Bus Service 178

Service 178
Route Information
Route	Woodlands Interchange ↔ Boon Lay Interchange
Route Length	29.8 km (towards Boon Lay) 30.3 km (towards Woodlands)
Travelling Time	90 mins (1 h 35 mins)
Operator	(Woodlands Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 178 is an inter-town route connecting Woodlands, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok, Jurong East, and Jurong West. It serves the industries along Woodlands Road, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Corporation Road, and residential areas in Woodlands West and Taman Jurong. This service complements cross-border Services 160 and 170, offering an alternative route between Kranji station and the Woodlands Train Checkpoint.

Short-Trip Service 178A supplements the demand from Woodlands station to industries around Woodlands Road, as well as from Marsiling to Kranji station. Operating during weekday morning peak hours, it terminates at Woodlands Road (Kranji Stn).

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 178/178A

Depot	Fleet Size		Fleet
	178	178A
Woodlands Depot (WLDEP)	13	TBC	11 Single Deckers	2 Double Deckers
			SMB1441P SMB1445D SMB1446B SMB1451K SMB1610T MAN NL323F SMB143G SMB149R SMB156U Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	SG5828J MAN ND323F SG5168E Volvo B9TL
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	7	N/A	7 Single Deckers
			SMB273P SMB275J SMB292J SMB350A SMB1380G SMB1638P SMB1646R MAN NL323F

Notes
3 missing WLDEP SDs. SG5828J will perform one (1) crossover trip on City Direct 665 towards Shenton Way during Weekdays AM Peak. SG5168E will operate on Service 187 on Weekends & Public Holidays. Full SD fleet on Saturdays.

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 Boon Lay	07 - 15 minutes	11 - 15 minutes	13 - 14 minutes	14 - 18 minutes
towards Woodlands	13 - 14 minutes	13 - 15 minutes	14 - 15 minutes	15 - 17 minutes

Special Departures

Template:BS46069 → Template:BS46009 Departure Time
Weekdays	05:30 05:45 06:00 06:15 06:30 06:45
Saturdays	05:30 05:47 06:04 06:21 06:37
Sundays & Public Holidays	05:35 05:54 06:12 06:30 06:48

Short-Trip 178A

Template:BS46009 → 45139 Kranji Stn W'lands Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	05:35 05:44 05:55 06:22 06:37 07:07 07:50

Direction 1 (Woodlands → Boon Lay)

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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
Template:BS46009	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30
Template:BS46291	05:33	23:33	05:33	23:33	05:33	23:33
Template:BS46199	05:35	23:35	05:35	23:35	05:35	23:35
Template:BS46181	05:37	23:36	05:37	23:37	05:37	23:37
Template:BS46209	05:37	23:37	05:37	23:37	05:37	23:37
Template:BS46709	05:39	23:38	05:39	23:39	05:39	23:39
Template:BS46119	05:40	23:39	05:40	23:40	05:40	23:40
Template:BS46091	05:41	23:40	05:41	23:41	05:41	23:41
Template:BS46059	05:42	23:42	05:43	23:42	05:43	23:43
Template:BS46049	05:43	23:43	05:44	23:43	05:44	23:44
Template:BS46039	05:45	23:46	05:46	23:45	05:46	23:46
Template:BS46029	05:46	23:47	05:48	23:46	05:47	23:47
45139 Kranji Stn(Berth 1) W'lands Rd	178A	Template:Code/S Kranji	05:48	23:49	05:50	23:48	05:49	23:48
45129 KF1 Karting Circuit W'lands Rd			05:48	23:49	05:50	23:48	05:49	23:48
45119 Kranji War Memorial W'lands Rd			05:49	23:50	05:51	23:49	05:50	23:49
45109 Bef Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd			05:50	23:51	05:52	23:49	05:51	23:50
45099 Aft Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd			05:51	23:53	05:53	23:50	05:52	23:51
45079 Aft Mandai Rd W'lands Rd			05:52	23:53	05:54	23:51	05:53	23:52
45069 Aft Mandai Est W'lands Rd			05:53	23:55	05:55	23:52	05:54	23:53
45059 Opp Da Di Glass W'lands Rd			05:53	23:55	05:55	23:52	05:54	23:53
45049 Opp Yew Tee Ind Est Blk 1 W'lands Rd			05:55	23:56	05:56	23:53	05:56	23:54
45039 Opp Yew Tee Ind Est W'lands Rd			05:56	23:57	05:57	23:54	05:57	23:55
45029 Opp Heavy Veh Pk W'lands Rd			05:57	23:58	05:58	23:55	05:58	23:56
44999 Bef Yew Tee Flyover W'lands Rd			05:57	23:58	05:58	23:55	05:58	23:56
45019 Aft Yew Tee Flyover W'lands Rd			05:59	23:59	05:59	23:56	06:00	23:57
44069 Aft KJE Slip Rd W'lands Rd			06:00	23:59	06:00	23:56	06:00	23:58
44059 Blk 632 CP W'lands Rd			06:01	00:00	06:00	23:57	06:01	23:58
44049 Opp Junction 10 W'lands Rd		Junction 10	06:02	00:01	06:02	23:58	06:03	00:00
44029 Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT Upp Bt Timah Rd		Template:Code/STemplate:Code/JTemplate:Code/S Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	06:04	00:02	06:03	23:59	06:04	00:01
44019 The Linear Upp Bt Timah Rd			06:04	00:02	06:03	23:59	06:04	00:01
43119 Bef Hazel Pk Terr Upp Bt Timah Rd			06:06	00:03	06:04	00:00	06:05	00:02
43109 Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd		Template:Code/S Cashew MINDEF	06:07	00:04	06:05	00:01	06:06	00:03
43099 Assumption Pathway Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd			06:08	00:05	06:06	00:02	06:07	00:04
43089 Aft Assumption Eng Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd			06:08	00:05	06:06	00:02	06:07	00:04
43069 Hillview Stn Exit A Upp Bt Timah Rd		Template:Code/S Hillview	06:09	00:06	06:07	00:03	06:08	00:05
43059 The Rail Mall Upp Bt Timah Rd		Rail Corridor Upper Bukit Timah Truss Bridge	06:10	00:07	06:08	00:04	06:09	00:06
43049 Opp Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd		Template:Code/S Hume	06:12	00:08	06:09	00:06	06:11	00:07
43029 Opp The Hillside Upp Bt Timah Rd		Former Ford Factory	06:13	00:09	06:10	00:07	06:12	00:08
Template:BS43631		06:15	00:10	06:12	00:08	06:13	00:09
Template:BS43201		06:17	00:11	06:13	00:09	06:15	00:10
Template:BS43191		06:19	00:13	06:15	00:11	06:16	00:12
Template:BS43181		06:21	00:14	06:17	00:12	06:18	00:13
Template:BS43171		06:22	00:14	06:18	00:13	06:19	00:14
Template:BS43419		06:26	00:16	06:20	00:15	06:21	00:15
43401 Bt Batok Polyclinic Bt Batok West Ave 3		Bukit Batok Polyclinic	06:28	00:17	06:22	00:16	06:22	00:16
43531 Blk 140 Bt Batok West Ave 3			06:30	00:18	06:23	00:17	06:23	00:18
43341 Princess E Pr Sch Bt Batok West Ave 3		Millennia Institute	06:32	00:19	06:25	00:19	06:25	00:19
43453 Bef PIE Bt Batok Rd			06:34	00:20	06:26	00:20	06:26	00:20
28299 Blk 253 Jurong Town Hall Rd		Yuhua Village Market & Food Centre	06:35	00:20	06:27	00:21	06:27	00:21
28289 Blk 228 Jurong Town Hall Rd			06:36	00:21	06:28	00:21	06:27	00:22
28279 Blk 114 Jurong Town Hall Rd			06:38	00:22	06:29	00:22	06:28	00:23
28269 Blk 118 Jurong Town Hall Rd			06:39	00:22	06:30	00:23	06:29	00:24
28259 Opp S'pore Science Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd		Science Centre	06:40	00:23	06:31	00:24	06:30	00:25
28249 Jurong East Lib Jurong Town Hall Rd		Genting Hotel Jurong Jurong Regional Library	06:42	00:24	06:32	00:25	06:31	00:26
28239 Jurong Town Hall Int Jurong Town Hall Rd		Template:Code/STemplate:Code/S Jurong East	06:43	00:24	06:32	00:25	06:31	00:26
28309 Intl Business Pk Jurong Town Hall Rd			06:44	00:25	06:34	00:27	06:33	00:27
20061 Aft Jurong Town Hall Rd Jln Ahmad Ibrahim			06:46	00:26	06:35	00:28	06:34	00:28
20081 Carrier S'pore Jln Ahmad Ibrahim			06:47	00:27	06:36	00:29	06:35	00:29
21011 Aft Jurong Lake Jln Ahmad Ibrahim			06:51	00:29	06:39	00:32	06:38	00:32
21021 Bef Jurong Port Rd Jln Ahmad Ibrahim			06:52	00:30	06:40	00:33	06:39	00:33
21171 Opp Corp Pl Corporation Rd			06:55	00:32	06:42	00:35	06:41	00:34
21181 Opp Blk 161 Corporation Rd			06:57	00:33	06:44	00:36	06:42	00:35
21191 Opp Blk 178 Corporation Rd			06:58	00:34	06:45	00:37	06:43	00:36
21271 Opp Assyakirin Mque Corporation Rd			06:59	00:35	06:46	00:38	06:44	00:37
21201 Opp Taman Jurong Greens Corporation Rd			07:00	00:36	06:46	00:38	06:45	00:37
21211 Opp Lakepoint Condo Corporation Rd			07:02	00:37	06:48	00:40	06:46	00:39
21681 Opp Blk 200 Boon Lay Way			07:03	00:39	06:49	00:41	06:47	00:40
21691 Opp Summerdale Boon Lay Way			07:05	00:40	06:50	00:42	06:48	00:41
Template:BS22491		07:10	00:44	06:54	00:46	06:53	00:45
Template:BS22009		07:13	00:47	06:56	00:48	06:55	00:47

Direction 2 (Boon Lay → Woodlands)

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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
Template:BS22009	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	06:00	23:30
Template:BS22499	05:47	23:32	05:47	23:32	06:02	23:32
21699 Summerdale Boon Lay Way		05:52	23:35	05:52	23:37	06:06	23:36
21689 Blk 200 Boon Lay Way		05:53	23:36	05:53	23:38	06:07	23:37
21229 Opp S'pore A'space Mfg Corporation Rd		05:53	23:36	05:53	23:38	06:07	23:37
21219 Lakepoint Condo Corporation Rd		05:54	23:37	05:54	23:39	06:08	23:38
21209 Taman Jurong Greens Corporation Rd		05:56	23:38	05:56	23:40	06:10	23:39
21279 Assyakirin Mque Corporation Rd		05:57	23:39	05:57	23:41	06:11	23:40
21199 Blk 178 Corporation Rd		05:58	23:40	05:58	23:42	06:12	23:41
21189 Blk 161 Corporation Rd		05:59	23:40	05:58	23:42	06:12	23:41
21179 Corp Pl Corporation Rd		06:00	23:41	06:00	23:43	06:14	23:42
21029 Aft Corp Pl Jln Ahmad Ibrahim		06:02	23:42	06:01	23:44	06:15	23:43
21019 Aft Yuan Ching Rd Jln Ahmad Ibrahim		06:04	23:44	06:03	23:45	06:17	23:45
20089 Opp Carrier S'pore Jln Ahmad Ibrahim		06:06	23:46	06:05	23:47	06:19	23:47
20069 Bef Jurong Town Hall Rd Jln Ahmad Ibrahim		06:08	23:47	06:06	23:48	06:20	23:48
20271 Opp German Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd		06:08	23:47	06:06	23:48	06:21	23:49
28221 Opp Intl Business Pk Jurong Town Hall Rd		06:09	23:47	06:06	23:48	06:21	23:49
28231 Jurong Town Hall Jurong Town Hall Rd		06:10	23:48	06:07	23:49	06:22	23:50
28241 Opp Jurong East Lib Jurong Town Hall Rd	Genting Hotel Jurong Jurong Regional Library	06:11	23:49	06:08	23:50	06:23	23:51
28251 S'pore Science Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd	Science Centre	06:12	23:50	06:09	23:51	06:24	23:52
28261 Aft S'pore Science Ctr Jurong Town Hall Rd	Science Centre Snow City	06:13	23:51	06:10	23:52	06:25	23:53
28271 Opp Blk 114 Jurong Town Hall Rd		06:14	23:52	06:12	23:53	06:26	23:54
28281 Opp Blk 227 Jurong Town Hall Rd		06:15	23:53	06:13	23:54	06:27	23:55
28291 Blk 303 Jurong Town Hall Rd		06:16	23:54	06:15	23:55	06:28	23:56
43459 Aft PIE Bt Batok Rd		06:17	23:55	06:16	23:56	06:29	23:57
43349 Opp Princess E Pr Sch Bt Batok West Ave 3	Millennia Institute	06:19	23:56	06:18	23:57	06:31	23:58
43539 Opp Blk 140 Bt Batok West Ave 3		06:20	23:57	06:19	23:58	06:32	23:59
43409 Opp Blk 127 Bt Batok West Ave 3	Bukit Batok Polyclinic	06:21	23:58	06:21	23:58	06:34	00:00
Template:BS43411	06:23	00:00	06:23	00:00	06:36	00:02
Template:BS43179	06:24	00:01	06:24	00:01	06:37	00:03
Template:BS43189	06:26	00:02	06:26	00:02	06:38	00:04
Template:BS43199	06:27	00:02	06:27	00:03	06:39	00:05
Template:BS43209	06:29	00:04	06:29	00:05	06:41	00:07
Template:BS43639	06:30	00:05	06:30	00:06	06:42	00:07
43021 Aft Old Jurong Rd Upp Bt Timah Rd	Former Ford Factory	06:31	00:06	06:31	00:07	06:43	00:08
43041 Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Hume	06:33	00:08	06:32	00:08	06:44	00:09
43051 Opp The Rail Mall Upp Bt Timah Rd	Rail Corridor Upper Bukit Timah Truss Bridge	06:35	00:08	06:34	00:09	06:45	00:10
43061 Hillview Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Hillview	06:36	00:09	06:35	00:10	06:46	00:11
43071 Opp Dairy Farm Rd Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:36	00:09	06:35	00:10	06:46	00:11
43081 Opp Assumption Eng Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:37	00:09	06:35	00:10	06:46	00:11
43091 Bef Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Cashew	06:37	00:10	06:36	00:11	06:47	00:12
43111 Min of Defence Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:39	00:11	06:37	00:11	06:48	00:12
44011 Opp The Linear Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:39	00:12	06:38	00:12	06:49	00:13
44021 Bt Panjang Stn Exit B Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/JTemplate:Code/S Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	06:41	00:13	06:39	00:13	06:50	00:14
44041 Junction 10 W'lands Rd	Junction 10	06:42	00:13	06:40	00:13	06:51	00:14
44051 Opp Blk 632 CP W'lands Rd		06:43	00:15	06:41	00:15	06:52	00:16
43991 Opp Blk 635A W'lands Rd		06:44	00:15	06:42	00:15	06:53	00:16
44061 Bef Yew Tee Flyover W'lands Rd		06:45	00:16	06:43	00:16	06:54	00:17
45011 Aft Yew Tee Flyover W'lands Rd		06:45	00:16	06:43	00:16	06:54	00:17
45021 Heavy Veh Pk W'lands Rd		06:47	00:18	06:45	00:18	06:56	00:19
45031 Yew Tee Ind Est W'lands Rd		06:47	00:18	06:45	00:18	06:56	00:19
45041 Thong Huat Bros Pte Ltd W'lands Rd		06:49	00:19	06:47	00:20	06:58	00:21
45051 Da Di Glass W'lands Rd		06:49	00:20	06:49	00:20	06:58	00:21
45061 Opp Mandai Est W'lands Rd		06:51	00:21	06:49	00:22	07:00	00:23
45071 Bef Mandai Rd W'lands Rd		06:51	00:21	06:49	00:22	07:00	00:23
45091 Opp Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd		06:53	00:22	06:50	00:23	07:01	00:24
45101 Aft LP 234 W'lands Rd		06:54	00:23	06:51	00:24	07:02	00:25
45111 Opp Kranji War Memorial W'lands Rd		06:55	00:24	06:52	00:24	07:03	00:25
45121 Opp KF1 Karting Circuit W'lands Rd		06:56	00:25	06:53	00:25	07:04	00:26
45131 Opp Kranji Stn W'lands Rd	Template:Code/S Kranji	06:57	00:26	06:54	00:26	07:05	00:27
Template:BS46389	06:59	00:27	06:56	00:27	07:07	00:29
Template:BS46499	07:00	00:28	06:58	00:29	07:08	00:30
Template:BS46519	07:02	00:29	06:59	00:30	07:10	00:32
Template:BS46509	07:03	00:30	07:00	00:31	07:11	00:33
Template:BS46069	05:30	00:32	05:30	00:33	05:35	00:35
Template:BS46088	05:31	00:33	05:31	00:34	05:36	00:36
Template:BS46111	05:33	00:34	05:33	00:36	05:38	00:38
Template:BS46201	05:35	00:36	05:35	00:38	05:40	00:40
Template:BS46189	05:36	00:37	05:36	00:39	05:41	00:41
Template:BS46191	05:37	00:38	05:37	00:40	05:42	00:42
Template:BS46299	05:39	00:40	05:38	00:41	05:45	00:41
Template:BS46009	05:44	00:45	05:43	00:46	05:51	00:48

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
	Corporation Dr ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd	1974	3 February	Introduced between Corporation Dr Ter and Upp Bt Timah Rd Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
		1975	9 November	Amended to realigned Jurong Rd, skipping Old Jurong Rd.
	Boon Lay Gardens ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd	1977	28 March	Extended to Boon Lay Gdns Ter.
	Jurong ↔ Upp Bt Timah Rd	1978	1 June	Amended to Jurong Int and amended to ply Jurong Rd, skipping Jln Jurong Kechil.
	Jurong ↔ Woodlands Ctr	1980	14 December	Extended to Woodlands Town Ter.
		1981	29 November	Amended to Woodlands Int.
(Current) Known as prior to 10 May 2004	Woodlands Ctr ↔ Jurong	1983	10 July	Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services.
		1984	20 October	Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 3, Bt Batok St 24, Bt Batok St 23 and interim road with the partial closure of Jurong Rd (between Bt Batok East Ave 3 and Bt Batok St 23).
		1985	17 March	Amended to ply Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok East Ave 3 with the partial closure of Jurong Rd.
		1986	6 July	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Bt Batok Sec Sch along Bt Batok East Ave 6.
	Woodlands Ctr ↔ Boon Lay	1990	1 July	Amended to Boon Lay Int.
	Woodlands ↔ Boon Lay	1996	4 February	Extended to Woodlands Reg Int.
			TBC	Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite MOE Water Works along Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.
		1999	19 July	Serves new bus stop outside Woodlands CIQ along Woodlands Rd.
		2003	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Assyakirin Mque along Corporation Rd.
		2006	TBC	Last bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
			TBC	Last bus from Boon Lay Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily.
			18 June	Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
		2009	27 December	Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
		2010	23 May	Skips temporarily closed bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of Template:Code/S Cashew station along the Downtown Line.
		2011	23 October	Serves new bus stop outside Intl Business Pk along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
	178Woodlands ↔ Boon Lay 178AWoodlands → Woodlands Rd	2013	15 July	178AIntroduced from Woodlands Reg Int to Woodlands Rd (Kranji Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
			29 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2015	1 March	Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
		2016	12 March	Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
			11 December	Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 635A along Woodlands Rd.
		2017	23 April	Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd.
			28 May	Skips removed bus stop opposite Mandai Rd along Woodlands Rd.
		2018	25 March	Amended to ply Woodlands Ave 3 and Woodlands Ctr Rd towards Woodlands Temp Int.
			10 June	Serves new bus stop before Yew Tee Flyover along Woodlands Rd.
		2021	13 June	Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.

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