Bus Service 97

Service 97
Route Information
Route	Jurong East Interchange ↔ Marina Centre Terminal
Route Length	20.9 km (towards Marina Centre) 22.3 km (towards Jurong East)
Travelling Time	48 - 80 mins (48 mins - 1h 20 mins)
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Tower Transit 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

Service 97

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	19	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
		SBS6300X SBS6304K SBS6312L SBS6322H SBS6333B SBS6335X Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	MAN ND323F SBS3319M SBS3328L SBS3329J SBS3341Y SBS3405Y Volvo B9TL

Notes
MAN ND323F buses are only deployed on Weekdays. 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)
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
28009 Jurong East Int(Berth B5) Jurong Gateway Rd	NS1EW24Jurong East jem Westgate	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45
28239 Jurong Town Hall Int Jurong Town Hall Rd		05:48	23:48	05:48	23:48	05:48	23:48
28229 German Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd		05:50	23:50	05:50	23:50	05:50	23:49
20059 Opp Cycle & Carriage AYE		05:51	23:51	05:51	23:51	05:51	23:50
20039 Opp The Infiniti AYE		05:52	23:51	05:51	23:51	05:51	23:50
20029 Opp NEWest AYE		05:53	23:52	05:52	23:52	05:52	23:51
20019 Blk 431 AYE		05:54	23:53	05:53	23:53	05:53	23:52
17149 Blk 426 AYE		05:55	23:54	05:54	23:54	05:54	23:53
17139 Aft Clementi Ave 2 AYE		05:56	23:54	05:54	23:54	05:54	23:53
17129 Aft NUS High Sch AYE		05:58	23:55	05:55	23:55	05:55	23:54
16099 SIT Dover AYE	SIT Dover NUS	06:00	23:56	05:57	23:57	05:57	23:56
18079 Opp NUH Buona Vista Flyover	CC24Kent Ridge National University Hospital	06:02	23:57	05:58	23:58	05:58	23:57
18109 Opp PSB Science Pk Bldg Buona Vista Flyover		06:04	23:59	06:00	00:00	06:00	23:59
18049 Opp Science Pk AYE		06:06	00:00	06:01	00:01	06:01	00:00
18019 Bef Telok Blangah Hill Pk Alexandra Rd	HortPark	06:11	00:04	06:05	00:05	06:05	00:04
15059 Opp Alexandra Pt Alexandra Rd		06:12	00:05	06:06	00:06	06:06	00:05
15049 Opp Alexandra Retail Ctr Alexandra Rd		06:13	00:06	06:07	00:07	06:07	00:06
14189 Aft Alexandra Rd Telok Blangah Rd		06:14	00:07	06:08	00:08	06:08	00:07
14179 Yeo's Bldg Telok Blangah Rd		06:15	00:07	06:08	00:08	06:08	00:07
14169 Opp Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd	CC28Telok Blangah	06:16	00:08	06:09	00:09	06:09	00:08
14159 Bef Chr Community Chapel Telok Blangah Rd		06:17	00:09	06:10	00:10	06:10	00:09
14139 Bef Seah Im Rd Telok Blangah Rd		06:18	00:10	06:11	00:11	06:11	00:10
14129 HarbourFront Stn Exit A Telok Blangah Rd	NE1CC29HarbourFront	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
14109 Keppel DP Blk 517 Keppel Rd		06:24	00:14	06:17	00:15	06:16	00:14
14089 Opp Tg Pagar DP Blk F5 Keppel Rd		06:24	00:14	06:17	00:15	06:16	00:14
14069 Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd		06:25	00:15	06:18	00:16	06:17	00:15
05641 Bef Cantonment Rd Keppel Rd		06:27	00:16	06:19	00:17	06:18	00:16
03222 Hub Synergy Pt Anson Rd	EW15Tanjong Pagar	06:29	00:18	06:21	00:18	06:20	00:17
03111 Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd	EW15Tanjong Pagar	06:31	00:19	06:22	00:19	06:22	00:19
03071 80 Robinson Rd Robinson Rd		06:32	00:20	06:22	00:19	06:22	00:19
03381 The Sail Marina Blvd		06:35	00:23	06:25	00:22	06:26	00:23
03391 Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd	NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay	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	06:38	00:26	06:28	00:25	06:29	00:26
03501 Marina Bay Sands Theatre Bayfront Ave	CE1DT16Bayfront Marina Bay Sands	06:39	00:27	06:29	00:26	06:30	00:27
02169 Promenade Stn Exit B Temasek Ave	CC4DT15Promenade Millenia Walk	06:42	00:30	06:33	00:29	06:33	00:30
02159 Opp Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd	Marina Square Suntec City	06:43	00:31	06:34	00:30	06:34	00:31
02089 Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific Raffles Blvd	CC4DT15Promenade Marina Square Millenia Walk	06:45	00:32	06:36	00:31	06:35	00:32
02099 Marina Ctr Ter Raffles Blvd 1		06:46	00:33	06:37	00:32	06:36	00:33

Notes:

• ¹: No alighting at this stop.

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 1		05:58	23:48	05:58	23:48	05:58	23:48
02101 Aft S'pore Flyer Raffles Ave	Singapore Flyer	06:00	23:50	06:00	23:50	06:00	23:50
02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave		06:01	23:51	06:01	23:51	06:01	23:51
02061 The Esplanade Raffles Ave	Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay	06:02	23:52	06:02	23:52	06:02	23:52
02151 Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd	CC3Esplanade Marina Square Suntec City	06:05	23:55	06:06	23:55	06:05	23:55
02161 Aft Promenade Stn Exit C Temasek Ave	CC4DT15Promenade Millenia Walk	06:07	23:57	06:08	23:57	06:07	23:57
02171 Opp The Ritz-Carlton Temasek Ave	Singapore Flyer	06:08	23:58	06:09	23:58	06:08	23:58
03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave	CE1DT16Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands	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	06:13	00:03	06:14	00:04	06:13	00:03
03529 Downtown Stn Exit E Ctrl Blvd	DT17Downtown Marina Bay Financial Centre	06:14	00:04	06:15	00:06	06:14	00:04
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	TE19Shenton Way	06:16	00:06	06:17	00:08	06:16	00:06
03217 Opp AXA Twr Shenton Way	EW15Tanjong Pagar	06:17	00:07	06:19	00:09	06:17	00:07
05649 Opp Customs Port Br HQ Keppel Rd		06:20	00:10	06:22	00:12	06:20	00:10
14061 Opp Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd		06:21	00:11	06:23	00:13	06:21	00:11
14071 Keppel Workshop Keppel Rd		06:22	00:12	06:24	00:14	06:22	00:12
14081 Tg Pagar DP Blk F5 Keppel Rd		06:22	00:12	06:24	00:14	06:22	00:12
14101 Opp Keppel DP Blk 517 Keppel Rd		06:23	00:13	06:25	00:15	06:23	00:13
14141 HarbourFront Stn/VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd	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
14131 Caribbean at Keppel Bay Telok Blangah Rd		06:28	00:17	06:30	00:19	06:29	00:18
14151 Opp Chr Community Chapel Telok Blangah Rd	Community Chapel Church	06:29	00:18	06:31	00:20	06:30	00:19
14161 Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd	CC28Telok Blangah	06:31	00:19	06:32	00:21	06:31	00:20
14171 Opp Yeo's Bldg Telok Blangah Rd		06:32	00:19	06:32	00:21	06:31	00:20
15041 Alexandra Retail Ctr Alexandra Rd		06:34	00:21	06:34	00:23	06:33	00:22
15051 Alexandra Pt Alexandra Rd		06:35	00:22	06:35	00:24	06:34	00:23
18011 Aft HortPark Alexandra Rd	HortPark	06:36	00:23	06:36	00:25	06:35	00:24
18041 Normanton Pk AYE		06:40	00:26	06:39	00:27	06:38	00:27
18131 Science Pk AYE		06:41	00:27	06:41	00:28	06:39	00:28
18101 5 Sci Pk Dr Buona Vista Flyover	CC24Kent Ridge National University Hospital	06:42	00:28	06:42	00:29	06:40	00:29
18071 NUH Buona Vista Flyover	CC24Kent Ridge National University Hospital	06:44	00:30	06:45	00:31	06:42	00:31
16091 Opp SIT Dover AYE	SIT Dover NUS	06:46	00:31	06:47	00:32	06:43	00:32
17121 Blk 610 AYE		06:48	00:33	06:49	00:34	06:45	00:34
17131 Clementi Flyover AYE		06:49	00:33	06:50	00:35	06:45	00:34
17141 Clementi Stadium AYE		06:50	00:34	06:51	00:36	06:46	00:35
20011 Blk 506 AYE		06:52	00:35	06:53	00:37	06:47	00:36
20021 NEWest AYE		06:54	00:36	06:54	00:38	06:48	00:37
20031 The Infiniti AYE		06:55	00:37	06:55	00:39	06:49	00:38
20051 Cycle & Carriage AYE		06:56	00:38	06:56	00:40	06:50	00:39
20271 Opp German Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd		06:58	00:40	06:58	00:42	06:52	00:41
28221 Opp Intl Business Pk Jurong Town Hall Rd		06:59	00:40	06:59	00:43	06:52	00:41
28009 Jurong East Int(Alighting) Jurong Gateway Rd	NS1EW24Jurong East jem Westgate	07:03	00:43	07:03	00:47	06:56	00:45

Notes:

• ¹: No boarding at this stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	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.
		1997	24 August	Amended to ply Hougang Ave 10 & Hougang Ctrl, skipping Hougang Ave 4.
		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.
				Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 512 along Hougang Ave 10.
	97Jurong East ↔ Hougang Ctrl 97AJurong East → Fullerton Rd	2000		97AIntroduced from Jurong East Int to Fullerton Rd (Fullerton Sq) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		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	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops outside Potong Pasir Stn along Upp Serangoon Rd.
	97Jurong East ↺ Temasek Ave 97AJurong East → Raffles Ave		27 July	Shortened to loop at Temasek Ave from Jurong East Int under North East Line Rationalisation Phase 2.
				97AExtended 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.
	97Jurong East ↺ Temasek Ave 97AJurong East → Raffles Ave 97BJurong East → Telok Blangah Rd	2006	11 September	97BIntroduced 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.
				97ADiscontinued. 97BDiscontinued.
		2011	17 December	Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
		2012	25 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		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.

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