Bus Service 173

!	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 Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 39 , 175 & 804 will call at new bus stops. Please refer here for more information. On Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 10 , 14 16 , 70M & 196 will be affected by road closure on Nicoll Highway from the First Bus to 10.00am. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 674 will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 666 will be extended to Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard. An additional trip will operate during morning peak period and its frequency will be improved from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services 110 , 114 & 156 will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service 374 will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange. Please refer to the following for more information. From Sunday, 8 December 2024, Bus Services 84G & 84W will each call at an additional bus stop outside and opposite Blk 437B respectively. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 9 December 2024, Supplementary Bus Service 298X will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the Tampines town centre and transport hub for residents in the Tampines North and west areas. Please refer here for more information.

Service 173
Route Information
Route	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange ↺ Clementi Bus Interchange (Loop)
Route Length	27.4 km
Travelling Time	91 - 122 mins (1hr 31mins - 2hrs 2mins
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Bus Service 173 is a residential trunk route connecting the housing estates of Bukit Batok and Clementi, and the private estates of Hillview, Hume, Upper Bukit Timah, Toh Tuck and Lorong Kismis to Bukit Batok and Clementi Town Centres. Much of its route serves residents of private estates and condominiums along its route.

Short-Trip Bus Service 173A offers unidirectional trips serving within the Bukit Batok estate during the late night hours (after the last bus of Service 173 has departed), without having to operate full-distance trips of Service 173.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 173/173A

Depot	Fleet Size (173)	Fleet Size (173A)	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	13	1	13 Single Deckers
			SMB228X SMB3001M SMB3006A MAN NL323F

Notes
This service practises jumpbus.

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)
Loop Service	10 - 11 minutes	10 - 14 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	14 - 21 minutes

Special Departures

• Beauty World Stn Exit A 42099
  Upp Bt Timah Rd → Bt Batok Int 43009
  Bt Batok Ctrl
  • Weekdays: 05:30 & 05:44
  • Saturdays: 05:35
    • Remarks:
      2 Service 173 Buses (All Duty Unkown) depart on Weekdays.
      1 Service 173 Bus (Duty Unkown) departs on Saturdays.
• Opp Beauty World Stn 42159
  Jln Jurong Kechil → Bt Batok Int 43009
  Bt Batok Ctrl
  • Weekdays: 05:40, 05:49 & 05:58
    • Remarks:
      3 Service 173 Buses (All Duty Unkown) depart on Weekdays.
• Clementi Int 17009
  Clementi Ave 3 → Bt Batok Int 43009
  Bt Batok Ctrl
  • Weekdays & Sundays/Public Holidays: 06:00, 06:15 & 06:30
    • Remarks:
      3 Service 173 Buses (All Duty Unkown) depart on Weekdays & Sundays/Public Holidays

Service 173A

SMB3029J on Short-Trip Service 173A

• Bt Batok Int 43009
  Bt Batok Ctrl → Blk 254 43169
  Bt Batok East Ave 4
  • Daily: 23:55, 00:20, 00:45 & 01:00

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
Bt Batok Int (Berth A3 - A4) 43009 Bt Batok Ctrl	173A	NS2Bukit Batok	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30	06:00	23:30
Aft Bt Batok Stn/Blk 628 43419 Bt Batok Ctrl	173A		05:32	23:31	05:32	23:31	06:02	23:31
Opp Blk 120 43399 Bt Batok Ctrl	173A
Opp Blk 102 43389 Bt Batok Ave 1	173A
Opp Bt Batok Swim Cplx 43519 Bt Batok East Ave 6	173A	Bt Batok Swim Cplx
Opp Bt View Sec Sch 43749 Bt Batok St 21	173A	Bt View Sec Sch
Blk 217 43739 Bt Batok St 21	173A
Blk 254 43169 Bt Batok East Ave 4	173A		05:40	23:39	05:42	23:40	06:10	23:39
Opp The Petals Condo 43231 Hillview Ave
Opp Hillview Apts 43241 Hillview Ave
Aft Jalan Remaja 43291 Jln Batu Nilam
Opp Hillbrooks 43301 Jln Batu Nilam
Opp Hillview Hts 43261 Hillview Ave*
Bef Summerhill 43811 Hume Ave
Opp The Symphony Hts 43821 Hume Ave
Opp The Hillside 43029 Upp Bt Timah Rd
Springdale Condo 43019 Upp Bt Timah Rd
Southhaven II 42119 Upp Bt Timah Rd
Beauty World Stn Exit A 42099 Upp Bt Timah Rd		DT5Beauty World Bukit Timah Shopping Ctr Beauty Wrld Ctr	05:30	23:53	05:35	23:54	06:23	23:53
Beauty World Stn Exit C 42151 Jln Jurong Kechil			05:32	23:55	05:37	23:56	06:25	23:55
Blk 18 42161 Jln Jurong Kechil
Aft Jln Jurong Kechil 42239 Toh Tuck Rd
Hse No. 45 42309 Toh Tuck Terr
Bef Eng Kong Pl 42249 Lor Kismis
Opp Toh Tuck Cres 42291 Toh Tuck Rise
Aft Toh Tuck Rise 42209 Toh Tuck Rd
SMRT Ulu Pandan Depot 28109 Toh Tuck Ave		Ulu Pandan Train Depot
Aft Toh Tuck Link 28189 Toh Tuck Ave
Aft Toh Tuck Ave 28019 C'wealth Ave West
Aft Clementi Fire Stn 20109 C'wealth Ave West
Blk 317 17189 C'wealth Ave West
Clementi Int (Berth B1) 17009 Clementi Ave 3		EW23Clementi The Clementi Mall	05:49	00:10	05:53	00:11	06:00	00:10
Opp Blk 317 17181 C'wealth Ave West
Nan Hua Pr Sch 20101 C'wealth Ave West
Bef Toh Tuck Ave 28011 C'wealth Ave West
Bef Toh Tuck Link 28181 Toh Tuck Ave
Opp SMRT Ulu Pandan Depot 28101 Toh Tuck Ave		Ulu Pandan Train Depot
Bef Toh Tuck Rise 42201 Toh Tuck Rd
Aft Toh Tuck Cres 42299 Toh Tuck Rise
Aft Eng Kong Pl 42241 Lor Kismis
Opp Hse No. 19 42301 Toh Tuck Terr
Bef Jln Jurong Kechil 42231 Toh Tuck Rd
Opp Blk 19 42169 Jln Jurong Kechil
Opp Beauty World Stn 42159 Jln Jurong Kechil		DT5Beauty World Bt Timah Shopping Ctr Beauty Wrld Ctr	05:40	00:26	06:10	00:27	06:17	00:26
Beauty World Stn Exit B 42091 Upp Bt Timah Rd			05:41	00:27	06:12	00:28	06:18	00:28
Woh Hup Bldg 42111 Upp Bt Timah Rd
Bt Regency 43011 Upp Bt Timah Rd
Aft Old Jurong Rd 43021 Upp Bt Timah Rd
Symphony Hts 43829 Hume Ave
Hillview Green 43819 Hume Ave
Hillview Hts 43267 Hillview Ave*
Hillbrooks 43309 Jln Batu Nilam
Mount Botanik Residence 43289 Jln Remaja
Hillview Apts 43249 Hillview Ave
The Petals Condo 43239 Hillview Ave
Blk 272 43161 Bt Batok East Ave 4
Blk 217 43731 Bt Batok St 21
Bt View Sec Sch 43741 Bt Batok St 21
Bt Batok Swim Cplx 43511 Bt Batok East Ave 6		Bt Batok Swim Cplx
Blk 102 43381 Bt Batok Ave 1
Bt Batok CC 43391 Bt Batok Ctrl
Opp Blk 628 43411 Bt Batok Ctrl		NS2Bukit Batok	06:05	00:48	06:36	00:49	06:40	00:51
Bt Batok Int (Berth A3 - A4) 43009 Bt Batok Ctrl			06:06	00:49	06:37	00:50	06:41	00:52

^* Please check the bus stop as the bus plies the same lane for both directions.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
United Bus Company	Princess Elizabeth ↔ New Bridge Rd	1971	11 April	Introduced between Princess Elizabeth Ter and New Bridge Rd Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
		1974	24 February	Amended to ply Grange Rd, Orchard Blvd and Paterson Rd towards Princess Elizabeth Ter with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way traffic.
		1979	30 December	Amended to ply Jln Anak Bt towards New Bridge Rd Ter with the partial conversion of Upp Bt Timah Rd to one-way traffic.
		1986	16 November	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Thong Teck Bldg along Scotts Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Metro Orchard.
		1987	6 June	Amended to the relocated New Bridge Rd Ter.
			27 September	Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards Princess Elizabeth Ter to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd.
			1 November	Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Princess Elizabeth Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd.
			13 December	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Blvd, skipping the bus stop opposite Orchard Stn.
		1989	29 January	Serves relocated bus stop opposite Sri Mariamman Tp along South Bridge Rd, skipping a removed bus stop opposite Jamae Mque.
	Bukit Batok ↺ Jln Anak Bt	1990	11 March	Extended to start from Bt Batok Int and shortened to loop at Jln Anak Bt.
	Bukit Batok ↔ Clementi	1991	7 April	Integrated with Service 205 and extended to Clementi Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 3.
		1992	3 May	Amended to ply the western loop of Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok St 21 under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7, skipping Bt Batok East Ave 3.
	Bukit Batok ↺ Clementi	1993	5 December	Converted to loop service between Bt Batok Int and Clementi Int with the introduction of Service 156 under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 13.
	Service 173: Bukit Batok ↺ Clementi Short-Trip 173A: Jln Anak Bt → Jln Jurong Kechil	1999	TBC	Short-Trip 173A introduced from Jln Anak Bt (PIE Flyover) to Jln Jurong Kechil (Bef Upp Bt Timah Rd) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
Known as prior to 10 May 2004		2000	24 December	Operations transferred to TIBS.
		2003	12 October	Serves bus stop opposite Bt Timah Plaza along Jln Anak Bt with the removal of the bus stop under the PIE Flyover.
				Short-Trip 173A to start at Opposite Bt Timah Plaza with the removal of the bus stop uner PIE Flyover.
		2006	16 July	Amended to ply Bt Batok Ave 1 and Bt Batok East Ave 6 and amended to ply Hume Ave, skipping Hillview Rd.
			29 October	Amended to loop at Clementi Temp Int.
	Bukit Batok ↺ Clementi	2007	TBC	Short-Trip 173A discontinued.
	Service 173: Bukit Batok ↺ Clementi Short-Trip 173A: Bukit Batok → Bt Batok East Ave 4		11 November	Short-Trip 173A introduced from Bt Batok Int to Bt Batok East Ave 4 (Blk 254), operating after the last bus of Service 173 daily.
		2011	26 November	Amended to loop at Clementi Integrated Transport Hub.
		2013	TBC	Short-Trip 173A last bus extended to 0100 hrs daily.
			21 April	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2015	27 December	Amended to ply the upgraded Upp Bt Timah Rd towards Clementi Int, skipping Jln Anak Bt.
(Current)		2016	29 May	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
		2019	5 October	Short-Trip 173A extended to 0110 hrs daily.