Bus Service 249

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Service 249
Route Information
Route Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Jalan Samulun
Route Length 16.3 km
Travelling Time 70 mins (1 h 10 mins)
Operator SMRT Buses
(Jurong West Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 249 is a largely industrial bus route.

Service Information[edit]

Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]

Service 249
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) 12 12 Double Deckers
SBS3134D
SBS3243Y
SBS3621P
SBS3635A
SBS3643B
SBS3873D
SBS7719R
SG5108D
SG5457X
SG5465Y
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • 2 missing buses.
  • SBS3873D will perform 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 hours.
  • SG5465Y will perform 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, departing at 1521 hours & 1853 hours.
    • 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, departing at 1605 hours & 1822 hours.
  • Weekdays: 3 AM - 3 PM / 4 S1 / 4 S2 / 1 TBC (12 buses)
  • Saturdays: 4 AM - 3 PM / 3 S1 / 1 S2 (8 buses)
  • Sundays: 3 AM - 3 PM / 1 S2 (4 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)
Loop Service 07 - 08 minutes 09 - 19 minutes 10 - 15 minutes 09 - 19 minutes

Special Departures[edit]

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Bef Pioneer Rd
Tuas West Rd
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Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Departure Time
Weekdays
05:45
06:03
06:20
06:38

Short-Trip 249A[edit]

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Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3
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Tg Kling Rd (End)
Tg Kling Rd

Departure Time
Weekdays
06:30
06:39
06:49
06:58
07:10
07:27
07:38
07:48
07:58
08:07
08:16
08:25

Historical Information[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
Jurong ↺ Jln Samulun 1978 1 June Introduced between Jurong Int and Jln Samulun (Loop).
1980 23 November Amended to skip Tg Kling Rd (End) towards Jurong Int.
1986 29 June Serves new bus stop outside Jurong Shipyard along Tg Kling Rd.
Boon Lay ↺ Jln Samulun 1990 1 July Amended to Boon Lay Int.
2001 11 February Serves 3 additional pairs of bus stops outside and opposite Chartered Ind, outside and opposite Beecham Pte Ltd and outside and opposite Premier Milk Pte Ltd along Jln Boon Lay.
2006 4 March Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Jln Buroh along Tg Kling 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). WAB
SMRT Buses
(Current)
2024 1 September Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.
249Boon Lay ↺ Jln Samulun
249ABoon Lay → Tanjong Kling Road
2 September
249AIntroduced from Boon Lay Int to Tg Kling Rd (Jurong Shipyard) as a short trip service during Weekday morning peak hours, except Public Holidays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB

External Links[edit]

icon Jurong West Bus Package [ VTE]
Services 179 • 179A • 181181M • 182 • 182M • 185192193194199246247 • 248 • 248M • 249 • 251 • 252 • 253254255257258405502502A974 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)