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Revision as of 07:03, 20 February 2025

Service 173
SMB3018R 173.png
Route Information
Route Bukit Batok Interchange ↺ Clementi Interchange (Loop)
Route Length 27.4 km
Travelling Time 91 - 122 mins
(1 h 31 mins - 2 h 2 mins)
Operator Tower Transit
(Bulim Bus Package)

Tower Transit Bus Service 173 is a residential trunk route connecting the housing estates of Bukit Batok and Clementi, and the private estates of Hillview, Hume, Upper Bukit Timah, Toh Tuck and Lorong Kismis to Bukit Batok and Clementi Town Centres. Much of its route serves residents of private estates and condominiums along its route.

Tower Transit Short-Trip Bus Service 173A offers unidirectional trips serving within the Bukit Batok estate during the late night hours (after the last bus of Service 173 has departed), without having to operate full-distance trips of Service 173.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 173/173A
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
173 173A
Bulim Depot (BUDEP) 13 1 13 Single Deckers

SG1742Z SMB228X SMB3001M SMB3006A
MAN NL323F

Notes
  • This service practises jumpbus.

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 10 - 11 minutes 10 - 14 minutes 10 - 15 minutes 14 - 21 minutes

Special Departures

  • icon42099
    Beauty World Stn Exit A
    Upp Bt Timah Rd
    DT5Beauty World
    Beauty World Centre →
    icon43009
    Bt Batok Int
    Bt Batok Ctrl
    • Weekdays: 05:30 & 05:44
    • Saturdays: 05:35
  • icon42159
    Opp Beauty World Stn
    Jln Jurong Kechil
    DT5Beauty World →
    icon43009
    Bt Batok Int
    Bt Batok Ctrl
    • Weekdays: 05:40, 05:49 & 05:58
  • icon17009
    Clementi Int
    Clementi Ave 3
    EW23Clementi
    Clementi Mall →
    icon43009
    Bt Batok Int
    Bt Batok Ctrl
    • Weekdays & Sundays/Public Holidays: 06:00, 06:15 & 06:30

Service 173A

SMB3029J on Short-Trip Service 173A
  • icon43009
    Bt Batok Int
    Bt Batok Ctrl
    →
    icon43169
    Blk 254
    Bt Batok East Ave 4
    • Daily: 23:55, 00:20, 00:45 & 01:00

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
icon43009
Bt Batok Int(Berth A3 - A4)
Bt Batok Ctrl
 173A NS2Bukit Batok 05:30 23:30 05:30 23:30 06:00 23:30
icon43419
Aft Bt Batok Stn/Blk 628
Bt Batok Ctrl
NS2Bukit Batok
West Mall 		173A 05:32 23:31 05:32 23:31 06:02 23:31
icon43169
Blk 254
Bt Batok East Ave 4
 173A 05:40 23:39 05:42 23:40 06:10 23:39
icon42099
Beauty World Stn Exit A
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT5Beauty World
Beauty World Centre 		DT5Beauty World
Bukit Timah Shopping Ctr
Beauty Wrld Ctr 		05:30 23:53 05:35 23:54 06:23 23:53
icon42151
Beauty World Stn Exit C
Jln Jurong Kechil
DT5Beauty World 05:32 23:55 05:37 23:56 06:25 23:55
icon17009
Clementi Int(Berth B1)
Clementi Ave 3
EW23Clementi
Clementi Mall 		EW23Clementi
The Clementi Mall 		05:49 00:10 05:53 00:11 06:00 00:10
icon42159
Opp Beauty World Stn
Jln Jurong Kechil
DT5Beauty World DT5Beauty World
Bt Timah Shopping Ctr
Beauty Wrld Ctr 		05:40 00:26 06:10 00:27 06:17 00:26
icon42091
Beauty World Stn Exit B
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT5Beauty World
Beauty World Centre 		05:41 00:27 06:12 00:28 06:18 00:28
icon43411
Opp Blk 628
Bt Batok Ctrl
NS2Bukit Batok
West Mall 		NS2Bukit Batok 06:05 00:48 06:36 00:49 06:40 00:51
icon43009
Bt Batok Int(Berth A3 - A4)
Bt Batok Ctrl
 06:06 00:49 06:37 00:50 06:41 00:52

* Please check the bus stop as the bus plies the same lane for both directions.

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
United Bus Company Princess Elizabeth ↔ New Bridge Rd 1971 11 April Introduced between Princess Elizabeth Ter and New Bridge Rd Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
SBS 1973 1 July Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
1974 24 February Amended to ply Grange Rd, Orchard Blvd and Paterson Rd towards Princess Elizabeth Ter with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way traffic.
1979 30 December Amended to ply Jln Anak Bt towards New Bridge Rd Ter with the partial conversion of Upp Bt Timah Rd to one-way traffic.
1986 16 November Serves new staggered bus stop outside Thong Teck Bldg along Scotts Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Metro Orchard.
1987 6 June Amended to the relocated New Bridge Rd Ter.
27 September Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards Princess Elizabeth Ter to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd.
1 November Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Princess Elizabeth Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd.
13 December Serves new staggered bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Blvd, skipping the bus stop opposite Orchard Stn.
1989 29 January Serves relocated bus stop opposite Sri Mariamman Tp along South Bridge Rd, skipping a removed bus stop opposite Jamae Mque.
Bukit Batok ↺ Jln Anak Bt 1990 11 March Extended to start from Bt Batok Int and shortened to loop at Jln Anak Bt.
Bukit Batok ↔ Clementi 1991 7 April Integrated with Service 205 and extended to Clementi Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 3.
1992 3 May Amended to ply the western loop of Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok St 21 under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7, skipping Bt Batok East Ave 3.
Bukit Batok ↺ Clementi 1993 5 December Converted to loop service between Bt Batok Int and Clementi Int with the introduction of Service 156 under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 13.
173Bukit Batok ↺ Clementi
173AJln Anak Bt → Jln Jurong Kechil
 1999 TBC
173AIntroduced from Jln Anak Bt (PIE Flyover) to Jln Jurong Kechil (Bef Upp Bt Timah Rd) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
SMRT Buses
Known as Trans Island prior to 10 May 2004 		2000 24 December Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services.
2003 12 October Serves bus stop opposite Bt Timah Plaza along Jln Anak Bt with the removal of the bus stop under the PIE Flyover.
173AExtended to start at Opposite Bt Timah Plaza with the removal of the bus stop under PIE Flyover.
2006 16 July Amended to ply Bt Batok Ave 1 and Bt Batok East Ave 6 and amended to ply Hume Ave, skipping Hillview Rd.
29 October Amended to loop at Clementi Temp Int.
Bukit Batok ↺ Clementi 2007 TBC
173ADiscontinued.
173Bukit Batok ↺ Clementi
173ABukit Batok → Bt Batok East Ave 4
 11 November
173AIntroduced from Bt Batok Int to Bt Batok East Ave 4 (Blk 254), operating after the last bus of Service 173 daily.
2011 26 November Amended to loop at Clementi Integrated Transport Hub.
2013 TBC
173ALast bus extended to 0100 hrs daily.
21 April Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2015 27 December Amended to ply the upgraded Upp Bt Timah Rd towards Clementi Int, skipping Jln Anak Bt.
Tower Transit
(Current) 		2016 29 May Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
2019 5 October
173ALast bus extended to 0110 hrs daily.
icon Bulim Bus Package [ V • T • E ]
Services 41 • 49 • 66 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 96 • 97 • 97e • 98 • 98M • 106 • 143 • 143M • 173 • 177 • 183 • 189 • 870 • 871 • 990 • 992 Tower Transit
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
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