Bus Service 197

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Service 197
Route Information
Route	Bedok Interchange ↔ Jurong East Interchange
Route Length	31.4 km (towards Jurong East) 31.7 km (towards Bedok)
Travelling Time	130 mins (2 h 10 mins)
Operator	(Clementi Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 197 is a inter-town route that serves major areas along Bedok South, Marine Parade, Guillemard, Bugis, Chinatown, Bukit Merah and Jurong East. It has an express sector that also calls at bus stops along AYE.

Demand is fairly high along Tanjong Katong and Chinatown in both directions at various times of the day as it provides direct access beyond service 7 coverage at Guillemard Road towards Chinatown and Outram.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 197

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP)	18	6 Single Deckers	12 Double Deckers
		SBS5017X SBS5019R SBS8327G SBS8529R SBS8568C SBS8696R Scania K230UB	SG5880G SG5881D SG6294S SG6328D SG6329B SG6330X SG6331T SG6332R MAN ND323F SBS7568J SBS7578E SBS7598Y SG5396M Volvo B9TL
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	9	3 Single Deckers	6 Double Deckers
		SBS6685K SG1238M Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8663K SBS8670P Scania K230UB	SBS3026H SBS3072Z SBS3075R SBS3101Z SBS3188Z SG5377T Volvo B9TL

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1 extra BNDEP bus. 1 Service 197 bus will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 197 from Neil Road (Bus Stop 05259 - Opp Maxwell Stn Exit 3) towards Jurong East Interchange before Daily AM Peak, departing at 0525 hours. 2 Service 197 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 197 from Neil Road (Bus Stop 05259 - Opp Maxwell Stn Exit 3) towards Jurong East Interchange during Weekdays PM Peak, departing at 1748 hours & 1831 hours. 3 Service 197 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 197 from Geylang Road (Bus Stop 80039 - Opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter) towards Jurong East Interchange before Weekends & Public Holidays AM Peak. Saturdays: Departing at 0525 hours, 0538 hours & 0551 hours. Sundays & Public Holidays: Departing at 0525 hours, 0538 hours & 0550 hours. 7 Service 197 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 197 from Geylang Road (Bus Stop 80039 - Opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter) towards Jurong East Interchange before & during Weekdays AM Peak, departing between 0525 hours & 0718 hours. SBS7652Z (Service 45) will operate on Service 197 during Weekends & Public Holidays. Weekdays: Ulu Pandan 13A-14P / 3S / 1T; Bedok North 4A-4P / 1E / 4S (27 buses) Weekdays Sch Hols: Ulu Pandan 10A-12P / 4S / 1T; Bedok North 5A-5P / 4S (26 buses) Saturdays: Ulu Pandan 14A-15P; Bedok North 8A-7P / 1T (24 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: Ulu Pandan 16A-14P / 1T; Bedok North 7A-5P / 1T (25 buses) Special Weekdays: Ulu Pandan 12A-12P / 4S; Bedok North 8A-7P / 1E (25 buses)

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 Jurong East	11 - 12 minutes	11 - 18 minutes	13 - 15 minutes	14 - 16 minutes
towards Bedok	9 - 13 minutes	11 - 14 minutes	10 - 14 minutes	13 - 16 minutes

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Jurong ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	1978	1 June	Introduced between Jurong Int and Geylang Fringe Car Pk.
		1986	7 September	Last bus from Jurong Int extended to 0025 hrs on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.
		1987	27 September	Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards Lor 1 Geylang Ter to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd.
			1 November	Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Lor 1 Geylang Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd.
		1988	11 January	Serves merged bus stop along Ayer Rajah Rd.
		1989	29 January	Serves relocated bus stop opposite Sri Mariamman Tp along Sth Bridge Rd, skipping a removed bus stop opposite Jamae Mque.
	Boon Lay ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	1990	1 July	Amended to Boon Lay Int.
			22 July	Serves the bus stop outside Ellenborough Mkt along Eu Tong Sen St, skipping the bus stop outside Hill St Bldg along Hill St.
	Boon Lay ↔ Bedok	1991	7 April	Integrated with Service 41 and extended to Bedok Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 3.
	Jurong East ↔ Bedok	1992	28 June	Shortened to Jurong East Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 8 with the route extension of Service 198 to Boon Lay Int.
		2000	TBC	Serves additional bus stop after Jln Bt Merah along Kg Bahru Rd.
		2003	TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Shell Kiosk along Tg Katong Rd.
			7 December	Serves the bus stop outside Blk 3 along Neil Rd with the abolition of the bus stop outside Everton Pk.
		2005	5 June	Amended to ply Sims Ave and Sims Way with the partial closure of southbound Mountbatten Rd.
			12 June	Serves new bus stop outside Science Pk along AYE.
			26 June	Amended to ply Sims Way and Geylang Rd with the partial closure of northbound Mountbatten Rd.
		2006	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd.
		2009	5 July	Amended to ply Boon Lay Way and Jurong East Ctrl with the closure of Jurong East St 12 to facilitate the Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP).
		2011	26 June	Serves new bus stop outside The Pinnacle @ Duxton along Neil Rd.
			19 November	Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
			17 December	Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
		2012	25 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2014	30 November	Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
		2017	26 November	Serves bus stop after Hosp Dr along Eu Tong Sen St with the removal of the bus stop before Hosp Dr along Kg Bahru Rd.
		2020	6 December	Amended to relocated Jurong East Temp Int and amended to ply Jurong East St 12, skipping Jurong Town Hall Rd, Jurong East Ctrl and Jurong Gateway Rd.
		2024	28 January	Serves relocated bus stop after Clementi Swim Cplx along AYE.

External Links

• Bus Service Information for Service 197 (SBS Transit)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map