Bus Service 242

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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, 12 April 2025, short-trip service 84A will be discontinued. Commuters can continue to take Service 84W as an alternative. The last day of operations for this service will be on Friday, 11 April 2025. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 13 April 2025, bus service 135 will be amended to serve two new pairs of bus stops along Haig Road and one pair of bus stops along Dunman Road. Two pairs of bus stops along Tanjong Katong Road will be skipped. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 13 April 2025, bus service 248 and supplementary bus service 248M will be amended to ply along Tuas South Ave 10 and Ave 7. With the amendment, the services will call along a new bus stop along Tuas South Ave 10. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 14 April 2025, city direct 674 will operate additional trips for morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Wednesday, 16 April 2025, feeder service 902 will be revised to operate from 0745 – 0915 hours to 0815 – 0950 hours. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 20 April 2025, following the opening of Woodleigh Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), bus service 146 will be amended to operate from Woodleigh ITH. With the route amendment, it will serve three additional bus stops along Bidadari Park Dr and one additional bus stop along Upper Serangoon Rd. bus service 148 will be introduced, operating from Woodleigh ITH and looping at Potong Pasir Ave 1, providing direct connections to the bus interchange and key amenities such as Woodleigh Mall, Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, schools in Woodleigh and Potong Pasir and the upcoming Bidadari Polyclinic. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 27 April 2025, Pasir Ris Bus Interchange will be relocated to the new Pasir Ris Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), which will be accessible via Pasir Ris Mall, Level 1. There is no change to existing bus routes and stopping points. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 27 April 2025, feeder service 299 will be introduced, operating from Tampines North and looping at Tampines St 96. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 28 April 2025, supplementary bus service 21X will be introduced, operating from Saint Michael's Terminal and looping at Thomson Road. It will only operate during Weekday peak hours. Please refer here for more information.

Service 242
Route Information
Route	Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 (Loop)
Route Length	5.7 km
Travelling Time	35 – 40 mins
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Feeder Service 242 serves residents and schools around Jurong West Neighbourhoods 6, 7 and 8 with connections to Jurong West Town Centre. Plying Jurong West Avenues 4 and 5, Service 242 does not duplicate other routes to Boon Lay Interchange.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 242

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	7	6 Single Deckers	1 Double Decker
		SBS6691S SBS6722L Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8047P SBS8198L SBS8699H SBS8892R Scania K230UB	SBS3203M Volvo B9TL

Notes
SBS3203M will perform crossover trips on Short Trip 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak. Weekdays: 3 AM - 4 PM / 2 S1 / 2 S2 (7 buses) Saturdays: 5 AM - 4 PM (5 buses) Sundays: 4 AM - 4 PM / 1 TQ (5 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)
Loop Service	05 - 06 minutes	06 - 08 minutes	05 - 06 minutes	05 - 11 minutes

Special Departures

• 

  27331

  West Grove Pr Sch
  Jurong West St 72
  →
  

  22009

  Boon Lay Int
  Jurong West Ctrl 3
  EW27Boon Lay
  Jurong Point
  • Weekdays: 05:00, 05:09, 05:19, 05:28, 05:38, 05:47 & 05:57
  • Saturdays: 05:00, 05:10, 05:20, 05:30, 05:40, 05:50 & 06:00
  • Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:15, 05:26, 05:37, 05:48 & 05:59

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
22009 Boon Lay Int(Berth B2) Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	06:00	00:40	06:00	00:40	06:00	00:40
22489 Blk 683A Jurong West Ctrl 1			06:03	00:43	06:03	00:43	06:03	00:43
21371 Blk 680C Jln Boon Lay			06:04	00:45	06:05	00:45	06:05	00:45
22411 Blk 676B Jurong West Ave 4			06:05	00:47	06:07	00:47	06:07	00:47
22341 Blk 673C Jurong West Ave 4			06:06	00:48	06:08	00:48	06:08	00:48
27331 West Grove Pr Sch Jurong West St 72			05:00	00:49	05:00	00:49	05:15	00:49
27341 Blk 729 Jurong West St 72			05:01	00:50	05:02	00:50	05:16	00:50
27351 Blk 715 Jurong West Ave 5			05:02	00:51	05:04	00:52	05:18	00:52
27429 Blk 711 Jurong West St 71			05:03	00:52	05:05	00:53	05:19	00:53
22359 Blk 717 Jurong West Ave 4			05:05	00:53	05:07	00:55	05:21	00:55
22349 Blk 734A CP Jurong West Ave 4			05:07	00:55	05:09	00:57	05:23	00:57
22419 Jurong West Sub-Stn Jurong West Ave 4	Duo Tian Gong Temple		05:09	00:56	05:11	00:58	05:25	00:58
21379 Blk 263 Jln Boon Lay			05:13	00:58	05:14	01:00	05:28	01:00
22481 Blk 691A CP Jurong West Ctrl 1			05:16	01:01	05:16	01:02	05:30	01:02
22009 Boon Lay Int(Alighting) Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	05:21	01:06	05:20	01:05	05:34	01:05

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West St 91	1990	2 July	Introduced between Boon Lay Int and Jurong West St 91 (Loop).
			16 July	Last bus extended to 0020 hrs daily.
		1991	19 May	Amended to ply Upp Jurong Rd and Pioneer Rd Nth with the introduction of Service 243, skipping Jurong West St 72 and Jurong West Ave 5.
		1992	29 March	Amended to ply Jurong West St 72 and Jurong West Ave 5.
		1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0030 hrs daily.
		2003	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 673C along Jurong West Ave 4.
		2006	18 June	Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
	Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Ave 5	2009	15 March	Shortened to loop at Jurong West Ave 5 with the introduction of Service 241, skipping Jurong West St 91 and Jurong West St 92.
			27 December	Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub and amended to ply Jurong West Ctrl 1, skipping Jurong West Ctrl 3.
		2010	10 February	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 263 along Jln Boon Lay.
			28 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2013	10 March	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 711 along Jurong West St 71.
		2015	4 May	Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
(Current)		2024	1 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.

External Links

• Bus eGuide for Service 242 (SMRT Journeys)