Tower Transit Bus Service 66 | Land Transport Guru (2024)

Tower Transit Bus Service 66 is a trunk service plying from Jurong East and looping at Beauty World, passing through Bukit Batok.

Route Overview
Route	Jurong East Bus Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Jurong Town Hall Rd, Bukit Batok West Ave 8, Bukit Batok East Ave 6, Jln Jurong Kechil
Route Length	17.3 km
Travelling Time	65 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Jurong East	Daily
	05:30 – 23:00
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	9 – 10 mins			10 – 16 mins			10 mins			14 – 17 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 66 connects housing estates in Bukit Batok East and Bukit Batok West to Jurong East & Beauty World MRT Stations.

Formerly a long trunk route spanning from East to West between Bedok and Jurong East, it was shortened to loop at Beauty World Downtown Line 3 Bus Rationalisation in December 2021.

MRT Stations Served

• EW24NS1 Jurong East
• EW25 Chinese Garden
• DT5 Beauty World

Special Departures

• Jln Jurong Kechil (Beauty World Stn Exit C) → Jurong East Int
  Weekdays: 23:48, 00:04 & 00:20
  Saturdays:23:46, 00:03 & 00:20
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 23:47, 00:03 & 00:20
  

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Operator History:

• 1989 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – 11 Jun 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
• 12 Jun 2016 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bulim Bus Package.

Route History:

• 1989 (17 Dec): Introduced between Tampines Int and Jurong East Int
• 1991 (26 May): Shortened to Bedok Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 5
• 1994: First bus from Bedok Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays
• 1994: First bus from Jurong East Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays
• 1997 (05 May): Serves new pair of bus stops outside KK Women & Child Hosp along Bt Timah Rd
• 2000: Serves new bus stop before Goldhill Ave along Dunearn Rd
• 2001: Serves new pair of bus stops opposite Blk 761 and opposite Baywater along Bedok North Ave 3
• 2002: Serves new pair of bus stops opposite and between Blks 731 and 734 along Bedok Reservoir Rd
• 2003: Serves new bus stop outside Goh & Goh Bldg along Jln Jurong Kechil
• 2006: Skips a pair of abolished bus stops outside and opposite Bedok Green Sec Sch along Bedok North Ave 3
• 2007: First bus from Bedok Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays
• 2009 (05 Jul): Amended to ply Boon Lay Way and Jurong East Central with the closure of Jurong East St 12 to facilitate the Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP)
• 2009 (22 Nov): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite MacPherson Stn along Circuit Link
• 2011 (26 Jun): Amended to ply Lor Bengkok with the closure of Circuit Link to facilitate the construction of MacPherson MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
• 2011 (04 Sep): Serves new bus stop outside Botanic Gdns Stn along Bt Timah Rd
• 2011 (19 Nov): Amended to Bedok Temp Int
• 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int
• 2012 (11 Mar): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 204 along Bedok North Int
• 2012 (26 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2012 (09 Dec): Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of Beauty World MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
• 2014 (26 Jan): Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link
• 2014 (30 Nov): Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub
• 2016 (12 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd
• 2016 (16 Oct): Amended to ply the reinstated Circuit Link, skipping Lor Bengkok
• 2017 (12 Feb): Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Ubi Rd 3 along Ubi Ave 2
• 2017 (23 Apr): Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd
• 2018 (28 Oct):Serves temporary co-sharing bus stop outside Newton FC along Bukit Timah Rd
• 2019 (24 Feb): Serves reinstated bus stop Bef Winstedt Rd along Bukit Timah Rd
• 2019 (23 Jun): Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 6, Bt Batok West Ave 6 and Bt Batok West Ave 8, skipping Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok East Ave 3.
• 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to relocated Jurong East Int
• 2021 (12 Dec): Shortened to loop at Upper Bukit Timah Road from Jurong East as part of the Downtown Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation

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