Bus Service 242

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	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. Train services will be extended on the eve of Christmas (Tuesday, 24 December 2024), and on the eve of New Year (Tuesday, 31 December 2024). Selected bus service will be extended to coincide with the last train timings. There will also be a change in selected bus service operating timing. Please refer to the following for more information: (Extension of Train & Bus services) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours for Christmas & New Year Eves) (Extension of bus service on Christmas Eve) (Extension of bus service on New Year Eve) From 22 December 2024, bus service 193 will serve an additional bus stop along Benoi Road, opposite Joo Koon Interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Thursday, 2 January 2025, City Direct Services 675, 676, 677 & 678 will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the city for commuters along the North-East Corridor. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for commuters in Marsiling and Admiralty to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). Please refer here for more information.

Service 242
Route Information
Route	Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 (Loop)
Route Length	5.7 km
Travelling Time	35 – 40 mins
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

Feeder Service 242 serves residents and schools around Jurong West Neighbourhoods 6, 7 and 8 with connections to Jurong West Town Centre. Plying Jurong West Avenues 4 and 5, Service 242 does not duplicate other routes to Boon Lay Interchange.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 242

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	7	6 Single Deckers	1 Double Deckers
		SBS6691S SBS6722L Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8047P SBS8198L SBS8699H SBS8892R Scania K230UB	SBS3203M Volvo B9TL

Notes
SBS3203M will perform crossover trips on Supplementary Service 179A from Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak. Weekdays: 3 AM - 4 PM / 2 S1 / 2 S2 (7 buses) Saturdays: 5 AM - 4 PM (5 buses) Sundays: 4 AM - 4 PM / 1 TQ (5 buses)

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	05 - 06 minutes	06 - 08 minutes	05 - 06 minutes	05 - 11 minutes

Special Departures

• West Grove Pr Sch 27331
  Jurong West St 72 → Boon Lay Int 22009
  Jurong West Ctrl 3
  • Weekdays: 05:00, 05:09, 05:19, 05:28, 05:38, 05:47 & 05:57
  • Saturdays: 05:00, 05:10, 05:20, 05:30, 05:40, 05:50 & 06:00
  • Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:15, 05:26, 05:37, 05:48 & 05:59

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
Boon Lay Int (Berth B2) 22009 Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	06:00	00:40	06:00	00:40	06:00	00:40
Blk 683A 22489 Jurong West Ctrl 1		06:03	00:43	06:03	00:43	06:03	00:43
Blk 680C 21371 Jln Boon Lay		06:04	00:45	06:05	00:45	06:05	00:45
Blk 676B 22411 Jurong West Ave 4		06:05	00:47	06:07	00:47	06:07	00:47
Blk 673C 22341 Jurong West Ave 4		06:06	00:48	06:08	00:48	06:08	00:48
West Grove Pr Sch 27331 Jurong West St 72		05:00	00:49	05:00	00:49	05:15	00:49
Blk 729 27341 Jurong West St 72		05:01	00:50	05:02	00:50	05:16	00:50
Blk 715 27351 Jurong West Ave 5		05:02	00:51	05:04	00:52	05:18	00:52
Blk 711 27429 Jurong West St 71		05:03	00:52	05:05	00:53	05:19	00:53
Blk 717 22359 Jurong West Ave 4		05:05	00:53	05:07	00:55	05:21	00:55
Blk 734A CP 22349 Jurong West Ave 4		05:07	00:55	05:09	00:57	05:23	00:57
Jurong West Sub-Stn 22419 Jurong West Ave 4		05:09	00:56	05:11	00:58	05:25	00:58
Blk 263 21379 Jln Boon Lay		05:13	00:58	05:14	01:00	05:28	01:00
Blk 691A CP 22481 Jurong West Ctrl 1		05:16	01:01	05:16	01:02	05:30	01:02
Boon Lay Int (Alighting) 22009 Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	05:21	01:06	05:20	01:05	05:34	01:05

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West St 91	1990	2 July	Introduced between Boon Lay Int and Jurong West St 91 (Loop).
			16 July	Last bus extended to 0020 hrs daily.
		1991	19 May	Amended to ply Upp Jurong Rd and Pioneer Rd Nth with the introduction of Service 243, skipping Jurong West St 72 and Jurong West Ave 5.
		1992	29 March	Amended to ply Jurong West St 72 and Jurong West Ave 5.
		1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0030 hrs daily.
		2003	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 673C along Jurong West Ave 4.
		2006	18 June	Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
	Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Ave 5	2009	15 March	Shortened to loop at Jurong West Ave 5 with the introduction of Service 241, skipping Jurong West St 91 and Jurong West St 92.
			27 December	Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub and amended to ply Jurong West Ctrl 1, skipping Jurong West Ctrl 3.
		2010	10 February	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 263 along Jln Boon Lay.
			28 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2013	10 March	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 711 along Jurong West St 71.
		2015	4 May	Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
(Current)		2024	1 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.