Bus Service 257

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Service 257
Route Information
Route	Joo Koon Interchange ↺ Pioneer Sector 2 (Loop)
Route Length	14.6 km
Travelling Time	35 - 45 mins
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 257 is an industrial route linking Pioneer Sector (Pioneer subzone) to Joo Koon station, passing through Benoi Road, Gul Road, Pioneer Sector 2, Pioneer Sector 1 and Pioneer Sector 3.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 257

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	7	7 Double Deckers
		SG5858Y MAN ND323F SBS3182P SBS3244U SBS3853L SBS3877T SBS7512U SG5339D Volvo B9TL

Notes
Weekdays: 3 AM - 3 PM / 3 S1 / 1 S2 (7 buses) Saturdays: 4 AM - 3 PM / 2 S1 (6 buses) Sundays: 3 AM - 3 PM / 1 S1 (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 - 09 minutes	08 - 16 minutes	08 - 10 minutes	10 - 20 minutes

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
24009 Joo Koon Int(Berth B2) Joo Koon Circle	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30
23519 Opp FairPrice Hub Benoi Rd		06:02	23:32	06:02	23:32	06:02	23:32
23369 Aft Benoi Sector Benoi Rd		06:03	23:33	06:03	23:33	06:03	23:33
23359 Opp Gul Ave Benoi Rd		06:04	23:34	06:04	23:34	06:04	23:34
23449 Aft Benoi Pl Benoi Rd		06:05	23:34	06:05	23:35	06:05	23:35
23349 Bef Pioneer Rd Benoi Rd		06:05	23:35	06:05	23:35	06:05	23:35
23239 Opp Keppel Logistics Pioneer Rd		06:06	23:36	06:07	23:36	06:06	23:36
23229 Opp Gul Way Pioneer Rd		06:07	23:36	06:08	23:37	06:07	23:37
24339 Hong Hang Bldg Pioneer Rd		06:08	23:37	06:09	23:38	06:08	23:38
24389 Opp GE Keppel Energy Svcs Gul Rd		06:09	23:38	06:10	23:39	06:09	23:39
24379 Opp Asia Ind Gases Gul Rd		06:10	23:39	06:11	23:40	06:10	23:40
24369 Hanwha Offshore S'pore Gul Rd		06:11	23:39	06:12	23:40	06:11	23:40
24359 S'pore Takada Ind Gul Rd		06:12	23:40	06:13	23:41	06:11	23:41
24349 ST Engrg Gul Yard Gul Rd		06:13	23:41	06:14	23:42	06:12	23:42
24341 Seatrium Pioneer Yard Gul Rd		06:14	23:42	06:15	23:43	06:13	23:43
24351 Opp S'pore Takada Ind Gul Rd		06:15	23:43	06:16	23:44	06:14	23:44
24461 Bef Nam Leong Co Pte Ltd Pioneer Sector Lane		06:16	23:43	06:17	23:44	06:15	23:44
24391 Chem-Solv Technologies Pioneer Sector 2		06:16	23:44	06:17	23:45	06:16	23:45
24401 Opp Hoe Huat Engrg Pioneer Sector 2		06:17	23:44	06:18	23:45	06:16	23:45
24411 Opp Multi Ways Equipment Pioneer Sector 2		06:18	23:45	06:19	23:46	06:17	23:46
24421 Bef Pioneer Sector 1 Pioneer Sector 2		06:19	23:46	06:20	23:47	06:18	23:47
24531 Utracon Corp Pioneer Sector 1		06:20	23:47	06:21	23:48	06:19	23:48
24541 Opp Seatrium Tuas Yard Pioneer Sector 1		06:21	23:48	06:22	23:49	06:20	23:49
24559 Opp Crystal Offshore Pioneer Sector 1		06:22	23:49	06:23	23:50	06:21	23:50
24549 Seatrium Tuas Yard Pioneer Sector 1		06:23	23:49	06:24	23:50	06:21	23:50
24539 Dundee Marine Pioneer Sector 1		06:24	23:50	06:25	23:51	06:22	23:51
24431 Aft Pioneer Sector 2 Pioneer Sector 1		06:25	23:51	06:25	23:52	06:23	23:52
24441 GSK Pioneer Sector 3		06:26	23:52	06:26	23:53	06:24	23:53
24451 Opp Cambridge Ind Trust Pioneer Sector 3		06:27	23:52	06:27	23:53	06:24	23:53
24381 GE Keppel Energy Svcs Gul Rd		06:28	23:53	06:28	23:54	06:25	23:54
24331 Opp Hong Hang Bldg Pioneer Rd		06:30	23:54	06:29	23:55	06:26	23:55
23221 Aft Gul Way Pioneer Rd		06:31	23:55	06:30	23:55	06:27	23:56
23231 Keppel Logistics Pioneer Rd		06:32	23:56	06:31	23:56	06:28	23:57
23341 Aft Pioneer Rd Benoi Rd		06:33	23:57	06:32	23:57	06:29	23:58
23441 Bef Benoi Pl Benoi Rd		06:34	23:57	06:32	23:57	06:30	23:58
23351 Aft Gul Ave Benoi Rd		06:35	23:58	06:33	23:58	06:31	23:59
23361 Bef Benoi Sector Benoi Rd		06:36	23:59	06:34	23:59	06:32	00:00
23371 Bef Joo Koon Int Benoi Rd	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	06:37	00:00	06:35	00:00	06:33	00:01
24009 Joo Koon Int(Alighting) Joo Koon Circle	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	06:38	00:01	06:36	00:01	06:34	00:02

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Jurong ↺ Gul Rd	1978	1 June	Introduced between Jurong Int and Gul Rd (Loop).
		1986	23 February	Amended to ply Pioneer Sector 1 (End).
	Boon Lay ↺ Pioneer Sector 2	1990	1 July	Amended to Boon Lay Int.
		1992	18 October	Amended to ply Pioneer Sector Lane.
		2001	11 February	Amended to ply Jurong West St 62, Jurong West St 61, Jurong West St 63, Pioneer Rd Nth, Jln Ahmad Ibrahim and Benoi Rd.
		2006	18 June	Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
		2007	24 June	Serves 2 additional pairs of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 653B and outside and before Singapore Post along Pioneer Rd Nth.
		2009	27 December	Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
	Joo Koon ↺ Pioneer Sector 2	2015	28 November	Shortened to Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub.
		2016	4 January	First bus brought forward to 0545 hrs daily.
			25 January	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2024	15 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.

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