Bus Service 974

!	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. From Sunday, 23 February 2025, Bus Services 4 & 5 will serve new bus stops along Flora Road. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 February 2025, new Tower Transit Short Trip Service 871A will be launched. Please refer here for more information. From Friday, 28 February 2025, 3pm, Hume station on the Downtown Line will open. Please refer here for more information.

Service 974
Route Information
Route	Joo Koon Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road (Loop)
Route Length	35.1 km
Travelling Time	80 - 110 mins (1 h 20 mins – 1 h 50 mins)
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

Service 974 enhances inter-town connectivity between Jurong Industrial Estate, Jurong West (Boon Lay), Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang. It relieves end-to-end demand on Bus Service 172 by providing an express bus corridor along the Kranji Expressway (KJE), offering faster journeys between Choa Chu Kang and Boon Lay.

Station served:

• NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang
• EW27Boon Lay
• EW28Pioneer
• EW29Joo Koon
• DT1BP6Bukit Panjang
• BP2South View
• BP3Keat Hong
• BP4Teck Whye
• BP5Phoenix

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Depot	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	5 Single Deckers	7 Double Deckers
	Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8089T SBS8109U SBS8991M Scania K230UB	SG6337C SG6338A SG6344G SG6347Z SG6351K Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Doors) SG6286R SG6293U MAN ND323F (3-Doors)

Notes:

• 3 Service 974 buses will perform one (1) terminating trip as Short Trip 974A during Daily PM Off-Peak, departing Joo Koon Interchange between 2300 hours & 2330 hours.
• 4 Service 974 buses will perform one (1) down-route trip as Short Trip 974A from Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 (Bus Stop 44531 - Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn) during Daily PM Off-Peak, departing between
  • Weekdays: 0019 hours & 0105 hours.
  • Weekends & Public Holidays: 0018 hours & 0105 hours.

Special Departures

• 44029

  Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT
  Upp Bt Timah Rd
  →
  24009

  Joo Koon Int
  Joo Koon Circle
  EW29Joo Koon
  FairPrice Hub
  • Weekdays: 05:45, 05:56, 06:07, 06:19 & 06:30
  • Weekends/Public Holidays: 05:45, 06:00 & 06:15

Short-Trip Service 974A

SBS7490Z on Short-Trip Service 974A

• 24009

  Joo Koon Int
  Joo Koon Circle
  EW29Joo Koon
  FairPrice Hub →
  44539

  Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn
  Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
  • Daily: 23:00, 23:15 & 23:30

Special Departures

• 44531

  Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn
  Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
  →
  44539

  Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn
  Choa Chu Kang Ave 4
  • Weekdays: 00:19, 00:34, 00:49 & 01:05
  • Weekends/Public Holidays: 00:18, 00:33, 00:49 & 01:05

Route Information

Frequency

Period	AM Peak (6.30am - 8.30am)	AM Off Peak (8.31am - 4.59pm)	PM Peak (5pm - 7pm)	PM Off Peak (After 7pm)
Loop Service	10 - 13 minutes	10 - 14 minutes	11 - 12 minutes	12 - 16 minutes

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
24009 Joo Koon Int(Berth B2) Joo Koon Circle	EW29Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	974A	EW29Joo Koon	05:45	22:45 (974) 23:30 (974A)	05:45	22:45 (974) 23:30 (974A)	05:45	22:45 (974) 23:30 (974A)
23079 SAFTI Military Inst Upp Jurong Rd	974A
23069 Bef Kian Teck Rd Upp Jurong Rd	974A
23059 Aft Kian Teck Rd Upp Jurong Rd	974A
23049 Jurong Camp Upp Jurong Rd	974A
22471 Blk 991B Upp Jurong Rd	974A
22461 Opp Blk 653B Pioneer Rd Nth	974A
22529 Pioneer Stn Exit B Jurong West St 63	974A	EW28Pioneer	05:56	22:55 (974) 23:40 (974A)	05:55	22:54 (974) 23:39 (974A)	05:54	22:54 (974) 23:39 (974A)
22519 Blk 608 Jurong West St 63	974A
22509 Blk 664C Jurong West St 63	974A
22499 Opp Blk 662C Jurong West St 64	974A	EW27Boon Lay	05:59	22:58 (974) 23:43 (974A)	05:58	22:57 (974) 23:42 (974A)	05:57	22:57 (974) 23:42 (974A)
21361 Blk 695 Jln Boon Lay	974A
21371 Blk 680C Jln Boon Lay	974A
27091 Opp Blk 271 CP Jln Bahar	974A
27101 Opp Westwood Sec Sch Jln Bahar	974A
44949 Aft Blk 503 KJE	974A
44549 Opp Northvale Condo Choa Chu Kang Dr	974A
44531 Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	974A	NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang	06:23	23:19 (974) 01:05 (974A)	06:19	23:19 (974) 01:05 (974A)	06:15	23:19 (974) 01:05 (974A)
44461 Blk 352 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A
44451 Bef South View Stn Choa Chu Kang Way	974A	BP2South View	06:26	23:21 (974) 01:07 (974A)	06:21	23:21 (974) 01:07 (974A)	06:17	23:21 (974) 01:07 (974A)
44441 Blk 239 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A	BP3Keat Hong	06:28	23:23 (974) 01:09 (974A)	06:23	23:23 (974) 01:09 (974A)	06:19	23:23 (974) 01:09 (974A)
44121 Blk 113 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A
44131 Blk 26 Choa Chu Kang Rd	974A	BP4Teck Whye	06:32	23:27 (974) 01:13 (974A)	06:27	23:27 (974) 01:13 (974A)	06:23	23:27 (974) 01:13 (974A)
44141 Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd	974A	BP5Phoenix	06:34	23:28 (974) 01:14 (974A)	06:28	23:28 (974) 01:14 (974A)	06:24	23:28 (974) 01:14 (974A)
44029 Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT Upp Bt Timah Rd	974A	DT1BP6Bukit Panjang	05:45	23:31 (974) 01:17 (974A)	05:45	23:31 (974) 01:17 (974A)	05:45	23:31 (974) 01:17 (974A)
44259 Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd	974A
44149 Opp Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd	974A	BP5Phoenix	05:52	23:36 (974) 01:22 (974A)	05:50	23:36 (974) 01:22 (974A)	05:50	23:36 (974) 01:22 (974A)
44139 Opp Blk 26 Choa Chu Kang Rd	974A	BP4Teck Whye	05:53	23:38 (974) 01:24 (974A)	05:52	23:38 (974) 01:24 (974A)	05:52	23:38 (974) 01:24 (974A)
44129 Sol Acres Condo Choa Chu Kang Way	974A
44449 Palm Gdns Choa Chu Kang Way	974A	BP3Keat Hong	05:57	23:42 (974) 01:28 (974A)	05:56	23:42 (974) 01:28 (974A)	05:56	23:42 (974) 01:28 (974A)
44459 Opp South View Stn Choa Chu Kang Way	974A	BP2South View	05:59	23:43 (974) 01:29 (974A)	05:57	23:43 (974) 01:29 (974A)	05:57	23:43 (974) 01:29 (974A)
44469 Blk 414 Choa Chu Kang Way	974A
44539 Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	974A	NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang	06:02	23:47 (974) 01:33 (974A)	06:01	23:46 (974) 01:33 (974A)	06:01	23:48 (974) 01:33 (974A)
44541 Northvale Condo Choa Chu Kang Dr
44941 Opp Blk 502 KJE
27109 Westwood Sec Sch Jln Bahar
27099 Blk 271 CP Jln Bahar
21379 Blk 263 Jln Boon Lay
21369 Opp Blk 695 Jln Boon Lay
22491 Blk 662D Jurong West St 64		EW27Boon Lay	06:33	00:06	06:23	00:05	06:20	00:07
22501 Blk 662A Jurong West St 63
22511 Blk 658C Jurong West St 63
22521 Pioneer Stn Exit A Jurong West St 63		EW28Pioneer	06:38	00:10	06:27	00:09	06:24	00:11
22469 Blk 653B Pioneer Rd Nth
22479 Opp Blk 991B Upp Jurong Rd
23041 Opp Jurong Camp Upp Jurong Rd
23051 Bef Kian Teck Rd Upp Jurong Rd
23061 Aft Kian Teck Rd Upp Jurong Rd
23071 Opp SAFTI Military Inst Upp Jurong Rd
24009 Joo Koon Int(Alighting) Joo Koon Circle	EW29Joo Koon FairPrice Hub		EW29Joo Koon	06:50	00:20	06:38	00:18	06:33	00:20

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk ↔ Joo Koon (2018 - 2021)	2018	8 April	Introduced between Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) and Joo Koon Int, operating between 0545 hrs and 2330 hrs daily from Upp Bt Timah Rd and Joo Koon Int. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	974: Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk ↔ Joo Koon (2018 - 2021) 974A: Upp Bt Timah Rd → Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (2019 - 2021)	2019	13 January	Introduction of Short Trip Service 974A from Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) to Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (Lot 1 Shoppers' Mall), operating after the last bus of Service 974 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	974: Joo Koon ↺ Bt Panjang Stn (since 2021) 974A: Joo Koon ↺ Upp Bt Timah Rd → Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (since 2021)	2021	23 January	974: Amended to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int, skipping the bus stop after Bt Panjang Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd with the closure of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk. 974A: Extended to start from Joo Koon Int with the amendment of parent service to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int.
			29 May	Operations transferred to SBS Transit.
		2022	13 February	Serves a new pair of bus stops after Blk 503 and opposite Blk 502 along KJE.
(Current)		2024	15 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.