Bus Service 143

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Service 143
SBS3384Z 143.png
Route Information
Route Toa Payoh InterchangeJurong East Interchange
Route Length 29 km (towards Jurong East)
28.8 km (towards Toa Payoh)
Travelling Time 87 - 127 mins
(1 hr 27 mins - 2 h 7 mins)
Operator Tower Transit
(Bulim Bus Package)

Tower Transit Bus Service 143 is an inter-town route that links the residential estates of Toa Payoh, West Coast (Clementi subzone) and Jurong East to the city areas such as Orchard.

Service Information[edit]

Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]

Service 143
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP) 23 23 Double Deckers
SBS3336M
SBS3350X
SBS3351T
SBS3361P
SBS3399G
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • 2 City Direct 651 buses will perform crossover trips on Service 143 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak.
  • This service practises jumpbus.

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)
towards Jurong East 11 - 13 minutes 10 - 13 minutes 12 - 16 minutes 16 - 18 minutes
towards Toa Payoh 11 - 14 minutes 11 - 15 minutes 15 minutes 13 - 15 minutes

Special Departures[edit]

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16089
Aft Clementi Rd
Pasir Panjang Rd
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52009
Toa Payoh Int
Lor 6 Toa Payoh

Departure Time
Weekdays
05:30
05:42
Saturdays
05:30
05:43
Sundays & Public Holidays
05:20
05:29

Direction 1 (Toa Payoh → Jurong East)[edit]

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
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52009
Toa Payoh Int(Berth A2)
Lor 6 Toa Payoh

HDB Hub
05:3023:3005:3023:3005:4523:30
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50037
Bef Novena Stn Exit B
Thomson Rd
NS20

Velocity @ Novena Square
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
05:3623:3605:3623:3505:5023:35
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40189
Newton Stn Exit B
Scotts Rd
NS21
DT11
05:4123:4105:4123:3905:5423:39
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09219
Far East Plaza
Scotts Rd
Far East Plaza
Shaw Centre
Tang Plaza
05:4423:4305:4323:4105:5723:41
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09047
Orchard Stn/Tang Plaza
Orchard Rd
NS22
TE14

ION Orchard
Lucky Plaza
Shaw Centre
Tang Plaza
Wheelock Place
Wisma Atria
05:4523:4405:4423:4205:5823:42
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09037
Bef Cairnhill Rd
Orchard Rd

Cineleisure
Design Orchard
Knightsbridge
Mandarin Gallery
Ngee Ann City
Paragon
The Heeren
05:4623:4605:4623:4406:0023:44
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05049
Chinatown Stn Exit E
New Bridge Rd
NE4
DT19

Chinatown Point
People's Park Centre
State Courts
Yue Hwa Building
05:5523:5605:5623:5406:1023:54
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05019
Aft Duxton Plain Pk
New Bridge Rd
05:5723:5905:5823:5606:1323:56
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05069
Outram Pk Stn Exit 4
New Bridge Rd
EW16
NE3
TE17
05:5800:0005:5923:5706:1423:57
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10011
Bef Neil Rd
New Bridge Rd
Singapore General Hospital
Outram Community Hospital
06:0000:0206:0223:5906:1623:58
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14141
HarbourFront Stn/VivoCity
Telok Blangah Rd


VivoCity
06:0800:0906:1100:0706:2400:05
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14121
Opp HarbourFront Int
Telok Blangah Rd

HarbourFront Centre
Singapore Cruise Centre
06:0900:1006:1200:0806:2500:06
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14161
Telok Blangah Stn
Telok Blangah Rd
CC28
Telok Blangah
06:1200:1306:1500:1106:2800:09
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15141
Labrador Pk Stn
Pasir Panjang Rd
CC27
Labrador Park
06:1400:1406:1700:1206:3000:10
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15191
Pasir Panjang Stn/FC
Pasir Panjang Rd
CC26
Pasir Panjang
06:1700:1606:1900:1406:3200:13
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15201
Aft Pasir Panjang Stn
Pasir Panjang Rd
CC26
Pasir Panjang
06:1800:1706:2000:1506:3300:13
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16011
Opp Haw Par Villa Stn
Pasir Panjang Rd
CC25
Haw Par Villa
Haw Par Villa
06:2200:2006:2400:1906:3700:16
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28211
Bef Jurong East Stn
Jurong Gateway Rd

Westgate1
07:0500:5507:0100:5207:1300:50
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28009
Jurong East Int(Alighting)
Jurong Gateway Rd

jem
Westgate
07:0700:5707:0300:5407:1500:52

Notes:

  • 1: No boarding at this stop.

Direction 2 (Jurong East → Toa Payoh)[edit]

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
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28009
Jurong East Int(Berth B7)
Jurong Gateway Rd

jem
Westgate
05:2523:3005:2500:0005:4523:30
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28301
Blk 131
Jurong Gateway Rd

J Connect
05:2723:3105:2600:0105:4623:31
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16019
Haw Par Villa Stn
Pasir Panjang Rd
CC25
Haw Par Villa
Haw Par Villa
05:3500:0305:3500:3006:2300:03
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15209
Bef Pasir Panjang Stn
Pasir Panjang Rd
CC26
Pasir Panjang
05:3900:0505:3800:3206:2700:05
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15199
Opp Currency Hse
Pasir Panjang Rd
CC26
Pasir Panjang
05:4000:0605:3900:3206:2800:06
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15149
Opp Labrador Pk Stn
Pasir Panjang Rd
CC27
Labrador Park
05:4200:0805:4100:3406:3100:08
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14169
Opp Telok Blangah Stn
Telok Blangah Rd
CC28
Telok Blangah
05:4400:1005:4300:3606:3400:10
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14129
HarbourFront Stn Exit A
Telok Blangah Rd
05:4700:1305:4600:3906:3800:13
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14119
Opp VivoCity
Telok Blangah Rd


VivoCity
05:4900:1405:4800:4006:3900:14
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10017
Aft Hosp Dr(Front Berth)
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16
NE3
TE17

Singapore General Hospital
05:5700:2205:5600:4606:4800:20
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10018
Outram Pk Stn Exit 6/SGH
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16
NE3
TE17

Singapore General Hospital
05:5800:2205:5600:4606:4800:20
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05012
Bef Pearl's Hill Terr
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16
NE3
TE17
06:0000:2405:5800:4806:5000:22
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05013
Chinatown Stn Exit C
Eu Tong Sen St
NE4
DT19

New Bridge Centre
People's Park Complex
Yue Hwa Building
06:0200:2506:0000:4906:5100:23
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08121
Somerset Stn
Somerset Rd

111 Somerset
313@Somerset
Orchardgateway
06:1100:3406:1000:5907:0000:32
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09023
Opp Orchard Stn/ION
Orchard Turn
NS22
TE14

ION Orchard
Wheelock Place
06:1400:3706:1301:0207:0300:35
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40181
Newton Stn Exit A
Scotts Rd
NS21
DT11
06:2000:4306:1901:0807:0900:41
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50031
Opp Novena Ch
Thomson Rd
NS20
06:2400:4606:2201:1107:1300:44
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52009
Toa Payoh Int(Alighting)
Lor 6 Toa Payoh

HDB Hub
06:3200:5206:2901:1707:1900:50

Historical Information[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
Singapore Traction Company Lor 6 Toa Payoh ↔ Jurong Rd 16.2 km Mkt 1971 11 April Introduced between Lor 6 Toa Payoh Ter and Jurong Rd 16.2 km Mkt Ter under 1971 Bus Reroganisation.
Toa Payoh ↔ Jurong Rd 16.2 km Mkt 2 August Amended to Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter.
Associated Bus Services 6 December Operations transferred to Associated Bus Services.
1972 11 June Amended to ply the extended Upp Cross St with the partial conversion of Havelock Rd to one-way traffic, skipping New Bridge Rd.
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
1973 1 July Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
1974 24 February Amended to ply Grange Rd, Orchard Blvd and Paterson Rd towards Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way traffic.
Toa Payoh ↔ Teban Gardens 1981 1 February Amended to Jurong Depot.
19 April Amended to ply Pandan Gardens and Teban Gdns Rd.
1982 24 May Amended to ply West Coast Highway.
1983 26 December Amended to Toa Payoh Int.
1987 1 November Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Toa Payoh Int 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.
Serves new bus stop outside Newton Stn along Scotts Rd.
1988 20 March Amended to ply New Bridge Rd, skipping Upp Pickering St, Sth Bridge Rd and Neil Rd.
1992 19 July Amended to ply Orchard Lk due to the closure of Grange Rd to facilitate road expansion works.
TBC Amended to ply Clemenceau Ave towards Toa Payoh Int, skipping Tank Rd.
1995 7 May Amended to ply Orchard Turn.
1997 7 December Amended to ply Upp Pickering St, Sth Bridge Rd and Neil Rd with the partial closure of New Bridge Rd to facilitate the construction of
NE4
DT19
NE4
DT19
station on the North East Line.
1998 31 May Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int.
1999 20 September Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite West Bay Resort Condo along West Coast Rd.
TBC Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd.
2000 Last bus from Teban Gdns Ter extended to 2400 hrs on Saturdays.
2001 Amended to ply West Coast Rd and Penjuru Rd with the partial closure of Teban Gardens Rd.
2002 20 April Amended to ply the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Upp Pickering St, Sth Bridge Rd and Neil Rd.
143Toa Payoh ↔ Jurong East
143AJurong East → Teban Gdns Rd
12 May Integrated with Service 331 and extended to Jurong East Int.
143AIntroduced from Jurong East Int to Teban Gdns Rd (Bef Hasanah Mque), operating after the last bus of Service 143 from Jurong East Int daily.
19 May Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub.
7 July Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd.
TBC Skips removed bus stop opposite ITE Pasir Panjang along Telok Blangah Rd.
17 November Amended to ply Pandan Gdns.
2004 TBC
143First bus from Jurong East Int brought forward to 0525 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays.
2005 3 April Serves 2 new bus stops opposite Blks 34/35 and opposite Blk 47 along West Coast Rd.
2 July Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Lk with the partial closure of Somerset Rd.
2006 29 October Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd and a relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn.
2007 17 December Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2008 7 December Skips removed bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mque along Telok Blangah Rd.
2011 17 December Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
2013 29 December Serves new bus stop outside Outram Pk Stn along New Bridge Rd.
Toa Payoh ↔ Jurong East 2014 18 May
143ADiscontinued with the introduction of 143M.
Tower Transit
(Current)
2016 12 June Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
2017 26 November Serves bus stop after Hosp Dr along Eu Tong Sen St with the removal of the bus stop before Hosp Dr along Kg Bahru Rd.
2020 6 December Amended to relocated Jurong East Temp Int and serve new bus stop before Jurong East Stn along Jurong Gateway Rd.
2023 8 January Amended to ply realigned Teban Gdns Rd with the permanent partial closure of Teban Gdns Rd to facilitate the construction of
JE7
Pandan Reservoir station on the Jurong Region Line, skipping the bus stop before Pandan Gdns along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.
27 August Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.

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