Bus Service 242

Service 242
Route Information
Route	Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 (Loop)
Route Length	5.7 km
Travelling Time	35 – 40 mins
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Feeder Service 242 serves residents and schools around Jurong West Neighbourhoods 6, 7 and 8 with connections to Jurong West Town Centre. Plying Jurong West Avenues 4 and 5, Service 242 does not duplicate other routes to Boon Lay Interchange.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 242

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	7	6 Single Deckers	1 Double Decker
		SBS6691S SBS6722L Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8047P SBS8198L SBS8699H SBS8892R Scania K230UB	SBS3203M Volvo B9TL

Notes

SBS3203M will perform crossover trips on Short Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak. SBS3146U (Service 179) will perform crossover trips on Service 242 during Weekdays PM Peak. 2 Service 179 DDs will perform crossover trips on Service 242 during Weekdays PM Off-Peak. Weekdays: 3 AM - 4 PM / 2 S1 / 2 S2 (7 buses) Saturdays: 5 AM - 4 PM (5 buses) Sundays: 4 AM - 4 PM / 1 TQ (5 buses)

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	05 - 06 minutes	06 - 08 minutes	05 - 06 minutes	05 - 11 minutes

Special Departures

27331 West Grove Pr Sch Jurong West St 72 → 22009 Boon Lay Int Jurong West Ctrl 3 Departure Time
Weekdays	05:00 05:09 05:19 05:28 05:38 05:47 05:57
Saturdays	05:00 05:10 05:20 05:30 05:40 05:50 06:00
Sundays & Public Holidays	05:15 05:26 05:37 05:48 05:59

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
22009 Boon Lay Int(Berth B2) Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	06:00	00:40	06:00	00:40	06:00	00:40
22489 Blk 683A Jurong West Ctrl 1		06:03	00:43	06:03	00:43	06:03	00:43
21371 Blk 680C Jln Boon Lay		06:04	00:45	06:05	00:45	06:05	00:45
22411 Blk 676B Jurong West Ave 4		06:05	00:47	06:07	00:47	06:07	00:47
22341 Blk 673C Jurong West Ave 4		06:06	00:48	06:08	00:48	06:08	00:48
27331 West Grove Pr Sch Jurong West St 72		05:00	00:49	05:00	00:49	05:15	00:49
27341 Blk 729 Jurong West St 72		05:01	00:50	05:02	00:50	05:16	00:50
27351 Blk 715 Jurong West Ave 5		05:02	00:51	05:04	00:52	05:18	00:52
27429 Blk 711 Jurong West St 71		05:03	00:52	05:05	00:53	05:19	00:53
22359 Blk 717 Jurong West Ave 4		05:05	00:53	05:07	00:55	05:21	00:55
22349 Blk 734A CP Jurong West Ave 4		05:07	00:55	05:09	00:57	05:23	00:57
22419 Jurong West Sub-Stn Jurong West Ave 4	Duo Tian Gong Temple	05:09	00:56	05:11	00:58	05:25	00:58
21379 Blk 263 Jln Boon Lay		05:13	00:58	05:14	01:00	05:28	01:00
22481 Blk 691A CP Jurong West Ctrl 1		05:16	01:01	05:16	01:02	05:30	01:02
22009 Boon Lay Int(Alighting) Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	05:21	01:06	05:20	01:05	05:34	01:05

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
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West St 91	1990	2 July	Introduced between Boon Lay Int and Jurong West St 91 (Loop).
			16 July	Last bus extended to 0020 hrs daily.
		1991	19 May	Amended to ply Upp Jurong Rd and Pioneer Rd Nth with the introduction of Service 243, skipping Jurong West St 72 and Jurong West Ave 5.
		1992	29 March	Amended to ply Jurong West St 72 and Jurong West Ave 5.
		1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0030 hrs daily.
		2003	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 673C along Jurong West Ave 4.
		2006	18 June	Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
	Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Ave 5	2009	15 March	Shortened to loop at Jurong West Ave 5 with the introduction of Service 241, skipping Jurong West St 91 and Jurong West St 92.
			27 December	Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub and amended to ply Jurong West Ctrl 1, skipping Jurong West Ctrl 3.
		2010	10 February	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 263 along Jln Boon Lay.
			28 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2013	10 March	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 711 along Jurong West St 71.
		2015	4 May	Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
(Current)		2024	1 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.

External Links

• Bus eGuide for Service 242 (SMRT Journeys)
• Bus Service Information for Service 242 (SimplyGo eGuide)
• Bus Service Route Map for Service 242