Bus Service 97e

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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. On Tuesday, 19 November 2024, from 12.30am to 5am, Bus Services 52 , 98 , 98M , 105 , 183 and 870 will be affected by a temporary road closure along a section of Jurong East Central to facilitate the construction of the Jurong Region Line. Please refer to the following 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. 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 97e
Route Information
Route	AM: Jurong East Bus Interchange → Marina Centre Bus Terminal PM: Marina Centre Bus Terminal → Jurong East Bus Interchange
Route Length	20.9 km (towards Marina Centre) 22.3 km (towards Jurong Easy)
Travelling Time	67 - 74 mins (1h 17mins - 1h 14mins)
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Express Bus Service 97e offers quicker journeys for commuters living at Jurong East and Clementi, linking them with industries at Alexandra, HarbourFront and the City areas of Shenton Way, Bayfront and Marina Centre. Operating during the peak hours, it plies the exact same route as its parent Bus Service 97, but only stops at selected bus stops along its route.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 97e

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	4	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
		Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	MAN ND323F Volvo B9TL

Route Information

Frequency

Period	Weekdays Peak Hours
towards Marina Centre	16 minutes
towards Jurong East	24 minutes

Departure Times

• From Jurong East Int 28009
  Jurong Gateway Rd:
  • Weekdays: 07:36, 07:52, 08:08 & 08:24
• From Marina Ctr Ter 02099
  Raffles Blvd:
  • Weekdays: 18:06, 18:30 & 18:54

Direction 1 (Jurong East → Marina Centre)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
Jurong East Int (Berth B5) 28009 Jurong Gateway Rd	EW24NS1Jurong East Jem Westgate	07:36	08:24
Jurong Town Hall Int 28239 Jurong Town Hall Rd
German Ctr 28229 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Blk 431 20019 AYE
Blk 426 17149 AYE
Aft Clementi Ave 2 17139 AYE
Aft NUS High Sch 17129 AYE
Opp Science Pk 18049 AYE
Bef Telok Blangah Hill Pk 18019 Alexendra Rd
Opp Alexandra Pt 15059 Alexandra Rd
Opp Alexandra Retail Ctr 15049 Alexandra Rd
Opp Telok Blangah Stn 14169 Telok Blangah Rd	CC28Telok Blangah	08:04	08:55
HarbourFront Stn Exit A 14129 Telok Blangah Rd	NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity	08:07	08:58
Opp VivoCity 14119 Telok Blangah Rd		08:09	09:00
Former Railway Stn 14069 Keppel Rd
Bef Cantonment Rd 05641 Keppel Rd
Hub Synergy Pt 03222 Anson Rd
Aft Capital Twr 03111 Robinson Rd
Opp SO Sofitel S'pore 03071 Robinson Rd
The Sail 03381 Marina Blvd
Marina Bay Financial Ctr 03391 Marina Blvd	NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay Marina Bay Link Mall	08:29	09:20
Aft Bayfront Stn Exit E 03511 Bayfront Ave	CE1DT16Bayfront	08:31	09:22
Marina Bay Sands Theatre 03501 Bayfront Ave	Marina Bay Sands Theatre
Promenade Stn Exit B 02169 Temasek Ave	CC4DT15Promenade Millenial Walk	08:35	09:26
Opp Suntec Convention Ctr 02159 Temasek Blvd	Suntec City
Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific 02089 Raffles Blvd	CC4DT15Promenade Millenial Walk	08:38	09:29
Marina Ctr Ter 02099 Raffles Blvd*		08:39	09:30

^* This bus stop is not for alighting.

Direction 2 (Marina Centre → Jurong East)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
Marina Ctr Ter 02099 Raffles Blvd*		18:06	18:54
Aft S'pore Flyer 02101 Raffles Ave	Singapore Flyer
The Float @ Marina Bay 02051 Raffles Ave
The Esplanade 02061 Raffles Ave	Esplanade
Suntec Convention Ctr 02151 Temasek Blvd	CC3Esplanade Suntec City Marina Sq	18:15	19:03
Promenade Stn 02161 Temasek Ave	CC4DT15Promenade Millenial Walk	18:17	19:05
Opp The Ritz-Carlton 02171 Temasek Ave
Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS 03509 Bayfront Ave	CE1DT16Bayfront	18:21	19:09
Bayfront Stn Exit A 03519 Bayfront Ave		18:23	19:10
Marina Bay Stn 03539 Ctrl Blvd	NS27CE2TE20Marina Bay Marina Bay Link Mall	18:26	19:12
Downtown Stn 03529 Ctrl Blvd	DT17Downtown	18:29	19:14
UIC Bldg 03129 Shenton Way	TE19Shenton Way	18:33	19:16
Opp AXA Twr 03217 Shenton Way	EW15Tanjong Pagar	18:35	19:18
Opp Customs Port Br HQ 05649 Keppel Rd
Opp Former Railway Stn 14061 Keppel Rd
HarbourFront Stn/Vivocity 14141 Telok Blangah Rd	NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity	18:44	19:26
Opp HarbourFront Int 14121 Telok Blangah Rd		18:45	19:27
Telok Blangah Stn 14161 Telok Blangah Rd	CC28Telok Blangah	18:49	19:30
Alexandra Retail Ctr 15041 Alexandra Rd
Alexandra Pt 15051 Alexandra Rd
Normanton Pk 18041 AYE
Science Pk 18131 AYE
Blk 610 17121 AYE
Clementi Flyover 17131 AYE
Clementi Stadium 17141 AYE
Blk 506 20011 AYE
Opp German Ctr 20271 Jurong Town Hall Rd
Jurong East Int (Alighting) 28009 Jurong Gateway Rd	EW24NS1Jurong East jem Westgate	19:15	19:54

^* This bus stop is not for boarding

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Jurong East → Fullerton Rd (AM) Collyer Quay → Jurong East (PM)	2005	3 January	Introduced between Jurong East Int and Fullerton Rd (Fullerton Sq) during morning peak hours and between Collyer Quay (Clifford Pier) and Jurong East Int during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays.
			12 June	Serves new bus stop outside Science Pk along AYE.
		2006	29 October	Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity and additional bus stop opposite VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd.
	Jurong East → Raffles Ave (AM) Temasek Blvd → Jurong East (PM)	2009	23 February	Extended to terminate at Raffles Ave (The Esplanade) for morning peak trips and start from Temasek Blvd (Suntec Convention Ctr) for evening peak trips.
				Serves additional pair of bus stops outside Blk 44 and opposite Blk 45 along Telok Blangah Rd.
	Jurong East → Marina Ctr (AM) Marina Ctr → Jurong East (PM)	2010	26 April	Amended to Marina Ctr Ter.
		2011	17 December	Amended to Jurong East Temp Int.
		2013	1 December	Serves new bus stop outside Downtown Stn along Central Blvd.
		2015	28 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2016	12 June	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore and converted to Express service.
	N/A	2020	8 April	Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures in Singapore until 4 May 2020.
			5 May	Temporary suspension of service due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures in Singapore extended until 1 June 2020.
	Jurong East → Marina Ctr (AM) Marina Ctr → Jurong East (PM)		2 June	Resumed normal operations.
			6 December	Amended to relocated Jurong East Temp Int and amended to ply Jurong East St 12, skipping Jurong Gateway Rd, Jurong East Ctrl and Jurong Town Hall Rd.
		2021	27 February	Amended to the relocated Marina Ctr Ter.
			31 May	Serves additional bus stops opposite Jurong Town Hall, outside and opposite German Ctr along Jurong Town Hall Rd.
				1 AM peak trip and 2 PM peak trips removed.
		2024	28 January	Serves relocated bus stop after Clementi Swim Cplx along AYE.