Singapore Buses route 117

Service 117 is a trunk service plying between Punggol and Sembawang, travelling via Canberra, Yishun and Seletar West Link. It is the 51st bus service to be under the BSEP. The service plies along Seletar West Link, skipping all bus stops along the West Camp Road where it is served by service 103.

It is much faster to travel from Punggol to Khatib/Yishun as it bypasses Sengkang entirely, than service 85.

It connects Ah Keng’s house at The Shaugnessy. This service provides a faster travel alternative from Khatib to Sembawang MRT stations respectively.

Service 117 is the first SBS service to serve Sembawang Bus Interchange, which is fully served by SMRT Buses. Together, both services 50 and 117 are stand-alone services in Sembawang.

Service 117 will also be launched with the opening of Zara in Sembawang and maybe Punggol area on the 20 December 2015.

From 24 April 2016, Bus Service 117 will be amended to ply West Camp Rd, calling at 4 additional sets of bus stops including Seletar Airport. This enhances connectivity for Seletar Aerospace Park commuters to Sembawang and Punggol.

Currently, many commuters to West Camp Road are unable to travel by service 117 and thus rely on service 103. Service 103 is overcrowded during peak hours, and has received a few double deckers but they don’t see any.