Bus Service 973

!	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 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 route that connects the residential estates of Bukit Panjang and Hillview subzone, Bukit Batok. It provides an additional transport option for residents to access the Downtown Line via DT3Hillview and DT4Hume station.

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
  • Daily: 05:35 & 05:46

Service 973A

• 45009

  Bt Panjang Int
  Petir Rd
  →
  44229

  Bef Pending Stn
  Pending Rd
  • Daily: 00:30, 00:50 & 01:10

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
45009 Bt Panjang Int(Berth B1) Petir Rd	973A	DT1BP6Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	05:30	00:10 (973) 01:10 (973A)	05:30	00:10 (973) 01:10 (973A)	05:30	00:10 (973) 01:10 (973A)
44241 Opp Lompang Rd Bt Panjang Rd	973A		05:32	00:12 (973) 01:12 (973A)	05:32	00:12 (973) 01:12 (973A)	05:32	00:12 (973) 01:12 (973A)
44231 Zhenghua Pr Sch Bt Panjang Rd	973A		05:34	00:14 (973) 01:15 (973A)	05:34	00:15 (973) 01:15 (973A)	05:34	00:15 (973) 01:15 (973A)
44229 Bef Pending Stn Pending Rd	973A	BP8Pending Bukit Panjang CC	05:36	00:16 (973) 01:17 (973A)	05:36	00:17 (973) 01:17 (973A)	05:36	00:17 (973) 01:17 (973A)
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			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		DT3Hillview	05:45	00:24	05:45	00:26	05:45	00:26
43279 Aft Hillview Stn Hillview Rd		DT3Hillview	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		DT4Hume	05:52	00:31	05:51	00:32	05:51	00:32
43041 Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd		DT4Hume	05:53	00:32	05:52	00:33	05:51	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		DT3Hillview	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			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		BP8Pending 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		DT1BP6Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	05:50	00:53	05:50	00:54	05:50	00:54

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	Last 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.

External Links

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