Bus Service 243G/243W

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Service 243G/243W
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243G (Left), 243W (Right)
Route Information
Route Boon Lay Interchange ↻ Jurong West Avenue 5 (Loop)
Route Length 5.1 km (243G)
5.1 km (243W)
Travelling Time 30 mins
Operator SMRT Buses
(Jurong West Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Feeder Service 243G and SMRT Buses Feeder Service 243W are a group of bidirectional feeder bus services that serve residents along Jurong West Street 64, Jurong West Street 81, Jurong West Avenue 5, Jurong West Street 61, and Jurong West Street 62. It connects residential blocks, schools, and public amenities in Jurong West Neighbourhoods 6, 7, and 8 to Gek Poh Shopping Centre, Boon Lay station and Jurong West Town Centre.

Both services were formerly operated as a single service with two directions, distinguished by coloured destination plates: green for Direction 1 and white for Direction 2. These corresponded to what are now known as Service 243G and Service 243W respectively. With the introduction of newer buses equipped with electronic displays, this service was progressively rebranded as two separate services, 243G and 243W. However, the bus stop poles continued to display the unified ‘243’ designation until they were officially updated in October 2019 to reflect the new route labels ‘243G’ and ‘243W’.

Operating hours are extended on the eves of public holidays to align with the last train at Boon Lay station. Revised timing will be announced closer to the respective dates by the operator.

Loop Scheme
Pioneer Rd Nth G Jurong West Ave 5 W Jurong West St 81
Jurong West Ave 4
Jurong West Sports Complex
243 Jurong West St 82
Jurong West St 61
Pioneer Mall
Jurong West St 75
Gek Poh Shopping Mall
Jurong West St 62 W Boon Lay Int

Jurong Point
G Jurong West St 64

Service Information[edit]

Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]

Service 243G/243W
Depot Fleet Size* Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) 21 6 Single Deckers 15 Double Deckers
SBS6102B
SBS6695G
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS8340S
SBS8356Y
SBS8625X
SBS8716S
SBS8988Z
Scania K230UB
SG6098S
SG6262J
MAN ND323F
SBS3058R
SBS3098A
SBS3190R
SBS3276C
SBS3770S
SBS3804D
SBS7501B
SG5349A
SG5463C
SG5466U
SG5468P
SG5474X
SG5475T
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • 1 extra SD.
  • 1 DD will perform
    • crossover trips on Service 193 on Weekdays.
    • down-route trips on Service 179A from Lien Ying Chow Drive (Bus Stop 27281 - Hall 1) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
    • down-route trips on Service 179A from Nanyang Drive (Bus Stop 27231 - Wee Kim Wee Sch of C&I) towards Boon Lay Interchange during Weekdays AM Off-Peak, PM Peak & PM Off-Peak.
  • 1 DD will perform crossover trips on Service 179 during Weekdays PM Off-Peak.
  • Weekdays: 10 AM - 9 PM / 7 S1 / 4 S2 (21 buses)
  • Saturdays: 9 AM - 10 PM / 2 S1 / 2 S2 / 1 TQ (15 buses)
  • Sundays: 10 AM - 11 PM / 1 S2 / 2 TQ (14 buses)

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)
243G 05 - 07 minutes 04 - 06 minutes 03 - 04 minutes 03 - 09 minutes
243W 06 - 07 minutes 04 - 06 minutes 04 minutes 04 - 10 minutes

Special Departures[edit]

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243G
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27371
Opp Blk 755
Jurong West St 75
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22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Departure Time
Weekdays
05:20
05:30
05:40
05:50
Weekends / Public Holidays
05:30
05:41
05:52
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243G
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27361
Blk 710
Jurong West Ave 5
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22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Departure Time
Weekdays
05:20
Morning Peak Hours
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243W
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27369
Blk 834
Jurong West Ave 5
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22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Departure Time
Weekdays
05:30
05:36
05:42
05:54
05:59
06:04
Saturdays
05:40
05:54
Sundays / Public Holidays
05:40
05:53
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243W
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27411
Blk 844A CP
Jurong West St 81
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22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Departure Time
Weekdays
Morning Peak Hours

243G (Green plate)[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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22009
Boon Lay Int(Berth B3)
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Jurong Point
05:5500:4005:5500:4005:5500:40
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22441
Blk 669 CP
Jurong West St 64
05:5900:4405:5900:4405:5900:44
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27381
Blk 749
Jurong West St 75
Gek Poh Shopping Centre 05:2200:4905:3100:4805:3100:49
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27361
Blk 710
Jurong West Ave 5
05:2000:5405:3600:5305:3600:53
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22369
Blk 704
Jurong West Ave 4
Jurong West Sports Complex 05:2300:5505:3900:5505:3900:55
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22239
Blk 624
Jurong West St 61
Pioneer Mall 05:2500:5605:4000:5605:4000:56
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22009
Boon Lay Int(Alighting)
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Jurong Point
05:3001:0205:4601:0105:4501:01

Notes:

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

243W (White plate)[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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22009
Boon Lay Int(Berth B4)
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Jurong Point
05:5500:4005:5500:4005:5500:40
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22251
Blk 665A
Jurong West St 62
05:5900:4405:5900:4405:5900:44
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22231
Blk 639
Jurong West St 61
Pioneer Mall 06:0300:4706:0200:4706:0200:47
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27301
Blk 978
Pioneer Rd Nth
Jurong West Sports Complex 06:0500:4906:0400:4906:0400:49
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27369
Blk 834
Jurong West Ave 5
05:3000:5105:4000:5105:4000:51
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27389
Gek Poh Shop Ctr
Jurong West St 75
Gek Poh Shopping Centre 05:3800:5605:4700:5605:4600:56
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22009
Boon Lay Int(Alighting)
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Jurong Point
05:4801:0305:5601:0305:5401:03

Notes:

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

Historical Information[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Ave 5 1991 19 May Introduced between Boon Lay Int and Jurong West Ave 5 (Loop).
1992 29 March Amended to ply Pioneer Rd Nth, skipping Jurong West St 71.
1994 TBC Last bus extended to 0025 hrs daily.
25 December Amended to ply Jurong West St 75 and Jurong West St 81, skipping Jurong West St 72.
1996 28 July Amended to ply Jurong West St 64, skipping Jln Boon Lay and Upp Jurong Rd.
First bus brought forward to 0555 hrs daily.
243Boon Lay → Jurong West St 64 ↺ Jurong West Ave 5
243Boon Lay → Jurong West St 62 ↺ Jurong West Ave 5
1999 TBC Amended to ply Jurong West St 61 and Jurong West St 62 and converted to a bi-directional feeder service with green and white plates.
2006 18 June Amended to the relocated Boon Lay Int (Temporary).
2008 TBC Last bus extended to 0030 hrs daily.
15 June Serves a new pair of bus stops outside Blk 670A and Blk 678D along Jurong West St 64.
2009 27 December Amended to the relocated Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
243GBoon Lay → Jurong West St 64 ↺ Jurong West Ave 5
243WBoon Lay → Jurong West St 62 ↺ Jurong West Ave 5
2012 25 June Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2013 TBC Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
SMRT Buses
(Current)
2024 1 September Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.

External Links[edit]

Service 243G[edit]

Service 243W[edit]

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Jurong West Bus Package
[ VTE]
Services 179179A181181M182182M185192193194199246247248248M249251252253254255257258258M405502502A974 SMRT Buses
Tender Awarded
Boon Lay Feeders 240240M241242243G243W
Defunct 256
Bus Fleet Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)
Single Decker MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1Batch 2) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 1Euro IV, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2)
Double Decker Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (3-DoorEuro V, Batch 3Euro VI, Batch 1Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1WEG2, Batch 2WEG2, Batch 3WEG2, Batch 4)