Bus Service 106
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Service 106 |
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Route Information | |
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Route | Bukit Batok Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Terminal |
Route Length | 21.6 km (towards Shenton Way) 22.3 km (towards Bukit Batok) |
Travelling Time | 69 - 100 mins (1 h 9 mins - 1 h 40 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Bulim Bus Package) |
Tower Transit Bus Service 106 is a inter-town bus service connecting the residential estates of Bukit Batok, Clementi, Buona Vista to the Orchard Shopping Belt and various attractions in the Downtown Core. It provides a direct route between Bukit Batok, Clementi town centres and Singapore Polytechnic, making it popular among residents and students who look for a reliable alternative to rail services between
NS2
and
EW22
. This service is also taken by many tourists as it directly reaches tourist destinations Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay from hotels along Orchard Road.
Service Information[edit]
Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]
Depot | Fleet | Fleet | ||
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106 | 106A | |||
Bulim Depot (BUDEP) | 26 | 5 | Single Deckers | Double Deckers |
MAN NL323F
SBS6342A Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
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SMB3520G SMB3522B SMB3525T SMB3526R SMB3529H SMB3531A Alexander Dennis Enviro500
MAN ND323F (3-Door)
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Route Information[edit]
Frequency[edit]
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) |
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towards Shenton Way | 08 - 09 minutes | 07 - 13 minutes | 11 - 15 minutes | 13 - 15 minutes |
towards Bukit Batok | 11 - 12 minutes | 08 - 15 minutes | 09 - 14 minutes | 12 - 14 minutes |
Special Departures[edit]
Collapse![]() 02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave ![]() 43009 Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl Departure Time | |||||
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Daily | 06:00
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Collapse![]() 11231 Aft Hyll on Holland Holland Rd ![]() 43009 Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 06:10 | ||||
Saturdays | 06:00 |
Collapse![]() 42311 Opp Burgundy Hill Bt Batok East Ave 3 ![]() 43009 Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 17:01 17:12 17:22 17:31 17:40 18:01 18:11 18:21 |
Short Trip 106A[edit]
Collapse![]() 43009 Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl ![]() 17179 Clementi Stn Exit B C'wealth Ave West Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 07:46 07:55 08:04 08:13 08:22 08:31 08:40 |
Direction 1 (Bukit Batok → Shenton Way)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | ||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | |||
![]() 43009 | 106A | NS2 West Mall | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 |
![]() 28109 SMRT Ulu Pandan Depot Toh Tuck Ave | 106A | 05:41 | 23:40 | 05:41 | 23:40 | 05:41 | 23:40 | |
![]() 17179 Clementi Stn Exit B C'wealth Ave West | 106A | EW23 The Clementi Mall | 05:48 | 23:45 | 05:47 | 23:45 | 05:47 | 23:46 |
![]() 19039 Dover Stn Exit B C'wealth Ave West | EW22 Singapore Polytechnic | 05:54 | 23:50 | 05:53 | 23:50 | 05:53 | 23:51 | |
![]() 11189 Blk 43 C'wealth Ave | EW21 CC22 EW21 CC22 | 05:59 | 23:56 | 05:58 | 23:55 | 05:59 | 23:56 | |
![]() 11401 Holland V Stn/Blk 12 Holland Ave | CC21 Holland Village
| 06:01 | 23:58 | 06:00 | 23:57 | 06:01 | 23:58 | |
![]() 13019 Napier Stn Exit 1 Napier Rd | TE12 NapierMinistry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Botanic Gardens | 06:10 | 00:07 | 06:08 | 00:06 | 06:09 | 00:06 | |
![]() 09179 Royal Thai Embassy Orchard Rd | Far East Shopping Centre Shaw Centre Wheelock Place | 06:15 | 00:10 | 06:11 | 00:09 | 06:12 | 00:09 | |
![]() 09048 Orchard Stn/Lucky Plaza Orchard Rd | NS22 TE14 NS22 TE14 ION Orchard Knightsbridge Lucky Plaza Paragon Ngee Ann City Tang Plaza Wisma Astra | 06:17 | 00:12 | 06:13 | 00:11 | 06:14 | 00:11 | |
![]() 09038 Opp Somerset Stn Orchard Rd | NS23 313@Somerset Design Orchard Midpoint Orchard Orchard Central Orchard Point The Centrepoint The Heeren | 06:19 | 00:14 | 06:15 | 00:13 | 06:16 | 00:13 | |
![]() 08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd | NS24 NE6 CC1 Plaza Singapura | 06:23 | 00:18 | 06:18 | 00:17 | 06:19 | 00:16 | |
![]() 08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bras Basah Rd | DT21 SMU School of the Arts The Cathay | 06:25 | 00:20 | 06:20 | 00:19 | 06:21 | 00:18 | |
![]() 04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A Bras Basah Rd | CC2 NTUC Trade Union House | 06:26 | 00:21 | 06:21 | 00:20 | 06:22 | 00:19 | |
![]() 02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd | NS25 EW13 NS25 EW13 CC3 Raffles City South Beach Tower | 06:28 | 00:23 | 06:22 | 00:21 | 06:24 | 00:21 | |
![]() 02151 Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd | CC3 Marina Square Suntec City | 06:30 | 00:25 | 06:24 | 00:23 | 06:26 | 00:23 | |
![]() 02161 Aft Promenade Stn Exit C Temasek Ave | CC4 DT15 PromenadeMillenia Walk | 06:32 | 00:27 | 06:26 | 00:25 | 06:28 | 00:25 | |
![]() 03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave | CE1 DT16 BayfrontGardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands | 06:35 | 00:30 | 06:29 | 00:28 | 06:32 | 00:29 | |
![]() 03519 Bayfront Stn Exit A Bayfront Ave | CE1 DT16 Bayfront
| 06:36 | 00:31 | 06:30 | 00:29 | 06:33 | 00:30 | |
![]() 03539 Marina Bay Stn Ctrl Blvd | NS27 CE2 TE20 NS27 CE2 TE20 | 06:38 | 00:33 | 06:32 | 00:31 | 06:35 | 00:32 | |
![]() 03529 Downtown Stn Exit E Ctrl Blvd | DT17 Marina Bay Financial Centre | 06:39 | 00:34 | 06:33 | 00:32 | 06:36 | 00:33 | |
![]() 03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way | TE19 Shenton Way
| 06:41 | 00:36 | 06:35 | 00:34 | 06:38 | 00:35 | |
![]() 03218 Opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way | EW15 | 06:42 | 00:37 | 06:36 | 00:35 | 06:39 | 00:36 | |
![]() 03239 | 06:43 | 00:38 | 06:37 | 00:36 | 06:40 | 00:37 |
Notes
- 1: No alighting at this stop.
Direction 2 (Shenton Way → Bukit Batok)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() 03239 Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way | 06:00 | 23:30 | 06:00 | 23:30 | 06:00 | 23:30 | |
![]() 03222 Hub Synergy Pt Anson Rd | EW15 | 06:03 | 23:33 | 06:03 | 23:33 | 06:04 | 23:33 |
![]() 03111 Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd | EW15 | 06:04 | 23:34 | 06:04 | 23:34 | 06:05 | 23:34 |
![]() 03391 Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd | NS27 CE2 TE20 NS27 CE2 TE20 | 06:08 | 23:38 | 06:09 | 23:38 | 06:10 | 23:37 |
![]() 03511 Aft Bayfront Stn Exit E Bayfront Ave | CE1 DT16 BayfrontGardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands | 06:09 | 23:40 | 06:11 | 23:40 | 06:12 | 23:39 |
![]() 03501 Marina Bay Sands Theatre Bayfront Ave | CE1 DT16 BayfrontMarina Bay Sands | 06:10 | 23:41 | 06:12 | 23:41 | 06:13 | 23:40 |
![]() 02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave | 06:00 | 23:43 | 06:00 | 23:43 | 06:00 | 23:42 | |
![]() 04111 Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd | NS25 EW13 NS25 EW13 Capitol Singapore Raffles City | 06:03 | 23:46 | 06:03 | 23:46 | 06:03 | 23:45 |
![]() 04121 SMU Stamford Rd | CC2 SMU National Museum of Singapore | 06:04 | 23:48 | 06:05 | 23:48 | 06:04 | 23:47 |
![]() 08031 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Penang Rd | NS24 NE6 CC1 9 Penang Rd Plaza Singapura | 06:06 | 23:51 | 06:08 | 23:51 | 06:07 | 23:50 |
![]() 08121 Somerset Stn Somerset Rd | NS23 111 Somerset 313@Somerset Orchardgateway | 06:09 | 23:54 | 06:11 | 23:54 | 06:10 | 23:53 |
![]() 09022 Orchard Stn Exit 13 Orchard Blvd | NS22 TE14 NS22 TE14 ION Orchard | 06:12 | 23:57 | 06:14 | 23:57 | 06:13 | 23:56 |
![]() 09131 Opp Orchard Blvd Stn Grange Rd | TE13 Orchard Boulevard
| 06:16 | 00:01 | 06:18 | 00:01 | 06:17 | 00:00 |
![]() 13011 Napier Stn Exit 2 Napier Rd | TE12 NapierMinistry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Botanic Gardens | 06:18 | 00:03 | 06:20 | 00:03 | 06:19 | 00:02 |
![]() 11231 Aft Hyll on Holland Holland Rd | 06:10 | 00:08 | 06:00 | 00:08 | 06:21 | 00:06 | |
![]() 11419 Holland V Stn Exit A Holland Ave | CC21 Holland Village
| 06:11 | 00:10 | 06:02 | 00:09 | 06:26 | 00:08 |
![]() 11181 Opp Blk 43 C'wealth Ave | EW21 CC22 EW21 CC22 | 06:15 | 00:14 | 06:05 | 00:12 | 06:30 | 00:12 |
![]() 11191 The Star Vista C'wealth Ave West | EW21 CC22 EW21 CC22 The Star Vista | 06:17 | 00:16 | 06:06 | 00:13 | 06:31 | 00:13 |
![]() 19031 Dover Stn Exit A C'wealth Ave West | EW22 Singapore Polytechnic | 06:21 | 00:19 | 06:10 | 00:17 | 06:35 | 00:17 |
![]() 17171 Clementi Stn Exit A C'wealth Ave West | EW23 The Clementi Mall | 06:29 | 00:25 | 06:17 | 00:24 | 06:43 | 00:23 |
![]() 28101 Opp SMRT Ulu Pandan Depot Toh Tuck Ave | 06:37 | 00:31 | 06:23 | 00:29 | 06:50 | 00:29 | |
![]() 43009 | NS2 West Mall | 06:48 | 00:39 | 06:32 | 00:38 | 06:59 | 00:38 |
Notes:
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information[edit]
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Serangoon Garden ↔ Commonwealth Ave | 1974 | 3 February | Re-numbered from Service 103A as a service between Serangoon Gdn Ter and Commonwealth Ave Ter. |
1 October | Serves new merged bus stop outside Sri Srinivasa Perumal Tp along Serangoon Rd. | |||
1977 | 17 May | Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave Extension and Nth Buona Vista Rd towards Commonwealth Ave Ter. | ||
29 August | Amended to ply Holland Ave, Holland Dr and Nth Buona Vista Rd towards Commonwealth Ave Ter. | |||
31 October | Amended to skip Chartwell Dr, Burghley Dr and Berwick Dr with the introduction of Service 217. | |||
7 November | Amended to ply Penang Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Rd/Orchard Blvd, Tanglin Rd, Napier Rd, Holland Rd and Holland Ave, skipping Bras Basah Rd, Nth Bridge Rd/Hill St, Sth Bridge Rd, Upp Circular Rd, New Bridge Rd, River Valley Rd, Delta Rd, Alexandra Rd, Tanglin Rd, Margaret Dr, Queensway and Commonwealth Dr. | |||
Serangoon Garden ↔ Buona Vista | 1982 | 27 May | Amended to Buona Vista Ter. | |
1983 | 6 February | Amended to ply CTE towards Serangoon Gdn Ter with the closure of temporary slip road between Braddell Rd and Lor Chuan. | ||
20 June | Amended back to ply Lor Chuan towards Serangoon Gdn Ter with the opening of new link road between Braddell Rd and Lor Chuan under Braddell Flyover. | |||
Serangoon Garden ↔ Bukit Batok | 1985 | 28 October | Extended to Bt Batok Ter. | |
1986 | 31 August | Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 9 along Holland Ave. | ||
1987 | 27 September | Amended to Bt Batok Int. | ||
Serangoon ↔ Bukit Batok | 1988 | 13 March | Amended to Serangoon Int. | |
1992 | 19 July | Amended to ply Orchard Lk due to the closure of Grange Rd to facilitate road expansion works. | ||
1999 | TBC | Skips temporarily closed bus stops outside and opposite Sch of Mechanical & Mfg along Commonwealth Ave West. | ||
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2000 | 24 December | Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services. | |
106Serangoon ↔ Bukit Batok 106ABukit Batok → Commonwealth Ave West
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2001 | 18 October | Serves reinstated bus stops outside Dover Stn along Commonwealth Ave West. | |
TBC | 106AIntroduced from Bt Batok Int to Commonwealth Ave West (Opp SP T1A) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
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2002 | 7 July | Skips the bus stop opposite Mandarin Singapore along Orchard Rd. | ||
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. | ||
Serangoon ↔ Bukit Batok | TBC | 106ADiscontinued.
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Marina Ctr ↔ Bukit Batok | 27 July | Shortened to Marina Ctr Ter under North East Line Rationalisation Phase 2. | ||
2005 | 2 July | Amended to ply Grange Rd with the partial closure of Somerset Rd. | ||
Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok | 2010 | 26 April | Extended to Shenton Way Ter. | |
106Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok 106ACentral Blvd ↺ Bayfront Ave
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22 September | 106AIntroduced between Central Blvd (Bef Marina Way) and Bayfront Ave (Loop), operating during the 2010 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
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Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok | 28 September | 106ADiscontinued.
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106Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok 106ACentral Blvd ↺ Bayfront Ave
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2011 | 21 September | 106ARe-introduced between Central Blvd (Bef Marina Way) and Bayfront Ave (Loop), operating during the 2011 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
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Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok | 27 September | 106ADiscontinued.
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106Shenton Way ↔ Bukit Batok 106ABukit Batok → Commonwealth Ave West
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2012 | 17 September | 106AIntroduced from Bt Batok Int to Commonwealth Ave West (Clementi Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
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2013 | 1 December | Serves new bus stop outside Downtown Stn along Central Blvd. | ||
2014 | 28 September | Amended to ply Robinson Rd and Marina Blvd towards Bt Batok Int, skipping Maxwell Rd and Central Blvd with the road changes in the Marina Sth area. | ||
2015 | 14 June | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
![]() (Current) |
2016 | 29 May | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore. | |
2017 | 25 June | Amended to the relocated Shenton Way Ter. |
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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) • 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 |