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|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}} | |style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}<ref>[//www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/sbs-transit-to-roll-out-another-11-wheelchair-accessible-bus-services "SBS Transit To Roll Out Another 11 Wheelchair-Accessible Bus Services"] SBS Transit, 26 January 2016</ref> | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:20, 30 March 2025
Service 246 |
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| Route Information | |
|---|---|
| Route | Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Boon Lay Drive (Loop) |
| Route Length | 16.9 km |
| Travelling Time | 70 mins (1 h 10 mins) |
| Operator |  (Jurong West Bus Package) |
SMRT Buses Bus Service 246 primarily serves industrial estates around Chin Bee and Jalan Tukang with connections to Jurong West Town Centre. A large portion of this route also plies residential estates, supplementing existing bus connections between the residential estates of Taman Jurong and Boon Lay Gardens to Lakeside station.
Service Information[edit]
Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]
| Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) | 8 | 1 Single Decker | 7 Double Deckers |
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SBS8986D Scania K230UB
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SBS3181S SBS3820G SBS3874B SBS3924R SBS7727S SG5346H SG5567L Volvo B9TL
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| ExpandNotes |
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Route Information[edit]
Frequency[edit]
| 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 | 12 - 13 minutes | 11 - 17 minutes | 10 - 16 minutes | 16 - 20 minutes |
Loop Service[edit]
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| Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
 22009 | EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point |
05:45 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 |
 28091Lakeside Stn Boon Lay Way | EW26Lakeside Jurong Lake Gardens |
06:11 | 23:47 | 06:08 | 23:46 | 06:06 | 23:46 |
| 28099 Opp Lakeside Stn Boon Lay Way | EW26Lakeside | 06:27 | 23:56 | 06:19 | 23:55 | 06:16 | 23:55 |
| 22009 | EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point |
06:54 | 00:11 | 06:41 | 00:08 | 06:34 | 00:08 |
Historical Information[edit]
| Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Known as  prior to 1 November 2001
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Boon Lay Gardens ↺ Jln Tukang | 1977 | 16 May | Introduced between Boon Lay Gdns Ter and Jln Tukang (Loop). |
| Jurong ↺ Boon Lay Dr | 1978 | 1 June | Amended to start from Jurong Int and loop at Boon Lay Dr. | |
| Boon Lay ↺ Third Chin Bee Rd | 1990 | 1 July | Amended to start from Boon Lay Int and loop at Third Chin Bee Rd. | |
| Boon Lay ↺ Boon Lay Dr | 1995 | 15 January | Amended to loop at Boon Lay Dr and amended to ply Jln Boon Lay, Chin Bee Dr and Quality Rd, skipping Chin Bee Ave, Third Chin Bee Rd and Intl Rd. | |
| 2006 | 11 June | Amended to ply Tah Ching Rd, skipping Kang Ching Rd. | ||
| 18 June | Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int. | |||
| 2009 | 27 December | Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub. | ||
| 2016 | 25 January | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).  [1]
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(Current) |
2024 | 1 September | Operations transferred to SMRT Buses. |
References[edit]
- ↑ "SBS Transit To Roll Out Another 11 Wheelchair-Accessible Bus Services" SBS Transit, 26 January 2016
External Links[edit]
 Jurong West Bus Package
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[ V • T • E] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services | 179 • 179A • 181 • 181M • 182 • 182M • 185 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 199 • 246 • 247 • 248 • 248M • 249 • 251 • 252 • 253 • 254 • 255 • 257 • 258 • 258M • 405 • 502 • 502A • 974 | Tender Awarded | ||
| Boon Lay Feeders | 240 • 240M • 241 • 242 • 243G • 243W | |||
| Defunct | 256 | |||
| Bus Fleet | Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) | |||
| Single Decker | MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 1 • Euro IV, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2) | |||
| Double Decker | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1 • WEG2, Batch 2 • WEG2, Batch 3 • WEG2, Batch 4) | |||