Bus Service 98

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Service 98
SBS3414X 98.png
Route Information
Route Jurong East Interchange ↺ Jurong Pier Way (Loop)
Route Length 26.9 km
Travelling Time 97 - 120 mins
(1 h 37 mins - 2 h)
Operator Tower Transit
(Bulim Bus Package)

Tower Transit Bus Service 98 is both an industrial and residential trunk service, operating between Jurong East and Jurong Pier Way. For its residential portions, it serves housing blocks around Jurong East Avenue 1, Jurong West Avenue 1 and Corporation Drive with connections to Jurong East and Lakeside stations. It also provides first and last mile commutes for industrial workers from Lakeside station to factories and offices along Jurong Port Road, Jalan Buroh leading up to Jurong Island Checkpoint.

This service calls at bus stops along part of Jurong Port Rd, Jln Tepong, Fishery Port Rd & part of Jln Buroh twice in both directions, i.e. towards Jurong East Int and towards Jurong Pier Way. Commuters are to check the Electronic Display Signage (EDS) on buses which indicate the direction of travel.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 98/98A/98B
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
98 98A 98B
Bulim Depot (BUDEP) 21 7 11 21 Double Deckers
Alexander Dennis Enviro500
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • 2 City Direct 657 DDs will perform crossover trips on Service 98 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak.
  • Bus Service 98 and Bus Service 98M share the same buses.
  • This service practises jumpbus.

Route Information

Frequency

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 06 - 10 minutes 08 - 16 minutes 08 minutes 08 - 20 minutes

Special Departures

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    21099
    Jurong Island Checkpt No Handicapped/disabled access
    Jurong Pier Way
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    28009
    Jurong East Int
    Jurong Gateway Rd
    • Daily: 06:00


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    21141
    Aft Jln Buroh
    Jurong Port Rd
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    28009
    Jurong East Int
    Jurong Gateway Rd
    • Weekdays: 06:02
    • Saturdays/Sundays & Public Holidays: 06:00


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    21551
    Blk 151
    Yung Ho Rd
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    28009
    Jurong East Int
    Jurong Gateway Rd
    • Daily: 06:00

Service 98A

SG5032M on Short-Trip Service 98A
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    28091
    Lakeside Stn
    Boon Lay Way
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    21179
    Corp Pl
    Corporation Rd
    • Weekdays: 17:16, 17:25, 17:33, 17:41, 17:50, 17:58, 18:06, 18:14, 18:22, 18:30, 18:38, 18:54, 19:02, 19:10, 19:18, 19:26, 19:34, 19:42, 19:56 & 20:15

Service 98B

SBS3334T on Short-Trip Service 98B
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    28501
    Blk 490
    Jurong West Ave 1
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    21099
    Jurong Island Checkpt No Handicapped/disabled access
    Jurong Pier Way
    • Weekdays: 06:10, 06:16, 06:22, 06:28, 06:34, 06:40, 06:46, 07:13, 07:19, 07:32, 08:23, 08:33 & 08:43

Loop Service

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
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28009
Jurong East Int(Berth B4)
Jurong Gateway Rd

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Westgate
05:3000:0005:3000:0005:3000:00
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28061
J Gateway
Boon Lay Way

jem
Westgate
05:3300:0405:3400:0305:3300:03
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28491
Opp Jurong Polyclinic
Jurong East Ave 1
Jurong Polyclinic 05:4400:1305:4500:1205:4300:12
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28501
Blk 490
Jurong West Ave 1
98B 05:3500:1405:4700:1305:4500:13
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28091
Lakeside Stn
Boon Lay Way
98A98B
Jurong Lake Gardens
05:4400:2405:5600:2105:5400:21
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21179
Corp Pl
Corporation Rd
98A98B 05:5700:3506:0800:3206:0500:32
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21149
Jurong Port Workshops
Jurong Port Rd
98B 06:0200:3906:1200:3606:1000:37
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21109
Ctrl Fish Proc Fty
Jln Tepong
1
98B 06:0500:4106:1500:3806:1200:39
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21099
Jurong Island Checkpt No Handicapped/disabled access
Jurong Pier Way
98B 06:0000:4706:0000:4406:0000:45
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21109
Ctrl Fish Proc Fty
Jln Tepong
1
06:0600:5306:0600:5006:0600:51
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21141
Aft Jln Buroh
Jurong Port Rd
06:0200:5606:0000:5306:0000:54
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28099
Opp Lakeside Stn
Boon Lay Way
06:1201:1206:1001:0806:0901:09
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28499
Jurong Polyclinic
Jurong East Ave 1
Jurong Polyclinic 06:2101:2106:1901:1606:1701:16
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28211
Bef Jurong East Stn
Jurong Gateway Rd
2

Westgate
06:3201:3106:3001:2506:2601:24
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28009
Jurong East Int(Alighting)
Jurong Gateway Rd

jem
Westgate
06:3401:3306:3201:2706:2801:26

1 This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Jurong Island Checkpoint and towards Jurong East). Commuters are to check the bus destination signage before boarding.

2 This bus stop is not for boarding.

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
Jurong ↺ Jurong East Ctrl 1984 1 January Introduced between Jurong Int and Jurong East Ctrl (Loop).
Jurong East ↺ Jurong 1985 30 June Amended to start from Jurong East Int and loop at Jurong Int.
Jurong East ↺ Corporation Rd 1990 1 July Amended to loop at Jln Ahmad Ibrahim from Jurong East Int.
Jurong East ↺ Jurong Pier Rd 1991 20 January Integrated with Service 247, amended to ply Jurong West St 51 and Boon Lay Way and extended to loop at Jurong Pier Rd under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 2.
1995 15 January Alternate trips introduced during off peak hours daily, looping at Corporation Rd.
98Jurong East ↺ Jurong Pier Rd
98AJurong East ↺ Corporation Rd
1999 TBC Alternate trips during off peak hours re-numbered 98A.
98Jurong East ↺ Jurong Pier Way
98AJurong East ↺ Corporation Rd
2003 Amended to loop at Jurong Pier Way from Jurong East Int.
2004 Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside Jurong Power Stn and outside JPL Ind Pte Ltd along Jurong Pier Rd.
Jurong East ↺ Jurong Pier Way 2008 28 January
98ARenumbered to 98M.
98Jurong East ↺ Jurong Pier Way
98ABoon Lay Way → Corporation Rd
2011 3 May
98AIntroduced from Boon Lay Way (Lakeside Stn) to Corporation Rd (Corporation Pl) during evening peak hours on weekdays.
17 December Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
98Jurong East ↺ Jurong Pier Way
98ABoon Lay Way → Corporation Rd
98BBoon Lay Way → Jurong Pier Way
2012 16 April
98BIntroduced from Boon Lay Way (Lakeside Stn) to Jurong Pier Way (Jurong Island Checkpt) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
25 June Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
98Jurong East ↺ Jurong Pier Way
98ABoon Lay Way → Corporation Rd
98BJurong West Ave 1 → Jurong Pier Way
2013 2 January
98BExtended to start from Jurong West Ave 1 (Blk 490).
Tower Transit
(Current)
2016 26 June Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
2020 6 December Amended to relocated Jurong East Temp Int and serve new bus stop before Jurong East Stn along Jurong Gateway Rd.

External Links

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