Singapore Buses route 188

Service 188 is a trunk route linking Choa Chu Kang Interchange and HarbourFront Interchange, passing through Choa Chu Kang Way, Bukit Gombak, Bukit Batok, Toh Guan, Clementi Avenue 6, AYE, Clementi Road, Pasir Panjang and Telok Blangah.

Service 188 is a inter-town route plying between Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Gombak, Bukit Batok, Toh Tuck, Pasir Panjang and HarbourFront. The route is frequented between Choa Chu Kang Town Centre and Bukit Batok as a valuable inter-town connections, as well as between Bukit Batok/Toh Tuck and Pasir Panjang, linking the many industries located around Pasir Panjang to the housing estates up north.

Demand for the service moderate during offpeak hours, but receives high demand during peak hours, and operates a proportionately large split-shift fleet to cope with demand.

Fleet
It had Alexander Dennis Enviro500s due to the ITE College West. Bendy buses such as Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano Habit) and MAN NG363F were also deployed as well. Some of the MAN NL323F single deckers were also deployed for demand purposes.

Route Variants
Express 188E offers faster travel from Choa Chu Kang & Bukit Batok to Pasir Panjang and HarbourFront by skipping selected enroute stops, and travelling on West Coast Highway (express) instead of Pasir Panjang Road. Two trips are operated during morning peak on weekdays.

Express 188R skips Clementi and Pasir Panjang entirely, plying the AYE between Jurong Town Hall and Telok Blangah and providing express connections between Choa Chu Kang/Bukit Batok and HarbourFront/Resorts World Sentosa. The service only operates on Weekends and Public Holidays.