Trunk Services 246 - 258

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	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train Services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 39 , 175 & 804 will call at new bus stops. Please refer here for more information. On Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 10 , 14 16 , 70M & 196 will be affected by road closure on Nicoll Highway from the First Bus to 10.00am. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 674 will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 666 will be extended to Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard. An additional trip will operate during morning peak period and its frequency will be improved from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services 110 , 114 & 156 will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service 374 will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange. Please refer to the following for more information. From Sunday, 8 December 2024, Bus Services 84G & 84W will each call at an additional bus stop outside and opposite Blk 437B respectively. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 9 December 2024, Supplementary Bus Service 298X will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the Tampines town centre and transport hub for residents in the Tampines North and west areas. Please refer here for more information.

Service 246

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Boon Lay Interchange	Boon Lay Drive	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	7		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS8047P 1 Scania K230UB (1 Euro IV Batch 1) SBS3939Z SG5337J SG5343R SG5344M SG5345K SG5346H 6 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 3 / 5 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
Full DD fleet on Sundays & Public Holidays. Weekdays: 4AM-4PM / 3S (7 buses) Saturdays: 3AM-4PM / 1S / 1T (6 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 4AM-4PM (4 buses)

Service 247

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Tuas Terminal	Tuas Bay Link	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	8		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS6235B 1 Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (1 Batch 1) SBS8768S 1 Scania K230UB (1 Euro V Batch 1) SG5459R SG5460K SG5461H SG5462E SG5463C SG5464A 6 Volvo B9TL (6 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes

2 Service 247 DDs will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 247 from Tuas Crescent (Bus Stop 26061 - BS Development) towards Tuas Terminal before Sundays & Public Holidays AM Peak, departing at 0610 hours & 0621 hours. 3 Service 247 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 247 from Tuas Crescent (Bus Stop 26061 - BS Development) towards Tuas Terminal before Weekdays & Saturdays AM Peak, departing at 0610 hours, 0618 hours & 0626 hours. Full DD fleet on Weekends & Public Holidays. This service is introduced under Land Transport Authority (LTA)'s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Weekdays: 4AM-5PM / 3S (8 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 4AM-4PM / 2T (6 buses) Special Weekdays: 4AM-4PM / 3S (7 buses)

Service 248 / 248M

	Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
248	Tuas Terminal	Tuas South Avenue 14	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	9		Jurong West
248M		Tuas South Way

Fleet
SBS8056M SBS8738D SBS8991M 3 Scania K230UB (1 Euro IV Batch 1 / 2 Euro V Batch 1) SG6246G 1 MAN ND323F (1 Euro VI Batch 2) SG5467S SG5468P SG5469L SG5470G SG5471D 5 Volvo B9TL (6 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes

Several Service 248 buses will perform down-route trips as Service 248 from Tuas Crescent (Bus Stop 26079 - Bef Tuas Loop) towards Tuas Terminal before & during Daily AM Peak. Weekdays & Saturdays: Departing at 0610 hours, 0622 hours, 0634 hours & 0646 hours. Sundays & Public Holidays: Departing at 0610 hours, 0625 hours & 0640 hours. Full DD fleet on Weekends & Public Holidays. Service 248 is introduced under Land Transport Authority (LTA)'s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Service 248M only operates between 0630 hours - 1000 hours & 1630 hours - 2000 hours daily. Service 248 does not operate when Service 248M is in operation. Weekdays: 4AM-5PM / 3S / 1T (9 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 4AM-4PM / 2T (6 buses) Special Weekdays: 5AM-4PM / 3S (8 buses)

Service 249

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Boon Lay Interchange	Jalan Samulun	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	10		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS3614K SBS3753S SBS3866A SBS3873D SBS3874B SBS3896M SBS7558M SBS7729L SG5025J SG5465Y 10 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 1 / 1 WEG2 Batch 2 / 6 WEG2 Batch 3 / 2 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
Weekdays: 3AM-3PM / 5S / 2T (10 buses) Saturdays: 2AM-3PM / 1E / 1S / 2T (7 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 3AM-3PM / 1E (4 buses) Special Weekdays: 5AM-3PM / 5S (10 buses)

Service 251

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Boon Lay Interchange	Shipyard Road	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	7		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS3144A SBS3778X SBS3923T SBS7621M SBS7711L SG5472B SG5606H 7 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 1 / 2 WEG2 Batch 2 / 2 WEG2 Batch 3 / 2 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes

1 Service 251 DD will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 251 from Pioneer Road North (Bus Stop 22181 - S’pore Post) towards Boon Lay Interchange before Sundays & Public Holidays AM Peak, departing at 0555 hours. 2 Service 251 DDs will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 251 from Pioneer Road North (Bus Stop 22181 - S’pore Post) towards Boon Lay Interchange before Weekdays & Saturdays AM Peak. Weekdays: Departing at 0555 hours & 0608 hours. Saturdays: Departing at 0555 hours & 0607 hours. 2 Service 252 DDs will perform crossover trips on Service 251 during Weekdays AM Peak. Weekdays: 3AM-3PM / 1E / 3S (7 buses) Saturdays: 3AM-3PM / 1E / 1T (5 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 3AM-3PM / 1S (4 buses) Special Weekdays: 5AM-3PM / 1E / 1S (7 buses)

Service 252

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Boon Lay Interchange	Joo Koon Road	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	9		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS3802J SBS3941R SBS3944H SBS3953G SBS3967S SBS7523M SBS7535D SG5350U SG5560E 9 Volvo B9TL (2 WEG2 Batch 1 / 5 WEG2 Batch 3 / 2 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
2 Service 252 DDs will perform crossover trips on Service 251 during Weekdays AM Peak. Weekdays: TBC (9 buses) Saturdays: TBC (TBC buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: TBC (TBC buses) Special Weekdays: TBC (9 buses)

Service 253

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Joo Koon Interchange	Benoi Road	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	4		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS3076M SBS3244U SBS7536B SBS7567L 4 Volvo B9TL (2 WEG2 Batch 1 / 1 WEG2 Batch 2 / 1 WEG2 Batch 3)

Notes
Weekdays: 3AM-3PM / 1S (4 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 3AM-3PM / 1T (4 buses) Special Weekdays: 4AM-3PM / 1S (5 buses)

Service 254

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Joo Koon Interchange	Tuas Avenue 11	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	9		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS3032P SBS3173R SBS3929C SBS3955B SBS7519B SBS7568J SG5339D SG5456Z SG5567L 9 Volvo B9TL (2 WEG2 Batch 1 / 2 WEG2 Batch 2 / 2 WEG2 Batch 3 / 3 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
SG5339D (Service 254) will perform crossover trips on Service 974 during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak. Weekdays: TBC (9 buses) Saturdays: 3AM-4PM / 2E / 2T (8 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 5AM-5PM (5 buses) Special Weekdays: TBC (8 buses)

Service 255

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Joo Koon Interchange	Gul Crescent	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	6		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS3221K SBS3806Z SBS3898H SBS7669B SBS7720K 5 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 1 / 2 WEG2 Batch 2 / 2 WEG2 Batch 3)

Notes
1 missing DD. Original fleet size: 6 buses. Weekdays: 3AM-2PM / 1E / 2S (6 buses) Saturdays: 3AM-3PM / 1T (4 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 2AM-2PM / 1T (3 buses) Special Weekdays: 4AM-3PM / 1E / 1S (6 buses)

Service 257

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Joo Koon Interchange	Pioneer Sector 2	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	8		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS3069J SBS3646T SBS3830C SBS3853L SBS3858Z SBS3867Y SBS3868U SBS7717X 8 Volvo B9TL (2 WEG2 Batch 2 / 6 WEG2 Batch 3)

Notes
Weekdays: 4AM-3PM / 4S (8 buses) Saturdays: 2AM-3PM / 1S / 1T (4 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 3AM-3PM (3 buses) Special Weekdays: 4AM-3PM / 4S (8 buses)

Service 258

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Joo Koon Interchange	Jurong West Street 64	Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)	11		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS8068D SBS8457P 2 Scania K230UB (1 Euro IV Batch 1 / 1 Euro IV Batch 2) SBS3288T SBS3638S SBS3722G SBS3931U SBS7681P SG5349A 6 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 1 / 4 WEG2 Batch 3 / 1 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes

3 missing buses. Original fleet size: 11 buses. 4 Service 258 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 258 from Jurong West Street 64 (Bus Stop 22499 - Opp Blk 662C) towards Joo Koon Interchange before Weekends & Public Holidays AM Peak. Saturdays: Departing at 0530 hours, 0545 hours, 0600 hours & 0615 hours. Sundays & Public Holidays: Departing at 0530 hours, 0544 hours, 0558 hours & 0612 hours. 5 Service 258 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 258 from Jurong West Street 64 (Bus Stop 22499 - Opp Blk 662C) towards Joo Koon Interchange before Weekdays AM Peak, departing at 0530 hours, 0542 hours, 0554 hours, 0606 hours & 0618 hours. This service is introduced under Land Transport Authority (LTA)'s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Weekdays: 8AM-8PM / 3S (11 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 9AM-9PM / 2T (11 buses) Special Weekdays: 8AM-7PM / 3S (11 buses)