SBS Transit Service 143

SBS Transit Service 143

SBS Transit Service 143 is a pioneer trunk service in Singapore. It plys between Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and Jurong East Bus Interchange. This service was the second service to use Double-Decker Air Conditioned buses in 1993. It had a total of 11 units. (SBS9010M - SBS9021G) This service has more than 20 doubledeckers in its fleet due to it being a high cashcow service.

History

*1976: Completion of the former Jurong Bus Terminal at Penjuru Road. SBS Service 143 was introduced from Jurong Bus Terminal - Toa Payoh Bus Interchange.
*1995: Service 143 was re-routed to Teban Garden Bus Terminal. 4 Bus Stops was eventually skipped.
*1999: Service 143 re-routed to Toa Payoh Temp Bus Interchange due to the construction of HDB Hub and the air-conditioned Bus Interchange. Skipped 1 Bus Stop.
*2001: Service 143 re-routed to Jurong East Bus Interchange along with 78, 79, 97, 198, and other services. Teban routes were cut off and Jurong Town Hall route was added.
*2002: Service 143 route between West Coast Road and Jurong Town Hall Road Junction was changed to Pandan Gardens and Jurong Town Hall Road.
*2004: Service 143 has an additional route terminating at Teban Gardens after 2330 hours. The route was amended too. For now, Jurong East bound buses enter Pandan Garden first; than enter Teban Gardens, which after it continue towards Jurong East Bus Interchange along Jurong Town Hall Road.
*2007: Service 143 became a Wheelchair-Accessible Bus (WAB) service on 17th December 2007.

Bus Service Details

DIRECTION ONE - TOA PAYOH BUS INTERCHANGE TO JURONG EAST BUS INTERCHANGE
*First Bus
**Weekdays: 0530HRS
**Saturdays: 0530HRS
**Sundays & Public Holidays: 0545HRS
*Last Bus
**Weekdays: 2330HRS
**Saturdays: 2330HRS
**Sundays & Public Holidays: 2330HRS

DIRECTION TWO - JURONG EAST BUS INTERCHANGE TO TOA PAYOH BUS INTERCHANGE
*First Bus
**Weekdays: 0525HRS
**Saturdays: 0525HRS
**Sundays & Public Holidays: 0545HRS
*Last Bus
**Weekdays: 0020HRS
**Saturdays: 0020HRS
**Sundays & Public Holidays: 0020HRS"Note: Buses leaving Jurong East Interchange from 2340HRS will terminate at Teban Gardens Rd (Before Hasanah Mosque)" on Weekdays, Sundays & PHs.and from 0010HRS and 0020HRS on Saturdays.

Bus Fleet

Service 143 (25 / 29 buses)

MAJORITY CONTROL: Soon Lee Bus Park (SLBP)
MINORITY CONTROL: Braddell Bus Park (BRBP)

Soon Lee Bus Park (20 / 24 buses):
SBS3914U
1 Mercedes-Benz O405 "(1 DM CAC)"

SBS2990E SBS2996P SBS2997L
3 Volvo B10BLE (CNG)

SBS9000S SBS9011K SBS9060T SBS9063K SBS9119J SBS9122Z
6 Leyland Olympian 3-Axle

SBS9229A
1 Volvo Olympian 3-Axle "(1 Batch 1)"

SBS7456Z SBS7457X SBS7458T SBS7460K SBS7462E SBS7465Y SBS7469L SBS7470G SBS7471D SBS7473Z SBS7474X SBS7480C SBS7482Y
13 Volvo B9TL

Braddell Bus Park (5 buses):
SBS9085Y
1 Leyland Olympian 3-Axle

SBS9815H SBS9817C
2 Volvo B10TL

SBS7485P SBS7489D
2 Volvo B9TL

Notes:
* The 3 Volvo B10BLE CNG buses will crossover to Service 93 on Weekday AM Peak Hours.
* Any one of the Service 143 Double-Decker requiring Preventive Maintenance will crossover to Premium 543 in the Weekday AM Peak, otherwise SBS9229A will do the crossover.
* Service 143 is a Wheelchair-Accessible Bus (WAB) Service

"Service 143 Soon Lee 20 Full-Day Shift / 4 Split-Shift, Braddell 4 Full-Day Shift / 1 Split-Shift"

Routes

The service passes through:
*Jurong East Central
*Jurong Town Hall Road
*Teban Gardens/Pandan Gardens
*West Coast Road
*Ginza Plaza
*Clementi Woods
*Pasir Panjang Road
*Haw Par Villa
*PSA Vista (Headquarters for Pasir Panjang Port Terminal)
*Telok Blangah
*Labourdor Park
*HarbourFront, VivoCity
*Kampong Bahru
*Clemenceau Avenue
*Chinatown
*Orchard Road
*Plaza Singapura
*Ngee Ann City
*Orchard MRT Station
*Newton MRT Station
*Scotts Road
*Newton Circus
*Balestier Road
*PIE
*Toa Payoh
*HDB Hub

External links

* [http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/transport/trpt_bus_timetable.aspx Bus Route Infomation]


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