Bus Service 973

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY (15/4/2025)					!
	Train services will be extended on the eve of Good Friday, 17 April 2025 (Thursday), and on the eve of Labour Day, 30 April 2025 (Wednesday). Selected bus services will have their operating hours extended to coincide with the last train timing. Please refer to the following for more information: (Good Friday) (Good Friday) (Good Friday)

Service 973
Route Information
Route	Bukit Panjang Interchange ↺ Hume Ave (Loop)
Route Length	10.7 km
Travelling Time	60 mins (1 h)
Operator	(Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 973 is an inter-town service linking the residential estates of Bukit Panjang and Hillview (Bukit Batok subzone). It provides an additional transport option for residents to access the Downtown Line via Hillview and Hume stations.

Buses departing Bukit Panjang Interchange after 0010 hours terminate at Pending Road. These trips are indicated by the “A” suffix (Short-Trip 973A).

Operating hours are extended on the eves of public holidays to align with the last train at Bukit Panjang station. Revised timing will be announced closer to the respective dates by the operator.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 973/973A

Depot	Fleet		Fleet
	973	973A
Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	7	1	7 Single Deckers
			SMB322G SMB323D SMB324B SMB336S SMB337P SMB338L SMB339J MAN NL323F

Notes
All buses park at Woodlands Bus Park (WLBP). Weekdays: 5 AM - 5 PM / 2 S1 (7 buses) Saturdays: 4 AM - 5 PM / 1 S1 / 1 S2 (7 buses) Sundays: 5 AM - 5 PM / 1 S2 (6 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	08 - 09 minutes	09 - 14 minutes	10 - 12 minutes	10 - 23 minutes

Special Departures

44369 Dairy Farm Mall Petir Rd → 45009 Bt Panjang Int Petir Rd Departure Time
Daily	05:35 05:46

Short-Trip 973A

45009 Bt Panjang Int Petir Rd → 44229 Bef Pending Stn Pending Rd Departure Time
Daily	00:30 00:50 01:10

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
45009 Bt Panjang Int(Berth B1) Petir Rd	973A	DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	05:30	00:10 01:10A	05:30	00:10 01:10A	05:30	00:10 01:10A
44241 Opp Lompang Rd Bt Panjang Rd	973A		05:32	00:12 01:12A	05:32	00:12 01:12A	05:32	00:12 01:12A
44231 Zhenghua Pr Sch Bt Panjang Rd	973A		05:34	00:14 01:15A	05:34	00:15 01:15A	05:34	00:15 01:15A
44229 Bef Pending Stn Pending Rd	973A	BP8 Pending Bukit Panjang CC	05:36	00:16 01:17A	05:36	00:17 01:17A	05:36	00:17 01:17A
44371 Blk 219 Petir Rd			05:37	00:17	05:37	00:18	05:37	00:18
44381 Blk 202 Petir Rd			05:38	00:18	05:38	00:19	05:38	00:19
44351 Aft Chestnut Ave Petir Rd			05:40	00:20	05:40	00:21	05:40	00:21
44361 Opp Dairy Farm Mall Petir Rd		Dairy Farm Mall	05:41	00:20	05:41	00:22	05:41	00:22
43969 Bef Dairy Farm Hts Dairy Farm Rd			05:43	00:22	05:43	00:24	05:43	00:24
43899 Bef Dairy Farm Cres Dairy Farm Rd			05:45	00:24	05:45	00:26	05:45	00:26
43069 Hillview Stn Exit A Upp Bt Timah Rd		DT3 Hillview	05:45	00:24	05:45	00:26	05:45	00:26
43279 Aft Hillview Stn Hillview Rd		DT3 Hillview	05:47	00:26	05:46	00:27	05:46	00:27
43268 Hillington Green Condo Hillview Ave			05:48	00:27	05:48	00:29	05:48	00:29
43811 Bef Summerhill Hume Ave			05:50	00:29	05:49	00:30	05:49	00:30
43821 Bef Hume Stn Exit 2 Hume Ave		DT4 Hume	05:52	00:31	05:51	00:32	05:51	00:32
43041 Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd		DT4 Hume	05:53	00:32	05:52	00:33	05:52	00:33
43051 Opp The Rail Mall Upp Bt Timah Rd		Rail Corridor Upper Bukit Timah Truss Bridge	05:55	00:34	05:54	00:35	05:54	00:35
42991 Bef Hillview Stn Exit B Upp Bt Timah Rd		DT3 Hillview	05:55	00:34	05:54	00:35	05:54	00:35
43891 Aft Dairy Farm Cres Dairy Farm Rd			05:56	00:35	05:55	00:36	05:55	00:36
43961 Aft Dairy Farm Hts Dairy Farm Rd			05:57	00:36	05:56	00:37	05:56	00:37
44369 Dairy Farm Mall Petir Rd		Dairy Farm Mall	05:35	00:38	05:35	00:39	05:35	00:39
44359 Bef Chestnut Ave Petir Rd			05:35	00:38	05:35	00:39	05:35	00:39
44389 Opp Blk 201 Petir Rd			05:37	00:40	05:37	00:41	05:37	00:41
44379 Opp Blk 219 Petir Rd			05:39	00:42	05:39	00:43	05:39	00:43
44221 Opp Pending Stn Pending Rd		BP8 Pending Bukit Panjang CC	05:41	00:44	05:41	00:45	05:41	00:45
44239 Opp Zhenghua Pr Sch Bt Panjang Rd			05:43	00:46	05:43	00:47	05:43	00:47
44249 Blk 174 Bt Panjang Rd			05:45	00:48	05:45	00:49	05:45	00:49
44639 Bt Panjang Plaza Jelebu Rd		Bukit Panjang Plaza Hillion Mall	05:47	00:50	05:47	00:51	05:47	00:51
45009 Bt Panjang Int(Alighting) Petir Rd		DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	05:50	00:53	05:50	00:54	05:50	00:54

Notes:

• ^A: Departure time for Short-Trip 973A.
• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route bus rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Bukit Panjang ↺ Hume Ave	2017	26 February	Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Hume Ave (Loop), operating between 0525 hrs and 2400 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
			14 May	Serves additional bus stop opposite Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
			4 September	Amended to Bt Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.
				Serves 3 new bus stops before and after Dairy Farm Hts along Dairy Farm Rd and before Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
	973Bukit Panjang ↺ Hume Ave 973ABukit Panjang → Pending Rd	2019	13 January	973Last bus extended to 0010 hrs daily.
				973AIntroduced from Bt Panjang Int to Pending Rd (Bef Pending Stn), operating after the last bus of Service 973 daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.

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