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==Historical Information==
==Historical Information==
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!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!Operator
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!Route
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!Year
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
!Service changes
|-
|-
!rowspan=6|{{SBS}}
|rowspan=6|{{SBS}}
!rowspan=2|Corporation Dr ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd (1974 - 1977)
|rowspan=2|Corporation Dr ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd
|1974
|'''1974'''
|3 February
|'''3 February'''
|Introduced between Corporation Dr Ter and Upp Bt Timah Rd Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Corporation Dr Ter and Upp Bt Timah Rd Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
|-
|-
|1975
|'''1975'''
|9 November
|'''9 November'''
|Amended to realigned Jurong Rd, skipping Old Jurong Rd.
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to realigned Jurong Rd, skipping Old Jurong Rd.
|-
|-
!Boon Lay Gardens ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd (1977 - 1978)
|Boon Lay Gardens ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd
|1977
|'''1977'''
|28 March
|'''28 March'''
|Extended to Boon Lay Gdns Ter.
|style='text-align:left'|Extended to Boon Lay Gdns Ter.
|-
|-
!Jurong ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd (1978 - 1980)
|Jurong ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd
|1978
|'''1978'''
|1 June
|'''1 June'''
|Amended to Jurong Int and amended to ply Jurong Rd, skipping Jln Jurong Kechil.
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Jurong Int and amended to ply Jurong Rd, skipping Jln Jurong Kechil.
|-
|-
!rowspan=6|Jurong ↔ Woodlands Ctr (1980 - 1990)
|rowspan=6|Jurong ↔ Woodlands Ctr
|1980
|'''1980'''
|14 December
|'''14 December'''
|Extended to Woodlands Town Ter.
|style='text-align:left'|Extended to Woodlands Town Ter.
|-
|-
|1981
|'''1981'''
|29 November
|'''29 November'''
|Amended to Woodlands Int.
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Woodlands Int.
|-
|-
!rowspan=9|{{TIBS}}
|rowspan=25|{{SMB}}<br>'''(Current)'''<br>''Known as {{TIBS}} prior to 10 May 2004''
|1983
|'''1983'''
|10 July
|'''10 July'''
|Operations transferred to TIBS.
|style='text-align:left'|Operations transferred to TIBS.
|-
|-
|1984
|'''1984'''
|20 October
|'''20 October'''
|Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 3, Bt Batok St 24, Bt Batok St 23 and interim road with the partial closure of Jurong Rd (between Bt Batok East Ave 3 and Bt Batok St 23).
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 3, Bt Batok St 24, Bt Batok St 23 and interim road with the partial closure of Jurong Rd (between Bt Batok East Ave 3 and Bt Batok St 23).
|-
|-
|1985
|'''1985'''
|17 March
|'''17 March'''
|Amended to ply Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok East Ave 3 with the partial closure of Jurong Rd.
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok East Ave 3 with the partial closure of Jurong Rd.
|-
|-
|1986
|'''1986'''
|6 July
|'''6 July'''
|Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Bt Batok Sec Sch along Bt Batok East Ave 6.
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Bt Batok Sec Sch along Bt Batok East Ave 6.
|-
|-
!Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands Ctr (1990 - 1996)
|Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands Ctr
|1990
|'''1990'''
|1 July
|'''1 July'''
|Amended to Boon Lay Int.
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Boon Lay Int.
|-
|-
!rowspan=6|Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands (1996 - 2006)
|rowspan=10|Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands
|rowspan=2|1996
|rowspan=2|'''1996'''
|4 February
|'''4 February'''
|Extended to Woodlands Reg Int.
|style='text-align:left'|Extended to Woodlands Reg Int.
|-
|-
|{{TBC}}
|{{TBC}}
|Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite MOE Water Works along Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.
|style='text-align:left'|Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite MOE Water Works along Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.
|-
|-
|1999
|'''1999'''
|19 July
|'''19 July'''
|Serves new bus stop outside Woodlands CIQ along Woodlands Rd.
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop outside Woodlands CIQ along Woodlands Rd.
|-
|-
|2003
|'''2003'''
|{{TBC}}
|{{TBC}}
|Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Assyakirin Mque along Corporation Rd.
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Assyakirin Mque along Corporation Rd.
|-
|-
!rowspan=15|{{SMB}}<br>(Current)
|rowspan=3|'''2006'''
|rowspan=3|2006
|{{TBC}}
|{{TBC}}
|Last bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
|-
|-
|{{TBC}}
|{{TBC}}
|Last bus from Boon Lay Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus from Boon Lay Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
|-
|-
!Boon Lay Temp Int ↔ Woodlands (2006 - 2009)
|'''18 June'''
|18 June
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
|Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
|-
|-
!rowspan=5|Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands (2009 - 2016)
|'''2009'''
|2009
|'''27 December'''
|27 December
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
|Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
|-
|-
|2010
|'''2010'''
|23 May
|'''23 May'''
|Skips temporarily closed bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of Cashew MRT station along the Downtown MRT Line.
|style='text-align:left'|Skips temporarily closed bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of {{DT2|}} station along the {{DTL}}.
|-
|-
|2011
|'''2011'''
|23 October
|'''23 October'''
|Serves new bus stop outside Intl Business Pk along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop outside Intl Business Pk along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
|-
|-
|2013
|rowspan=10|{{Bus/D|178|note=Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands}}{{Bus/D|178A|note=Woodlands → Woodlands Rd}}
|29 September
|rowspan=2|'''2013'''
|{{DWAB}}
|'''15 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{Bus/D|178A|note=Introduced from Woodlands Reg Int to Woodlands Rd (Kranji Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.}}
|-
|-
|2015
|'''29 September'''
|1 March
|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}
|Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
|-
|-
!rowspan=6|Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands Temp Int (2016 - 2021)
|'''2015'''
|rowspan=2|2016
|'''1 March'''
|12 March
|style='text-align:left'|Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
|Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
|-
|-
|11 December
|rowspan=2|'''2016'''
|Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 635A along Woodlands Rd.
|'''12 March'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|'''11 December'''
|23 April
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 635A along Woodlands Rd.
|Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd.
|-
|-
|28 May
|rowspan=2|'''2017'''
|Skips removed bus stop opposite Mandai Rd along Woodlands Rd.
|'''23 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd.
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
|'''28 May'''
|25 March
|style='text-align:left'|Skips removed bus stop opposite Mandai Rd along Woodlands Rd.
|Amended to ply Woodlands Ave 3 and Woodlands Ctr Rd towards Woodlands Temp Int.
|-
|-
|10 June
|rowspan=2|'''2018'''
|Serves new bus stop before Yew Tee Flyover along Woodlands Rd.
|'''25 March'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Woodlands Ave 3 and Woodlands Ctr Rd towards Woodlands Temp Int.
|-
|-
!Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands (since 2021)
|'''10 June'''
|2021
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop before Yew Tee Flyover along Woodlands Rd.
|13 June
|-
|Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
|'''2021'''
|'''13 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
|}
|}


{{Woodlands Bus Package}}
{{Woodlands Bus Package}}

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Service 178
Route Information
Route Woodlands Interchange ↔ Boon Lay Interchange
Route Length 29.8 km (towards Boon Lay)
30.3 km (towards Woodlands)
Travelling Time 90 mins
(1 h 35 mins)
Operator SMRT Buses
(Woodlands Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Service 178 connects areas around Woodlands, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok and Boon Lay.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Direction 1 Direction 2 Depot(s) Number of buses Operator Bus Package
Woodlands Interchange Boon Lay Interchange Woodlands Depot (WLDEP)
Kranji Depot (KJDEP) 		20
Woodlands: 13
Kranji: 7 		SMRT Buses Woodlands
Fleet
Woodlands Depot

SMB1316T SMB1441P SMB1445D SMB1446B SMB1610T
5 MAN NL323F (1 Euro V Batch 2 / 4 Euro V Batch 3)

SMB142J SMB143G SMB149R SMB156U
4 Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (4 Batch SMRT)

SG5828J
1 MAN ND323F (1 Euro V Batch 3)

SG5168E
1 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 4)

Kranji Depot

SMB273P SMB292J SMB1380G
3 MAN NL323F (2 Euro V Batch 1 / 1 Euro V Batch 2)

SMB86M SMB89E
2 Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (2 Batch 2)

Any Single-decker buses

Notes
  • 2 missing WLDEP buses.
  • 5 Service 178 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 178 from Woodlands Centre Road (Bus Stop 46069 - W'lands Train Checkpt) towards Woodlands Interchange before & during Weekends & Public Holidays AM Peak.
    • Saturdays: Departing at 0530 hours, 0547 hours, 0604 hours, 0621 hours & 0637 hours.
    • Sundays & Public Holidays: Departing at 0535 hours, 0554 hours, 0612 hours, 0630 hours & 0648 hours.
  • 6 Service 178 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 178 from Woodlands Centre Road (Bus Stop 46069 - W'lands Train Checkpt) towards Woodlands Interchange before & during Weekdays AM Peak, departing at 0530 hours, 0545 hours, 0600 hours, 0615 hours, 0630 hours & 0645 hours.
  • Several Service 178 buses will perform supplementary trips as Short Trip 178A before & during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
  • SG5168E (Service 178) will operate on Service 187 on Weekends & Public Holidays.
  • SG5828J (Service 178) will perform one (1) crossover trip on City Direct 665 towards Shenton Way during Weekdays AM Peak.
  • Full SD fleet on Saturdays.
  • All KJDEP Service 178 buses park at Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP).
  • Weekdays: Woodlands TBC; Kranji 7 AM - 7 PM (20 buses)
  • Saturdays: Woodlands TBC; Kranji 6 AM - 6 PM (TBC buses)
  • Sundays: Woodlands TBC; Kranji 6 AM - 6 PM (TBC buses)

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Corporation Dr ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd 1974 3 February Introduced between Corporation Dr Ter and Upp Bt Timah Rd Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
1975 9 November Amended to realigned Jurong Rd, skipping Old Jurong Rd.
Boon Lay Gardens ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd 1977 28 March Extended to Boon Lay Gdns Ter.
Jurong ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd 1978 1 June Amended to Jurong Int and amended to ply Jurong Rd, skipping Jln Jurong Kechil.
Jurong ↔ Woodlands Ctr 1980 14 December Extended to Woodlands Town Ter.
1981 29 November Amended to Woodlands Int.
SMRT Buses
(Current)
Known as Trans Island prior to 10 May 2004 		1983 10 July Operations transferred to TIBS.
1984 20 October Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 3, Bt Batok St 24, Bt Batok St 23 and interim road with the partial closure of Jurong Rd (between Bt Batok East Ave 3 and Bt Batok St 23).
1985 17 March Amended to ply Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok East Ave 3 with the partial closure of Jurong Rd.
1986 6 July Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Bt Batok Sec Sch along Bt Batok East Ave 6.
Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands Ctr 1990 1 July Amended to Boon Lay Int.
Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands 1996 4 February Extended to Woodlands Reg Int.
TBC Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite MOE Water Works along Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.
1999 19 July Serves new bus stop outside Woodlands CIQ along Woodlands Rd.
2003 TBC Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Assyakirin Mque along Corporation Rd.
2006 TBC Last bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
TBC Last bus from Boon Lay Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
18 June Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
2009 27 December Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
2010 23 May Skips temporarily closed bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of DT2Cashew station along the Downtown Line.
2011 23 October Serves new bus stop outside Intl Business Pk along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
178Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands
178AWoodlands → Woodlands Rd
 2013 15 July
178AIntroduced from Woodlands Reg Int to Woodlands Rd (Kranji Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
29 September Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2015 1 March Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
2016 12 March Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
11 December Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 635A along Woodlands Rd.
2017 23 April Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd.
28 May Skips removed bus stop opposite Mandai Rd along Woodlands Rd.
2018 25 March Amended to ply Woodlands Ave 3 and Woodlands Ctr Rd towards Woodlands Temp Int.
10 June Serves new bus stop before Yew Tee Flyover along Woodlands Rd.
2021 13 June Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
icon Woodlands Bus Package [ V • T • E]
Services 110 • 178 • 187 • 925 • 925M • 950 • 951E • 960 • 960e • 961 • 961M • 962 • 964 • 967 SMRT Buses
Operated under Negotiated Contract
City Direct Services 665
Woodlands Feeders 900 • 901 • 901M • 902 • 903 • 903M • 904 • 911 • 912 • 913 • 913M
Defunct 900A • 912M • 926 • NR5 • NR6 • NR7
Bus Fleet Woodlands Depot (WLDEP)
Single Decker MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 2 • Batch 3 • Batch SMRT) • Yutong ZK6128BEVG
Double Decker MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1) • Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4) • Yutong ZK6125BEVGS
Articulated MAN NG363F
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