Difference between revisions of "Bus Service 163"
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* '''1 {{Bus/T|Service 80|s=80}} DD''' will perform crossover trips on {{Bus/T|Service 163|s=163}} on Weekdays. | * '''1 {{Bus/T|Service 80|s=80}} DD''' will perform crossover trips on {{Bus/T|Service 163|s=163}} on Weekdays. | ||
* '''1 {{Bus/T|Service 163|s=163}} SD''' will perform crossover trips on {{Bus/T|Service 63|s=63}} on Weekdays. | * '''1 {{Bus/T|Service 163|s=163}} SD''' will perform crossover trips on {{Bus/T|Service 63|s=63}} on Weekdays. |
Revision as of 11:07, 6 April 2025
Service 163 |
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Route Information | |
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Route | Sengkang Interchange ↔ Toa Payoh Interchange |
Route Length | 19.7 km (towards Toa Payoh) 19.2 km (towards Sengkang) |
Travelling Time | 72 – 74 mins (1 h 12 mins – 1 h 14 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package) |
SBS Transit Bus Service 163 is an inter-town route linking the residential estates of Sengkang, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, and Toa Payoh. It complements the developments along the Sengkang LRT, mainly Ranggung, Renjong, Tongkang, Layar, and Fernvale stations.
After the last bus departure of Service 163, Short Trip Service 163A provides last-mile connectivity for residents commuting from Sengkang Interchange.
On weekdays, Short Trip Service 163B supplements the residential demand in Sengkang and the industrial demand along Yio Chu Kang Road in the morning peak period.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | |||
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163 | 163A | 163B | |||
Sengkang West Depot (SWDEP) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 11 Single Deckers | 11 Double Deckers |
SG3167X BYD BC12A04
SBS6606P SBS6730M SBS6805G SBS6809X Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS8640B SBS8676Z SBS8767U Scania K230UB
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SG6228J MAN ND323F
SBS3002B SBS3220M SBS3683K SBS3716A SBS3823Z SBS3836L SBS3921Z SBS7686B SG5355G SG5512U Volvo B9TL
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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) |
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towards Toa Payoh | 08 - 14 minutes | 08 - 16 minutes | 10 - 18 minutes | 11 - 18 minutes |
towards Sengkang | 09 - 15 minutes | 08 - 16 minutes | 09 - 18 minutes | 11 - 17 minutes |
Special Departures
![]() 67021 Opp Dedap Rd Yio Chu Kang Rd ![]() 67009 Sengkang Int Sengkang Sq Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 05:10 05:25 05:40 05:55 06:10 | ||||
Saturdays | 05:10 05:23 05:36 05:49 06:02 | ||||
Sundays & Public Holidays | 05:10 05:27 05:44 06:00 06:16 |
Short Trip 163A
![]() 67009 Sengkang Int Sengkang Sq ![]() 67651 Bef Sengkang West Rd Fernvale Lane Departure Time | |||||
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Daily | 23:46 00:02 00:18 00:35 |
Short Trip 163B
![]() 67009 Sengkang Int Sengkang Sq ![]() 55039 NCS Hub Yio Chu Kang Rd Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 06:56 07:30 08:06 |
Direction 1 (Sengkang → Toa Payoh)
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Sundays / PHs | |||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||||
![]() 67009 | 163A | 163B | NE16 STC Compass One | 05:30 | 23:30 00:35A | 05:30 | 23:30 00:35A | 05:50 | 23:30 00:35A |
![]() 67219 Ranggung Stn Exit B Sengkang East Ave | 163A | 163B | SE5 Ranggung
| 05:39 | 23:36 00:44A | 05:39 | 23:37 00:44A | 05:58 | 23:38 00:43A |
![]() 67299 Renjong Stn Exit A Sengkang East Ave | 163A | 163B | SW8 | 05:42 | 23:39 00:47A | 05:42 | 23:40 00:48A | 06:01 | 23:41 00:46A |
![]() 67309 Opp Blk 305 CP Sengkang East Ave | 163A | 163B | SW7 Tongkang
| 05:43 | 23:40 00:48A | 05:43 | 23:41 00:49A | 06:02 | 23:42 00:47A |
![]() 67479 Layar Stn Exit A/Blk 417A Sengkang West Ave | 163A | 163B | SW6 Layar
| 05:46 | 23:42 00:50A | 05:46 | 23:44 00:52A | 06:05 | 23:44 00:49A |
![]() 67489 Opp Fernvale Stn Sengkang West Ave | 163A | 163B | SW5 | 05:47 | 23:43 00:51A | 05:47 | 23:45 00:53A | 06:07 | 23:45 00:50A |
![]() 67651 Bef Sengkang West Rd Fernvale Lane | 163A | 163B | 05:50 | 23:46 00:53A | 05:49 | 23:48 00:55A | 06:10 | 23:47 00:52A |
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![]() 55039 NCS Hub Yio Chu Kang Rd | 163B | 05:59 | 23:54 | 05:58 | 23:55 | 06:18 | 23:54 | ||
![]() 55019 Aft Lentor Stn Exit 4 Yio Chu Kang Rd | TE5 | 06:04 | 23:58 | 06:02 | 23:59 | 06:22 | 23:58 | ||
![]() 53059 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 2 Upp Thomson Rd | Thomson Plaza | 06:15 | 00:06 | 06:11 | 00:07 | 06:31 | 00:06 | ||
![]() 53049 Bef Jln Todak Upp Thomson Rd | 06:16 | 00:07 | 06:12 | 00:08 | 06:32 | 00:07 | |||
![]() 52361 Blk 1 Lor 6 Toa Payoh | 06:26 | 00:14 | 06:21 | 00:15 | 06:41 | 00:14 | |||
![]() 52009 | NS19 HDB Hub | 06:34 | 00:22 | 06:30 | 00:24 | 06:49 | 00:21 |
Notes:
- A: Departure time for Short Trip 163A
Direction 2 (Toa Payoh → Sengkang)
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Sundays / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() 52009 | NS19 HDB Hub | 05:45 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 | 06:00 | 23:30 |
![]() 52039 Aft Muhajirin Mque Braddell Rd | Muhajirin Mosque | 05:53 | 23:38 | 05:52 | 23:38 | 06:07 | 23:38 |
![]() 53041 Bef Thomson Ridge Upp Thomson Rd | 06:00 | 23:46 | 05:58 | 23:46 | 06:13 | 23:45 | |
![]() 53051 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 5 Upp Thomson Rd | Thomson Plaza | 06:01 | 23:47 | 05:59 | 23:47 | 06:14 | 23:46 |
![]() 55011 Bef Lentor Stn Exit 5 Yio Chu Kang Rd | TE5 | 06:11 | 23:57 | 06:09 | 23:56 | 06:24 | 23:55 |
![]() 67021 Opp Dedap Rd Yio Chu Kang Rd | 05:10 | 00:06 | 05:10 | 00:06 | 05:10 | 00:04 | |
![]() 67481 Fernvale Stn/Blk 439A Sengkang West Ave | SW5 | 05:17 | 00:11 | 05:16 | 00:10 | 05:14 | 00:09 |
![]() 67471 Layar Stn Exit B Sengkang West Ave | SW6 Layar
| 05:18 | 00:12 | 05:16 | 00:11 | 05:15 | 00:10 |
![]() 67301 Blk 305D Sengkang East Ave | SW7 Tongkang
| 05:20 | 00:14 | 05:19 | 00:13 | 05:17 | 00:12 |
![]() 67291 Renjong Stn Exit B Sengkang East Ave | SW8 | 05:22 | 00:15 | 05:20 | 00:14 | 05:18 | 00:13 |
![]() 67211 Ranggung Stn Exit A Sengkang East Ave | SE5 Ranggung
| 05:26 | 00:18 | 05:23 | 00:18 | 05:22 | 00:16 |
![]() 67009 | NE16 STC Compass One | 05:33 | 00:27 | 05:29 | 00:24 | 05:28 | 00:22 |
Notes:
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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United Bus Company | Upp Thomson Rd ↔ Prince Edward | 1971 | 11 April | Introduced between Yio Chu Kang Rd Ter and Prince Edward Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation. |
Jln Kayu ↔ Prince Edward | 4 October | Extended to Jln Kayu Ter. | ||
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1973 | 1 July | Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services. | |
1974 | 8 December | Amended to ply Cecil St, skipping Robinson Rd. | ||
1975 | 19 July | Amended to ply Coleman St and Hill St, skipping Stamford Rd. | ||
1976 | 14 March | Serves new staggered bus stop outside The Cenotaph along Connaught Dr, skipping the bus stop opposite Singapore Cricket Club. | ||
1978 | 5 March | Amended to ply Keng Lee Rd with the partial conversion of Kg Java Rd to one-way traffic. | ||
3 December | Amended to ply Mayne Rd and Bt Timah Rd with the partial conversion of Mackenzie Rd to two-way traffic. | |||
1979 | 11 February | Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Palmer Rd and Anson Rd, skipping Parsi Rd. | ||
28 October | Amended to ply Sungei Rd (towards Prince Edward Ter) and Bt Timah Rd (towards Jln Kayu Ter) with the partial conversion of Bt Timah Rd to two-way traffic and Rochor Canal Rd to one-way traffic, skipping Mackenzie Rd and Mayne Rd. | |||
1980 | 13 October | Amended to ply Ang Mo Kio Ave 9 and Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 with the partial closure of Yio Chu Kang Rd to facilitate redevelopment. | ||
1981 | 5 June | Amended to ply the diverted Yio Chu Kang Rd, skipping Ang Mo Kio Ave 9. | ||
Jln Kayu ↔ World Trade Ctr | 1985 | 13 January | Extended to World Trade Ctr Ter. | |
1988 | 3 January | Serves new staggered bus stop opposite Treasury Bldg along Shenton Way, skipping the bus stop opposite Marina Hse. | ||
Jln Kayu ↔ Marina Ctr | 1989 | 28 May | Shortened to Marina Ctr Ter. | |
1990 | 21 February | Skips removed bus stop opposite Jasmine Rd along Upp Thomson Rd. | ||
Jln Kayu ↔ Toa Payoh | 1992 | 3 May | Shortened to Toa Payoh Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7. | |
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1995 | 17 December | Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services. | |
1998 | 31 May | Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int. | ||
Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh. | ||||
TBC | Skips a pair of temporarily closed bus stops before and after Seletar West Farmway 1 along Jln Kayu. | |||
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1999 | 26 December | Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services. | |
2002 | 19 May | Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub. | ||
Sengkang ↔ Toa Payoh | 29 December | Extended to Sengkang Temp Int. | ||
31 December | Serves reinstated pair of bus stops before and after Sengkang West Ave along Jln Kayu. | |||
2003 | 18 January | Amended to Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub. | ||
TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Fernvale Lk along Sengkang West Ave. | |||
163Sengkang ↔ Toa Payoh 163ASengkang ↺ Sengkang West Ave
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2005 | 12 March | Amended to ply Fernvale Lane under Sengkang LRT (West Loop) Rationalisation. | |
163AIntroduced from Sengkang West Ave (Bef Fernvale Lane) to Sengkang Int during morning peak hours and between Sengkang Int and Sengkang West Ave (Loop) during evening peak hours on weekdays under the Sengkang LRT (West Loop) Rationalisation, replacing Service 371.
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TBC | Skips removed bus stop outside Muhajirin Mque along Braddell Rd. | |||
Sengkang ↔ Toa Payoh | 2008 | 28 January | 163ARe-numbered Service 163M.
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2009 | 22 November | Serves additional bus stop outside Braddell View along Braddell Rd. | ||
2012 | 30 September | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
2013 | 13 October | Amended to ply the extended Fernvale Lane with the partial closure of Jln Kayu. | ||
163Sengkang ↔ Toa Payoh 163ASengkang → Fernvale Lane
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2019 | 10 February | 163AIntroduced from Sengkang Int to Fernvale Lane (Bef Sengkang West Rd), operating after the last bus of Service 163 daily.
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22 December | Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd. | |||
163Sengkang ↔ Toa Payoh 163ASengkang → Fernvale Lane 163BSengkang → Yio Chu Kang Rd
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2023 | 9 October | 163BIntroduced from Sengkang Int to Yio Chu Kang Rd (NCS Hub) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
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Services | 27 • 51 • 80 • 86 • 87 • 89 • 89e • 102 • 107 • 107M • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 117M • 132 • 151 • 153 • 159 • 161 • 163 • 165 | ![]() Operated under Negotiated Contract | ||
City Direct Services | 654 • 660 • 660M • 671 • 672 • 675 • 676 • 677 | |||
Hougang Feeders | 324 • 325 • 329 | |||
Sengkang Feeders | 371 • 372 • 374 | |||
Defunct | 151e • 163M • 6N | |||
Bus Fleet | Sengkang West Depot (SWDEP) | |||
Single Decker | BYD BC12A04 • MAN NL323F (Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2) • Zhongtong LCK6126EVG | |||
Double Decker | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1 • WEG2, Batch 2 • WEG2, Batch 3 • WEG2, Batch 4) |