Bus Service 55

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Service 55
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Route Information
Route Bishan InterchangeUpper East Coast Terminal
Route Length 21.4 km (towards Upper East Coast)
20.9 km (towards Bishan)
Travelling Time 60 - 91 mins
(1 h - 1 h 31 mins)
Operator SBS Transit
(Serangoon – Eunos Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 55 is an inter-town route serving between Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Eunos, Still Road and Marine Parade. It shares a bulk of its route with Service 25, between Ang Mo Kio to Eunos. It provides connections from Marine Parade to Eunos station alongside Service 13.

SBS Transit Short-Trip Service 55B operates during Weekday Evening Peak hours and supplements the high demand for Service 55 from Bishan Int and Bishan station to residential estates at Ang Mo Kio.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 55/55B
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
55 55B
Hougang Depot (HGDEP) 23 3 9 Single Deckers 14 Double Deckers
SG1839D
SG1888L
MAN NL323F
SBS5227G
SBS8298GB
SBS8378J
SBS8470A
SBS8505J
SBS8545T
SBS8781C
Scania K230UB
SG5846G
SG5883Z
SG6086B
SG6113G
SG6177Y
SG6205A
MAN ND323F
SBS3031S
SBS3265J
SBS3284D
SBS3285B
SBS3481B
SBS3617C
SBS7724A
SG5484S
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • 1 missing DD.
  • SBS3481B will perform two (2) crossover trips on Feeder 410W during Weekdays PM Peak & PM Off-Peak, departing Bishan Interchange at 1840 hours & 1935 hours.
  • SBS7724A will perform crossover trips on Feeder 410W during Weekdays PM Peak.
  • 1 bus (Duty 30S) will perform crossover trips on Feeder 410W during Weekdays PM Peak.
  • SBS8781C (Duty 24S) will perform
    • crossover trips on Service 58 during Weekdays PM Peak.
    • one (1) crossover trip on Short Trip 58A during Weekdays PM Peak, departing at 1815 hours.
  • This service practises jumpbus.
  • Weekdays: 11A-11P / 1E / 12S (23 buses)
  • Saturdays: 13A-13P / 1E / 1S / 1T (15 buses)
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: 12A-12P / 1T (12 buses)
  • Special Weekdays: 13A-11P / 11S (23 buses)

Route Information

Frequency

Period AM Peak
(First Bus - 08:30)
AM Off Peak
(08:31 - 16:59)
PM Peak
(17:00 - 19:00)
PM Off Peak
(19:01 - Last Bus)
towards Upper East Coast 08 - 13 minutes 09 - 16 minutes 12 - 16 minutes 13 - 17 minutes
towards Bishan 07 - 15 minutes 09 - 15 minutes 14 - 18 minutes

Special Departures

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    63349
    Blk 708
    Hougang Ave 2
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    53009
    Bishan Int
    Bishan St 13
    • Weekdays: 05:45 & 05:56
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    54299
    Opp Blk 565
    Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
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    53009
    Bishan Int
    Bishan St 13
    • Weekdays: 06:23 (SBS7724A), 06:35, 06:46, 06:58, 07:11, 07:25, 07:34, 07:53, 08:04, 08:12, 08:31, 08:41, 08:50, 09:10, 09:20, 09:29, 09:57 & 10:34 (SBS7724A)
Service 55B
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    53009
    Bishan Int
    Bishan St 13
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    54381
    Blk 443
    Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
    • Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 16:13 (SBS8298G), 16:48 (SD), 17:23 (SD), 18:07 (SBS8298G), 18:50 (SD), 19:01 (SD), 19:15 (SD) & 19:30 (SD)

Direction 1 (Bishan → Upper East Coast)

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Bus Stops Nearby Attraction Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
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53009
Bishan Int(Berth B4)
Bishan St 13
55B
NS17
CC15
05:30 23:45 05:30 23:45 05:45 23:45
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53239
Opp Bishan Stn
Bishan Rd
55B
NS17
CC15

Junction 8
05:35 23:49 05:35 23:50 05:50 23:50
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54381
Blk 443
Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
55B 05:43 23:56 05:46 00:01 06:01 00:01
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83109
Opp Eunos Stn
Jln Eunos
06:17 00:25 06:20 00:28 06:31 00:26
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92061
CHIJ Katong Convent (Pr)
Marine Parade Rd
06:23 00:31 06:26 00:34 06:38 00:33
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92071
Marine Terr Stn Exit 4
Marine Parade Rd
06:24 00:32 06:27 00:35 06:39 00:34
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92081
St. Patrick's Sch
Marine Parade Rd
06:25 00:33 06:28 00:36 06:40 00:35
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93031
Siglap Stn/Opp Victoria Sch
Marine Parade Rd
TE28

Victoria School
06:28 00:36 06:32 00:39 06:43 00:38
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94031
Opp Bayshore Stn Exit 3
Upp East Coast Rd
06:34 00:40 06:37 00:43 06:48 00:42
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94009
Upp East Coast Ter
Upp East Coast Rd
06:40 00:45 06:43 00:48 06:54 00:47

Direction 2 (Upper East Coast → Bishan)

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Bus Stops Nearby Attraction Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
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94009
Upp East Coast Ter
Upp East Coast Rd
05:20 23:40 05:20 23:40 05:30 23:40
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94039
Bef Bayshore Stn Exit 3
Upp East Coast Rd
05:26 23:46 05:26 23:46 05:35 23:45
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93039
Siglap Stn/Laguna Park
Marine Parade Rd
TE28
05:30 23:50 05:31 23:51 05:40 23:50
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93201
Victoria Sch
Marine Parade Rd
TE28

Victoria School
05:31 23:51 05:32 23:52 05:41 23:51
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92089
Marine Terr Stn/Katong Convent
Marine Parade Rd
05:35 23:55 05:35 23:55 05:44 23:56
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92079
Marine Terr Stn Exit 1
Marine Parade Rd
05:36 23:56 05:36 23:56 05:45 23:57
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83101
Eunos Stn
Jln Eunos
05:44 00:03 05:43 00:04 05:51 00:05
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53231
Bishan Stn
Bishan Rd
NS17
CC15

Junction 8
06:07 00:35 06:22 00:40 06:29 00:38
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53009
Bishan Int(Alighting)
Bishan St 13
NS17
CC15
06:11 00:38 06:27 00:43 06:34 00:41

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current)
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
Ang Mo Kio ↔ Marine Parade 1992 29 November Introduced between Ang Mo Kio Int and Marine Parade Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 10.
Bishan ↔ Marine Parade 1994 16 January Extended to Bishan Int.
55Bishan ↺ Siglap Rd
55ABishan → Siglap Rd
2001 16 September Amended to loop at Siglap Rd from Bishan Int with the closure of Marine Parade Ter.
55AIntroduced from Bishan Int to Siglap Rd (Opp Mandarin Gdns) as terminating trips after the last bus of Service 55 daily.
2003 TBC Serves new bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd.
55Bishan ↺ Siglap Rd
55ABishan → Marine Parade Rd
2005 25 April
55AExtended to terminate at Marine Parade Rd (Victoria Sch).
2011 7 March Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
55Bishan ↺ Siglap Rd
55ABishan → Marine Parade Rd
55BBishan → Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
2013 25 November
55BIntroduced from Bishan Int to Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 (Blk 443) during evening peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB
55Bishan ↔ Upp East Coast
55BBishan → Ang Mo Kio Ave 10
2017 9 April
55Extended to Upp East Coast Ter.
55ADiscontinued with the extension of Service 55 to Upp East Coast Ter.
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Serangoon – Eunos Bus Package
[ VTE]
Services Trunk 11225353M555859606363M649094101103105109134137140141146148150154158506 SBS Transit
Operated under Negotiated Contract
Feeder Serangoon 315317
Bus Fleet Hougang Depot (HGDEP)
Single Deckers MAN NL323F Euro VI
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro Batch 1Batch 2Batch 3
Scania K230UB Euro IV (Batch 1Batch 2) • Euro V (Batch 1Batch 2)
Double Deckers MAN ND323F Euro V (Batch 3) • Euro VI (Batch 1Batch 2)
Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 (Batch 1Batch 2Batch 3Batch 4)