Bus Service 985

	Service 985;
Route Information
Route	Choa Chu Kang Interchange ↔ Lorong 1 Geylang Terminal
Route Length	25.7 km (towards Lor 1 Geylang); 25.8 km (towards Choa Chu Kang)
Travelling Time	80 – 92 mins; (1 h 20 mins – 1 h 32 mins)
Operator	; (Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
!	From 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 10.30pm 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 15 June 2025 to 30 July 2025, Train services on the Circle Line will end earlier at 11pm on Sundays, Mondays to Wednesday. This is to facilitate the integration for the CCL6. There is no bridging bus service provided. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 29 June 2025, with the opening of Punggol Coast Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), bus services 34, 117 & 117M will be extended to commence operations from the interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 18 October 2025, with the realignment of Lim Chu Kang Road, bus service 405 will be amended to skip Lim Chu Kang Road. Please refer here for more information.					!

SMRT Buses Bus Service 985 is an inter-town route linking the residential estates of Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Batok, Anak Bukit, and Kallang via the Pan Island Expressway (PIE). It complements Service 188 in Hong Kah North and Service 31 between Jalan Toa Payoh and Lorong 1 Geylang. This service also serves as an alternative route to Express Service 506 between Bukit Batok and the outskirts of Toa Payoh.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 985
Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	16	13 Single Deckers	3 Double Deckers
Kranji Depot (KJDEP)	16	SMB41S SMB72C SMB73A SMB75U SMB76S SMB77P SMB79J SMB84T SMB87K SMB88H SMB119C Mercedes-Benz OC500LE	SG5429C SG5453G Volvo B9TL SG5813B MAN ND323F
Woodlands Depot (WLDEP) Buses park at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange (WTBI)	6	5 Single Deckers	1 Double Decker
	6	SMB344T SMB1374A SMB1407P SMB1408L SMB1427G MAN NL323F	SG5888K MAN ND323F

Notes
2 missing KJDEP SDs. SMB1513R (Service 927) will perform crossover trips on Service 985. Any 1 KJDEP DD & 1 WLDEP DD will operate on Service 985 on Saturdays. SG5888K will operate on Service 67 on Sundays & Public Holidays. Several Service 176 Mercedes-Benz OC500LE buses will operate on Service 985 on Weekends & Public Holidays. Full SD fleet on Sundays & Public Holidays. Weekdays: Kranji 8 AM - 8 PM / 5 S1 / 3 TBC; Woodlands 6 AM - 6 PM (22 buses) Saturdays: Kranji 9 AM - 8 PM / 1 S1 / 2 TQ; Woodlands TBC (TBC buses) Sundays: Kranji 8 AM - 8 PM / 1 S1 / 2 TQ; Woodlands TBC (TBC 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 Lorong 1 Geylang	08 - 11 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	12 - 13 minutes	12 - 14 minutes
towards Choa Chu Kang	09 - 11 minutes	09 - 13 minutes	10 - 11 minutes	12 - 13 miuntes

Special Departures

43411 Opp Blk 628 Bt Batok Ctrl → 80009 Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang Departure Time
Weekdays	05:40

60181 Aft Moonstone Lane S'goon Rd → 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop Departure Time
Weekdays	05:50 06:04

42071 Pei Hwa Presby Pr Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd → 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop Departure Time
Weekdays	05:45 05:57
Saturdays	06:05

43419 Aft Bt Batok Stn/Blk 628 Bt Batok Ctrl → 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop Departure Time
Weekdays	05:45

44131 Blk 26 Choa Chu Kang Rd → 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop Departure Time
Weekdays	05:20 05:35 05:50
Saturdays	05:20 05:38 05:56 06:14
Sundays & Public Holidays	05:30 05:47 06:04 06:21

Direction 1 (Choa Chu Kang → Lorong 1 Geylang)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
Bus Stops	Point of Interest	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
44009 Choa Chu Kang Int(Berth B1) Choa Chu Kang Loop	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30
44539 Lot 1/Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One	05:32	23:32	05:32	23:32	05:32	23:32
44399 Opp Blk 210 Choa Chu Kang Dr		05:35	23:34	05:34	23:34	05:35	23:34
44299 CCK Polyclinic Teck Whye Ave	Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic	05:36	23:35	05:35	23:35	05:36	23:35
44289 Blk 6 Teck Whye Ave		05:38	23:37	05:37	23:37	05:38	23:37
44279 Blk 157 Teck Whye Ave		05:39	23:38	05:38	23:38	05:39	23:38
44139 Opp Blk 26 Choa Chu Kang Rd	BP4 Teck Whye	05:40	23:39	05:40	23:39	05:41	23:40
44159 Bt Batok Fire Stn Bt Batok Rd	ITE College West	05:42	23:41	05:42	23:41	05:43	23:42
44169 Bef Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok Rd		05:43	23:44	05:43	23:42	05:44	23:43
43529 Opp Bt Batok Driving Ctr Bt Batok West Ave 5		05:45	23:44	05:45	23:44	05:46	23:45
43641 Opp HomeTeamNS Bt Batok West Ave 7		05:46	23:45	05:46	23:45	05:47	23:46
43831 Blk 334 Bt Batok West Ave 7		05:47	23:46	05:47	23:46	05:48	23:47
43491 Blk 331 Bt Batok West Ave 4		05:48	23:47	05:49	23:47	05:49	23:48
43481 Blk 315 Bt Batok West Ave 2		05:50	23:48	05:50	23:48	05:50	23:49
43471 Blk 306 Bt Batok West Ave 2		05:51	23:49	05:51	23:49	05:51	23:50
43461 Aft Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok West Ave 2		05:53	23:51	05:52	23:50	05:52	23:51
43411 Opp Blk 628 Bt Batok Ctrl	NS2 Bukit Batok West Mall	05:40	23:53	05:55	23:52	05:54	23:53
43421 Blk 503 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:42	23:54	05:57	23:53	05:56	23:54
43431 Opp Blk 242 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:43	23:55	05:58	23:54	05:57	23:55
43441 Opp Blk 258 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:45	23:56	05:59	23:55	05:58	23:56
43229 Opp Blk 266 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:47	23:58	06:01	23:57	06:00	23:58
43209 Autobacs Bt Batok East Ave 6		05:47	23:59	06:02	23:58	06:02	23:59
42199 Aft Bt Batok East Ave 6 Jln Jurong Kechil		05:50	00:00	06:04	23:59	06:03	00:01
42189 The Hillford Jln Jurong Kechil		05:51	00:01	06:05	00:00	06:04	00:02
42179 Aft Chun Tin Rd Jln Jurong Kechil		05:51	00:02	06:05	00:01	06:05	00:02
42169 Opp Blk 19 Jln Jurong Kechil		05:53	00:03	06:07	00:02	06:07	00:04
42159 Opp Beauty World Stn Jln Jurong Kechil	DT5 Beauty World	05:53	00:03	06:07	00:02	06:07	00:04
42259 Aft Upp Bt Timah Rd Jln Jurong Kechil	Beauty World Centre	05:53	00:03	06:07	00:02	06:07	00:04
Express PIE		Non-stop
51091 Opp Catholic JC PIE	Catholic JC	06:05	00:13	06:18	00:12	06:18	00:14
51101 Bef Thomson Flyover PIE		06:05	00:13	06:18	00:12	06:18	00:14
52071 Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh		06:06	00:14	06:19	00:13	06:19	00:15
Express PIE		Non-stop
52081 Aft Blk 195 Jln Toa Payoh		06:10	00:18	06:23	00:17	06:23	00:19
60081 St. Andrew's Village Jln Toa Payoh		06:12	00:19	06:24	00:18	06:24	00:20
60179 MOM Svcs Ctr Bendemeer Rd		06:13	00:21	06:24	00:20	06:26	00:22
60159 Blk 54 Bendemeer Rd		06:14	00:22	06:27	00:21	06:27	00:23
60139 Blk 44 Bendemeer Rd		06:15	00:22	06:27	00:21	06:27	00:23
60119 Opp Boon Keng Stn Bendemeer Rd	NE9 Boon Keng Bendemeer Market & Food Centre Bendemeer Shopping Mall	06:17	00:24	06:29	00:23	06:29	00:25
60059 Bef Kallang Pl Boon Keng Rd		06:21	00:27	06:33	00:29	06:33	00:29
80109 Opp Kallang Stn/Blk 2C Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	06:26	00:31	06:38	00:31	06:37	00:33
80009 Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	06:30	00:35	06:42	00:35	06:41	00:37

Notes:

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

Direction 2 (Lorong 1 Geylang → Choa Chu Kang)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
Bus Stops	Point of Interest	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
80009 Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30
80101 Kallang Stn/Opp Blk 2C Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	05:46	23:31	05:46	23:31	05:46	23:31
60051 Opp Kallang Pl Boon Keng Rd		05:49	23:34	05:49	23:34	05:49	23:34
60191 Blk 7 Boon Keng Rd	Kallang CC	05:51	23:37	05:51	23:36	05:51	23:36
60121 Boon Keng Stn/Blk 102 S'goon Rd	NE9 Boon Keng Bendemeer Market & Food Centre Bendemeer Shopping Mall	05:53	23:39	05:53	23:38	05:53	23:38
60141 Opp Bendemeer Pr Sch S'goon Rd		05:54	23:40	05:54	23:39	05:54	23:39
60161 St. Michael's Pl S'goon Rd		05:57	23:41	05:56	23:40	05:56	23:40
60181 Aft Moonstone Lane S'goon Rd		05:50	23:43	05:57	23:42	05:56	23:41
60089 Opp St. Andrew's Village Jln Toa Payoh		05:50	23:43	05:57	23:42	05:56	23:41
52089 Opp Blk 195 Jln Toa Payoh		05:52	23:44	05:58	23:43	05:57	23:42
Express PIE		Non-stop
52079 Opp Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh		05:56	23:48	06:02	23:47	06:01	23:46
51099 Catholic JC Whitley Rd	Catholic JC	05:57	23:49	06:03	23:48	06:02	23:47
Express PIE		Non-stop
42089 Opp Bt Timah Plaza Jln Anak Bt	Bukit Timah Plaza	06:11	00:01	06:15	00:00	06:14	23:59
42071 Pei Hwa Presby Pr Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd	Bukit Timah Plaza	05:45	00:02	06:05	00:01	06:15	00:00
42151 Beauty World Stn Exit C Jln Jurong Kechil	DT5 Beauty World	05:45	00:02	06:05	00:01	06:15	00:00
42161 Blk 18 Jln Jurong Kechil		05:46	00:03	06:06	00:02	06:16	00:01
42171 Signature Pk Condo Jln Jurong Kechil		05:48	00:04	06:07	00:03	06:17	00:02
42181 Opp The Hillford Jln Jurong Kechil		05:48	00:05	06:08	00:04	06:18	00:03
42191 Bef Bt Batok East Ave 6 Jln Jurong Kechil		05:49	00:06	06:09	00:06	06:19	00:04
43201 Park Natura Bt Batok East Ave 6		05:50	00:07	06:10	00:06	06:20	00:05
43221 Blk 267 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:53	00:09	06:12	00:09	06:22	00:07
43449 Blk 258 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:54	00:10	06:13	00:10	06:23	00:08
43439 Blk 242 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:56	00:11	06:14	00:11	06:24	00:09
43429 Blk 240 Bt Batok East Ave 2		05:57	00:12	06:15	00:12	06:25	00:10
43419 Aft Bt Batok Stn/Blk 628 Bt Batok Ctrl	NS2 Bukit Batok West Mall	05:45	00:14	06:18	00:15	06:28	00:12
43469 Bef Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok West Ave 2		05:46	00:15	06:19	00:16	06:29	00:13
43479 Opp Blk 305 Bt Batok West Ave 2		05:47	00:16	06:20	00:17	06:30	00:14
43489 Opp Blk 315 Bt Batok West Ave 2		05:48	00:17	06:20	00:17	06:30	00:14
43499 Blk 419 Bt Batok West Ave 4		05:50	00:19	06:22	00:19	06:32	00:16
43839 Opp Blk 336 Bt Batok West Ave 7		05:51	00:20	06:23	00:20	06:33	00:17
43649 HomeTeamNS Bt Batok West Ave 7		05:52	00:21	06:24	00:21	06:34	00:17
43521 Bt Batok Driving Ctr Bt Batok West Ave 5		05:53	00:21	06:25	00:21	06:35	00:18
44161 Aft Bt Batok West Ave 5 Bt Batok Rd		05:55	00:24	06:27	00:23	06:36	00:20
44151 Opp Bt Batok Fire Stn Bt Batok Rd	ITE College West	05:57	00:26	06:29	00:25	06:38	00:21
44131 Blk 26 Choa Chu Kang Rd	BP4 Teck Whye	05:20	00:28	05:20	00:27	05:30	00:23
44271 Bet Blks 13/14 Teck Whye Ave		05:21	00:28	05:21	00:27	05:31	00:24
44281 Blk 8 Teck Whye Ave		05:22	00:29	05:22	00:28	05:32	00:25
44291 Opp CCK Polyclinic Teck Whye Ave	Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic	05:24	00:31	05:24	00:30	05:34	00:27
44391 Aft Blk 202 Choa Chu Kang Dr		05:27	00:34	05:27	00:33	05:37	00:30
44009 Choa Chu Kang Int(Alighting) Choa Chu Kang Loop	NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang Lot One	05:34	00:41	05:34	00:40	05:44	00:37

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) Known as prior to 10 May 2004	985Choa Chu Kang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang 985AChoa Chu Kang → Jln Jurong Kechil	2003	27 July	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Lor 1 Geylang Ter with the integration of Services 185 and 989.
			28 July	985AIntroduced from Choa Chu Kang Int to Jln Jurong Kechil (Bef Upp Bt Timah Rd) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
			12 October	Serves bus stop opposite Bt Timah Plaza along Jln Anak Bt with the removal of the bus stop under the PIE Flyover.
		2004	27 April	Amended to ply Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd and Sims Ave towards Choa Chu Kang Int with the temporary conversion of Lor 1 Geylang to a one-way road.
		2004	6 December	Amended to ply the reinstated Lor 1 Geylang towards Choa Chu Kang Int, skipping Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd and Sims Ave.
		2006	30 April	Amended to ply Bt Batok West Ave 5 and Bt Batok West Ave 7.
	985Choa Chu Kang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang 985AChoa Chu Kang → Jln Jurong Kechil 985WChoa Chu Kang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	2006	15 October	985WIntroduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Lor 1 Geylang Ter via Bt Batok Rd and Bt Batok West Ave 7 on a 3-month trial.
		2007	14 October	985WBus Service 985W discontinued.
	Choa Chu Kang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang
		2008	TBC	985AShort-Trip 985A discontinued.
		2012	15 November	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2012	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 DT5 Beauty World on the Downtown Line.
		2014	26 January	Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk.
		2018	16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.^[1]

References

↑ "New Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange to Open on 16 December 2018" Land Transport Authority, 19 Nov 2018. Archived 9 August 2022.

External Links

Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package			[ V • T • E]
Services	61 • 67 • 75 • 172 • 176 • 180 • 184 • 188 • 188e • 190 • 868E • 927 • 970 • 972 • 972M • 973 • 975 • 976 • 979 • 979X • 982E • 983 • 983M • 985 • 991		Operated under Negotiated Contract
	Choa Chu Kang Feeders	300 • 301 • 302 • 307
	Bukit Panjang Feeders	920 • 922
	Defunct	188R • 308 • 700 • 700A • 971 • 971E • 979M • BPS1 • NR3 • NR8
Bus Fleet	Kranji Depot (KJDEP)
	Single Decker	Linkker LM312 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Retrofitted Electric) • Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH
	Double Decker	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door • Batch 1 • Batch 2) • MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4)
	Articulated Buses	MAN NG363F

[1] "New Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange to Open on 16 December 2018" Land Transport Authority, 19 Nov 2018. Archived 9 August 2022.

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