Bus Service 97

Service 97
Route Information
Route	Jurong East Interchange ↔ Marina Centre Terminal
Route Length	20.9 km (towards Marina Centre) 22.3 km (towards Jurong East)
Travelling Time	48 - 80 mins (48mins - 1h 20mins)
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Tower Transit Bus Service 97 is a trunk route between Jurong East and the Downtown Core, via Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) and Telok Blangah Road.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 97

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	19	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
		SBS6300X SBS6304K SBS6312L SBS6322H SBS6323E SBS6333B SBS6335X Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	MAN ND323F SBS3335R SBS3336M SBS3341Y SBS3351T SBS3405Y Volvo B9TL

ExpandNotes
MAN ND323F buses are only deployed on Weekdays. This service practises jumpbus.

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)
towards Marina Centre	11 - 12 minutes	9 - 15 minutes	9 - 11 minutes	15 - 23 minutes
towards Jurong East	13 minutes	9 - 15 minutes	11 - 14 minutes	15 - 25 minutes

Direction 1 (Jurong East → Marina Centre)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
28009 Jurong East Int(Berth B5) Jurong Gateway Rd	EW24 NS1 Jurong East jem Westgate	EW24 NS1 EW24 NS1 Jurong East Jem Westgate	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45
28239 Jurong Town Hall Int Jurong Town Hall Rd
28229 German Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd
20059 Opp Cycle & Carriage AYE
20039 Opp The Infiniti AYE
20029 Opp NEWest AYE
20019 Blk 431 AYE
17149 Blk 426 AYE			06:00	23:56	05:57	23:57	05:57	23:56
17139 Aft Clementi Ave 2 AYE
17129 Aft NUS High Sch AYE
16099 SIT Dover AYE	SIT Dover NUS		05:55	23:54	05:54	23:54	05:54	23:53
18079 Opp NUH Buona Vista Flyover	CC24 Kent Ridge National University Hospital
18109 Blk 55/Opp 5 Sci Pk Dr Buona Vista Flyover
18049 Opp Science Pk AYE
18019 Bef Telok Blangah Hill Pk Alexandra Rd	HortPark
15059 Opp Alexandra Pt Alexandra Rd
15049 Opp Alexandra Retail Ctr Alexandra Rd
14189 Aft Alexandra Rd Telok Blangah Rd
14179 Yeo's Bldg Telok Blangah Rd
14169 Opp Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd	CC28 Telok Blangah	CC28 Telok Blangah	06:16	00:08	06:09	00:09	06:09	00:08
14159 Hotel Faber Pk Telok Blangah Rd		Community Chapel
14139 Bef Seah Im Rd Telok Blangah Rd
14129 HarbourFront Stn Exit A Telok Blangah Rd	NE1 CC29 HarbourFront	NE1 CC29 NE1 CC29 HarbourFront VivoCity	06:20	00:11	06:13	00:12	06:13	00:11
14119 Opp VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd	NE1 CC29 HarbourFront S1 VivoCity VivoCity		06:22	00:12	06:15	00:13	06:14	00:12
14109 Keppel DP Blk 517 Keppel Rd
14089 Opp Tg Pagar DP Blk F5 Keppel Rd
14069 Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd
05641 Bef Cantonment Rd Keppel Rd
03222 Hub Synergy Pt Anson Rd	EW15 Tanjong Pagar
03111 Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd	EW15 Tanjong Pagar
03071 80 Robinson Rd Robinson Rd
03381 The Sail Marina Blvd
03391 Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd	NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay	NS27 CE2 TE20 NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay Marina Bay Link Mall	06:36	00:24	06:26	00:23	06:27	00:24
03511 Aft Bayfront Stn Exit E Bayfront Ave	CE1 DT16 Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands	CE1 DT16 CE1 DT16 Bayfront Marina Bay Sands Gardens by the Bay	06:38	00:26	06:28	00:25	06:29	00:26
03501 Marina Bay Sands Theatre Bayfront Ave	CE1 DT16 Bayfront Marina Bay Sands	Marina Bay Sands
02169 Promenade Stn Exit B Temasek Ave	CC4 DT15 Promenade Millenia Walk	CC4 DT15 CC4 DT15 Promenade Millenial Walk	06:42	00:30	06:33	00:29	06:33	00:30
02159 Opp Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd	Marina Square Suntec City	Suntec City
02089 Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific Raffles Blvd	CC4 DT15 Promenade Marina Square Millenia Walk	CC4 DT15 CC4 DT15 Promenade Millenial Walk	06:45	00:32	06:36	00:31	06:35	00:32
02099 Marina Ctr Ter Raffles Blvd	*		06:46	00:33	06:37	00:32	06:36	00:33

^* This bus stop is not for alighting.

Direction 2 (Marina Centre → Jurong East)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
02099 Marina Ctr Ter Raffles Blvd	*		05:58	23:48	05:58	23:48	05:58	23:48
02101 Aft S'pore Flyer Raffles Ave	Singapore Flyer	Singapore Flyer
02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave
02061 The Esplanade Raffles Ave	Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay	Esplanade
02151 Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd	CC3 Esplanade Marina Square Suntec City	CC3 Esplanade Suntec City Marina Sq	06:05	23:55	06:06	23:55	06:05	23:55
02161 Aft Promenade Stn Exit C Temasek Ave	CC4 DT15 Promenade Millenia Walk	CC4 DT15 CC4 DT15 Promenade Millenial Walk	06:07	23:57	06:08	23:58	06:07	23:57
02171 Opp The Ritz-Carlton Temasek Ave	Singapore Flyer
03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave	CE1 DT16 Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands	CE1 DT16 CE1 DT16 Bayfront Marina Bay Sands Gardens by the Bay	06:10	00:00	06:11	00:00	06:10	00:00
03519 Bayfront Stn Exit A Bayfront Ave	CE1 DT16 Bayfront		06:11	00:01	06:12	00:02	06:11	00:01
03539 Marina Bay Stn Ctrl Blvd	NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay	NS27 CE2 TE20 NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay Marina Bay Link Mall	06:13	00:03	06:14	00:04	06:13	00:03
03529 Downtown Stn Exit E Ctrl Blvd	DT17 Downtown Marina Bay Financial Centre	DT17 Downtown	06:14	00:04	06:15	00:06	06:14	00:04
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	TE19 Shenton Way	TE19 Shenton Way	06:16	00:06	06:17	00:08	06:16	00:06
03217 Aft Straits Blvd Shenton Way	EW15 Tanjong Pagar	EW15 Tanjong Pagar	06:17	00:07	06:19	00:09	06:17	00:07
05649 Opp Customs Port Br HQ Keppel Rd
14061 Opp Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd
14071 Keppel Workshop Keppel Rd
14081 Tg Pagar DP Blk F5 Keppel Rd
14101 Opp Keppel DP Blk 517 Keppel Rd
14141 HarbourFront Stn/VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd	NE1 CC29 HarbourFront S1 VivoCity VivoCity	NE1 CC29 NE1 CC29 HarbourFront VivoCity	06:25	00:15	06:28	00:17	06:26	00:15
14121 Opp HarbourFront Int Telok Blangah Rd	NE1 CC29 HarbourFront HarbourFront Centre Singapore Cruise Centre		06:26	00:16	06:29	00:18	06:27	00:16
14131 Caribbean at Keppel Bay Telok Blangah Rd
14151 Opp Hotel Faber Pk Telok Blangah Rd	Community Chapel Church	Community Chapel Chr
14161 Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd	CC28 Telok Blangah	CC28 Telok Blangah	06:31	00:19	06:32	00:21	06:31	00:20
14171 Opp Yeo's Bldg Telok Blangah Rd
15041 Alexandra Retail Ctr Alexandra Rd
15051 Alexandra Pt Alexandra Rd
18011 Aft HortPark Alexandra Rd	HortPark
18041 Normanton Pk AYE
18131 Science Pk AYE
18101 5 Sci Pk Dr Buona Vista Flyover	CC24 Kent Ridge National University Hospital
18071 NUH Buona Vista Flyover	CC24 Kent Ridge National University Hospital
16091 Opp SIT Dover AYE	SIT Dover NUS		06:46	00:31	06:47	00:32	06:43	00:32
17121 Blk 610 AYE
17131 Clementi Flyover AYE
17141 Clementi Stadium AYE			06:50	00:34	06:51	00:36	06:46	00:35
20011 Blk 506 AYE
20021 NEWest AYE
20031 The Infiniti AYE
20051 Cycle & Carriage AYE
20271 Opp German Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd
28221 Opp Intl Business Pk Jurong Town Hall Rd
28009 Jurong East Int(Alighting) Jurong Gateway Rd	EW24 NS1 Jurong East jem Westgate	EW24 NS1 EW24 NS1 Jurong East jem Westgate	07:00	00:41	07:00	00:44	06:53	00:42

^* This bus stop is not for boarding

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Jurong East ↺ Connaught Dr	1983	29 August	Introduced between Jurong East Ter and Connaught Dr (Loop) as a peak hour service on weekdays and Saturdays.
	Jurong East ↔ Hougang South		18 December	Integrated with Service 86, extended to Hougang Int and converted to full day service.
		1985	30 June	Amended to Jurong East Int.
		1988	3 January	Serves new staggered bus stop opposite Treasury Bldg along Shenton Way, skipping the bus stop opposite Marina Hse.
			6 June	First bus from Hougang Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
			18 December	Integrated with Service 79 and amended to ply AYE and Alexandra Rd, skipping Clementi Rd and Pasir Panjang Rd.
	Jurong East ↔ Hougang Ctrl	1994	18 December	Extended to Hougang Ctrl Int.
		1997	24 August	Amended to ply Hougang Ave 10 & Hougang Ctrl, skipping Hougang Ave 4.
		1998	24 May	Amended to Hougang Ctrl Temp Int.
		1999	TBC	Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd.
				Last bus from Jurong East Int extended to 2345 hrs daily.
				Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 512 along Hougang Ave 10.
	97Jurong East ↔ Hougang Ctrl 97AJurong East → Fullerton Rd	2000		97AIntroduced from Jurong East Int to Fullerton Rd (Fullerton Sq) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2001	20 May	Amended back to Hougang Ctrl Int.
		2002	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops after Sommerville Rd and after Sunshine Lodge along Upp Serangoon Rd.
		2003	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops outside Potong Pasir Stn along Upp Serangoon Rd.
	97Jurong East ↺ Temasek Ave 97AJurong East → Raffles Ave		27 July	Shortened to loop at Temasek Ave from Jurong East Int under North East Line Rationalisation Phase 2.
				97AExtended to terminate at Raffles Ave (Opp Marina Sq), operating after the last bus of Service 97 daily.
		2005	12 June	Serves new bus stop outside Science Pk along AYE.
	97Jurong East ↺ Temasek Ave 97AJurong East → Raffles Ave 97BJurong East → Telok Blangah Rd	2006	11 September	97BIntroduced from Jurong East Int to Telok Blangah Rd (HarbourFront Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
			29 October	Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd.
		2008	7 December	Skips removed bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mque along Telok Blangah Rd.
	Jurong East ↔ Marina Ctr	2010	26 April	Amended to Marina Ctr Ter, skipping Collyer Quay/Fullerton Rd and Esplanade Dr.
				97ADiscontinued. 97BDiscontinued.
		2011	17 December	Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
		2012	25 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2013	1 December	Serves new bus stop outside Downtown Stn along Central Blvd.
(Current)		2016	12 June	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
		2020	6 December	Amended to relocated Jurong East Temp Int and amended to ply Jurong East St 12, skipping Jurong Gateway Rd, Jurong East Ctrl and Jurong Town Hall Rd.
		2021	27 February	Amended to the relocated Marina Ctr Ter.
		2024	28 January	Serves relocated bus stop after Clementi Swim Cplx along AYE.

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