Bus Service 97e

Service 97e
Route Information
Route	AM: Jurong East Interchange → Marina Centre Terminal PM: Marina Centre Terminal → Jurong East Interchange
Route Length	20.9 km (towards Marina Centre) 22.3 km (towards Jurong East)
Travelling Time	67 - 74 mins (1 h 17 mins - 1 h 14 mins)
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Tower Transit Express Bus Service 97e offers quicker journeys for commuters living at Jurong East and Clementi, linking them with industries at Alexandra, HarbourFront and the City areas of Shenton Way, Bayfront and Marina Centre. Operating during the peak hours, it plies the exact same route as its parent Bus Service 97, but only stops at selected bus stops along its route.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 97e

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	4	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
		Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	MAN ND323F Volvo B9TL

Route Information

Departure Timings

Period	Weekdays Peak Hours
towards Marina Centre	07:36	07:52	08:08	08:24
towards Jurong East	18:06	18:30	18:54	N/A

Direction 1 (Jurong East → Marina Centre)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
28009 Jurong East Int(Berth B5) Jurong Gateway Rd	NS1EW24Jurong East jem Westgate	07:36	08:24
28239 Jurong Town Hall Int Jurong Town Hall Rd		07:39	08:27
28229 German Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd		07:41	08:29
20019 Blk 431 AYE			07:46	08:34
17149 Blk 426 AYE			07:47	08:35
17139 Aft Clementi Ave 2 AYE			07:48	08:36
17129 Aft NUS High Sch AYE			07:50	08:38
18049 Opp Science Pk AYE			07:55	08:46
15059 Opp Alexandra Pt Alexandra Rd			08:00	08:51
15049 Opp Alexandra Retail Ctr Alexandra Rd			08:01	08:52
14169 Opp Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd	CC28Telok Blangah	08:04	08:55
14129 HarbourFront Stn Exit A Telok Blangah Rd	NE1CC29HarbourFront	08:07	08:58
14119 Opp VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd	NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity	08:09	09:00
14069 Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd		08:13	09:04
05641 Bef Cantonment Rd Keppel Rd		08:17	09:08
03222 Hub Synergy Pt Anson Rd	EW15Tanjong Pagar	08:20	09:11
03111 Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd	EW15Tanjong Pagar	08:23	09:14
03071 80 Robinson Rd Robinson Rd		08:24	09:15
03381 The Sail Marina Blvd			08:28	09:19
03391 Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd	NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay	08:29	09:20
03511 Aft Bayfront Stn Exit E Bayfront Ave	CE1DT16Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands	08:31	09:22
03501 Marina Bay Sands Theatre Bayfront Ave	CE1DT16Bayfront Marina Bay Sands	08:32	09:23
02169 Promenade Stn Exit B Temasek Ave	CC4DT15Promenade Millenia Walk	08:35	09:26
02159 Opp Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd	Marina Square Suntec City	08:36	09:27
02089 Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific Raffles Blvd	CC4DT15Promenade Marina Square Millenia Walk	08:38	09:29
02099 Marina Ctr Ter Raffles Blvd	1	08:39	09:30

¹ This bus stop is not for alighting.

Direction 2 (Marina Centre → Jurong East)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
02099 Marina Ctr Ter Raffles Blvd	1	18:06	18:54
02101 Aft S'pore Flyer Raffles Ave	Singapore Flyer	18:08	18:56
02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave		18:09	18:57
02061 The Esplanade Raffles Ave	Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay	18:10	18:58
02151 Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd	CC3Esplanade Marina Square Suntec City	18:15	19:03
02161 Aft Promenade Stn Exit C Temasek Ave	CC4DT15Promenade Millenia Walk	18:17	19:05
02171 Opp The Ritz-Carlton Temasek Ave	Singapore Flyer	18:19	19:07
03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave	CE1DT16Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands	18:21	19:09
03519 Bayfront Stn Exit A Bayfront Ave	CE1DT16Bayfront	18:23	19:10
03539 Marina Bay Stn Ctrl Blvd	NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay	18:26	19:12
03529 Downtown Stn Exit E Ctrl Blvd	DT17Downtown Marina Bay Financial Centre	18:29	19:14
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	TE19Shenton Way	18:33	19:16
03217 Opp AXA Twr Shenton Way	EW15Tanjong Pagar	18:35	19:18
05649 Opp Customs Port Br HQ Keppel Rd		18:38	19:21
14061 Opp Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd		18:39	19:22
14141 HarbourFront Stn/VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd	NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity	18:44	19:26
14121 Opp HarbourFront Int Telok Blangah Rd	NE1CC29HarbourFront HarbourFront Centre Singapore Cruise Centre	18:45	19:27
14161 Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd	CC28Telok Blangah	18:49	19:30
15041 Alexandra Retail Ctr Alexandra Rd			18:54	19:34
15051 Alexandra Pt Alexandra Rd			18:55	19:35
18041 Normanton Pk AYE			18:58	19:38
18131 Science Pk AYE			18:59	19:39
17121 Blk 610 AYE			19:04	19:44
17131 Clementi Flyover AYE			19:06	19:46
17141 Clementi Stadium AYE			19:07	19:47
20011 Blk 506 AYE			19:09	19:48
20271 Opp German Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd		19:14	19:52
28009 Jurong East Int(Alighting) Jurong Gateway Rd	NS1EW24Jurong East jem Westgate	19:15	19:54

¹ This bus stop is not for boarding

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	AMJurong East → Fullerton Rd PMCollyer Quay → Jurong East	2005	3 January	Introduced between Jurong East Int and Fullerton Rd (Fullerton Sq) during morning peak hours and between Collyer Quay (Clifford Pier) and Jurong East Int during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays.
			12 June	Serves new bus stop outside Science Pk along AYE.
		2006	29 October	Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity and additional bus stop opposite VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd.
	AMJurong East → Raffles Ave PMTemasek Blvd → Jurong East	2009	23 February	Extended to terminate at Raffles Ave (The Esplanade) for morning peak trips and start from Temasek Blvd (Suntec Convention Ctr) for evening peak trips.
				Serves additional pair of bus stops outside Blk 44 and opposite Blk 45 along Telok Blangah Rd.
	AMJurong East → Marina Ctr PMMarina Ctr → Jurong East	2010	26 April	Amended to Marina Ctr Ter.
		2011	17 December	Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
		2013	1 December	Serves new bus stop outside Downtown Stn along Central Blvd.
		2015	28 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2016	12 June	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore and converted to Express service.
	N/A	2020	8 April	Service suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures.
	AMJurong East → Marina Ctr PMMarina Ctr → Jurong East		2 June	Resumed normal operations.
			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.
			31 May	Serves additional bus stops opposite Jurong Town Hall, outside and opposite German Ctr along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
				1 AM peak trip and 2 PM peak trips removed.
		2024	28 January	Serves relocated bus stop after Clementi Swim Cplx along AYE.