Bus Service 79

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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 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. From Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 39 , 175 & 804 will call at new bus stops. Please refer here for more information. On Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 10 , 14 16 , 70M & 196 will be affected by road closure on Nicoll Highway from the First Bus to 10.00am. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 674 will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 666 will be extended to Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard. An additional trip will operate during morning peak period and its frequency will be improved from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. Please refer here 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. 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 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 79
Route Information
Route	Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange ↺ Boon Lay Bus Interchange (Loop)
Route Length	25.7km
Travelling Time	110 mins (1 h 50 mins)
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Bus Service 79 is an industrial route connecting the industries at Penjuru, Jurong Port Rd and Chin Bee to Boon Lay and Jurong East.

Terminating Trip Bus Service 79T operates after the last bus of 79 serving the same route but terminates at Boon Lay.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 79/79T

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	79: 13 79T: 2	13 Double Deckers
		SBS3359Y Volvo B9TL

Notes
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)
Loop Service	07 - 11 minutes	07 - 15 minutes	07 - 10 minutes	11 - 18 minutes

Special Departures

• Boon Lay Int 22009
  Jurong West Ctrl 3 → Jurong Town Hall Int 29009
  Venture Dr
  • Weekdays: From 05:55, 06:20, 06:32 & 06:42
  • Saturdays: From 05:55, 06:19 & 06:32
  • Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00, 06:19, 06:34

Service 79T

SMB3557B on Terminating Trip Service 79T

• Jurong Town Hall Int 29009
  Venture Dr → Boon Lay Int 22009
  Jurong West Ctrl 3
  • Daily: 22:47 & 23:05

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
Jurong Town Hall Int (Berth 3) 29009 Venture Dr	79T	EW24NS1Jurong East	05:55	22:30	05:55	22:30	06:00	22:30
Intl Business Pk 28309 Jurong Town Hall Rd	79T		05:59	23:09	05:59	23:09	06:04	23:09
Blk 134 28431 Jurong East Ctrl	79T
Jurong East Lib 28249 Jurong Town Hall Rd	79T	Jurong East Library
Jurong Town Hall Int 28239 Jurong Town Hall Rd	79T
German Ctr 28229 Jurong Town Hall Rd	79T
Bef Blk 39 20201 Teban Gdns Rd	79T
Blk 41 20211 Teban Gdns Rd	79T
Bef Hasanah Mque 20231 Teban Gdns Rd	79T	Mjd Hassanah
Opp Blk 51 20121 West Coast Rd	79T
Bef Penjuru Wk 29039 Penjuru Rd	79T
Bef Penjuru Cl 29029 Penjuru Rd	79T
Aft Penjuru Rd 21059 Jln Buroh	79T
Aft Jurong Abattoir 21079 Jln Buroh	79T
Aft Jln Buroh 21141 Jurong Port Rd	79T
CWT Distripark 21151 Jurong Port Rd	79T
Aft Jln Terusan 21041 Jurong Port Rd	79T
Opp Corp pl 21171 Corporation Rd	79T
Opp Blk 161 21181 Corporation Rd	79T
Automotive Technology 21549 International Rd	79T
Opp Kaily Packaging 21539 Third Chin Bee Rd	79T
Aft Third Chin Bee Rd 21529 Chin Bee Ave	79T
Aft Chin Bee Rd 21519 Chin Bee Ave	79T
Aft Chin Bee Ave 21261 Quality Rd	79T
Aft Quality Rd 21259 Chin Bee Dr	79T
Bef Boon Lay Way 21351 Jln Boon Lay	79T
Blk 662D 22491 Jurong West St 64	79T	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	06:45	23:50	06:41	23:45	06:43	23:44
Boon Lay Int (Berth B4) 22009 Jurong West Ctrl 3	79T		06:00	23:56	06:00	23:50	06:00	23:49
Opp Blk 662C 22499 Jurong West St 64			06:03	23:24	06:03	23:18	06:03	23:18
Aft ST Kinetics 21359 Jln Boon Lay
Bef Quality Rd 21251 Chin Bee Dr
Bef Chin Bee Ave 21269 Quality Rd
Bef Chin Bee Rd 21511 Chin Bee Ave
PB Packaging Systems 21521 Chin Bee Ave
Clariant S'pore 21531 Third Chin Bee Ave
Aft Fourth Chin Bee Rd 21541 International Rd
Blk 161 21189 Corporation Rd
Corp Pl 21179 Corporation Rd
Bef Jln Terusan 21049 Jurong Port Rd
Sin Soon Huat 21159 Jurong Port Rd
Jurong Port Workshops 21149 Jurong Port Rd
Jurong Abattoir 21071 Jln Buroh
Bef Penjuru Rd 21051 Jln Buroh
Aft Jln Buroh 29021 Penjuru Rd
Aft Penjuru Pl 29031 Penjuru Rd
Bet Blks 50/51 20129 West Coast Rd
Aft Hasanah Mque 20239 Tebans Gdns Rd		Mjd Hasanah
Opp Blk 41 20219 Teban Gdns Rd
Bef Jurong Town Hall Rd 20209 Tebans Gdns Rd
Aft Pandan Gdns 20261 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Opp German Ctr 20271 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Opp Intl Business Pk 28221 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Jurong Town Hall 28231 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Opp Jurong East Lib 28241 Jurong Town Hall Rd		Jurong East Library
Blk 124 28439 Jurong East Ctrl
Bef Jurong East Stn 28211 Jurong Gateway Rd		EW24NS1Jurong East	06:23	00:33	06:21	00:34	06:23	00:32
Jurong Town Hall Int (Alighting) 29009 Venture Dr			06:24	00:34	06:22	00:35	06:24	00:33

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Jurong East ↺ Boon Lay	1992	24 May	Introduced between Jurong East Int and Boon Lay Int (Loop).
		1995	15 January	Amended to ply Jln Boon Lay, Chin Bee Dr, Quality Rd, Chin Bee Ave, Third Chin Bee Rd and Intl Rd with the route amendment of Service 246, skipping Boon Lay Way.
		2001	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 131 along Jurong East St 13.
			TBC	Amended to ply West Coast Rd with the partial closure of Teban Gdns Rd.
	Jurong East ↺ Boon Lay Temp Int	2006	18 June	Amended to loop at Boon Lay Temp Int.
		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).
	Jurong East ↺ Boon Lay		27 December	Amended to loop at Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
		2011	17 December	Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
		2012	25 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2016	12 June	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
			23 October	Serves an additional pair of bus stops before and after Penjuru Rd along Jln Buroh.
	Boon Lay ↺ Jurong Gateway Rd	2020	6 December	Amended to start from Boon Lay Int and loop at Jurong Gateway Rd with the relocation of Jurong East Temp Int.
		2023	8 January	Amended to ply realigned Teban Gdns Rd with the permanent partial closure of Teban Gdns Rd to facilitate the construction of Pandan Reservoir MRT station on the Jurong Region MRT Line, skipping the bus stop before Pandan Gdns along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
	Service 79: Jurong Town Hall ↺ Boon Lay Service 79T: Jurong Town Hall → Boon Lay	2024	26 May	Amended to start from Jurong Town Hall Int and loop at Boon Lay Int via Jurong West St 64 due to upgrading works at Boon Lay Int.
				Terminating Trip Service 79T introduced from Jurong Town Hall Int to Boon Lay Int, operating after the last bus of Service 79 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.