Bus Service 657

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Service 657
SG6292Y 657.jpg
Route Information
Route Hong Kah/Yuhua/Toh Guan ↔ Central Business District
Route Length 20.7 km (towards Central Business District)
21.1 km (towards Hong Kah/Yuhua/Toh Guan)
Travelling Time 67 mins – 73 mins
(1 h 7 mins – 1 h 13 mins)
Operator Tower Transit
(Bulim Bus Package)

Tower Transit City Direct Service 657 provides residents of Hong Kah subzone (Jurong East), Yuhua East/West subzones (Jurong East), and Toh Guan subzone (Jurong East), who rely on the rail network and feeder buses, with a direct travel alternative to the Central Business District (CBD). This service incorporates an express sector between Toh Guan Road and Central Business District via Jurong Town Hall Road and Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).

It is the 24th bus service to benefit from the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) (23rd bus service introduced under the programme), and the 7th peak-hour unidirectional city direct bus service introduced.

On the eves of Christmas, New Year, and Chinese New Year, evening peak-hour departures will be brought forward to the afternoon. Revised timing will be announced by the operator closer to the respective dates.

Service Information[edit]

Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]

Service 657
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP) 2 2 Double Deckers
Alexander Dennis Enviro500
MAN ND323F
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • 2 DDs will perform two (2) crossover trips on Service 98 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak.
  • Weekdays: 2S (2 buses)
  • Special Weekdays: 2T (2 buses)

Route Information[edit]

Departure Timings[edit]

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Blk 538
Jurong West Ave 1

Departure Time
Weekdays
07:30
07:45
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Marina Bay Stn
Ctrl Blvd

Departure Time
Weekdays
18:15
18:30

Direction 1 (Jurong West Avenue 1 → Marina Boulevard)[edit]

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays
First bus Last bus
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Blk 538
Jurong West Ave 1
07:3007:45
Non-Stop
Jurong Town Hall Rd
Non-stop
Express
AYE
Non-stop
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Aft Enggor St
Anson Rd
EW15Tanjong Pagar 08:2708:42
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Aft Capital Twr
Robinson Rd
EW15Tanjong Pagar 08:2908:44
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Marina Bay Financial Ctr
Marina Blvd
NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay 08:3608:51

Direction 2 (Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 1)[edit]

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays
First bus Last bus
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Marina Bay Stn
Ctrl Blvd
NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay 18:1518:30
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Downtown Stn Exit E
Ctrl Blvd
DT17Downtown
Marina Bay Financial Centre
18:1718:32
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UIC Bldg
Shenton Way
TE19Shenton Way 18:2218:37
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Opp MAS Bldg
Shenton Way
EW15Tanjong Pagar 18:2418:39
Express
AYE
Non-stop
Non-Stop
Jurong Town Hall Rd
Non-stop
icon28531
Blk 536
Jurong West Ave 1
19:1919:34

Historical Information[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
Transtar Travel
AMJurong West Ave 1 → Marina Blvd
PMCentral Blvd → West Coast Rd
2014 24 February Introduced between Jurong West Ave 1 (Blk 538) and Marina Blvd (Marina Bay Financial Ctr) during morning peak hours and between Central Blvd (Aft Marina Stn Rd) and Jurong West Ave 1 (Blk 536) during evening peak hours, operating 2 trips in each direction as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
2015 23 March Serves new staggered bus stop outside Mapletree Anson along Anson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Hub Synergy Pt.
SMRT Buses 2017 24 April Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.
Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
N/A 2020 8 April Suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures.
AMJurong West Ave 1 → Marina Blvd
PMCentral Blvd → West Coast Rd
2 June Resumed normal operations.
Tower Transit
(Current)
2021 31 May Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.

External Links[edit]

icon Bulim Bus Package [ VTE ]
Services 414966777879969797e9898M106143143M173177183189870871990992 Tower Transit
Tender Awarded
City Direct Services 651653657674
Clementi Feeders 282284285
Jurong East Feeders 333334335
Bukit Batok Feeders 941945947
Defunct 944
Bus Fleet Bulim Depot (BUDEP)
Single Decker MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 3Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1Batch 2Batch 3) • Yutong ZK6128BEVG
Double Decker Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (Batch 1)MAN ND323F (3-Door) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 2WEG2, Batch 3WEG2, Batch 4) • Yutong ZK6125BEVGS