Bus Service 979X
| Service 979X |
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| Route Information | |
|---|---|
| Route | Bukit Panjang Interchange ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent (Loop) |
| Route Length | 10.5 km |
| Travelling Time | 42 mins |
| Operator |  (Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package) |
SMRT Buses Bus Service 979X is a peak hour supplementary route variant of Service 979, offering quicker journeys for the residential areas of Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhood 6 to Bukit Panjang without having to ply Choa Chu Kang North. It incorporates non-stop sectors along Woodlands Road and Kranji Expressway.
This service is 11th bus service introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
| Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet |
|---|---|---|
| Kranji Depot (KJDEP) | 5 | 5 Single Deckers |
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SMB291L SMB1534E SMB1536A SMB1570A MAN NL323F
Mercedes-Benz OC500LE
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loop Service | 11 - 12 minutes | 10 - 12 minutes | 10 minutes | |
Special Departures
 45389 Blk 619 Choa Chu Kang Nth 7 45411 Opp Blk 670 Choa Chu Kang Cres  45009 Bt Panjang Int Petir Rd Departure Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | 06:30 06:39
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Loop Service
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| Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First bus | Last bus | ||||||||
45009 Bt Panjang Int Petir Rd | DT1 BP6 Hillion Mall | 06:30 | 19:45 | ||||||
| Express KJE | Non-stop | ||||||||
45321 Yew Tee Stn Choa Chu Kang Dr | NS5 Yew Tee Point | 06:42 | 19:58 | ||||||
45389 Blk 619 Choa Chu Kang Nth 7 | 06:30 | 20:00 | |||||||
45411 Opp Blk 670 Choa Chu Kang Cres | 06:33 | 20:03 | |||||||
45329 Opp Yew Tee Stn Choa Chu Kang Dr | NS5 | 06:40 | 20:09 | ||||||
| Express KJE | Non-stop | ||||||||
44031 Aft Bt Panjang Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT1 BP6 Hillion Mall | 06:51 | 20:16 | ||||||
45009 Bt Panjang Int Petir Rd | DT1 BP6 Hillion Mall | 06:52 | 20:17 | ||||||
Notes:
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information
| Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(Current) |
Bukit Panjang ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent | 2025 | 24 March | Introduced between Bukit Panjang Int and Choa Chu Kang Crescent (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0630 hrs – 1000 hrs and 1615 hrs – 1945 hrs on Weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.  [1]
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References
- ↑ "Supplementary Bus Service From Monday, 24 March 2025" SMRT Corporation, 28 February 2025
External Links
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| Services | 61 • 67 • 75 • 172 • 176 • 180 • 184 • 188 • 188e • 190 • 868E • 927 • 970 • 972 • 972M • 973 • 975 • 976 • 979 • 979X • 982E • 983 • 983M • 985 • 991 | Operated under Negotiated Contract | ||
| Choa Chu Kang Feeders | 300 • 301 • 302 • 307 | |||
| Bukit Panjang Feeders | 920 • 922 | |||
| Defunct | 188R • 308 • 700 • 700A • 971 • 971E • 979M • BPS1 • NR3 • NR8 | |||
| Bus Fleet | Kranji Depot (KJDEP) | |||
| Single Decker | Linkker LM312 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI • Retrofitted Electric) • Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH | |||
| Double Decker | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door • Batch 1 • Batch 2) • MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4) | |||
| Articulated Buses | MAN NG363F | |||