Bus Service 246

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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. Train services will be extended on the eve of Christmas (Tuesday, 24 December 2024), and on the eve of New Year (Tuesday, 31 December 2024). Selected bus service will be extended to coincide with the last train timings. There will also be a change in selected bus service operating timing. Please refer to the following for more information: (Extension of Train & Bus service operating hours) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours for Christmas & New Year Eves) (Extension of bus operating hours on Christmas Eve) (Extension of bus operating hours on New Year Eve) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours for Christmas Eve) (Extension of bus operating hours on Christmas Eve) (Extension of bus operating hours on New Year Eve) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours for Christmas & New Year Eves, Service 43e) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours for Christmas & New Year Eves) From 22 December 2024, bus service 193 will serve an additional bus stop along Benoi Road, opposite Joo Koon Interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Thursday, 2 January 2025, City Direct Services 675, 676, 677 & 678 will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the city for commuters along the North-East Corridor. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for commuters in Marsiling and Admiralty to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). Please refer here for more information.

Service 246
Route Information
Route	Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Boon Lay Drive (Loop)
Route Length	16.9 km
Travelling Time	70 mins (1 h 10 mins)
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

Bus Service 246 primarily serves industrial estates around Chin Bee and Jalan Tukang with connections to Jurong West Town Centre. A large portion of this route also plies residential estates, supplementing existing bus connections between the residential estates of Taman Jurong and Boon Lay Gardens to Lakeside station.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 246

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	8	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
		SBS8986D Scania K230UB	SBS3181S SBS3820G SBS3874B SBS7727S SG5346H SG5567L Volvo B9TL

Notes
1 missing bus. Weekdays: 3 AM - 4 PM / 1 S1 / 3 S2 (8 buses) Saturdays: 4 AM - 4 PM / 1 TQ (6 buses) Sundays: 4 AM - 5 PM / 1 S2 / 1 TQ (7 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)
Loop Service	12 - 13 minutes	11 - 17 minutes	11 - 16 minutes	16 - 20 minutes

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Boon Lay Int(Berth B15) 22009 Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30
Aft ST Kinetics 21359 Jln Boon Lay		05:50	23:33	05:49	23:33	05:49	23:33
Bef Quality Rd 21251 Chin Bee Dr		05:51	23:34	05:50	23:34	05:50	23:34
Bef Chin Bee Ave 21269 Quality Rd		05:52	23:35	05:51	23:35	05:51	23:35
Opp Meiji Seika 21509 Quality Rd		05:54	23:35	05:53	23:35	05:53	23:35
Bef Jln Tukang 21499 Quality Rd		05:56	23:37	05:55	23:37	05:55	23:37
Opp Grundfos 21489 Jln Tukang		05:57	23:37	05:55	23:37	05:55	23:37
Aft Tukang Innovation Lane 21479 Jln Tukang		05:58	23:38	05:57	23:38	05:57	23:38
Bef Chia Ping Rd 21469 Jln Tukang		06:00	23:39	05:58	23:39	05:58	23:39
Blk 151 21551 Yung Ho Rd		06:01	23:40	05:59	23:40	05:59	23:40
Blk 158 21561 Corporation Dr		06:02	23:41	06:00	23:41	06:00	23:41
Opp Jurong Sec Sch 21571 Corporation Dr		06:03	23:42	06:01	23:41	06:01	23:41
Blk 65 21581 Corporation Dr		06:03	23:42	06:01	23:41	06:01	23:41
Opp Blk 117 21591 Corporation Dr		06:04	23:43	06:02	23:42	06:02	23:42
Blk 331 21671 Tah Ching Rd		06:06	23:44	06:04	23:43	06:03	23:43
Opp Chinese Gdn 21651 Yuan Ching Rd		06:07	23:44	06:04	23:43	06:03	23:43
Yuan Ching Sec Sch 21661 Yuan Ching Rd		06:09	23:46	06:06	23:45	06:05	23:45
Lakeside Stn 28091 Boon Lay Way	EW26Lakeside	06:11	23:47	06:08	23:46	06:06	23:46
Blk 203 21231 Corporation Rd		06:14	23:49	06:09	23:48	06:08	23:48
Blk 206 21451 Boon Lay Dr		06:16	23:50	06:11	23:49	06:09	23:49
Boon Lay Shop Ctr 21449 Boon Lay Pl		06:17	23:50	06:12	23:49	06:09	23:49
Boon Lay CC 21439 Boon Lay Pl		06:18	23:51	06:13	23:50	06:10	23:50
Blk 185 21429 Boon Lay Ave		06:19	23:52	06:13	23:51	06:11	23:51
Blk 188 21419 Boon Lay Dr		06:21	23:53	06:15	23:52	06:12	23:52
Blk 191 21409 Boon Lay Dr		06:22	23:54	06:16	23:52	06:13	23:52
Blk 209 21459 Boon Lay Dr		06:24	23:55	06:17	23:53	06:14	23:53
Opp Blk 203 21239 Corporation Rd		06:25	23:55	06:18	23:54	06:14	23:54
Opp Lakeside Stn 28099 Boon Lay Way	EW26Lakeside	06:27	23:56	06:19	23:55	06:16	23:55
Opp Blk 134D 21669 Yuan Ching Rd		06:31	23:58	06:21	23:56	06:18	23:56
Chinese Gdn 21659 Yuan Ching Rd		06:33	23:59	06:22	23:57	06:19	23:57
Blk 329 21679 Tah Ching Rd		06:33	23:59	06:23	23:57	06:19	23:57
Blk 117 21599 Corporation Dr		06:36	00:00	06:24	23:58	06:20	23:58
Opp Blk 65 21589 Corporation Dr		06:37	00:01	06:25	23:59	06:21	23:59
Jurong Sec Sch 21579 Corporation Dr		06:38	00:02	06:26	23:59	06:22	23:59
Opp Blk 158 21569 Corporation Dr		06:38	00:02	06:26	23:59	06:22	23:59
CISCO Recall 21559 Yung Ho Rd		06:39	00:03	06:28	00:00	06:23	00:00
Bef Tukang Innovation Dr 21461 Jln Tukang		06:40	00:04	06:29	00:01	06:24	00:01
Bef Tukang Innovation Lane 21471 Jln Tukang		06:41	00:04	06:30	00:01	06:25	00:01
Grundfos 21481 Jln Tukang		06:43	00:05	06:31	00:02	06:26	00:02
Bef Intl Rd 21491 Quality Rd		06:44	00:06	06:32	00:03	06:27	00:03
Bef Meiji Seika 21501 Quality Rd		06:45	00:06	06:34	00:03	06:28	00:03
Aft Chin Bee Ave 21261 Quality Rd		06:47	00:07	06:35	00:04	06:29	00:04
Aft Quality Rd 21259 Chin Bee Dr		06:48	00:08	06:36	00:05	06:30	00:05
Bef Boon Lay Way 21351 Jln Boon Lay		06:50	00:09	06:37	00:06	06:31	00:06
Boon Lay Int(Berth B15) 22009 Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	06:54	00:11	06:41	00:08	06:34	00:08

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Boon Lay Gardens ↺ Jln Tukang	1977	16 May	Introduced between Boon Lay Gdns Ter and Jln Tukang (Loop).
	Jurong ↺ Boon Lay Dr	1978	1 June	Amended to start from Jurong Int and loop at Boon Lay Dr.
	Boon Lay ↺ Third Chin Bee Rd	1990	1 July	Amended to start from Boon Lay Int and loop at Third Chin Bee Rd.
	Boon Lay ↺ Boon Lay Dr	1995	15 January	Amended to loop at Boon Lay Dr and amended to ply Jln Boon Lay, Chin Bee Dr and Quality Rd, skipping Chin Bee Ave, Third Chin Bee Rd and Intl Rd.
		2006	11 June	Amended to ply Tah Ching Rd, skipping Kang Ching Rd.
			18 June	Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
		2009	27 December	Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
		2016	25 January	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2024	1 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.