Bus Service 249

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Service 249
Route Information
Route	Boon Lay Interchange ↺ Jalan Samulun
Route Length	15.6 km
Travelling Time	60 mins (1 h)
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 249 is an industrial route linking the industries around Jalan Boon Lay, Jalan Buroh, Tanjong Kling and Pulau Samulun to the Jurong West Town Centre. This particular service does not have a non-stop sector along Jalan Boon Lay; instead, it calls bus stops along the road.

Short-Trip Service 249A supplements the demand from Boon Lay station to the industries around Jalan Boom Lay, Jalan Buroh, and Tanjong Kling. Operating during weekday morning peak hours, it terminates at Tanjong Kling Road (Tg Kling Rd (End)).

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 249

Depot	Fleet Size		Fleet
	249	249A
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	11	TBC	11 Double Deckers
			SBS3134D SBS3243Y SBS3621P SBS3635A SBS3643B SBS3873D SBS7719R SG5108D SG5457X SG5465Y Volvo B9TL

Notes

1 missing bus. 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

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	07 - 08 minutes	09 - 19 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	09 - 19 minutes

Short-Trip 249A

22009 Boon Lay Int Jurong West Ctrl 3 → 22331 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

Loop Service

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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
22009 Boon Lay Int(Berth B12) Jurong West Ctrl 3	249A	EW27 Boon Lay Jurong Point	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30
21359 Aft ST Kinetics Jln Boon Lay	249A		05:49	23:33	05:48	23:33	05:49	23:34
21349 GSK Jln Boon Lay	249A		05:50	23:34	05:50	23:34	05:50	23:35
21339 Premier Milk Pte Ltd Jln Boon Lay	249A		05:52	23:36	05:51	23:36	05:52	23:37
21329 Opp UTOC Engrg Jln Boon Lay	249A		05:53	23:37	05:52	23:37	05:53	23:38
21319 Opp Tractor Rd Jln Boon Lay	249A		05:55	23:38	05:53	23:38	05:55	23:40
21309 Aft Jln Pesawat Jurong Pier Rd	249A		05:56	23:39	05:55	23:39	05:56	23:41
21299 Bef Jln Buroh Jurong Pier Rd	249A		05:58	23:40	05:56	23:40	05:58	23:43
22079 Aft Jurong Pier Rd Jln Buroh	249A		05:59	23:42	05:57	23:42	05:59	23:44
22069 Opp CEVA Logistics Jln Buroh	249A		06:01	23:43	05:59	23:43	06:01	23:46
22059 Aft Buroh St Jln Buroh	249A		06:02	23:44	06:00	23:44	06:02	23:47
22049 Bef Tg Kling Rd Jln Buroh	249A		06:03	23:44	06:01	23:44	06:03	23:47
22399 Aft Jln Buroh Tg Kling Rd	249A		06:04	23:45	06:02	23:45	06:04	23:48
22409 Bef Shipyard Rd Tg Kling Rd	249A		06:06	23:46	06:03	23:46	06:05	23:49
22429 Opp Natl Oxygen Pte Ltd Tg Kling Rd	249A		06:07	23:47	06:04	23:47	06:05	23:49
22089 Natsteel Tg Kling Rd	249A		06:08	23:47	06:05	23:47	06:06	23:50
22331 Tg Kling Rd (End) Tg Kling Rd	249A		06:09	23:48	06:06	23:48	06:07	23:50
22081 Opp Natsteel Tg Kling Rd			06:10	23:48	06:07	23:48	06:08	23:51
22421 Natl Oxygen Pte Ltd Tg Kling Rd			06:11	23:49	06:08	23:49	06:08	23:51
22099 Bef Jln Samulun Shipyard Rd			06:12	23:50	06:09	23:50	06:09	23:52
23469 Opp Tanoto Shipyard Jln Samulun			06:14	23:51	06:11	23:51	06:11	23:53
23451 Opp Chemical Industries Jln Samulun			06:14	23:51	06:11	23:51	06:11	23:53
23461 Tanoto Shipyard Jln Samulun			06:15	23:51	06:11	23:51	06:11	23:53
22091 Aft Jln Samulun Shipyard Rd			06:16	23:52	06:13	23:53	06:13	23:55
22401 Aft Shipyard Rd Tg Kling Rd			06:17	23:53	06:13	23:53	06:13	23:55
22391 Bef Jln Buroh Tg Kling Rd			06:18	23:54	06:14	23:54	06:14	23:56
22041 Aft Tg Kling Rd Jln Buroh			06:19	23:55	06:15	23:55	06:15	23:57
22051 Opp Buroh St Jln Buroh			06:20	23:55	06:16	23:56	06:16	23:58
22061 CEVA Logistics Jln Buroh			06:21	23:56	06:17	23:57	06:17	23:59
22071 Bef Jurong Pier Rd Jln Buroh			06:22	23:57	06:18	23:58	06:18	00:00
21291 Aft Jln Buroh Jurong Pier Rd			06:23	23:58	06:19	23:59	06:19	00:01
21301 Opp Jln Pesawat Jurong Pier Rd			06:24	23:59	06:20	23:59	06:20	00:02
21311 Bef Tractor Rd Jln Boon Lay			06:25	00:00	06:22	00:00	06:21	00:03
21321 UTOC Engrg Jln Boon Lay			06:26	00:01	06:23	00:01	06:22	00:04
21331 Opp Premier Milk Pte Ltd Jln Boon Lay			06:27	00:02	06:24	00:02	06:23	00:05
21341 Opp GSK Jln Boon Lay			06:29	00:04	06:26	00:03	06:25	00:07
21351 Bef Boon Lay Way Jln Boon Lay			06:30	00:05	06:27	00:04	06:26	00:08
22009 Boon Lay Int(Berth B12) Jurong West Ctrl 3		EW27 Boon Lay Jurong Point	06:33	00:08	06:31	00:07	06:29	00:11

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as 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).
(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.

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