Bus Service 974

Service 974/974A
Route Information
Route	Joo Koon Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road (Loop)
Route Length	35.1 km
Travelling Time	80 - 110 mins
Operator	Template:SMRT Buses (Jurong West Bus Package)

Service 974 enhances inter-town connectivity between Jurong Industrial Estate, Jurong West (Boon Lay), Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang. It relieves end-to-end demand on Service 172 by providing an express bus corridor along the Kranji Expressway (KJE), offering faster journeys between Choa Chu Kang and Boon Lay

Station served:

• EW29

  Joo Koon
• EW28

  Pioneer
• EW27

  Boon Lay
• NS4
  BP1
  Choa Chu Kang
• BP2
  South View
• BP3

  Keat Hong
• BP4
  Teck Whye
• BP5

  Phoenix
• DT1

  BP6

  Bukit Panjang

Operations Details

Departing From	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
24009 Joo Koon Int Joo Koon Circle	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30

Notes:

• After 2245 hours, buses leaving Joo Koon Interchange will operate as Service 974A.

Period	AM Peak (6.30am - 8.30am)	AM Off Peak (8.31am - 4.59pm)	PM Peak (5pm - 7pm)	PM Off Peak (After 7pm)
Loop Service	12 - 14 minutes	12 - 15 minutes	10 - 13 minutes	16 - 16 minutes

Special Departures

44029 Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall → 24009 Joo Koon Int Joo Koon Circle	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	Weekdays	Between 05:45 and 06:30 (5 buses)
	Weekends / PHs	Between 05:45 and 06:15 (3 buses)

Short Trip 974A

24009 Joo Koon Int Joo Koon Circle	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub → 44539 Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One	Daily	Between 23:00 and 23:30 (3 buses)
44531 Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One → 44539 Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One	Weekdays	Between 00:19 and 01:05 (4 buses)
	Weekends / PHs	Between 00:18 and 01:05 (4 buses)

Fleet Information

Depot	Fleet
Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	Double Deckers
	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3 Door) MAN ND323F

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk ↔ Joo Koon (2018 - 2021)	2018	8 April	Introduced between Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) and Joo Koon Int, operating between 0545 hrs and 2330 hrs daily from Upp Bt Timah Rd and Joo Koon Int. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	Joo Koon ↺ Bt Panjang Stn (since 2021)	2021	23 January	Amended to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int, skipping the bus stop after Bt Panjang Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd with the closure of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk.
Template:SBS Transit (Current)			29 May	Operations transferred to SBS Transit.
		2022	13 February	Serves a new pair of bus stops after Blk 503 and opposite Blk 502 along KJE.
Template:SMRT Buses		2024	15 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.

Short-Trip 974A

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Upp Bt Timah Rd → Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (2019 - 2021)	2019	13 January	Introduced from Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) to Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (Lot 1 Shoppers' Mall), operating after the last bus of Service 974 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	Joo Koon → Upp Bt Timah Rd → Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (since 2021)	2021	23 January	Extended to start from Joo Koon Int with the amendment of Service 974 to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int.
Template:SBS Transit (Current)			29 May	Operations transferred to SBS Transit.
		2022	13 February	Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 502 along KJE.
Template:SMRT Buses		2024	15 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.