kian Teck Road 23051 Upper Jurong Road
After Kian Teck Road 23061 Upper Jurong Road
Opposite SAFTI Military Institute 23071 Upper Jurong Road
Joo Koon InterchangeEW29 24009 Joo Koon Circle

Special Departures

• Bukit Panjang Station Exit ADT1BP6 44029
  Upper Bukit Timah Road → Joo Koon InterchangeEW29 24009
  Joo Koon Circle
  • Weekdays: 05:45, 05:56, 06:07, 06:19 & 06:30
  • Weekends/Public Holidays: 05:45, 06:00 & 06:15

Fleet Information

Depot	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
	Scania K230UB	SG6337C SG6338A SG6344G SG6347Z SG6351K 5 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (5 3-Door) SG6286R SG6293U 2 MAN ND323F (2 3-Door)

Short Trip Service

Service 974A

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk ↔ Joo Koon (2018 - 2021)	2018	8 April	Introduced between Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) and Joo Koon Int, operating between 0545 hrs and 2330 hrs daily from Upp Bt Timah Rd and Joo Koon Int. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	Joo Koon ↺ Bt Panjang Stn (since 2021)	2021	23 January	Amended to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int, skipping the bus stop after Bt Panjang Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd with the closure of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk.
(Current)			29 May	Operations transferred to SBS Transit.
		2022	13 February	Serves a new pair of bus stops after Blk 503 and opposite Blk 502 along KJE.
		2024	15 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.