Bus Service 970

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	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 Monday, 17 March 2025, short-trip service 71A will be introduced from Mayflower MRT Station to Bishan MRT Station. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 23 March 2025, supplementary bus service 258M will ply an extended route looping at Boon Lay Place to provide direct connection to amenities such as Boon Lay Shopping Centre. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, supplementary bus service 979X will be introduced to provide a faster connection for residents in Yew Tee Village to and from Bukit Panjang MRT / Bus Interchange. Bus service 979X will supplement bus service 979 and serve selected bus stops along its route. It will operate on weekdays (excluding Public Holidays) during the morning and evening peak periods. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, supplementary bus service 861M will be introduced to complement existing travel options to Wellington Primary School. It will operate from Canberra Way, terminating at Sembawang Bus Interchange. This service will operate two trips during the morning peak period on weekdays during school term only. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, short-trip service 112B will be introduced starting from Hougang Central Bus Interchange and terminating at Hougang Avenue 7. This service will only operate on weekdays (excluding public holidays) during the evening peak period. Please refer here for more information.

Service 970
Route Information
Route	Bukit Panjang Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Terminal
Route Length	25.6 km (towards Shenton Way) 24.6 km (towards Bukit Panjang)
Travelling Time	95 mins (1 h 35 mins)
Operator	(Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 970 is a trunk route that links the residential estates of Bukit Panjang, Hillview, Beauty World, Bukit Timah, Holland Village & Queenstown to the central areas of Great World, Chinatown and Telok Ayer. The introduction of this bus route in 2000 also bears resemblence to the first generation of Service 5 that was withdrawn in 1999 under Bukit Panjang LRT Rationalisation.

Despite having moderate demand, Service 970 serves key housing estates, markets and town centres, which provides convenient commutes to passengers who can have doorstep access to public amenities from their houses.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 970

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	18	18 Single Deckers
		SMB274L SMB276G SMB277D SMB278B SMB279Z SMB345R SMB346M SMB352U SMB1376U SMB1397J SMB1418H SMB1422U SMB1442L SMB1443J SMB1463B SMB1468M SMB1496G SMB1504S SMB1636U MAN NL323F

Notes

1 extra bus. 1 bus will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 972M during Weekdays AM Peak. 1 bus will perform two (2) crossover trips on Service 976 before and during Weekdays AM Peak. SMB1468M will operate on Service 972M on Sundays & Public Holidays. All buses park at Woodlands Bus Park (WLBP). Weekdays: 14 AM - 15 PM / 3 S1 (18 buses) Saturdays: 14 AM - 13 PM / 2 S1 (16 buses) Sundays: 14 AM - 14 PM / 1 S1 (15 buses)

Route Information

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)
towards Shenton Way	11 - 15 minutes	10 - 17 minutes	10 - 18 minutes	15 - 18 minutes
towards Bukit Panjang	15 minutes	08 - 16 minutes	11 - 13 minutes	12 - 16 miuntes

Special Departures

• 06011

  Outram Pk Stn Exit 7
  Outram Rd
  →
  45009

  Bt Panjang Int
  Petir Rd
  • Weekdays: 06:00, 06:15 & 06:30
  • Saturdays: 06:00, 06:14 & 06:28
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: 06:00, 06:13 & 06:25

Direction 1 (Bukit Panjang → Shenton Way)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
45009 Bt Panjang Int(Berth B1) Petir Rd	DT1BP6Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	05:30	23:35	05:30	23:35	05:30	23:35
44199 Blk 171 Gangsa Rd		05:32	23:37	05:32	23:37	05:32	23:37
44249 Blk 174 Bt Panjang Rd		05:33	23:38	05:33	23:38	05:33	23:38
44909 Blk 184 Bt Panjang Rd		05:36	23:40	05:36	23:41	05:36	23:41
44029 Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT1BP6Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	05:37	23:41	05:37	23:42	05:37	23:42
44019 The Linear Upp Bt Timah Rd		05:37	23:41	05:37	23:42	05:37	23:42
43119 Bef Hazel Pk Terr Upp Bt Timah Rd		05:38	23:42	05:38	23:43	05:38	23:43
43109 Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT2Cashew MINDEF	05:40	23:44	05:39	23:44	05:39	23:44
43099 Assumption Pathway Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		05:40	23:44	05:40	23:45	05:40	23:45
43089 Aft Assumption Eng Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		05:41	23:45	05:40	23:45	05:40	23:45
43279 Aft Hillview Stn Hillview Rd	DT3Hillview	05:43	23:48	05:43	23:48	05:43	23:48
43268 Hillington Green Condo Hillview Ave		05:45	23:49	05:44	23:49	05:43	23:49
43259 Opp Hillbrooks Hillview Ave		05:46	23:50	05:45	23:50	05:45	23:50
43249 Hillview Apts Hillview Ave		05:46	23:50	05:45	23:50	05:45	23:50
43239 The Petals Condo Hillview Ave		05:48	23:52	05:47	23:52	05:47	23:52
43229 Opp Blk 266 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:49	23:52	05:48	23:52	05:47	23:53
43209 Autobacs Bt Batok East Ave 6		05:51	23:54	05:49	23:54	05:49	23:54
42199 Aft Bt Batok East Ave 6 Jln Jurong Kechil		05:51	23:55	05:51	23:55	05:50	23:56
42189 The Hillford Jln Jurong Kechil		05:54	23:56	05:52	23:56	05:51	23:57
42179 Aft Chun Tin Rd Jln Jurong Kechil		05:54	23:56	05:52	23:56	05:51	23:57
42169 Opp Blk 19 Jln Jurong Kechil		05:55	23:57	05:53	23:57	05:52	23:58
42159 Opp Beauty World Stn Jln Jurong Kechil	DT5Beauty World	05:56	23:58	05:54	23:58	05:53	23:59
42259 Aft Upp Bt Timah Rd Jln Jurong Kechil	Beauty World Centre	05:57	23:58	05:55	23:59	05:54	00:00
42089 Opp Bt Timah Plaza Jln Anak Bt	Bukit Timah Plaza	05:58	23:59	05:56	00:00	05:55	00:01
42059 Opp King Albert Pk Stn Dunearn Rd	DT6King Albert Park Rail Corridor Former Bukit Timah Railway Station	06:00	00:01	05:58	00:02	05:57	00:03
42049 Hua Guan Gdns Dunearn Rd		06:00	00:01	05:58	00:02	05:57	00:03
42039 Opp The Nexus Dunearn Rd		06:01	00:02	05:59	00:03	05:58	00:04
42029 Aft Swiss Club Rd Dunearn Rd		06:03	00:03	06:00	00:04	05:59	00:05
42129 Sixth Ave Ville Sixth Ave		06:06	00:06	06:03	00:07	06:02	00:08
42139 Avenue Villa Sixth Ave		06:06	00:06	06:03	00:07	06:02	00:08
11349 Opp Garlick Ville Sixth Ave		06:07	00:07	06:04	00:08	06:03	00:09
11339 Dynasty Lodge Sixth Ave		06:08	00:07	06:04	00:08	06:04	00:10
11329 Regent Villa Sixth Ave		06:08	00:07	06:04	00:08	06:04	00:10
11319 Opp Hse No. 516 Sixth Ave		06:09	00:08	06:05	00:09	06:05	00:11
11309 Hse No. 589 Sixth Ave		06:10	00:09	06:06	00:10	06:06	00:12
11289 Opp Tan Boon Chong Ave Holland Rd		06:11	00:10	06:06	00:10	06:07	00:13
11279 Aft Coronation Rd West Holland Rd		06:11	00:10	06:07	00:11	06:07	00:13
11269 Opp Holland Village Holland Rd		06:13	00:12	06:08	00:12	06:09	00:15
11419 Holland V Stn Exit A Holland Ave	CC21Holland Village	06:14	00:13	06:09	00:13	06:10	00:16
11409 Blk 9 Holland Ave		06:15	00:14	06:10	00:14	06:11	00:17
11179 Blk 8 C'wealth Ave		06:16	00:14	06:11	00:15	06:12	00:18
11169 C'wealth Stn Exit B/C C'wealth Ave	EW20Commonwealth	06:19	00:16	06:13	00:18	06:15	00:21
11159 Aft Ch of Our Saviour C'wealth Ave		06:20	00:18	06:15	00:20	06:16	00:22
11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C C'wealth Ave	EW19Queenstown	06:21	00:20	06:17	00:22	06:18	00:24
11139 Blk 53A CP C'wealth Ave		06:23	00:20	06:17	00:22	06:18	00:24
10299 Aft Dawson Pl Alexandra Rd		06:25	00:21	06:18	00:23	06:19	00:25
10289 Opp SIS Bldg Alexandra Rd		06:26	00:22	06:19	00:24	06:20	00:26
10279 Tanglin View Alexandra Rd		06:27	00:23	06:20	00:24	06:21	00:27
10269 Opp Delta Sports Hall Alexandra Rd		06:28	00:24	06:21	00:25	06:22	00:28
10249 Opp Gan Eng Seng Sec Sch Alexandra Rd		06:29	00:24	06:21	00:26	06:22	00:28
13051 Opp Valley Pt River Valley Rd		06:31	00:26	06:23	00:27	06:24	00:30
13062 Stellar RV River Valley Rd		06:32	00:27	06:23	00:27	06:25	00:30
13119 Great World Stn Exit 3 Kim Seng Rd	TE15Great World	06:34	00:29	06:25	00:29	06:27	00:32
06129 Grand Copthorne Hotel Kim Seng Rd	TE16Havelock	06:37	00:31	06:27	00:31	06:27	00:34
06069 Aft Furama RiverFront Outram Rd		06:38	00:32	06:28	00:32	06:30	00:36
06049 Bef Outram Flyover Outram Rd		06:39	00:33	06:29	00:33	06:31	00:36
06029 Outram Pk Stn Exit 1 Outram Rd	EW16NE3TE17Outram Park Singapore General Hospital	06:41	00:35	06:31	00:35	06:33	00:39
05012 Bef Pearl's Hill Terr Eu Tong Sen St	EW16NE3TE17Outram Park	06:42	00:36	06:32	00:36	06:34	00:40
05013 Chinatown Stn Exit C Eu Tong Sen St	NE4DT19Chinatown New Bridge Centre People's Park Complex Yue Hwa Building	06:44	00:37	06:33	00:37	06:35	00:41
05129 Opp One Upp Pickering Upp Pickering St	NE4DT19Chinatown	06:46	00:38	06:35	00:39	06:36	00:42
05319 OCBC Ctr Church St	NS26EW14Raffles Place DT18Telok Ayer	06:48	00:39	06:37	00:40	06:37	00:43
03059 One Raffles Quay Raffles Quay		06:50	00:41	06:39	00:42	06:39	00:45
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	TE19Shenton Way	06:52	00:42	06:42	00:43	06:40	00:46
03218 Opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way	EW15Tanjong Pagar	06:55	00:44	06:43	00:45	06:42	00:48
03239 Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way 1		06:58	00:47	06:45	00:47	06:43	00:50

• ¹: Not for alighting.

Direction 2 (Shenton Way → Bukit Panjang)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
03239 Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way		06:30	23:30	06:30	23:30	06:30	23:30
03223 Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd	EW15Tanjong Pagar	06:33	23:33	06:32	23:32	06:31	23:31
03151 Opp GB Bldg Cecil St		06:35	23:35	06:33	23:33	06:32	23:32
03041 Telok Ayer Stn Exit A Cross St	DT18Telok Ayer	06:38	23:37	06:35	23:35	06:34	23:34
05131 Opp Hong Lim Cplx Upp Cross St	NE4DT19Chinatown	06:41	23:40	06:37	23:37	06:35	23:36
05039 New Bridge Ctr New Bridge Rd		06:44	23:43	06:39	23:40	06:37	23:38
05019 Aft Duxton Plain Pk New Bridge Rd		06:45	23:44	06:39	23:41	06:37	23:39
06011 Outram Pk Stn Exit 7 Outram Rd	EW16NE3TE17Outram Park Singapore General Hospital	06:00	23:47	06:00	23:45	06:00	23:43
06051 Blk 55 Tiong Bahru Rd		06:01	23:48	06:01	23:46	06:01	23:44
06071 Havelock Stn Exit 2 Zion Rd	TE16Havelock	06:02	23:48	06:02	23:47	06:02	23:45
06081 Havelock Stn Exit 3 Zion Rd	TE16Havelock	06:03	23:49	06:03	23:47	06:03	23:46
06131 Aft Blk 87 Zion Rd	TE15Great World	06:04	23:50	06:04	23:49	06:04	23:47
13121 Opp Great World City Zion Rd		06:06	23:51	06:06	23:50	06:06	23:49
13069 RV Residences River Valley Rd		06:07	23:52	06:07	23:50	06:07	23:50
13059 Valley Pt River Valley Rd		06:07	23:52	06:07	23:51	06:07	23:50
10519 Blk 4 Delta Rd		06:08	23:53	06:08	23:52	06:08	23:51
10241 Gan Eng Seng Sec Sch Alexandra Rd		06:09	23:54	06:09	23:53	06:09	23:52
10261 Delta Sports Hall Alexandra Rd		06:10	23:55	06:10	23:54	06:10	23:53
10271 Opp Tanglin View Alexandra Rd		06:11	23:56	06:11	23:55	06:11	23:54
10281 SIS Bldg Alexandra Rd		06:12	23:57	06:12	23:55	06:12	23:55
10291 Opp Dawson Pl Alexandra Rd		06:14	23:59	06:14	23:57	06:14	23:57
11131 Queens Condo C'wealth Ave		06:15	00:00	06:15	23:58	06:15	23:58
11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D C'wealth Ave	EW19Queenstown	06:16	00:00	06:16	23:59	06:16	23:58
11151 Blk 42 C'wealth Ave		06:18	00:02	06:18	00:00	06:18	00:01
11161 C'wealth Stn Exit A/D C'wealth Ave	EW20Commonwealth	06:20	00:04	06:20	00:02	06:20	00:03
11151 Blk 42 C'wealth Ave		06:21	00:05	06:22	00:04	06:21	00:04
11401 Holland V Stn/Blk 12 Holland Ave	CC21Holland Village	06:23	00:07	06:24	00:06	06:23	00:06
11261 Holland Village Holland Rd	CC21Holland Village	06:25	00:09	06:26	00:08	06:25	00:08
11271 Aft East Sussex Lane Holland Rd		06:26	00:10	06:27	00:09	06:26	00:09
11301 Hse No. 578 Sixth Ave		06:27	00:11	06:28	00:10	06:27	00:10
11311 Hse No. 532 Sixth Ave		06:28	00:11	06:29	00:11	06:27	00:11
11321 Opp Regent Villa Sixth Ave		06:28	00:11	06:29	00:11	06:27	00:11
11331 Opp Dynasty Gdn II Sixth Ave		06:29	00:12	06:30	00:12	06:28	00:12
11341 Garlick Ville Sixth Ave		06:30	00:13	06:31	00:13	06:29	00:13
42131 Aft Lantana Ave Sixth Ave		06:31	00:13	06:31	00:13	06:29	00:13
42011 Sixth Ave Ctr Bt Timah Rd		06:32	00:14	06:32	00:14	06:30	00:14
42021 Aft Maple Ave Bt Timah Rd		06:32	00:14	06:33	00:14	06:31	00:14
42031 The Tessarina Bt Timah Rd		06:33	00:15	06:34	00:14	06:32	00:15
42041 The Nexus Bt Timah Rd		06:34	00:16	06:34	00:15	06:32	00:16
42051 King Albert Pk Stn Bt Timah Rd	DT6King Albert Park Rail Corridor Former Bukit Timah Railway Station	06:36	00:17	06:36	00:16	06:34	00:17
42061 King Albert Pk Bt Timah Rd		06:36	00:17	06:36	00:16	06:34	00:17
42071 Pei Hwa Presby Pr Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd	Bukit Timah Plaza	06:38	00:18	06:38	00:18	06:34	00:19
42151 Beauty World Stn Exit C Jln Jurong Kechil	DT5Beauty World	06:39	00:19	06:39	00:20	06:37	00:20
42161 Blk 18 Jln Jurong Kechil		06:39	00:19	06:39	00:20	06:37	00:20
42171 Signature Pk Condo Jln Jurong Kechil		06:41	00:20	06:41	00:22	06:38	00:22
42181 Opp The Hillford Jln Jurong Kechil		06:41	00:20	06:41	00:22	06:39	00:22
42191 Bef Bt Batok East Ave 6 Jln Jurong Kechil		06:43	00:22	06:43	00:24	06:40	00:24
43201 Park Natura Bt Batok East Ave 6		06:44	00:23	06:44	00:25	06:41	00:25
43221 Blk 267 Bt Batok East Ave 2		06:46	00:24	06:46	00:26	06:42	00:26
43231 Opp The Petals Condo Hillview Ave		06:48	00:25	06:47	00:28	06:44	00:28
43241 Opp Hillview Apts Hillview Ave		06:48	00:26	06:48	00:29	06:45	00:29
43251 Hillbrooks Hillview Ave		06:50	00:27	06:49	00:30	06:46	00:30
43261 Opp Hillview Hts Hillview Ave		06:51	00:28	06:50	00:31	06:47	00:31
43271 Glendale Pk Condo Hillview Rd		06:52	00:29	06:51	00:32	06:48	00:32
43061 Hillview Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT3Hillview	06:54	00:30	06:52	00:33	06:49	00:33
43071 Opp Dairy Farm Rd Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:54	00:30	06:52	00:33	06:49	00:33
43081 Opp Assumption Eng Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:55	00:30	06:53	00:33	06:50	00:33
43091 Bef Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT2Cashew	06:55	00:31	06:53	00:34	06:50	00:34
43111 Min of Defence Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:56	00:31	06:54	00:34	06:51	00:34
44011 Opp The Linear Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:57	00:32	06:55	00:35	06:52	00:35
44021 Bt Panjang Stn Exit B Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT1BP6Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	06:58	00:33	06:56	00:36	06:53	00:36
44251 Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd	DT1BP6Bukit Panjang	07:00	00:35	06:57	00:37	06:55	00:38
44241 Opp Lompang Rd Bt Panjang Rd		07:03	00:38	07:00	00:40	06:57	00:40
44191 Opp Blk 171 Gangsa Rd		07:06	00:41	07:02	00:42	07:00	00:43
45009 Bt Panjang Int(Alighting) Petir Rd	DT1BP6Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	07:10	00:45	07:06	00:46	07:04	00:47

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 10 May 2004	Bukit Panjang ↔ Shenton Way	2000	20 August	Introduced between Bt Panjang Int and Shenton Way Ter.
		2002	20 April	Amended to ply Upp Cross St and the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Sth Bridge Rd, Neil Rd and Cantonment Rd.
		2003	TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Goh & Goh Bldg along Jln Jurong Kechil.
		2005	TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Hillington Green Condo along Hillview Ave, skipping the bus stop outside Hillview Hts.
			30 October	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 94 along Zion Rd.
		2010	23 May	Skips temporarily closed bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of DT2Cashew station along the Downtown Line.
		2012	29 April	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
			9 December	Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of DT5Beauty World station on the Downtown Line.
			16 December	Amended to start from Petir Rd and terminate at Jelebu Rd with the opening of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and the closure of Bt Panjang Int.
		2014	26 January	Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk.
			27 April	Serves new bus stop outside Queens Condo along Commonwealth Ave.
		2015	1 March	Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
			27 December	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 184 along Bt Panjang Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Blk 183.
				Serves additional bus stop outside Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
		2017	25 June	Amended to the relocated Shenton Way Ter.
			4 September	Amended to Bt Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.
				Last bus from Bt Panjang Int extended to 2335 hrs daily.

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