Bus Service 78

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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. From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 39 , 175 & 804 will call at new bus stops. Please refer here for more information. On Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 10 , 14 16 , 70M & 196 will be affected by road closure on Nicoll Highway from the First Bus to 10.00am. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 674 will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 666 will be extended to Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard. An additional trip will operate during morning peak period and its frequency will be improved from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services 110 , 114 & 156 will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service 374 will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange. Please refer to the following for more information. From Sunday, 8 December 2024, Bus Services 84G & 84W will each call at an additional bus stop outside and opposite Blk 437B respectively. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 9 December 2024, Supplementary Bus Service 298X will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the Tampines town centre and transport hub for residents in the Tampines North and west areas. Please refer here for more information.

Service 78
Route Information
Route	Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange ↺ Clementi Avenue 3 (Loop)
Route Length	26.2km
Travelling Time	77 - 120 mins (1 h 17 mins - 2 h)
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Bus Service 78 is an industrial trunk route linking the factories and offices at Penjuru and Pandan with connections to Clementi and Jurong East MRT stations.

Short-Trip Bus Service 78A operates on Weekdays, during the morning peak hours. It mainly supplements the high demand for Service 78 from Jurong East MRT to industrial areas around Penjuru.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 78/78A

Depot	Fleet Size (78)	Fleet Size (78A)	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	13	3	13 Double Deckers
			Volvo B9TL

Notes
This service practises jumpbus.

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	08 - 10 minutes	08 - 14 minutes	08 - 12 minutes	15 - 22 minutes

Special Departures

• Blk 460 17251
  Clementi Ave 2 → Jurong Town Hall Int 29009
  Venture Dr
  • Weekdays & Saturdays: 06:00, 06:08 & 06:16
• Bet Blks 50/51 20129
  West Coast Rd → Jurong Town Hall Int 29009
  Venture Dr
  • Weekdays: 05:30, 05:47, 06:04 & 06:21
  • Saturdays: 05:30, 05:50 & 06:10
  • Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00, 06:16 & 06:32

Service 78A

SMB3543R on Short-Trip Service 78A

• Jurong Town Hall Int 29009
  Venture Dr → Opp Clp Intl 29121
  Tg Penjuru
  • Weekdays: 06:59, 07:22, 07:38 & 07:47

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
Jurong Town Hall Int (Berth 1) 29009 Venture Dr	78A	EW24NS1Jurong East	05:40	00:20	05:40	00:20	05:40	00:20
Blk 131 28301 Jurong Gateway Rd	78A		05:44	00:24	05:44	00:24	05:44	00:24
Blk 134 28431 Jurong East Ctrl	78A
Jurong East Lib 28249 Jurong Town Hall Rd	78A	Jurong Public Library
Jurong Town Hall Int 28239 Jurong Town Hall Rd	78A
German Ctr 28229 Jurong Town Hall Rd	78A
Bef Pandan Gdns 20269 Jurong Town Hall Rd	78A
C'wealth Sec Sch 20259 Jurong Town Hall Rd	78A	Commonwealth Sec Sch
Opp Blks 34/35 20161 West Coast Rd	78A
Opp Blk 47 20171 West Coast Rd	78A
Opp Blk 51 20121 West Coast Rd	78A
Bef Penjuru Wk 29039 Penjuru Rd	78A
Bef Penjuru Cl 29029 Penjuru Rd	78A
Sanmina-SCI 29019 Penjuru Rd	78A
Ban Joo 29041 Tg Penjuru	78A
Opp Clp Intl 29121 Tg Penjuru	78A		06:02	00:41	06:03	00:42	06:03	00:42
Opp Caltex S'pore 29051 Jln Buroh
Comfortdelgro Engrg 29119 Pandan Rd
Opp PPL Shipyard 29109 Pandan Rd
Bef Sia Huat 29099 Pandan Rd
Swanson Plastics 29089 Pandan Rd
Opp Foh Foh Pte Ltd 29139 Pandan Ave
Senkee Logistics Hub 29149 Pandan Ave
Blk 501 20299 West Coast Rd
Blk 512 17079 West Coast Rd
Opp Blk 701 17069 West Coast Rd
Blk 460 17251 Clementi Ave 2
Blk 455 17161 C'wealth Ave West
Clementi Stn Exit A 17171 C'wealth Ave West		EW23Clementi The Clementi Mall	06:03	00:58	06:04	00:59	06:22	00:58
NTUC Fairprice 17239 Clementi Ave 3			06:06	01:01	06:07	01:02	06:26	01:02
Opp Blk 460 17259 Clementi Ave 2
Blk 701 17061 West Coast Rd
Blk 513 17071 West Coast Rd
Opp Blk 501 20291 West Coast Rd
Gas Svc Intl 29071 Pandan Rd
Franklin Offshore 29081 Pandan Rd
Opp Sia Huat 29091 Pandan Rd
PPL Shipyard 29101 Pandan Rd
Transverse 29111 Pandan Rd
Aft Pandan Rd 29069 Jln Buroh
Caltex S'pore 29059 Jln Buroh
Clp Intl 29129 Tg Penjuru
LTH Logistics 29049 Tg Penjuru
Opp Sanmina-SCI 29011 Penjuru Rd
Aft Jln Buroh 29021 Penjuru Rd
Aft Penjuru Pl 29031 Penjuru Rd
Bet Blks 50/51 20129 West Coast Rd
Blk 31 20179 West Coast Rd
Blk 35 20169 West Coast Rd
Bef Tebans Gdns Rd 20251 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Aft Pandan Gdns 20261 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Opp German Ctr 20271 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Opp Intl Business Pk 28221 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Jurong Town Hall 28231 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Opp Jurong East Lib 28241 Jurong Town Hall Rd		Jurong East Library
Blk 124 28439 Jurong East Ctrl
Bef Jurong East Stn 28211 Jurong Gateway Rd		EW24NS1Jurong East	05:44	01:32	05:42	01:33	06:10	01:32
Jurong Town Hall Int (Alighting) 29009 Venture Dr			05:45	01:33	05:43	01:34	06:11	01:33

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Jurong East ↺ Clementi Ave 3	1988	19 June	Introduced between Jurong East Int and Clementi Ave 3 (Loop).
		1990	1 July	Integrated with Service 245 and amended to ply Pandan Rd with the opening of Boon Lay Int.
		2001	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 131 along Jurong East St 13.
			TBC	Amended to ply West Coast Rd with the partial closure of Teban Gdns Rd.
		2002	12 May	Amended to ply West Coast Rd towards Jurong East Int, skipping eastbound Teban Gdns Rd.
				First bus brought forward to 0545 hrs daily. Last bus extended to 0020 hrs daily.
		2004	4 September	Amended to ply Pandan Ave towards Clementi Ave 3.
		2005	3 April	Amended to ply West Coast Rd towards Clementi Ave 3, skipping westbound Teban Gdns Rd.
		2009	5 July	Amended to ply Boon Lay Way and Jurong East Ctrl with the closure of Jurong East St 12 to facilitate the Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP).
		2011	17 December	Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
		2012	25 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	Service 78: Jurong East - Clementi Ave 3 Service 78A: Jurong East - Tg Penjuru	2013	4 March	Short-Trip Service 78A introduced from Jurong East Temp Int to Tg Penjuru (Opp CLP Intl) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
(Current)		2016	12 June	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
	Service 78: Jurong Gateway Rd ↺ Clementi Ave 3 Service 78A: Jurong Gateway Rd → Tg Penjuru	2020	6 December	Amended to start from and terminate at Jurong Gateway Rd with the relocation of Jurong East Temp Int.
	Service 78: Jurong Town Hall ↺ Clementi Ave 3 Service 78A: Jurong Town Hall → Tg Penjuru	2023	26 November	Extended to Jurong Town Hall Int.
				First bus brought forward to 0540 hrs daily.