Bus Service 198

Service 198
Route Information
Route	Boon Lay Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange
Route Length	19.7 km (towards Bukit Merah) 20.8 km (towards Boon Lay)
Travelling Time	80 mins (1 h 20 mins)
Operator	(Bukit Merah Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 198 connects the areas of Boon Lay, Jurong East, Commonwealth and Bukit Merah. It plies an express sector along AYE.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Direction 1	Direction 2	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Boon Lay Interchange	Bukit Merah Interchange	Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP)	29		Bukit Merah

Fleet
SG5851R 1 MAN ND323F (1 Euro V Batch 3) SBS3119Z SBS3133G SBS3135B SBS3138T SBS3164S SBS3755L SBS3854J SBS3911C SBS3912A SBS7605K SBS7618Z SBS7636X SBS7678A SBS7682L SBS7683J SG5016K SG5111T SG5389J SG5391B SG5437D SG5439Z SG5478K SG5486L SG5543E SG5544C SG5562A 26 Volvo B9TL (6 WEG2 Batch 1 / 5 WEG2 Batch 2 / 4 WEG2 Batch 3 / 11 WEG2 Batch 4)

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2 missing buses. 1 Service 198 bus will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 198 from Jurong Town Hall Road (Bus Stop 28229 - German Ctr) towards Bukit Merah Interchange before Weekdays AM Peak, departing at 0545 hours. 1 Service 198 bus will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 198 from Jurong East Avenue 1 (Bus Stop 28451 - Parc Oasis) towards Boon Lay Interchange before Weekdays AM Peak, departing at 0600 hours. 2 Service 198 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 198 from Jurong Town Hall Road (Bus Stop 28229 - German Ctr) towards Bukit Merah Interchange before Saturdays AM Peak, departing at 0540 hours & 0550 hours. 4 Service 198 buses will perform supplementary trips as Short Trip 198A daily. 2 SD buses will operate on Service 198 on Weekends & Public Holidays. 13 Service 198 buses park at Bulim Depot (BUDEP). Weekdays: TBC (29 buses) Saturdays: TBC (18 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: TBC (13 buses)

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
ABC	New Market Rd ↔ Jln Boon Lay (Apr - Jun 1971)	1971	11 April	Introduced between New Market Rd Ter and Jln Boon Lay Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
	South Canal ↔ Jln Boon Lay (Jun 1971 - 1974)		6 June	Amended to Sth Canal Ter.
			28 September	Amended to ply the extended Ganges Ave towards Sth Canal Ter.
		1972	11 June	Amended to ply the extended Upp Cross St with the partial conversion of Havelock Rd to one-way traffic, skipping New Bridge Rd.
	Jln Kolam Ayer ↔ Jln Boon Lay (1974 - 1976)	1974	3 February	Extended to Jln Kolam Ayer Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
			1 October	Serves new bus stop outside Nan Hwa Girls' High Sch along Bencoolen St.
				Serves merged bus stop outside Sri Srinivasa Perumal Tp along Serangoon Rd.
	Sims Pl ↔ Jln Boon Lay (1976 - 1978)	1976	13 December	Extended to Sims Pl Ter.
		1977	17 May	Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave Extension and Nth Buona Vista Rd towards Jln Boon Lay Ter.
	Sims Pl ↔ Jurong (1978 - 1990)	1978	1 June	Extended to Jurong Int.
		1979	11 November	Amended to ply Ganges Ave towards Jurong Int with the realignment of Delta Circus.
		1982	22 May	Amended to ply Aljunied Rd, MacPherson Rd and Bendemeer/Serangoon Rd, skipping Jln Kolam Ayer.
		1988	29 May	Skips the bus stop outside NUH along AYE.
	Sims Pl ↔ Boon Lay (1990 - 1991)	1990	1 July	Amended to Boon Lay Int.
	Sims Pl ↔ Jurong East (1991 - 1992)	1991	7 April	Shortened to Jurong East Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 3.
	Bukit Merah ↔ Boon Lay (1992 - 2006)	1992	28 June	Extended to Boon Lay Int and shortened to Bt Merah Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 8 with the route amendment of Service 64 to Sims Pl Ter.
		1996	TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 220 along Boon Lay Ave.
(Current)	Bukit Merah ↔ Boon Lay Temp Int (2006 - 2009)	2006	18 June	Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
			3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	Bukit Merah ↔ Boon Lay (since 2009)	2009	27 December	Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
		2024	28 January	Serves relocated bus stop after Clementi Swim Cplx along AYE.