Bus Service 974

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Service 974
Route Information
Route	Joo Koon Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road (Loop)
Route Length	35.1 km
Travelling Time	80 - 110 mins (1 h 20 mins – 1 h 50 mins)
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

Service 974 enhances inter-town connectivity between Jurong Industrial Estate, Jurong West (Boon Lay), Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang. It relieves end-to-end demand on Bus Service 172 by providing an express bus corridor along the Kranji Expressway (KJE), offering faster journeys between Choa Chu Kang and Boon Lay.

Station served:

• NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang
• EW27Boon Lay
• EW28Pioneer
• EW29Joo Koon
• DT1BP6Bukit Panjang
• BP2South View
• BP3Keat Hong
• BP4Teck Whye
• BP5Phoenix

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Depot	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	5 Single Deckers	7 Double Deckers
	Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8089T SBS8109U SBS8991M Scania K230UB	SG6337C SG6338A SG6344G SG6347Z SG6351K Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Doors) SG6286R SG6293U MAN ND323F (3-Doors)

Notes:

• 3 Service 974 buses will perform one (1) terminating trip as Short Trip 974A during Daily PM Off-Peak, departing Joo Koon Interchange between 2300 hours & 2330 hours.
• 4 Service 974 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Short Trip 974A from Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 (Bus Stop 44531 - Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn) during Daily PM Off-Peak, departing between
  • Weekdays: 0019 hours & 0105 hours.
  • Weekends & Public Holidays: 0018 hours & 0105 hours.

Special Departures

• Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT 44029
  Upp Bt Timah Rd → Joo Koon Int 24009
  Joo Koon Circle
  • Weekdays: 05:45, 05:56, 06:07, 06:19 & 06:30
  • Weekends/Public Holidays: 05:45, 06:00 & 06:15

Short-Trip Service 974A

SBS7490Z on Short-Trip Service 974A

• Joo Koon Int 24009
  Joo Koon Circle → Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn 44539
  Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
  • Daily: 23:00, 23:15 & 23:30

Special Departures

• Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn 44531
  Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 → Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn 44539
  Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
  • Weekdays: 00:19, 00:34, 00:49 & 01:05
  • Weekends/Public Holidays: 00:18, 00:33, 00:49 & 01:05

Route Information

Frequency

Period	AM Peak (6.30am - 8.30am)	AM Off Peak (8.31am - 4.59pm)	PM Peak (5pm - 7pm)	PM Off Peak (After 7pm)
Loop Service	10 - 13 minutes	10 - 14 minutes	11 - 12 minutes	12 - 16 minutes

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
Joo Koon Int (Berth B2) 24009 Joo Koon Circle	974A	EW29Joo Koon	05:45	22:45 (974) 23:30 (974A)	05:45	22:45 (974) 23:30 (974A)	05:45	22:45 (974) 23:30 (974A)
SAFTI Military Inst 23079 Upp Jurong Rd	974A
Bef Kian Teck Rd 23069 Upp Jurong Rd	974A
Aft Kian Teck Rd 23059 Upp Jurong Rd	974A
Jurong Camp 23049 Upp Jurong Rd	974A
Blk 991B 22471 Jurong West St 63	974A
Opp Blk 653B 22461 Pioneer Rd Nth	974A
Pioneer Stn Exit B 22529 Jurong West St 63	974A	EW28Pioneer	05:56	22:55 (974) 23:40 (974A)	05:55	22:54 (974) 23:39 (974A)	05:54	22:54 (974) 23:39 (974A)
Blk 608 22519 Jurong West St 63	974A
Blk 664C 22509 Jurong West St 63	974A
Opp Blk 662C 22499 Jurong West St 64	974A	EW27Boon Lay	05:59	22:58 (974) 23:43 (974A)	05:58	22:57 (974) 23:42 (974A)	05:57	22:57 (974) 23:42 (974A)
Blk 695 21361 Jln Boon Lay	974A
Blk 680C 21371 Jln Boon Lay	974A
Opp Blk 271 CP 27091 Jln Bahar	974A
Opp Westwood Sec Sch 27101 Jln Bahar	974A
Aft Blk 503 44949 KJE	974A
Opp Northvale Condo 44549 Choa Chu Kang Dr	974A
Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn 44531 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	974A	NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang	06:23	23:19 (974) 01:05 (974A)	06:19	23:19 (974) 01:05 (974A)	06:15	23:19 (974) 01:05 (974A)
Blk 352 44461 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A
Bef South View Stn 44451 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A	BP2South View	06:26	23:21 (974) 01:07 (974A)	06:21	23:21 (974) 01:07 (974A)	06:17	23:21 (974) 01:07 (974A)
Blk 239 44441 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A	BP3Keat Hong	06:28	23:23 (974) 01:09 (974A)	06:23	23:23 (974) 01:09 (974A)	06:19	23:23 (974) 01:09 (974A)
Blk 113 44121 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A
Blk 26 44131 Choa Chu Kang Rd	974A	BP4Teck Whye	06:32	23:27 (974) 01:13 (974A)	06:27	23:27 (974) 01:13 (974A)	06:23	23:27 (974) 01:13 (974A)
Phoenix Stn 44141 Choa Chu Kang Rd	974A	BP5Phoenix	06:34	23:28 (974) 01:14 (974A)	06:28	23:28 (974) 01:14 (974A)	06:24	23:28 (974) 01:14 (974A)
Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT 44029 Upp Bt Timah Rd	974A	DT1BP6Bukit Panjang	05:45	23:31 (974) 01:17 (974A)	05:45	23:31 (974) 01:17 (974A)	05:45	23:31 (974) 01:17 (974A)
Blk 183 44259 Bt Panjang Rd	974A
Opp Phoenix Stn 44149 Choa Chu Kang Rd	974A	BP5Phoenix	05:52	23:36 (974) 01:22 (974A)	05:50	23:36 (974) 01:22 (974A)	05:50	23:36 (974) 01:22 (974A)
Opp Blk 26 44139 Choa Chu Kang Rd	974A	BP4Teck Whye	05:53	23:38 (974) 01:24 (974A)	05:52	23:38 (974) 01:24 (974A)	05:52	23:38 (974) 01:24 (974A)
Opp Blk 113 44129 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A
Palm Gdns 44449 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A	BP3Keat Hong	05:57	23:42 (974) 01:28 (974A)	05:56	23:42 (974) 01:28 (974A)	05:56	23:42 (974) 01:28 (974A)
Opp South View Stn 44459 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A	BP2South View	05:59	23:43 (974) 01:29 (974A)	05:57	23:43 (974) 01:29 (974A)	05:57	23:43 (974) 01:29 (974A)
Blk 414 44469 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A
Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn 44539 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	974A	NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang	06:02	23:47 (974) 01:33 (974A)	06:01	23:46 (974) 01:33 (974A)	06:01	23:48 (974) 01:33 (974A)
Northvale Condo 44541 Choa Chu Kang Dr
Opp Blk 502 44941 KJE
Westwood Sec Sch 27109 Jln Bahar
Blk 271 CP 27099 Jln Bahar
Blk 263 21379 Jln Boon Lay
Opp Blk 695 21369 Jln Boon Lay
Blk 662D 22491 Jurong West St 64		EW27Boon Lay	06:33	00:06	06:23	00:05	06:20	00:07
Blk 662A 22501 Jurong West St 63
Blk 658C 22511 Jurong West St 63
Pioneer Stn Exit A 22521 Jurong West St 63		EW28Pioneer	06:38	00:10	06:27	00:09	06:24	00:11
Blk 653B 22469 Pioneer Rd Nth
Opp Blk 991B 22479 Upp Jurong Rd
Opp Jurong Camp 23041 Upp Jurong Rd
Bef Kian Teck Rd 23051 Upp Jurong Rd
Aft Kian Teck Rd 23061 Upp Jurong Rd
Opp SAFTI Military Inst 23071 Upp Jurong Rd
Joo Koon Int (Alighting) 24009 Joo Koon Circle		EW29Joo Koon	06:50	00:20	06:38	00:18	06:33	00:20

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk ↔ Joo Koon (2018 - 2021)	2018	8 April	Introduced between Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) and Joo Koon Int, operating between 0545 hrs and 2330 hrs daily from Upp Bt Timah Rd and Joo Koon Int. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	974: Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk ↔ Joo Koon (2018 - 2021) 974A: Upp Bt Timah Rd → Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (2019 - 2021)	2019	13 January	Introduction of Short Trip Service 974A from Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) to Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (Lot 1 Shoppers' Mall), operating after the last bus of Service 974 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	974: Joo Koon ↺ Bt Panjang Stn (since 2021) 974A: Joo Koon ↺ Upp Bt Timah Rd → Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (since 2021)	2021	23 January	974: Amended to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int, skipping the bus stop after Bt Panjang Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd with the closure of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk. 974A: Extended to start from Joo Koon Int with the amendment of parent service to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int.
			29 May	Operations transferred to SBS Transit.
		2022	13 February	Serves a new pair of bus stops after Blk 503 and opposite Blk 502 along KJE.
(Current)		2024	15 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.