SINGAPORE – Commuters can look forward to three new bus services serving the Tengah, Choa Chu Kang and Woodlands areas, and shuttle services that will shadow the Jurong Region Line (JRL) until the trains start running from mid-2028.
Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow, speaking at a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at Tengah Community Club on Sept 20, said Tengah is growing quickly, and transport links are a key priority for the new town.
Siow, who is a Chua Chu Kang GRC MP, said there were about 12,000 residents in Tengah about a year ago.
“Today, we have about 28,000 residents, more than double… More people are still moving in every day. In another two years, we will be at 57,000 residents – double again,” he added.
In the past year, more amenities have opened in the town, including Parc Point shopping mall and Tengah Polyclinic, he said.
When he became an MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC in May 2025, there were four bus services operating in the town, and that number has now grown to 11, he added.
They include services like 674, which is a city direct service that connects Tengah to the Central Business District during peak hours, and 831, a feeder service, as well as 97 and 97e, which go to Jurong East, Labrador Park and the city.
Some newer services operate only during peak hours, Siow added.
The reason is there are a limited number of buses and drivers, and the priority was to have more connections to more places, instead of putting all the buses and drivers into a single full-day service, he said.
These services could be slowly expanded to become full-day services if there is more demand during off-peak hours and weekends, he added.
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