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Revision as of 22:21, 6 November 2024

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Service 240
SBS8339Y 240.jpg
Route Information
Route Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim (Loop)
Route Length 15.3 km
Travelling Time 80 mins (1 h 20 mins)
Operator SMRT Buses
(Jurong West Bus Package)

Feeder Bus Service 240 connects residential neighbourhoods, schools, and community amenities around Boon Lay Gardens and Taman Jurong to Boon Lay MRT/Bus Interchange, and Lakeside MRT station, serving Jurong West Neighbourhoods 1, 2, and 3.

Short-Trip Feeder Bus Service 240A operates during the Weekdays Morning Peak hours, and supplements the high demand for Service 240 from residential estates along Corporation Drive and Kang Ching Road, connecting to Lakeside MRT station.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 240/240A
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) TBC Single Deckers Double Deckers

SBS8064P SBS8368M
Scania K230UB

SG5467S
Volvo B9TL

Route Information

Frequency

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 6 - 8 minutes 5 - 8 minutes 6 - 7 minutes 7 - 12 minutes

Special Departures

  • icon21029
    Aft Corp Pl
    Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
    icon22009
    Boon Lay Int
    Jurong West Ctrl 3
    EW27Boon Lay
    Jurong Point
    • Weekdays: 05:15, 05:22, 05:29, 05:35, 05:41, 05:53 & 05:59
    • Saturdays: 05:15, 05:26, 05:37 & 05:48
    • Sundays/Public Holidays: 05:30, 05:38 & 05:46

Service 240A

SBS8986D on Short-Trip Service 240A
  • icon21581
    Blk 65
    Corporation Dr
    icon28091
    Lakeside Stn
    Boon Lay Way
    EW26Lakeside
    Jurong Lake Gardens
    • Weekdays: 06:01 – 08:30

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
icon22009
Boon Lay Int(Berth B6)
Jurong West Ctrl 3
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:30 00:30 05:30 00:30 05:30 00:30
icon22499
Opp Blk 662C
Jurong West St 64
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:33 00:33 05:33 00:33 05:32 00:33
icon21721
Blk 239A
Boon Lay Dr
icon21411
Opp Blk 188
Boon Lay Dr
icon21421
Blk 176
Boon Lay Ave
icon21431
Blk 210
Boon Lay Pl
icon21459
Blk 209
Boon Lay Dr
icon21459
Blk 209
Boon Lay Dr
icon21239
Opp Blk 203
Corporation Rd
icon28099
Opp Lakeside Stn
Boon Lay Way
EW26Lakeside EW26Lakeside 05:48 00:47 05:48 00:46 05:43 00:49
icon21669
Opp Blk 134D
Yuan Ching Rd
Jurong Lake Gardens
icon21629
Blk 334
Kang Ching Rd
icon21609
Opp Blk 364
Corporation Dr
icon21599
Blk 117
Corporation Dr
icon21589
Opp Blk 65
Corporation Dr
icon21579
Jurong Sec Sch
Corporation Dr
icon21569
Opp Blk 158
Corporation Dr
icon21559
CISCO Recall
Yung Ho Rd
icon21179
Corp Pl
Corporation Rd
icon21029
Aft Corp Pl
Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
05:15 01:01 05:15 00:58 05:30 01:00
icon21779
Aft Yuan Ching Rd
Yung Ho Rd
icon21561
Blk 158
Corporation Dr
icon21571
Opp Jurong Sec Sch
Corporation Dr
icon21581
Blk 65
Corporation Dr
240A 05:21 01:06 05:20 01:02 05:35 01:04
icon21591
Opp Blk 117
Corporation Dr
240A
icon21601
Blk 357
Corporation Dr
240A
icon21621
Blk 354
Kang Ching Rd
240A
icon21661
Yuan Ching Sec Sch
Yuan Ching Rd
Jurong Lake Gardens 240A
icon28091
Lakeside Stn
Boon Lay Way
EW26Lakeside
Jurong Lake Gardens
240A EW26Lakeside 05:30 01:12 05:27 01:08 05:41 01:10
icon21231
Blk 203
Corporation Rd
icon21451
Blk 206
Boon Lay Dr
icon21449
Boon Lay Shop Ctr
Boon Lay Pl
icon21439
Boon Lay CC
Boon Lay Pl
icon21429
Blk 185
Boon Lay Ave
icon21419
Blk 188
Boon Lay Dr
icon21729
Opp Blk 239A
Boon Lay Dr
icon22491
Blk 662D
Jurong West St 64
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:49 01:26 05:39 01:22 05:59 01:25
icon22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:50 01:27 05:40 01:23 06:00 01:26

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
Boon Lay Gardens ↺ Yuan Ching Rd (1977 - 1978) 1977 16 May Introduced between Boon Lay Gdns Ter and Yuan Ching Rd (Loop).
Jurong ↺ Boon Lay Pl (1978 - 1990) 1978 1 June Amended to start from Jurong Int and loop at Boon Lay Pl.
1979 21 November Amended to ply Boon Lay Way, Yuan Ching Rd and Kang Ching Rd.
Boon Lay ↺ Jln Ahmad Ibrahim (1990 - 2006) 1990 1 July Amended to start from Boon Lay Int and loop at Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.
Boon Lay Temp Int ↺ Jln Ahmad Ibrahim (2006 - 2009) 2006 18 June Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
2007 15 July Serves new bus stop outside Blk 207 along Boon Lay Pl.
Boon Lay ↺ Jln Ahmad Ibrahim (since 2009) 2009 27 December Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
2010 3 January Serves the bus stops outside Blk 662D and opposite Blk 662C along Jurong West St 64, skipping the bus stops outside and opposite Boon Lay Stn along Boon Lay Way.
28 June Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
Service 240:
Boon Lay ↺ Jln Ahmad Ibrahim (since 2009)
Service 240A:
Corporation Dr → Boon Lay Way (since 2012)
2012 3 January Short-Trip Service 240A introduced from Corporation Dr (Blk 65) to Boon Lay Way (Lakeside Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
2013 TBC Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
SMRT Buses
(Current)
2024 1 September Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.
27 October Serves new bus stops outside Blk 239A and opposite Blk 239A along Boon Lay Dr.
icon Jurong West Bus Package [ VTE]
Services 179 • 179A • 181181M • 182 • 182M • 185192 • 193 • 194199246247 • 248 • 248M • 249 • 251 • 252 • 253 • 254 • 255 • 257258405502502A974 SMRT Buses
Tender Awarded
Boon Lay Feeders 240240M241242243G243W
Defunct 256
Bus Fleet Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)
Single Decker MAN NL323F (Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1Batch 2) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 1Euro IV, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2)
Double Decker Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (3-DoorEuro V, Batch 3Euro VI, Batch 1Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1WEG2, Batch 2WEG2, Batch 3WEG2, Batch 4)