Bus Service 106
Service 106 | |
Route Information | |
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Route | Bukit Batok Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Terminal |
Route Length | 21.6 km (towards Shenton Way) 22.3 km (towards Bukit Batok) |
Travelling Time | 69 - 100 mins (1 h 9 mins - 1 h 40 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Bulim Bus Package) |
Tower Transit Bus Service 106 is a intertown bus service connecting the residential estates of Bukit Batok, Clementi, Buona Vista to the Orchard Shopping Belt and various attractions in the Downtown Core. It provides a direct route between Bukit Batok, Clementi Town Centres and Singapore Polytechnic, making it popular among residents and students who look for a reliable alternative to rail services between NS2Bukit Batok and EW22Dover. This service is also taken by many tourists as it directly reaches tourist destinations Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay from hotels along Orchard Road.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
Depot | Fleet | Fleet | ||
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106 | 106A | |||
Bulim Depot (BUDEP) | 26 | 5 | Single Deckers | Double Deckers |
MAN NL323F SBS6342A |
SMB3520G SMB3522B SMB3525T SMB3526R SMB3529H SMB3531A MAN ND323F SBS3399G SBS3425P |
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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) |
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towards Shenton Way | 08 - 09 minutes | 07 - 13 minutes | 11 - 15 minutes | 13 - 15 minutes |
towards Bukit Batok | 11 - 12 minutes | 08 - 15 minutes | 09 - 14 minutes | 12 - 14 minutes |
Special Departures
Collapse![]() The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave ![]() Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl Departure Time | |||||
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Daily | 06:00
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Collapse![]() Aft Hyll on Holland Holland Rd ![]() Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 06:10 | ||||
Saturdays | 06:00 |
Collapse![]() Opp Burgundy Hill Bt Batok East Ave 3 ![]() Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 17:01 17:12 17:22 17:31 17:40 18:01 18:11 18:21 |
Short-Trip 106A
Collapse![]() Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl ![]() Clementi Stn Exit B C'wealth Ave West Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 07:46 07:55 08:04 08:13 08:22 08:31 08:40 |
Direction 1 (Bukit Batok → Shenton Way)
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | ||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | |||
![]() | 106A | NS2Bukit Batok West Mall | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 |
![]() SMRT Ulu Pandan Depot Toh Tuck Ave | 106A | 05:41 | 23:40 | 05:41 | 23:40 | 05:41 | 23:40 | |
![]() Clementi Stn Exit B C'wealth Ave West | 106A | EW23Clementi The Clementi Mall | 05:48 | 23:45 | 05:47 | 23:45 | 05:47 | 23:46 |
![]() Dover Stn Exit B C'wealth Ave West | EW22Dover Singapore Polytechnic | 05:54 | 23:50 | 05:53 | 23:50 | 05:53 | 23:51 | |
![]() Blk 43 C'wealth Ave | EW21CC22Buona Vista | 05:59 | 23:56 | 05:58 | 23:55 | 05:59 | 23:56 | |
![]() Holland V Stn/Blk 12 Holland Ave | CC21Holland Village | 06:01 | 23:58 | 06:00 | 23:57 | 06:01 | 23:58 | |
![]() Napier Stn Exit 1 Napier Rd | TE12Napier Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Botanic Gardens | 06:10 | 00:07 | 06:08 | 00:06 | 06:09 | 00:06 | |
![]() Royal Thai Embassy Orchard Rd | Far East Shopping Centre Shaw Centre Wheelock Place | 06:15 | 00:10 | 06:11 | 00:09 | 06:12 | 00:09 | |
![]() Orchard Stn/Lucky Plaza Orchard Rd | NS22TE14Orchard ION Orchard Knightsbridge Lucky Plaza Paragon Ngee Ann City Tang Plaza Wisma Astra | 06:17 | 00:12 | 06:13 | 00:11 | 06:14 | 00:11 | |
![]() Opp Somerset Stn Orchard Rd | NS23Somerset 313@Somerset Design Orchard Midpoint Orchard Orchard Central Orchard Point The Centrepoint The Heeren | 06:19 | 00:14 | 06:15 | 00:13 | 06:16 | 00:13 | |
![]() Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd | NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut Plaza Singapura | 06:23 | 00:18 | 06:18 | 00:17 | 06:19 | 00:16 | |
![]() Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bras Basah Rd | DT21Bencoolen SMU School of the Arts The Cathay | 06:25 | 00:20 | 06:20 | 00:19 | 06:21 | 00:18 | |
![]() Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A Bras Basah Rd | CC2Bras Basah NTUC Trade Union House | 06:26 | 00:21 | 06:21 | 00:20 | 06:22 | 00:19 | |
![]() Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd | NS25EW13City Hall CC3Esplanade Raffles City South Beach Tower | 06:28 | 00:23 | 06:22 | 00:21 | 06:24 | 00:21 | |
![]() Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd | CC3Esplanade Marina Square Suntec City | 06:30 | 00:25 | 06:24 | 00:23 | 06:26 | 00:23 | |
![]() Aft Promenade Stn Exit C Temasek Ave | CC4DT15Promenade Millenia Walk | 06:32 | 00:27 | 06:26 | 00:25 | 06:28 | 00:25 | |
![]() Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave | CE1DT16Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands | 06:35 | 00:30 | 06:29 | 00:28 | 06:32 | 00:29 | |
![]() Bayfront Stn Exit A Bayfront Ave | CE1DT16Bayfront | 06:36 | 00:31 | 06:30 | 00:29 | 06:33 | 00:30 | |
![]() Marina Bay Stn Ctrl Blvd | NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay | 06:38 | 00:33 | 06:32 | 00:31 | 06:35 | 00:32 | |
![]() Downtown Stn Exit E Ctrl Blvd | DT17Downtown Marina Bay Financial Centre | 06:39 | 00:34 | 06:33 | 00:32 | 06:36 | 00:33 | |
![]() UIC Bldg Shenton Way | TE19Shenton Way | 06:41 | 00:36 | 06:35 | 00:34 | 06:38 | 00:35 | |
![]() Opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 06:42 | 00:37 | 06:36 | 00:35 | 06:39 | 00:36 | |
![]() | 06:43 | 00:38 | 06:37 | 00:36 | 06:40 | 00:37 |
- 1: No alighting at this stop.
Direction 2 (Shenton Way → Bukit Batok)
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Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way | 06:00 | 23:30 | 06:00 | 23:30 | 06:00 | 23:30 | |
![]() Hub Synergy Pt Anson Rd | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 06:03 | 23:33 | 06:03 | 23:33 | 06:04 | 23:33 |
![]() Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 06:04 | 23:34 | 06:04 | 23:34 | 06:05 | 23:34 |
![]() Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd | NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay | 06:08 | 23:38 | 06:09 | 23:38 | 06:10 | 23:37 |
![]() Aft Bayfront Stn Exit E Bayfront Ave | CE1DT16Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands | 06:09 | 23:40 | 06:11 | 23:40 | 06:12 | 23:39 |
![]() Marina Bay Sands Theatre Bayfront Ave | CE1DT16Bayfront Marina Bay Sands | 06:10 | 23:41 | 06:12 | 23:41 | 06:13 | 23:40 |
![]() The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave | 06:00 | 23:43 | 06:00 | 23:43 | 06:00 | 23:42 | |
![]() Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd | NS25EW13City Hall Capitol Singapore Raffles City | 06:03 | 23:46 | 06:03 | 23:46 | 06:03 | 23:45 |
![]() SMU Stamford Rd | CC2Bras Basah SMU National Museum of Singapore | 06:04 | 23:48 | 06:05 | 23:48 | 06:04 | 23:47 |
![]() Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Penang Rd | NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut 9 Penang Rd Plaza Singapura | 06:06 | 23:51 | 06:08 | 23:51 | 06:07 | 23:50 |
![]() Somerset Stn Somerset Rd | NS23Somerset 111 Somerset 313@Somerset Orchardgateway | 06:09 | 23:54 | 06:11 | 23:54 | 06:10 | 23:53 |
![]() Orchard Stn Exit 13 Orchard Blvd | NS22TE14Orchard ION Orchard | 06:12 | 23:57 | 06:14 | 23:57 | 06:13 | 23:56 |
![]() Opp Orchard Blvd Stn Grange Rd | TE13Orchard Boulevard | 06:16 | 00:01 | 06:18 | 00:01 | 06:17 | 00:00 |
![]() Napier Stn Exit 2 Napier Rd | TE12Napier Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Botanic Gardens | 06:18 | 00:03 | 06:20 | 00:03 | 06:19 | 00:02 |
![]() Aft Hyll on Holland Holland Rd | 06:10 | 00:08 | 06:00 | 00:08 | 06:21 | 00:06 | |
![]() Holland V Stn Exit A Holland Ave | CC21Holland Village | 06:11 | 00:10 | 06:02 | 00:09 | 06:26 | 00:08 |
![]() Opp Blk 43 C'wealth Ave | EW21CC22Buona Vista | 06:15 | 00:14 | 06:05 | 00:12 | 06:30 | 00:12 |
![]() The Star Vista C'wealth Ave West | EW21CC22Buona Vista The Star Vista | 06:17 | 00:16 | 06:06 | 00:13 | 06:31 | 00:13 |
![]() Dover Stn Exit A C'wealth Ave West | EW22Dover Singapore Polytechnic | 06:21 | 00:19 | 06:10 | 00:17 | 06:35 | 00:17 |
![]() Clementi Stn Exit A C'wealth Ave West | EW23Clementi The Clementi Mall | 06:29 | 00:25 | 06:17 | 00:24 | 06:43 | 00:23 |
![]() Opp SMRT Ulu Pandan Depot Toh Tuck Ave | 06:37 | 00:31 | 06:23 | 00:29 | 06:50 | 00:29 | |
![]() | NS2Bukit Batok West Mall | 06:48 | 00:39 | 06:32 | 00:38 | 06:59 | 00:38 |
Notes:
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Serangoon Garden ↔ Commonwealth Ave | 1974 | 3 February | Re-numbered from Service 103A as a service between Serangoon Gdn Ter and Commonwealth Ave Ter. |
1 October | Serves new merged bus stop outside Sri Srinivasa Perumal Tp along Serangoon Rd. | |||
1977 | 17 May | Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave Extension and Nth Buona Vista Rd towards Commonwealth Ave Ter. | ||
29 August | Amended to ply Holland Ave, Holland Dr and Nth Buona Vista Rd towards Commonwealth Ave Ter. | |||
31 October | Amended to skip Chartwell Dr, Burghley Dr and Berwick Dr with the introduction of Service 217. | |||
7 November | Amended to ply Penang Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Rd/Orchard Blvd, Tanglin Rd, Napier Rd, Holland Rd and Holland Ave, skipping Bras Basah Rd, Nth Bridge Rd/Hill St, Sth Bridge Rd, Upp Circular Rd, New Bridge Rd, River Valley Rd, Delta Rd, Alexandra Rd, Tanglin Rd, Margaret Dr, Queensway and Commonwealth Dr. | |||
Serangoon Garden ↔ Buona Vista | 1982 | 27 May | Amended to Buona Vista Ter. | |
1983 | 6 February | Amended to ply CTE towards Serangoon Gdn Ter with the closure of temporary slip road between Braddell Rd and Lor Chuan. | ||
20 June | Amended back to ply Lor Chuan towards Serangoon Gdn Ter with the opening of new link road between Braddell Rd and Lor Chuan under Braddell Flyover. | |||
Serangoon Garden ↔ Bukit Batok | 1985 | 28 October | Extended to Bt Batok Ter. | |
1986 | 31 August | Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 9 along Holland Ave. | ||
1987 | 27 September | Amended to Bt Batok Int. | ||
Serangoon ↔ Bukit Batok | 1988 | 13 March | Amended to Serangoon Int. | |
1992 | 19 July | Amended to ply Orchard Lk due to the closure of Grange Rd to facilitate road expansion works. | ||
1999 | TBC | Skips temporarily closed bus stops outside and opposite Sch of Mechanical & Mfg along Commonwealth Ave West. | ||
![]() Known as ![]() |
2000 | 24 December | Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services. | |
106Serangoon ↔ Bukit Batok 106ABukit Batok → C'wealth Ave West
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2001 | 18 October | Serves reinstated bus stops outside Dover Stn along Commonwealth Ave West. | |
TBC | 106AIntroduced from Bt Batok Int to Commonwealth Ave West (Opp SP T1A) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
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2002 | 7 July | Skips the bus stop opposite Mandarin Singapore along Orchard Rd. | ||
TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops after Sommerville Rd and after Sunshine Lodge along Upp Serangoon Rd. | |||
2003 | TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops outside Potong Pasir Stn along Upp Serangoon Rd. | ||
TBC | 106ADiscontinued.
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Marina Ctr ↔ Bukit Batok | 27 July | Shortened to Marina Ctr Ter under North East Line Rationalisation Phase 2. | ||
2005 | 2 July | Amended to ply Grange Rd with the partial closure of Somerset Rd. | ||
Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok | 2010 | 26 April | Extended to Shenton Way Ter. | |
106Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok 106ACentral Blvd ↺ Bayfront Ave
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22 September | 106AIntroduced between Central Blvd (Bef Marina Way) and Bayfront Ave (Loop), operating during the 2010 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
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Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok | 28 September | 106ADiscontinued.
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106Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok 106ACentral Blvd ↺ Bayfront Ave
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2011 | 21 September | 106ARe-introduced between Central Blvd (Bef Marina Way) and Bayfront Ave (Loop), operating during the 2011 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
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Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok | 27 September | 106ADiscontinued.
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106Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok 106ABukit Batok → Commonwealth Ave West
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2012 | 17 September | 106AIntroduced from Bt Batok Int to Commonwealth Ave West (Clementi Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
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2013 | 1 December | Serves new bus stop outside Downtown Stn along Central Blvd. | ||
2014 | 28 September | Amended to ply Robinson Rd and Marina Blvd towards Bt Batok Int, skipping Maxwell Rd and Central Blvd with the road changes in the Marina Sth area. | ||
2015 | 14 June | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
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2016 | 29 May | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore. | |
2017 | 25 June | Amended to the relocated Shenton Way Ter. |
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Services | 41 • 49 • 66 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 96 • 97 • 97e • 98 • 98M • 106 • 143 • 143M • 173 • 177 • 183 • 189 • 870 • 871 • 990 • 992 | ![]() Tender Awarded | ||
City Direct Services | 651 • 653 • 657 • 674 | |||
Clementi Feeders | 282 • 284 • 285 | |||
Jurong East Feeders | 333 • 334 • 335 | |||
Bukit Batok Feeders | 941 • 945 • 947 | |||
Defunct | 944 | |||
Bus Fleet | Bulim Depot (BUDEP) | |||
Single Decker | MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Yutong ZK6128BEVG | |||
Double Decker | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (Batch 1) • MAN ND323F (3-Door) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 2 • WEG2, Batch 3 • WEG2, Batch 4) • Yutong ZK6125BEVGS |