Bus Service 97
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Service 97 |
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| Route Information | |
|---|---|
| Route | Jurong East Bus Interchange ↔ Marina Centre Bus Terminal |
| Route Length | 20.9 km (towards Marina Centre) 22.3 km (towards Jurong Easy) |
| Travelling Time | 48 - 80 mins (48mins - 1h 20mins) |
| Operator |  (Bulim Bus Package) |
Bus Service 97 is a trunk route between Jurong East and the Downtown Core, via Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) and Telok Blangah Road.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
| Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulim Depot (BUDEP) | 19 | Single Deckers | Double Deckers |
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SBS6304K SBS6312L SBS6322H SBS6323E SBS6372M |
MAN ND323F SBS3335R SBS3336M SBS3337K SBS3341Y SBS3344P SBS3361P SBS3405Y | ||
| Notes |
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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 Marina Centre | 11 - 12 minutes | 9 - 15 minutes | 9 - 11 minutes | 15 - 23 minutes |
| towards Jurong East | 13 minutes | 9 - 15 minutes | 11 - 14 minutes | 15 - 25 minutes |
Direction 1 (Jurong East → Marina Centre)
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| Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | |||
 28009Jurong East Int Jurong Gateway Rd | NS1EW24Jurong East jem Westgate |
EW24NS1Jurong East jem Westgate |
05:45 | 23:45 | 05:45 | 23:45 | 05:45 | 23:45 |
 14169Opp Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd | CC28Telok Blangah | CC28Telok Blangah | 06:16 | 00:08 | 06:09 | 00:09 | 06:09 | 00:08 |
| 14129 HarbourFront Stn Exit A Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront | NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity |
06:20 | 00:11 | 06:13 | 00:12 | 06:13 | 00:11 |
| 14119 Opp VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity |
06:22 | 00:12 | 06:15 | 00:13 | 06:14 | 00:12 | |
| 03391 Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd | NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay | NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay Marina Bay Link Mall |
06:36 | 00:24 | 06:26 | 00:23 | 06:27 | 00:24 |
| 03511 Aft Bayfront Stn Exit E Bayfront Ave | CE1DT16Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands |
CE1DT16Bayfront | 06:38 | 00:26 | 06:28 | 00:25 | 06:29 | 00:26 |
| 02169 Promenade Stn Exit B Temasek Ave | CC4DT15Promenade Millenia Walk |
CC4DT15Promenade Millenial Walk |
06:42 | 00:30 | 06:33 | 00:29 | 06:33 | 00:30 |
| 02089 Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific Raffles Blvd | CC4DT15Promenade Marina Square Millenia Walk |
CC4DT15Promenade Millenial Walk |
06:45 | 00:32 | 06:36 | 00:31 | 06:35 | 00:32 |
| 02099 Marina Ctr Ter Raffles Blvd | * | 06:46 | 00:33 | 06:37 | 00:32 | 06:36 | 00:33 | |
* This bus stop is not for alighting.
Direction 2 (Marina Centre → Jurong East)
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| Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | |||
| 02099 Marina Ctr Ter Raffles Blvd | * | 05:58 | 23:48 | 05:58 | 23:48 | 05:58 | 23:48 | |
| 02151 Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd | CC3Esplanade Marina Square Suntec City |
CC3Esplanade Suntec City Marina Sq |
06:05 | 23:55 | 06:06 | 23:55 | 06:05 | 23:55 |
| 02161 Aft Promenade Stn Exit C Temasek Ave | CC4DT15Promenade Millenia Walk |
CC4DT15Promenade Millenial Walk |
06:07 | 23:57 | 06:08 | 23:58 | 06:07 | 23:57 |
| 03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave | CE1DT16Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands |
CE1DT16Bayfront | 06:10 | 00:00 | 06:11 | 00:00 | 06:10 | 00:00 |
| 03519 Bayfront Stn Exit A Bayfront Ave | CE1DT16Bayfront | 06:11 | 00:01 | 06:12 | 00:02 | 06:11 | 00:01 | |
| 03539 Marina Bay Stn Ctrl Blvd | NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay | NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay Marina Bay Link Mall |
06:13 | 00:03 | 06:14 | 00:04 | 06:13 | 00:03 |
| 03529 Downtown Stn Exit E Ctrl Blvd | DT17Downtown Marina Bay Financial Centre |
DT17Downtown | 06:14 | 00:04 | 06:15 | 00:06 | 06:14 | 00:04 |
| 03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way | TE19Shenton Way | TE19Shenton Way | 06:16 | 00:06 | 06:17 | 00:08 | 06:16 | 00:06 |
| 03217 Opp AXA Twr Shenton Way | EW15Tanjong Pagar | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 06:17 | 00:07 | 06:19 | 00:09 | 06:17 | 00:07 |
| 14141 HarbourFront Stn/VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront S1VivoCity VivoCity |
NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity |
06:25 | 00:15 | 06:28 | 00:17 | 06:26 | 00:15 |
| 14121 Opp HarbourFront Int Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront HarbourFront Centre Singapore Cruise Centre |
06:26 | 00:16 | 06:29 | 00:18 | 06:27 | 00:16 | |
| 14161 Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd | CC28Telok Blangah | CC28Telok Blangah | 06:31 | 00:19 | 06:32 | 00:21 | 06:31 | 00:20 |
| 28009 Jurong East Int Jurong Gateway Rd | NS1EW24Jurong East jem Westgate |
EW24NS1Jurong East jem Westgate |
07:00 | 00:41 | 07:00 | 00:44 | 06:53 | 00:42 |
* This bus stop is not for boarding
Historical Information
| Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Known as  prior to 1 November 2001
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Jurong East ↺ Connaught Dr | 1983 | 29 August | Introduced between Jurong East Ter and Connaught Dr (Loop) as a peak hour service on weekdays and Saturdays. |
| Jurong East ↔ Hougang South | 18 December | Integrated with Service 86, extended to Hougang Int and converted to full day service. | ||
| 1985 | 30 June | Amended to Jurong East Int. | ||
| 1988 | 3 January | Serves new staggered bus stop opposite Treasury Bldg along Shenton Way, skipping the bus stop opposite Marina Hse. | ||
| 6 June | First bus from Hougang Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays. | |||
| 18 December | Integrated with Service 79 and amended to ply AYE and Alexandra Rd, skipping Clementi Rd and Pasir Panjang Rd. | |||
| Jurong East ↔ Hougang Ctrl | 1994 | 18 December | Extended to Hougang Ctrl Int. | |
| Jurong East ↔ Hougang Ctrl Temp Int | 1998 | 24 May | Amended to Hougang Ctrl Temp Int. | |
| 1999 | TBC | Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
| Last bus from Jurong East Int extended to 2345 hrs daily. | ||||
| Service 97: Jurong East ↔ Hougang Ctrl Temp Int Short-Trip 97A: Jurong East → Fullerton Rd |
2000 | Short-Trip Service 97 introduced from Jurong East Int to Fullerton Rd (Fullerton Sq) during morning peak hours on weekdays. | ||
| Service 97: Jurong East ↔ Hougang Ctrl Short-Trip 97A: Jurong East → Fullerton Rd |
2001 | 20 May | Amended back to Hougang Ctrl Int. | |
| 2002 | TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops after Sommerville Rd and after Sunshine Lodge along Upp Serangoon Rd. | ||
| 2003 | 20 June | Serves new pair of bus stops outside Potong Pasir Stn along Upp Serangoon Rd. | ||
| Service 97: Jurong East ↺ Temasek Ave Short-Trip 97A: Jurong East → Raffles Ave |
27 July | Shortened to loop at Temasek Ave from Jurong East Int under North East MRT Line Rationalisation Phase 2. | ||
| Short-Trip 97A extended to terminate at Raffles Ave (Opp Marina Sq), operating after the last bus of Service 97 daily. | ||||
| 2005 | 12 June | Serves new bus stop outside Science Pk along AYE. | ||
| Service 97: Jurong East ↺ Temasek Ave Short-Trip 97A: Jurong East → Raffles Ave Short-Trip 97B: Jurong East → Telok Blangah Rd |
2006 | 11 September | Short-Trip 97B introduced from Jurong East Int to Telok Blangah Rd (HarbourFront Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays. | |
| 29 October | Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd. | |||
| 2008 | 7 December | Skips removed bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mque along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
| Jurong East ↔ Marina Ctr | 2010 | 26 April | Amended to Marina Ctr Ter, skipping Collyer Quay/Fullerton Rd and Esplanade Dr. | |
| Short-Trip 97A discontinued. | ||||
| Short-Trip 97B discontinued | ||||
| 2011 | 17 December | Amended to Jurong East Temp Int. | ||
| 2012 | 25 June | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). 
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| 2013 | 1 December | Serves new bus stop outside Downtown Stn along Central Blvd. | ||
(Current) |
2016 | 12 June | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore. | |
| 2020 | 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. | ||
| 2024 | 28 January | Serves relocated bus stop after Clementi Swim Cplx along AYE. |
 Bulim Bus Package
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[ V • T • E ] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services | 41 • 49 • 66 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 96 • 97 • 97e • 98 • 98M • 106 • 143 • 143M • 173 • 177 • 183 • 189 • 870 • 871 • 990 • 992 | Tender Awarded | ||
| City Direct Services | 651 • 653 • 657 • 674 | |||
| Clementi Feeders | 282 • 284 • 285 | |||
| Jurong East Feeders | 333 • 334 • 335 | |||
| Bukit Batok Feeders | 941 • 945 • 947 | |||
| Defunct | 944 | |||
| Bus Fleet | Bulim Depot (BUDEP) | |||
| Single Decker | MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Yutong ZK6128BEVG | |||
| Double Decker | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (Batch 1) • MAN ND323F (3-Door) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 2 • WEG2, Batch 3 • WEG2, Batch 4) • Yutong ZK6125BEVGS | |||