Bus Service 172
Service 172 |
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Route Information | |
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Route | Choa Chu Kang Interchange ↔ Boon Lay Interchange |
Route Length | 14.5 km (towards Boon Lay) 14.2 km (towards Choa Chu Kang) |
Travelling Time | 50 mins |
Operator | ![]() (Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package) |
SMRT Buses Service 172 is an inter-town route linking the residential estates of Choa Chu Kang and Jurong West via Old Choa Chu Kang Rd.
Though serving the same purpose as bus service 975 in serving both Old Choa Chu Kang Rd and Choa Chu Kang town centre, this service plies a different sector via Keat Hong neighbourhood and its surrounding amenities, making it easier for residents to access nearby areas from their doorsteps.
Given the scarce public transport connections along Old Choa Chu Kang Rd, Service 172 is the only full day service that provides a direct connection to the town centre of Jurong West. As a result, it handles a unique yet significantly high demand on a daily basis. The main bulk of this huge demand comes from civil servants from base camps on weekdays and foreign workers from dormitories on weekends.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | |
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Kranji Depot (KJDEP) | 21 | 12 Single Deckers | 9 Double Deckers |
SMB315C SMB1314Z SMB1323Y SMB1594G SMB1615E SMB1632E MAN NL323F
SMB2E SMB5Y SMB6U SMB17M SMB19H SMB105S Mercedes-Benz OC500LE
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SMB3610E Alexander Dennis Enviro500
SG5779S SG5800M SG5801K SG5803E SG5806Y SG5813B SG5817R SG5833T SG6014J MAN ND323F
SG5531P SG5534G Volvo B9TL
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Route Information
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 Boon Lay | 05 - 09 minutes | 07 - 13 minutes | 06 - 09 minutes | 08 - 14 minutes |
towards Choa Chu Kang | 05 - 09 minutes | 05 - 13 minutes | 07 - 10 minutes | 10 - 13 miuntes |
Special Departures
![]() Bef Choa Chu Kang Mkt Choa Chu Kang Ave 1 ![]() Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | Morning Peak Hours
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Direction 1 (Choa Chu Kang → Boon Lay)
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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 | ||||
![]() Choa Chu Kang Int(Berth B1) Choa Chu Kang Loop | NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang Lot One |
05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 06:00 | 23:30 | ||
![]() Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 | NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang Lot One |
05:31 | 23:31 | 05:31 | 23:31 | 06:01 | 23:31 | ||
![]() Opp Choa Chu Kang Mkt Choa Chu Kang Ave 1 | 05:41 | 23:38 | 05:38 | 23:38 | 06:09 | 23:38 | |||
![]() Sunshine Pl Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 | Sunshine Place | 05:44 | 23:41 | 05:41 | 23:41 | 06:11 | 23:41 | ||
![]() Home Team Acad Old Choa Chu Kang Rd | Home Team Academy | 05:52 | 23:47 | 05:47 | 23:47 | 06:18 | 23:47 | ||
![]() Opp Civil Defence Acad Jln Bahar | Civil Service Academy National Service Training Institute |
06:00 | 23:54 | 05:54 | 23:53 | 06:25 | 23:53 | ||
Non-Stop Boon Lay Way | Non-stop | ||||||||
![]() Blk 662D Jurong West St 64 | EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point |
06:18 | 00:10 | 06:08 | 00:07 | 06:40 | 00:07 | ||
![]() | EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point |
06:21 | 00:13 | 06:11 | 00:09 | 06:43 | 00:09 |
Direction 2 (Boon Lay → Choa Chu Kang)
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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 | ||||
![]() | EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point |
05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 06:00 | 23:30 | ||
![]() Opp Blk 662C Jurong West St 64 | EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point |
05:32 | 23:33 | 05:32 | 23:32 | 06:02 | 23:32 | ||
Non-Stop Boon Lay Way | Non-stop | ||||||||
![]() Civil Defence Acad Jln Bahar | Civil Service Academy National Service Training Institute |
05:46 | 23:49 | 05:46 | 23:45 | 06:15 | 23:44 | ||
![]() Opp Home Team Acad Old Choa Chu Kang Rd | Home Team Academy | 05:54 | 23:57 | 05:54 | 23:51 | 06:23 | 23:50 | ||
![]() Blk 293 Choa Chu Kang Ave 1 | Sunshine Place | 06:01 | 00:05 | 06:01 | 23:58 | 06:30 | 23:56 | ||
![]() Bef Choa Chu Kang Mkt Choa Chu Kang Ave 1 | 06:03 | 00:07 | 06:03 | 00:00 | 06:32 | 23:58 | |||
![]() Choa Chu Kang Int(Alighting) Choa Chu Kang Loop | NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang Lot One |
06:12 | 00:16 | 06:12 | 00:08 | 06:40 | 00:06 |
Historical Information
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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United Bus Company | Lim Chu Kang ↔ Prince Edward | 1971 | 11 April | Introduced between Lim Chu Kang Ter and Prince Edward Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation. |
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1973 | 1 July | Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services. | |
1974 | 3 February | Amended to skip Choa Chu Kang Rd End under 1974 Bus Rationalisation. | ||
8 December | Amended to ply Cecil St, skipping Robinson Rd. | |||
1976 | 14 March | Serves new staggered bus stop outside The Cenotaph along Connaught Dr, skipping the bus stop opposite Singapore Cricket Club. | ||
1979 | 11 February | Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Palmer Rd and Anson Rd, skipping Parsi Rd. | ||
28 October | Amended to ply Sungei Rd towards Prince Edward Ter with the conversion of Rochor Canal Rd to one-way traffic. | |||
30 December | Amended to ply Jln Anak Bt towards Prince Edward Ter with the partial conversion of Upp Bt Timah Rd to one-way traffic. | |||
1980 | TBC | Amended to ply Bt Timah Rd towards Lim Chu Kang Ter, skipping Mackenzie Rd. | ||
Lim Chu Kang ↔ Shenton Way | 1987 | 28 June | Amended to Shenton Way Ter. | |
Lim Chu Kang ↺ Jln Anak Bt | 1991 | 26 May | Shortened to loop at Jln Anak Bt from Lim Chu Kang Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 5. | |
Boon Lay ↺ Jln Anak Bt | 1993 | 3 January | Amended to Boon Lay Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 11. | |
1994 | TBC | Amended to ply Sg Tengah Rd with the partial closure of Choa Chu Kang Rd. | ||
1998 | TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 464 along Choa Chu Kang Ave 3. | ||
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Boon Lay ↔ Choa Chu Kang | 1999 | 26 December | Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services. |
Shortened to Choa Chu Kang Int under Bukit Panjang LRT Rationalisation. | ||||
2001 | TBC | Serves new bus stop outside Sunshine Pl along Choa Chu Kang Ave 3. | ||
2006 | 18 June | Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int. | ||
2009 | 1 June | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
27 December | Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub. | |||
2011 | 23 October | Skips a pair of removed bus stops after LP 222 and B27 Old Choa Chu Kang Rd along Old Choa Chu Kang Rd. | ||
2013 | 24 February | Serves new bus stop outside Blk 293 along Choa Chu Kang Ave 1. | ||
2018 | 16 December | Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int. |
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Choa Chu Kang Feeders | 300 • 301 • 302 • 307 | |||
Bukit Panjang Feeders | 920 • 922 | |||
Defunct | 188R • 308 • 700 • 700A • 971 • 971E • 979M • BPS1 • NR3 • NR8 | |||
Bus Fleet | Kranji Depot (KJDEP) | |||
Single Decker | Linkker LM312 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI • Retrofitted Electric) • Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH | |||
Double Decker | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door • Batch 1 • Batch 2) • MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4) | |||
Articulated Buses | MAN NG363F |