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 on the East–West Line 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. On Saturday, 30 November, Services 10 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16 / 16M , 31 , 32 , 33 , 36 , 56 , 57 , 70 , 77 , 97 , 100 , 106 , 107 , 111 , 130 , 131 , 133 , 158 , 167 , 195 , 196 , 502 , 518 , 857 , 960 / 960e & 961 will be diverted to travel on alternative routes from the First Bus to 11.45am. They will skip bus stops along their regular routes, which will include Bayfront Avenue, Beach Road, Nicoll Highway as well as those in the Civic District, Central Business District and Marina Central. Please refer to the following 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. On Sunday, 1 December, from the First Bus to 3.00pm, Services 10 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16 , 30 , 36 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 48 , 57 , 70M , 77 , 80 , 97 , 100 , 106 , 107M , 111 , 121 , 130 , 131 , 133 , 145 , 158 , 186 , 195 , 196 , 400 , 401 , 502 , 518 , 857 , 961M , 970 & 980 will be similarly affected by lane/road closures with bus stops skipped along their regular routes. The affected roads include Bayfront Avenue, Beach Road, Nicoll Highway, Fort Road and Keppel Road as well as those in the Civic District, Central Business District and Marina Central. With the road closures on 1 December, Service 401 will also commence operations at a later time at 12.00pm. Service 48 will be diverted from its regular route along the ECP (towards Bedok North Depot) from the start of operations to 10.30am. However, no bus stops will be skipped. *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 Sunday, 8 December 2024, Short-trip 138C will be introduced, operating from the bus stop along Mandai Lake Road, in front of the Singapore Zoo (48131) and terminating at the bus stop along Upper Thomson Road, in front of Springleaf Station Exit 2 (56099). Short-trip 138C will operate only on weekends and Public Holidays, from 2.45pm to 7.00pm. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 8 December 2024, two bus stops along Kim Seng Road, The Trillium (13139) and Opp Great World City (13119), will be merged and relocated permanently to Great World Stn Exit 3 (13119). The routes of the services that call at the two bus stops will remain unchanged. 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) SG5011Z SG5337J SG5343R SG5344M SG5345K SG5346H 6 Volvo B9TL (6 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
1 Service 249 DD - Duty 12S will perform two (2) crossover trips on Service 246 during Weekdays PM Peak. Full DD fleet on Weekends & Public Holidays. Weekdays: 4A-4P / 3S (7 buses) Saturdays: 3A-4P / 1S / 1T (6 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 4A-4P (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
SBS3612R SBS3769Y SBS3790J SBS3863H SBS7531P 5 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 1 / 4 WEG2 Batch 3)

Notes

3 missing SDs. 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: 4A-5P / 3S (8 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 4A-4P / 2T (6 buses) Special Weekdays: 4A-4P / 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) SBS3014S SBS3121R SBS7507K SBS7582S SBS7587D 5 Volvo B9TL (3 WEG2 Batch 1 / 2 WEG2 Batch 2)

Notes

1 missing DD. 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 248 and 248M alternate departures during off-peak hours daily. During peak hours, only Service 248M will be in operation. Service 248 will not be in operation. Weekdays: 4A-5P / 3S / 1T (9 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 4A-4P / 2T (6 buses) Special Weekdays: 5A-4P / 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
SBS3753S SBS3866A SBS3873D SBS3874B SBS3896M SBS7558M SBS7729L SG5025J SG5465Y 9 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 1 / 1 WEG2 Batch 2 / 5 WEG2 Batch 3 / 2 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
1 missing DD. 1 Service 249 DD - Duty 12S will perform two (2) crossover trips on Service 246 during Weekdays PM Peak. Weekdays: 3A-3P / 5S / 2T (10 buses) Saturdays: 2A-3P / 1E / 1S / 2T (7 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 3A-3P / 1E (4 buses) Special Weekdays: 5A-3P / 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)	8		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS3144A SBS3778X SBS3923T SBS7578E SBS7621M SBS7711L SG5472B SG5606H 8 Volvo B9TL (2 WEG2 Batch 1 / 3 WEG2 Batch 2 / 1 WEG2 Batch 3 / 2 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes

1 Service 251 bus 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 buses 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 buses will perform crossover trips on Service 251 during Weekdays AM Peak. Weekdays: 3A-3P / 1E / 4S (8 buses) Saturdays: 3A-3P / 1E / 1T (5 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 3A-3P / 1S (4 buses) Special Weekdays: 5A-3P / 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 SBS3967S SBS7523M SBS7535D SBS7631J SG5350U SG5560E 9 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 1 / 4 WEG2 Batch 3 / 2 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
2 Service 252 DDs will perform crossover trips on Service 251 during Weekdays AM Peak.

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 SG5108D 5 Volvo B9TL (2 WEG2 Batch 1 / 1 WEG2 Batch 2 / 1 WEG2 Batch 3 / 1 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
1 extra bus. Weekdays: 3A-3P / 1S (4 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 3A-3P / 1T (4 buses) Special Weekdays: 4A-3P / 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
SBS3173R SBS3722G SBS3929C SBS3955B SBS7519B SBS7568J SG5339D SG5456Z SG5567L 9 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 1 / 3 WEG2 Batch 2 / 2 WEG2 Batch 3 / 3 WEG2 Batch 4)

Notes
SG5456Z (Service 254 - P Shift) is under sharebus duty with Service 974 (A shift) on Weekdays. Weekdays: TBC (9 buses) Saturdays: 3A-4P / 2E / 2T (8 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 5A-5P (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. Weekdays: 3A-2P / 1E / 2S (6 buses) Saturdays: 3A-3P / 1T (4 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 2A-2P / 1T (3 buses) Special Weekdays: 4A-3P / 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
1 Service 257 DD will perform crossover trips on Service 258 during Weekdays AM Peak. Weekdays: 4A-3P / 4S (8 buses) Saturdays: 2A-3P / 1S / 1T (4 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 3A-3P (3 buses) Special Weekdays: 4A-3P / 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)	8		Jurong West

Fleet
SBS8068D 1 Scania K230UB (1 Euro IV Batch 1) SBS3032P SBS3202R SBS3288T SBS3638S SBS3931U SBS7681P 6 Volvo B9TL (2 WEG2 Batch 1 / 1 WEG2 Batch 2 / 4 WEG2 Batch 3)

Notes

1 missing SD. 1 Service 257 DD will perform crossover trips on Service 258 during Weekdays AM Peak. 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: 5A-5P / 3S (8 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 6A-6P / 2T (8 buses) Special Weekdays: 5A-4P / 3S (8 buses)