Bus Service 976

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	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. Train services will be extended on the eve of Christmas (Tuesday, 24 December 2024), and on the eve of New Year (Tuesday, 31 December 2024). Selected bus service will be extended to coincide with the last train timings. There will also be a change in selected bus service operating timing. Please refer to the following for more information: (Extension of Train & Bus services) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours for Christmas & New Year Eves) (Extension of bus service on Christmas Eve) (Extension of bus service on New Year Eve) From 22 December 2024, bus service 193 will serve an additional bus stop along Benoi Road, opposite Joo Koon Interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Thursday, 2 January 2025, City Direct Services 675, 676, 677 & 678 will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the city for commuters along the North-East Corridor. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for commuters in Marsiling and Admiralty to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). Please refer here for more information.

Service 976
Route Information
Route	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
Route Length	8.5 km (towards Bukit Panjang) 8.9 km (towards Choa Chu Kang)
Travelling Time	37 – 50 mins
Operator	(Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

Bus Service 976 was introduced as a full-day service to complement the Bukit Panjang LRT network. As part of the Bukit Panjang LRT Overhaul, train services would only be offered in a counter-clockwise loop (Service B via Petir) during off-peak hours on Weekdays and the entire day during Weekends & Public Holidays starting from 1 December 2019.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP)	9	9 Single Deckers
		SG3073H SG3074E SG3075C SG3076A SG3077Y Linkker LM312 SMB1340Y SMB1395P SMB1510Z SMB1574P SMB1575L MAN NL323F

Notes

1 extra bus. 1 Service 970 bus will perform two (2) crossover trips on Service 976 before & during Weekdays AM Peak. 1 Service 972 SD will perform crossover trips on Service 976 during Weekdays AM Peak. Several Service 67, Service 190 & Feeder 300 SDs will operate on Service 976 on Weekends & Public Holidays. All Service 976 Electric buses are only deployed on Weekdays. This service practises jumpbus on Weekdays. Weekdays: 7 AM - 6 PM / 1 S1 / 1 TQ (9 buses) Weekends: 7 AM - 7 PM / 1 S1 (8 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 Bukit Panjang	10 - 15 minutes	12 - 17 minutes	15 minutes	14 - 18 minutes
towards Choa Chu Kang	10 - 15 minutes	13 - 17 minutes	15 minutes	15 - 16 minutes

Direction 1 (Choa Chu Kang → Bukit Panjang)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus

Direction 2 (Bukit Panjang → Choa Chu Kang)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Choa Chu Kang ↔ Bukit Panjang (since 2019)	2019	10 November	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Bt Panjang Int, operating between 0530 hrs and 0030 hrs daily from Choa Chu Kang Int and between 0550 hrs and 0050 hrs daily from Bt Panjang Int. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
		2022	3 April	Amended to ply Senja Rd towards Bt Panjang Int with the conversion of Senja Lk to one-way traffic.