Singapore Buses route 975

Service 975 is a trunk route from Boon Lay to Lim Chu Kang Road. It is mostly an industrial route. Due to the insufficient demand, high capacity double deckers are not deployed and it is due to the MINDEF areas at Neo Tiew.

Service 975 is both a residential and industrial route, serving both the estates of Teck Whye & Choa Chu Kang East, as well as many industries & army camps along Old Choa Chu Kang Road and Lim Chu Kang Road, with connections to transport nodes at Choa Chu Kang Town Centre and Bukit Panjang.

The route compliments Service 190, between Bukit Panjang, Teck Whye Estate and Choa Chu Kang, as well as Service 172 between Choa Chu Kang and Old Choa Chu Kang Rd.

This bus service loops at the former Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal, which was converted to an ordinary bus stop after the introduction of Service 975. Buses leaving Bt Panjang after 2249 hours will terminate at Lim Chu Kang Road End (Police Coast Guard), the former Lim Chu Kang Terminal.

Formerly a Singapore Bus Service (SBS) route since 1993, it was then known as Service 175. The route was transferred to Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS) in 1999 and renumbered to Service 975 in 2005. It has been operated by SMRT ever since. Due to insufficient demand/height restrictions, double deckers are not deployed on Lorong Rusuk and Old Lim Chu Kang Road. In total, the buses that were used are MAN NL323F single deckers.

History

 * 1993 (18 Jul): Introduced as Service 175, Lim Chu Kang Road End – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Loop)
 * Later amended to Sungei Tengah Rd, Brickland Rd and Choa Chu Kang Ave 3
 * 1999 (26 Dec): Handed to TIBS
 * 2005 (27 Feb): Renumbered to Service 975, Bukit Panjang Int – Lim Chu Kang Rd End (Loop)
 * 2010 (28 Nov): Amended to Lor Rusuk & Lim Chu Kang Rd; the sector along Old Lim Chu Kang Rd had been permanently closed due to expansion of Lim Chu Kang Camp in Singapore Armed Forces.
 * 2011 (23 Oct): Skips 2 bus stops along Old Choa Chu Kang Road which was removed due to road widening works
 * 2013: Service improvement under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
 * 2014 (12 May): Shortworking trip 975A introduced
 * 2015 (Jun): Bus Service Reliability Framework (BSRF) implemented for trial till Aug 2016