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{{SMB/1| Bus Service 179A}} is weekday peak-hour supplementary variant of {{Bus/T|Service 179|s=179}} that provides faster journeys with limited stops only at {{EW27| }} and in Nanyang Technological University. It skips all stops along Jurong West Street 63 and Pioneer Road North, alleviating demand from its parent service.
{{SMB/1| Bus Service 179A}} is weekday peak-hour supplementary variant of {{Bus/T|Service 179|s=179}} that provides faster journeys with limited stops only at {{Stn|Boon Lay| station}} and in Nanyang Technological University. It skips all stops along Jurong West Street 63 and Pioneer Road North, alleviating demand from its parent service.


==Service Information==
==Service Information==
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* '''SBS3203M ({{Bus/T|Feeder 242|s=242}}) & 1 {{Bus/T|Feeder 241|s=241}} bus''' will perform crossover trips on Short Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
* '''SBS3203M ({{Bus/T|Feeder 242|s=242}}) & 1 {{Bus/T|Feeder 241|s=241}} bus''' will perform crossover trips on Short-Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
* '''SBS3205H & SBS3809R {{Bus/T|(Service 179)|s=179}} & several other {{Bus/T|Service 179|s=179}} buses''' will perform supplementary trips as Short Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
* '''SBS3205H & SBS3809R {{Bus/T|(Service 179)|s=179}} & several other {{Bus/T|Service 179|s=179}} buses''' will perform supplementary trips as Short-Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
* '''SBS3873D {{Bus/T|(Service 249)|s=249}}''' will
* '''SBS3873D {{Bus/T|(Service 249)|s=249}}''' will
** perform down-route trips on Short Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 2000 hours.
** perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 2000 hours.
** perform down-route trips on Short Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1850 hours & 1927 hours.
** perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1850 hours & 1927 hours.
* '''SG5395R {{Bus/T|(Service 193)|s=193}}, SG5459R {{Bus/T|(Service 255)|s=255}} & 1 {{Bus/T|Feeder 243W|s=243W}} DD''' will
* '''SG5395R {{Bus/T|(Service 193)|s=193}}, SG5459R {{Bus/T|(Service 255)|s=255}} & 1 {{Bus/T|Feeder 243W|s=243W}} DD''' will
** perform down-route trips on Short Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
** perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
** perform down-route trips on Short Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
** perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
* '''SG5465Y {{Bus/T|(Service 249)|s=249}}''' will
* '''SG5465Y {{Bus/T|(Service 249)|s=249}}''' will
** perform down-route trips on Short Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1521 hours & 1853 hours.
** perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1521 hours & 1853 hours.
** perform down-route trips on Short Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1605 hours & 1822 hours.
** perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1605 hours & 1822 hours.
* '''SG5476R {{Bus/T|(Service 181)|s=181}}''' will
* '''SG5476R {{Bus/T|(Service 181)|s=181}}''' will
** perform crossover trips on Short Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
** perform crossover trips on Short-Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
** perform down-route trips on Short Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
** perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
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Latest revision as of 21:10, 13 April 2025

Service 179A
SBS3616E 179A.jpg
Route Information
Route AM: Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Nanyang Drive (Loop)
PM: Lien Ying Chow Drive / Nanyang Drive → Boon Lay Interchange
Route Length 9.7 km
Travelling Time 35 mins
Operator SMRT Buses
(Jurong West Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 179A is weekday peak-hour supplementary variant of Service 179 that provides faster journeys with limited stops only at Boon Lay station and in Nanyang Technological University. It skips all stops along Jurong West Street 63 and Pioneer Road North, alleviating demand from its parent service.

Service Information[edit]

Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]

Service 179A
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) TBC Double Deckers
SBS3203M
SBS3205H
SBS3809R
SBS3873D
SG5395R
SG5459R
SG5465Y
SG5476R
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • SBS3203M (Feeder 242) & 1 Feeder 241 bus will perform crossover trips on Short-Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
  • SBS3205H & SBS3809R (Service 179) & several other Service 179 buses will perform supplementary trips as Short-Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
  • SBS3873D (Service 249) will
    • perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 2000 hours.
    • perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1850 hours & 1927 hours.
  • SG5395R (Service 193), SG5459R (Service 255) & 1 Feeder 243W DD will
    • perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
    • perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
  • SG5465Y (Service 249) will
    • perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1521 hours & 1853 hours.
    • perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing at 1605 hours & 1822 hours.
  • SG5476R (Service 181) will
    • perform crossover trips on Short-Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
    • perform down-route trips on Short-Trip 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.

Route Information[edit]

Morning Departures[edit]

From
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22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3
Departure Time
Weekdays School Term
07:33
07:41
07:48
07:50
07:56
08:04
08:12
08:20
08:27
08:32
08:35
08:43
08:51
08:59
09:07
09:15
09:19
09:23
09:30

Evening Departures[edit]

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27281
Hall 1
Lien Ying Chow Dr
↺
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27231
Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I
Nanyang Dr
→
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22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3
Departure Time
Weekdays School Term
15:04
15:06
15:12
15:18
15:23
(SG5465Y)
15:28
15:35
15:40
15:46
15:55
16:04
16:12
16:21
16:29
16:37
16:45
16:55
17:00
17:14
17:20
17:28
17:41
17:50
17:59
18:09
18:30
18:42
18:53
(SG5465Y)
19:06
19:10
19:36
19:41
19:48
20:00
(SBS3873D)
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27231
Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I
Nanyang Dr
→
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22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3
Departure Time
Weekdays School Term
15:17
15:22
15:34
15:44
15:57
16:10
(SG5465Y)
16:16
16:25
16:33
16:41
16:49
16:59
17:07
17:13
17:18
17:32
17:34
17:41
17:55
18:03
18:15
18:23
(SG5465Y)
18:28
18:39
18:46
(SBS3873D)
18:57
19:04
19:12
19:23
19:29
(SBS3873D)
19:39
19:52
20:03
20:09

Loop Service[edit]

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays (School Term)
First bus Last bus
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22009
Boon Lay Int(Berth B3)
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Jurong Point 		07:3009:30
Non-Stop
Jurong West St 63		 Non-stop
Non-Stop
Pioneer Rd Nth		 Non-stop
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27281
Hall 1
Lien Ying Chow Dr
 07:41/15:0409:31/20:00
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27231
Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I
Nanyang Dr
 07:48/15:1309:38/20:09
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27251
Academic Bldg Sth
Nanyang Dr
 07:52/15:1709:42/20:13
Non-Stop
Pioneer Rd Nth		 Non-stop
Non-Stop
Jurong West St 63		 Non-stop
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22009
Boon Lay Int(Alighting)
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Jurong Point 		08:06/15:3009:55/20:26

Notes:

  • 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus/last bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
AMBoon Lay ↺ Nanyang Dr
PMLien Ying Chow Dr → Boon Lay
 2007 1 October Introduced from Boon Lay Temp Int to Nanyang Dr (Hall 4) during morning peak hours and from Nanyang Dr (Hall 1) to Boon Lay Temp Int during evening peak hours on weekdays, plying express sectors along Jurong West St 63 and Pioneer Rd Nth.
2010 8 May Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
2014 7 December Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 41 along Nanyang Dr.
SMRT Buses
(Current) 		2024 1 September Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.

External Links[edit]

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Jurong West Bus Package 		[ 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 SMRT Buses
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)
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