Bus Service 188e

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	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 17 March 2025, short-trip service 71A will be introduced from Mayflower MRT Station to Bishan MRT Station. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 23 March 2025, supplementary bus service 258M will ply an extended route looping at Boon Lay Place to provide direct connection to amenities such as Boon Lay Shopping Centre. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, supplementary bus service 979X will be introduced to provide a faster connection for residents in Yew Tee Village to and from Bukit Panjang MRT / Bus Interchange. Bus service 979X will supplement bus service 979 and serve selected bus stops along its route. It will operate on weekdays (excluding Public Holidays) during the morning and evening peak periods. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, supplementary bus service 861M will be introduced to complement existing travel options to Wellington Primary School. It will operate from Canberra Way, terminating at Sembawang Bus Interchange. This service will operate two trips during the morning peak period on weekdays during school term only. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, short-trip service 112B will be introduced starting from Hougang Central Bus Interchange and terminating at Hougang Avenue 7. This service will only operate on weekdays (excluding public holidays) during the evening peak period. Please refer here for more information.

Service 188e
Route Information
Route	Choa Chu Kang Interchange → HarbourFront Interchange
Route Length	22.0 km
Travelling Time	70 mins (1 h 10 mins)
Operator	(Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Express Bus Service 188e is a morning peak one-way limited-stop express route variant of bus service 188, offering quicker links for the residential areas of Bukit Batok and Jurong East to the industrial sectors of Pasir Panjang and Alexandra.

It skips selected stops along its parent route while incorporating non-stop sectors along Jurong East Street 11, Jurong Town Hall Road and West Coast Highway.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 188e

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	2	2 Single Deckers
		SMB1643Z MAN NL323F

Route Information

Period	Weekdays
towards HarbourFront Int	07:08 (SMB1643Z 188 Duty 188S151)	07:23 (188 SD Duty 188S152)

Direction 1 (Choa Chu Kang → HarbourFront)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
44009 Choa Chu Kang Int(Berth B4) Choa Chu Kang Loop	NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang Lot One	NS4BP1Choa Chu Kang	07:08	07:23
44461 Blk 352 Choa Chu Kang Way			07:09	07:24
44451 Bef South View Stn Choa Chu Kang Way	BP2South View	BP2South View	07:11	07:26
44441 Blk 239 Choa Chu Kang Way	BP3Keat Hong	BP3Keat Hong	07:12	07:27
44121 Blk 113 Choa Chu Kang Way			07:14	07:29
43641 Opp HomeTeamNS Bt Batok West Ave 7			07:24	07:39
43831 Blk 334 Bt Batok West Ave 7			07:25	07:40
43491 Blk 331 Bt Batok West Ave 4			07:26	07:41
43481 Blk 315 Bt Batok West Ave 2			07:28	07:43
43471 Blk 306 Bt Batok West Ave 2			07:30	07:45
43461 Aft Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok West Ave 2			07:31	07:46
43401 Bt Batok Polyclinic Bt Batok West Ave 3	Bukit Batok Polyclinic	Bukit Batok Polyclinic	07:34	07:49
43321 Opp Blk 144 Bt Batok West Ave 6			07:35	07:50
43371 Blk 109 Bt Batok West Ave 6			07:36	07:51
43699 Blk 298 Bt Batok Ave 1			07:38	07:53
28629 Blk 266 Jurong East Ctrl			07:39	07:54
28631 Opp Blk 288D Toh Guan Rd			07:39	07:54
28641 Blk 284 Toh Guan Rd			07:40	07:55
28651 Opp IMM Bldg Toh Guan Rd	Ng Teng Fong General Hospital	IMM	07:41	07:56
20019 Blk 431 AYE			07:51	08:06
16159 Coll of Design & Engrg Clementi Rd			07:56	08:11
16149 SDE3 Clementi Rd			07:57	08:12
16139 Bef Kent Ridge Ter Clementi Rd	Kent Ridge Terminal NUS		07:58	08:13
15199 Opp Currency Hse Pasir Panjang Rd	CC26Pasir Panjang	CC26Pasir Panjang	08:08	08:23
15169 HarbourSide Bldg 2 Pasir Panjang Rd			08:10	08:25
15159 Mapletree Business City Pasir Panjang Rd			08:10	08:25
15149 Opp Labrador Pk Stn Pasir Panjang Rd	CC27Labrador Park	CC27Labrador Park	08:11	08:26
14009 HarbourFront Int(Alighting) Seah Im Rd	NE1CC29HarbourFront	NE1CC29HarbourFront	08:18	09:33

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	AMChoa Chu Kang → HarbourFront	2007	25 June	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Int to HarbourFront Int as a peak hour one-directional service during weekday mornings, numbered Service 188E.
		2015	22 March	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2018	13 August	Renumbered as Service 188e.
			16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.
	N/A	2020	15 April	Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures in Singapore until 4 May 2020.
			5 May	Temporary suspension of service due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures in Singapore extended until 1 June 2020.
	AMChoa Chu Kang → HarbourFront		2 June	Resumed normal operations.

External Links

• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map
• SMRT Journeys