Singapore Buses route 189

Service 189 is a trunk route from Bukit Batok Interchange and looping at Clementi Avenue 1, passing through Bukit Batok Avenue 1, Street 23, AYE, Clementi Avenue 6 and Clementi MRT.

The route is well patronized between the industrial areas around Bukit Batok Street 23 and Bukit Batok MRT, with Shortworking trip 189A performing supplementary trips during Weekdays AM Peak, and scheduled mid-route departures (“downroutes”) in the reverse direction during Weekdays PM Peak. In contrast, the sector between Clementi MRT and Clementi Ave 1 had dropped loading, due to fewer residential developments after the relocation of HDB flats including Wan Sarah Masputri’s house to Clementi Cascadia. Timothy Mok had drove along the diverted section of Clementi Avenue 1, which is during December 2014.

2014 Route Amendment
From 23 November 2014, Service 189 will no longer serve existing stops along Clementi Avenue 2, West Coast Ferry Terminal and subsequently into the HarbourFront Centre. Deleted sectors will be covered by the new Service 211, of which it will go into HarbourFront and Suntec City. Last bus will also be extended to 11:15pm daily.

The new sector along Clementi Avenue 1 will serve NUS High School, Nan Hua High School and nearby residential apartments with connections to Clementi Town Centre. Two new bus stops will be built along the road, which was previously not served by any public bus service.

6 April 2015 Fleet Makeover
Service 189, which goes from Bukit Batok and go all the way to Clementi Cascadia has been upgraded to the 15th school route and converted with trialling of double deckers. This will be the second route from Bukit Batok.

Trees have been pruned along Clementi Avenue 1, that marks the indication of having double deckers in Clementi Avenue 1. It also uses the white RUBI Daytime Wedges.

The only place that has been left with all those single deckers is within Clementi Avenue 4 north of Clementi Avenue 5.



Shortworking Trips
Weekdays AM Peak (0706 – 0900) Daily (2320 – 0100) From 2320 daily, buses will be renamed as 189A and terminate at Bukit Batok Street 23, Opp Midview Building.
 * Service 189A: Bukit Batok Int → Bukit Batok St 23 (Opp Midview Building)

During Eves of Public Holidays, last bus timings of Service 189 (operating as Service 189A) will be extended to complement the extension of train operating hours.

History

 * 1981: Amended to Buona Vista.
 * 1985: Extended to Bukit Batok.
 * 26 Jul 1987: Amended to Marina Square.
 * 10 Mar 1990: Shortened to loop at Clementi West Street 2.
 * 1995: Extended to West Coast Ferry Terminal.
 * 18 Jun 2000: Handed over to Timothy.
 * 23 Jan 2013: Extended to HarbourFront Centre.

Fleet
Service 189’s fleet comprises of MAN NL323Fs and several Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano Habits).