Jurong Island Bus Terminal
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Jurong Island Bus Terminal is a bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

 terminal
Terminal Station
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 on the southwest of Jurong Island
Jurong Island
Jurong Island is an artificial island located to the southwest of the main island of Singapore, off Jurong Industrial Estate. It was formed from the amalgamation of seven offshore islands, the islands of Pulau Ayer Chawan, Pulau Ayer Merbau, Pulau Merlimau, Pulau Pesek, Pulau Pesek Kechil , Pulau...

, Singapore
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, serving the only form of public transport on the offshore island off the southwest coast of the main island. Initially operated by SBS Transit
SBS Transit
SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....

 using the first buses powered by compressed natural gas
Compressed natural gas
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 (CNG) to Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore...

, it was forced to terminate these services when its contract, awarded by Jurong Town Corporation, expired. Transportation to the island is now provided by Transit Network Consortium (TNC), a conglomerate of small bus companies from Jurong East Bus Interchange.

Bus services

Service Destination Notes
TNC Consortium Services
715 Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore...

716 Sakra Avenue/Road (On Jurong Island) (Loop)
717 Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore...


Trivia

The CNG buses that used to operate on Jurong Island
Jurong Island
Jurong Island is an artificial island located to the southwest of the main island of Singapore, off Jurong Industrial Estate. It was formed from the amalgamation of seven offshore islands, the islands of Pulau Ayer Chawan, Pulau Ayer Merbau, Pulau Merlimau, Pulau Pesek, Pulau Pesek Kechil , Pulau...

 were transferred to SBS Transit
SBS Transit
SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....

105, 243. However, these buses are still refueled at Jurong Island. http://www.wildsingapore.com/news/20060304/060425-3.htm
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