Bus Service 979X

Service 979X
Route Information
Route	Bukit Panjang Interchange ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent (Loop)
Route Length	10.5 km
Travelling Time	42 mins
Operator	(Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 979X is a peak hour limited-stop supplementary route variant of Service 979, offering quicker journeys between the residential areas of Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhood 6 and Bukit Panjang, bypassing Choa Chu Kang North. It incorporates non-stop sectors along Woodlands Road and Kranji Expressway, saving up to 10 minutes of travelling time compared to its parent route. Although classified as an “Express-Feeder” service, it follows regular distance-based fares, similar to Service 979.

This service is the 11^th bus service introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 979X

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	5	5 Single Deckers
		SMB291L SMB1534E SMB1536A SMB1570A MAN NL323F Mercedes-Benz OC500LE

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	11 - 12 minutes	10 - 12 minutes		10 minutes

Special Departures

Collapse 45389 Blk 619 Choa Chu Kang Nth 7 ↺ 45411 Opp Blk 670 Choa Chu Kang Cres → 45009 Bt Panjang Int Petir Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	06:30 06:39

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
45009 Bt Panjang Int Petir Rd	DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	06:30	19:45
Express KJE		Non-stop
45321 Yew Tee Stn Choa Chu Kang Dr	NS5 Yew Tee Yew Tee Point	06:42	19:58
45389 Blk 619 Choa Chu Kang Nth 7		06:30	20:00
45401 Blk 681 Choa Chu Kang Cres		06:32	20:02
45411 Opp Blk 670 Choa Chu Kang Cres		06:33	20:03
45421 Blk 689A Choa Chu Kang Cres		06:34	20:04
45439 Blk 691A Choa Chu Kang Cres		06:35	20:05
45399 Regent Gr Condo Choa Chu Kang Nth 7		06:37	20:06
45329 Opp Yew Tee Stn Choa Chu Kang Dr	NS5 Yew Tee	06:40	20:09
Express KJE		Non-stop
44031 Aft Bt Panjang Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	06:51	20:16
45009 Bt Panjang Int Petir Rd	DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	06:52	20:17

Notes:

• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Bukit Panjang ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent	2025	24 March	Introduced between Bukit Panjang Int and Choa Chu Kang Crescent (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0630 hrs – 1000 hrs and 1615 hrs – 1945 hrs on Weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.

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