Bus Service 178

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Service 178
Route Information
Route	Woodlands Interchange ↔ Boon Lay Interchange
Route Length	29.8 km (towards Boon Lay) 30.3 km (towards Woodlands)
Travelling Time	90 mins (1 h 35 mins)
Operator	(Woodlands Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Service 178 connects areas around Woodlands, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok and Boon Lay.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Direction 1	Direction 2	Depot(s)	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Woodlands Interchange	Boon Lay Interchange	Woodlands Depot (WLDEP) Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	20 Woodlands: 13 Kranji: 7		Woodlands

Fleet
Woodlands Depot
SMB1316T SMB1441P SMB1445D SMB1446B SMB1610T 5 MAN NL323F (1 Euro V Batch 2 / 4 Euro V Batch 3) SMB142J SMB143G SMB149R SMB156U 4 Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (4 Batch SMRT) SG5828J 1 MAN ND323F (1 Euro V Batch 3) SG5168E 1 Volvo B9TL (1 WEG2 Batch 4)
Kranji Depot
SMB273P SMB292J SMB1380G 3 MAN NL323F (2 Euro V Batch 1 / 1 Euro V Batch 2) SMB86M SMB89E 2 Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (2 Batch 2) Any Single-decker buses

Notes

2 missing WLDEP buses. 5 Service 178 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 178 from Woodlands Centre Road (Bus Stop 46069 - W'lands Train Checkpt) towards Woodlands Interchange before & during Weekends & Public Holidays AM Peak. Saturdays: Departing at 0530 hours, 0547 hours, 0604 hours, 0621 hours & 0637 hours. Sundays & Public Holidays: Departing at 0535 hours, 0554 hours, 0612 hours, 0630 hours & 0648 hours. 6 Service 178 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 178 from Woodlands Centre Road (Bus Stop 46069 - W'lands Train Checkpt) towards Woodlands Interchange before & during Weekdays AM Peak, departing at 0530 hours, 0545 hours, 0600 hours, 0615 hours, 0630 hours & 0645 hours. Several Service 178 buses will perform supplementary trips as Short Trip 178A before & during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak. SG5168E (Service 178) will operate on Service 187 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SG5828J (Service 178) will perform one (1) crossover trip on City Direct 665 towards Shenton Way during Weekdays AM Peak. Full SD fleet on Saturdays. All KJDEP Service 178 buses park at Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP). Weekdays: Woodlands TBC; Kranji 7 AM - 7 PM (20 buses) Saturdays: Woodlands TBC; Kranji 6 AM - 6 PM (TBC buses) Sundays: Woodlands TBC; Kranji 6 AM - 6 PM (TBC buses)

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Corporation Dr ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd (1974 - 1977)	1974	3 February	Introduced between Corporation Dr Ter and Upp Bt Timah Rd Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
		1975	9 November	Amended to realigned Jurong Rd, skipping Old Jurong Rd.
	Boon Lay Gardens ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd (1977 - 1978)	1977	28 March	Extended to Boon Lay Gdns Ter.
	Jurong ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd (1978 - 1980)	1978	1 June	Amended to Jurong Int and amended to ply Jurong Rd, skipping Jln Jurong Kechil.
	Jurong ↔ Woodlands Ctr (1980 - 1990)	1980	14 December	Extended to Woodlands Town Ter.
		1981	29 November	Amended to Woodlands Int.
		1983	10 July	Operations transferred to TIBS.
		1984	20 October	Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 3, Bt Batok St 24, Bt Batok St 23 and interim road with the partial closure of Jurong Rd (between Bt Batok East Ave 3 and Bt Batok St 23).
		1985	17 March	Amended to ply Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok East Ave 3 with the partial closure of Jurong Rd.
		1986	6 July	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Bt Batok Sec Sch along Bt Batok East Ave 6.
	Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands Ctr (1990 - 1996)	1990	1 July	Amended to Boon Lay Int.
	Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands (1996 - 2006)	1996	4 February	Extended to Woodlands Reg Int.
			TBC	Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite MOE Water Works along Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.
		1999	19 July	Serves new bus stop outside Woodlands CIQ along Woodlands Rd.
		2003	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Assyakirin Mque along Corporation Rd.
(Current)		2006	TBC	Last bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
			TBC	Last bus from Boon Lay Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
	Boon Lay Temp Int ↔ Woodlands (2006 - 2009)		18 June	Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
	Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands (2009 - 2016)	2009	27 December	Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
		2010	23 May	Skips temporarily closed bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of Cashew MRT station along the Downtown MRT Line.
		2011	23 October	Serves new bus stop outside Intl Business Pk along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
		2013	29 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2015	1 March	Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
	Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands Temp Int (2016 - 2021)	2016	12 March	Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
			11 December	Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 635A along Woodlands Rd.
		2017	23 April	Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd.
			28 May	Skips removed bus stop opposite Mandai Rd along Woodlands Rd.
		2018	25 March	Amended to ply Woodlands Ave 3 and Woodlands Ctr Rd towards Woodlands Temp Int.
			10 June	Serves new bus stop before Yew Tee Flyover along Woodlands Rd.
	Boon Lay ↔ Woodlands (since 2021)	2021	13 June	Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.