Bus Service 190

	Service 190;
Route Information
Route	Choa Chu Kang Interchange ↔ Kampong Bahru Terminal
Route Length	23.0 km (towards Kampong Bahru); 22.3 km (towards Choa Chu Kang)
Travelling Time	80 mins (1 h 20 mins)
Operator	; (Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
!	From 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 10.30pm 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 15 June 2025 to 30 July 2025, Train services on the Circle Line will end earlier at 11pm on Sundays, Mondays to Wednesday. This is to facilitate the integration for the CCL6. There is no bridging bus service provided. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 29 June 2025, with the opening of Punggol Coast Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), bus services 34, 117 & 117M will be extended to commence operations from the interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 18 October 2025, with the realignment of Lim Chu Kang Road, bus service 405 will be amended to skip Lim Chu Kang Road. Please refer here for more information.					!

SMRT Buses Bus Service 190 is an inter-town route that connects the residential estates of Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang, to the central areas of Orchard and Outram via the Pan Island Expressway (PIE).

With an express sector between Bukit Panjang and Stevens, it has been one of the most popular bus services that experiences high demand throughout the day, with sightings of full-to-door buses reported during peak hours.

Service 190 also accommodated many demonstrator bus units in its fleet throughout its history, in particular the articulated MAN NG363F demonstrator, the double deck MAN ND323F demonstrator, and the single deck MAN NL323F 3-Door demonstrator.

Short-Trip Service 190A caters to commuters travelling from Bukit Panjang to the city. It operates during weekday morning peak hours, terminating at Orchard Road (Dhoby Ghaut Stn).

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 190/190A
Depot	Fleet		Fleet
Depot	190	190A	Fleet
Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	46	15	8 Single Deckers	38 Double Deckers
Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	46	15	SMB1308S SMB1400H SMB1401E^A SMB1402C SMB1501A SMB1502Y SMB1577G SMB1607D MAN NL323F SMB104U SMB107L^A Mercedes-Benz OC500LE	SG6340S SG6345D SG6346B SG6349T SG6350M SMB5001A SMB5003U SMB5004S SMB5005P SMB5006L SMB5008G SMB5015K SMB5019A SMB5020U SMB5022P SMB5023L SMB5041J SMB5042G SMB5051E SMB5053A SMB5054Y SMB5055U SMB5059J SMB5061B SMB5067K Alexander Dennis Enviro500 SG5745P SG5769X SG5871H SG6020R SG6116Z SG6117X SG6242S SG6243P MAN ND323F SG5162X SG5163T^A SG5165M SG5166K^A SG5167H SG5171U SG5497E SG5498C SG5578E SG5579C SG5580Y SG5596C Volvo B9TL

Notes
2 extra SDs & 7 extra DDs. 1 random HC bus (Duty 302-10) will perform two (2) crossover trips on Service 190 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak & PM Peak. 1 Service 67 DD will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 190 towards Kampong Bahru Terminal during Weekdays AM Peak. 1 Service 180 DD will perform one (1) crossover trip on Short-Trip 190A during Weekdays AM Peak. 1 DD will perform one (1) crossover trip on Feeder 302 during Weekdays AM Peak. 1 DD will perform two (2) crossover trips on Feeder 302 during Weekdays AM Peak. 1 DD will perform three (3) crossover trips on Feeder 302 during Weekdays AM Peak. 1 DD will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 979 during Weekdays PM Peak. 1 SD will perform crossover trips on Short-Trip 975A during Saturdays PM Peak. 2 DDs will perform one (1) down-route trip on Service 180 from Upper Bukit Timah Road (Bus Stop 44029 - Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) towards Boon Lay Interchange via Bukit Panjang Interchange before and during Weekdays AM Peak. 2 SDs will perform one (1) down-route trip on Service 975 from Lim Chu Kang Road (Bus Stop 31069 - Bef Old Choa Chu Kang Rd) towards Bukit Panjang Interchange during Sundays & Public Holidays AM Peak. SG5171U & 2 DDs will perform one (1) down-route trip on Service 991 from Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3 (Bus Stop 44079 - Opp Blk 464) towards Bukit Batok Interchange before and during Weekdays AM Peak. SG6116Z & 1 DD will perform one (1) crossover trip on Express 868E towards Temasek Avenue during Weekdays AM Peak, departing Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 (Bus Stop 43581 - Blk 347) at 0730 hours & 0745 hours respectively. SG6117X will perform three (3) crossover trips on Service 979 during Weekdays AM Peak. SG6242S will perform: one (1) down-route trip on Service 975 from Brickland Road (Bus Stop 30081 - Opp Hai Inn See Tp) towards Bukit Panjang Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak. one (1) crossover trip on Service 972M during Weekdays AM Peak, departing Bukit Panjang Interchange at 0815 hours. SG6243P will perform sharebus trips on Feeder 922 on Weekdays. SMB1607D will perform one (1) crossover trip on Short-Trip 975B during Saturdays PM Peak. Any 4 SDs will operate on Service 190 on Saturdays. Any 8 SDs will operate on Service 190 on Sundays & Public Holidays. SMB5017E & several Service 67 SDs, Service 176 DDs & Service 184 DDs will operate on Service 190 on Weekends & Public Holidays. Several SDs will operate on Service 976 on Weekends & Public Holidays. Several DDs will operate on Service 67 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SG6116Z will operate on Feeder 302 on Weekends & Public Holidays. Service 190 & Service 176 DDs are interchangeable. All DDs are deployed on a rotation basis. Weekdays: 23 AM - 30 PM / 16 S1 (46 buses) Saturdays: 27 AM - 33 PM / 2 S1 / 1 TQ (36 buses) Sundays: 24 AM - 31 PM / 4 S1 / 1 TQ (36 buses) Special Weekdays: TBC (TBC buses) Special Saturdays: TBC (TBC buses) Special Sundays: TBC (TBC buses)

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 Kampong Bahru	02 - 05 minutes	04 - 07 minutes	06 - 07 minutes	07 - 11 minutes
towards Choa Chu Kang	08 - 11 minutes	04 - 07 minutes	04 - 06 minutes	05 - 08 minutes

Special Departures

44251 Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd → 10499 Kampong Bahru Ter Spooner Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	05:40

44269 Blk 223 Bt Panjang Rd → 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop Departure Time
Weekdays	06:00 06:05 06:10 06:15 06:20 06:25 06:29 06:33 06:41 06:45 06:53 06:57 07:05
Saturdays	06:00 (DD) 06:13 (DD) 06:26 (DD)
Sundays & Public Holidays	06:00 (DD) 06:10 (DD) 06:20 (DD) 06:30 (DD) 06:40 (DD) 06:50 (DD) 07:00 (SD)

08041 YMCA Orchard Rd → 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop Departure Time
Weekdays	Evening Peak Hours
Weekend & Public Holidays	Nights

08121 Somerset Stn Somerset Rd → 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop Departure Time
Weekends & Public Holidays	Nights

Short-Trip 190A

44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop → 08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	05:33 – 07:46

Special Departures

44251 Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd → 08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	05:40

Direction 1 (Choa Chu Kang → Kampong Bahru)

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Bus Stops		Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
Bus Stops		Point of Interest	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
44009 Choa Chu Kang Int(Berth B1) Choa Chu Kang Loop	190A	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One	05:30	23:30	05:50	23:30	05:50	23:30
44539 Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	190A	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One	05:32	23:32	05:52	23:32	05:52	23:32
44399 Opp Blk 210 Choa Chu Kang Dr	190A		05:35	23:34	05:54	23:34	05:54	23:34
44299 CCK Polyclinic Teck Whye Ave	190A	Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic	05:36	23:35	05:55	23:35	05:55	23:35
44289 Blk 6 Teck Whye Ave	190A		05:38	23:37	05:57	23:37	05:57	23:37
44279 Blk 157 Teck Whye Ave	190A		05:39	23:38	05:58	23:38	05:58	23:38
44141 Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd	190A	BP5 Phoenix	05:40	23:39	05:59	23:39	06:00	23:39
44251 Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd	190A	DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang	05:40	23:42	06:00	23:42	06:03	23:42
44241 Opp Lompang Rd Bt Panjang Rd	190A	Senja-Cashew CC	05:42	23:43	06:01	23:43	06:04	23:43
44231 Zhenghua Pr Sch Bt Panjang Rd	190A		05:44	23:45	06:03	23:45	06:06	23:45
44261 Blk 270 Bt Panjang Rd	190A		05:46	23:47	06:05	23:47	06:08	23:47
Express BKE	190A		Non-stop
Express PIE	190A		Non-stop
40239 Bef Stevens Stn Exit 4 Whitley Rd	190A	DT10 TE11 Stevens	06:00	23:58	06:17	23:58	06:20	23:58
40229 Bef Stevens Stn Exit 2 Stevens Rd	190A	DT10 TE11 Stevens	06:01	23:58	06:18	23:58	06:21	23:58
40219 Bef Met YMCA Stevens Rd	190A		06:01	23:59	06:19	23:59	06:22	23:59
40209 Novotel Mercure @ Stevens Stevens Rd	190A		06:02	00:00	06:20	00:00	06:23	00:00
40199 Aft Balmoral Rd Stevens Rd	190A		06:04	00:01	06:22	00:01	06:25	00:01
09219 Far East Plaza Scotts Rd	190A	Far East Plaza Shaw Centre Tang Plaza	06:06	00:03	06:24	00:03	06:27	00:03
09047 Orchard Stn/Tang Plaza Orchard Rd	190A	NS22 TE14 Orchard ION Orchard Lucky Plaza Shaw Centre Tang Plaza Wheelock Place Wisma Atria	06:07	00:04	06:25	00:04	06:28	00:04
09037 Bef Cairnhill Rd Orchard Rd	190A	NS23 Somerset Cineleisure Design Orchard Knightsbridge Mandarin Gallery Ngee Ann City Paragon The Heeren	06:09	00:06	06:26	00:05	06:29	00:05
08138 Concorde Hotel S'pore Orchard Rd	190A	Concorde Shopping Mall Orchard Point	06:11	00:08	06:28	00:07	06:31	00:07
08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd	190A	NS24 NE6 CC1 Dhoby Ghaut Plaza Singapura	06:13	00:10	06:30	00:09	06:33	00:11
08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bras Basah Rd		DT21 Bencoolen SMU School of the Arts The Cathay	06:14	00:11	06:31	00:10	06:34	00:10
04159 Aft CHIJMES Victoria St		Capitol Theatre CHIJMES Raffles City Peranakan Museum	06:17	00:14	06:34	00:13	06:37	00:13
04149 Grand Pk City Hall Hill St		Central Fire Station Funan Registry of Marriages Peranakan Museum	06:18	00:15	06:35	00:14	06:38	00:14
04229 High St Ctr Hill St		Old Hill Street Police Station	06:19	00:16	06:36	00:15	06:39	00:15
04239 Opp Clarke Quay Stn New Bridge Rd		NE5 Clarke Quay Clarke Quay Central	06:20	00:17	06:37	00:16	06:40	00:16
05059 Hong Lim Pk New Bridge Rd		NE5 Clarke Quay	06:22	00:18	06:39	00:17	06:42	00:17
05049 Chinatown Stn Exit E New Bridge Rd		NE4 DT19 Chinatown Chinatown Point People's Park Centre State Courts Yue Hwa Building	06:23	00:20	06:40	00:19	06:43	00:19
05039 New Bridge Ctr New Bridge Rd			06:25	00:22	06:43	00:21	06:45	00:21
05019 Aft Duxton Plain Pk New Bridge Rd			06:27	00:23	06:45	00:22	06:47	00:22
05069 Outram Pk Stn Exit 4 New Bridge Rd		EW16 NE3 TE17 Outram Park	06:28	00:24	06:46	00:23	06:48	00:23
10011 Bef Neil Rd New Bridge Rd		Singapore General Hospital Outram Community Hospital	06:31	00:26	06:48	00:25	06:51	00:25
10041 Bef Kampong Bahru Ter Kg Bahru Rd			06:33	00:28	06:51	00:27	06:53	00:27
10499 Kampong Bahru Ter(Alighting) Spooner Rd			06:37	00:32	06:55	00:31	06:57	00:31

Notes:

06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.

Direction 2 (Kampong Bahru → Choa Chu Kang)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
Bus Stops	Point of Interest	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
10499 Kampong Bahru Ter(Berth B3) Spooner Rd		05:55	23:30	05:55	23:30	06:25	23:30
10049 Opp Kampong Bahru Ter Kg Bahru Rd		05:57	23:32	05:57	23:32	06:28	23:32
10017 Aft Hosp Dr(Rear Berth) Eu Tong Sen St	EW16 NE3 TE17 Outram Park Singapore General Hospital	05:59	23:34	05:59	23:34	06:29	23:34
05012 Bef Pearl's Hill Terr Eu Tong Sen St	EW16 NE3 TE17 Outram Park	06:01	23:36	06:01	23:36	06:32	23:36
05022 Aft Chinatown Stn Exit D Eu Tong Sen St	NE4 DT19 Chinatown Chinatown Point People's Park Centre State Courts Yue Hwa Building	06:04	23:39	06:04	23:39	06:34	23:39
04222 Clarke Quay Stn Exit E Eu Tong Sen St	NE5 Clarke Quay Clarke Quay Central	06:06	23:41	06:06	23:41	06:37	23:41
04223 Old Hill St Police Stn Hill St	Central Fire Station Funan Registry of Marriages	06:07	23:42	06:06	23:42	06:38	23:42
04143 Stamford Ct Hill St	Capitol Theatre Peranakan Museum SMU	06:08	23:44	06:08	23:44	06:39	23:43
04121 SMU Stamford Rd	CC2 Bras Basah SMU National Museum of Singapore	06:09	23:46	06:08	23:45	06:40	23:44
08041 YMCA Orchard Rd	National Museum School of the Arts	06:11	23:48	06:10	23:47	06:42	23:46
08031 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Penang Rd	NS24 NE6 CC1 Dhoby Ghaut Plaza Singapura	06:12	23:49	06:11	23:48	06:43	23:47
08111 Winsland Hse Penang Rd	Orchard Central Orchard Point The Centrepoint	06:14	23:51	06:13	23:50	06:45	23:49
08121 Somerset Stn Somerset Rd	NS23 Somerset 111 Somerset 313@Somerset Orchardgateway	06:15	23:53	06:14	23:52	06:47	23:51
09011 Opp Ngee Ann City Orchard Turn	Ngee Ann City Paragon Wisma Atria	06:17	23:55	06:16	23:55	06:49	23:54
09023 Opp Orchard Stn/ION Orchard Turn	NS22 TE14 Orchard ION Orchard Wheelock Place	06:19	23:56	06:18	23:57	06:51	23:56
09213 15 Scotts Scotts Rd	Far East Plaza Shaw Centre	06:21	23:57	06:20	23:59	06:53	23:58
40191 Aft Draycott Pk Stevens Rd		06:23	00:00	06:22	00:01	06:55	00:00
40201 Chelsea Gdns Condo Stevens Rd		06:25	00:01	06:23	00:03	06:57	00:02
40211 Opp Met YMCA Stevens Rd		06:25	00:01	06:23	00:03	06:57	00:02
40221 Stevens Stn Exit 3 Stevens Rd	DT10 TE11 Stevens	06:25	00:01	06:23	00:03	06:57	00:02
40231 Raffles Town Club Whitley Rd	DT10 TE11 Stevens	06:26	00:02	06:24	00:04	06:58	00:03
Express PIE		Non-stop
Express BKE		Non-stop
44269 Blk 223 Bt Panjang Rd		06:00	00:15	06:00	00:17	06:00	00:15
44239 Opp Zhenghua Pr Sch Bt Panjang Rd		06:02	00:17	06:02	00:19	06:02	00:17
44249 Blk 174 Bt Panjang Rd		06:04	00:18	06:04	00:20	06:03	00:18
44259 Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd		06:06	00:20	06:06	00:22	06:05	00:20
44149 Opp Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd	BP5 Phoenix	06:09	00:21	06:08	00:23	06:07	00:22
44271 Bet Blks 13/14 Teck Whye Ave		06:10	00:22	06:09	00:24	06:08	00:23
44281 Blk 8 Teck Whye Ave		06:12	00:24	06:11	00:26	06:09	00:24
44291 Opp CCK Polyclinic Teck Whye Ave	Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic	06:14	00:25	06:12	00:27	06:11	00:26
44391 Aft Blk 202 Choa Chu Kang Dr		06:17	00:27	06:15	00:30	06:14	00:29
44009 Choa Chu Kang Int(Alighting) Choa Chu Kang Loop	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One	06:24	00:34	06:22	00:37	06:21	00:36

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
	Bukit Panjang ↔ New Bridge Rd	1988	10 July	Introduced between Bt Panjang Ter and New Bridge Rd Ter.
	Choa Chu Kang ↔ New Bridge Rd	1990	16 December	Integrated with Service 179 and extended to Choa Chu Kang Int.
		1992	19 July	Amended to ply Orchard Lk due to the closure of Grange Rd to facilitate road expansion works.
		1993	3 January	Amended to ply PIE and Whitley Rd under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 11, skipping Jln Anak Bt/Upp Bt Timah Rd and Dunearn Rd/Bt Timah Rd.
		1993	11 April	Amended to ply Victoria St, Hill St and New Bridge Rd, skipping Nth Bridge Rd, Sth Bridge Rd and Upp Cross St.
		1994	TBC	First bus from New Bridge Rd Ter brought forward to 0600 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays.
		1995	7 May	Amended to ply Orchard Turn.
		1997	7 December	Amended to ply Upp Pickering St, Sth Bridge Rd and Kreta Ayer Rd with the partial closure of New Bridge Rd to facilitate the construction of NE4 DT19 Chinatown station on the North East Line.
(Current) Known as prior to 10 May 2004		1999	25 July	Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services.
		1999	26 December	Amended to ply Choa Chu Kang Ave 4, Choa Chu Kang Dr and Teck Whye Ave under Bukit Panjang LRT Rationalisation, skipping Choa Chu Kang Way.
	190Choa Chu Kang ↔ New Bridge Rd 190AChoa Chu Kang → Orchard Rd	2000	TBC	190AIntroduced from Choa Chu Kang Int to Orchard Rd (Dhoby Ghaut Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2000	20 February	Serves additional bus stop opposite Blk 333 along Kreta Ayer Rd.
		2002	20 April	Amended to ply the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Upp Pickering St, Sth Bridge Rd and Kreta Ayer Rd.
		2002	7 July	Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd.
		2005	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Clarke Quay Stn along Eu Tong Sen St.
		2005	2 July	Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Lk with the partial closure of Somerset Rd.
		2006	29 October	Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn.
		2015	14 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	190Choa Chu Kang ↔ Kampong Bahru 190AChoa Chu Kang → Orchard Rd	2018	10 March	Extended to Kg Bahru Ter with the closure of New Bridge Rd Ter.
			10 March	190First bus from Kg Bahru Ter brought forward to 0555 hrs on Weekdays and Saturdays, and 0625 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
			16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.
		2021	15 February	First bus from Choa Chu Kang Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on Weekdays.
		2025	9 March	Serves additional bus stop outside Outram Pk Stn Exit 4 along New Bridge Rd.

External Links

Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package			[ V • T • E]
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 • 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

Bus Service 190

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