Bus Service 157

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Service 157
SG6164J 157.jpg
Route Information
Route Toa Payoh InterchangeBoon Lay Interchange
Route Length 25.5 km (towards Boon Lay)
24.7 km (towards Toa Payoh)
Travelling Time 70 – 100 mins (1 h 10 mins – 1 h 40 mins)
Operator SBS Transit
(Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 157 is an inter-town service connecting the residential estates of Toa Payoh, Bukit Timah, Bukit Batok, Jurong East and Jurong West.

This service is unique for having a more direct route with more service coverage between Jurong West Avenue 1, Jurong East Avenue 1, Bukit Batok town and Beauty World. In addition, it passes by several key schools and institutions in Bukit Timah and Bukit Batok alongside Service 174, and plies the older stretch of Lornie Road alongside Service 165. As a result, it has been met with high demand by both residents and students commuting to nearby town centres, schools and other amenities during weekday peak hours and school dismissal hours.

Service 157 is one of four bidirectional bus services operating from Boon Lay Interchange with a last bus trip in the midnight hours, the other 3 services being 30, 154 and 187.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 157
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Hougang Depot (HGDEP) 15 7 Single Deckers 8 Double Deckers
SG1791G
MAN NL323F
SBS5209J
SBS5236E
SBS8096Y
SBS8508B
SBS8633Y
Scania K230UB
SG6159A
SG6164J
SG6206Y
SG6235M
MAN ND323F
SBS3152B
SBS3228S
SBS3653Y
SG5434L
Volvo B9TL
Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP) 12 8 Single Deckers 4 Double Deckers
SBS6668K
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS8041E
SBS8200M
SBS8360J
SBS8536U
SBS8775X
SBS8965P
Scania K230UB
SG6047P
MAN ND323F
SBS3757G
SBS3793B
SBS7677C
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • 1 missing HGDEP SD & 1 missing UPDEP SD.
  • SG6047P will perform five (5) crossover trips on Short Trip 154A during Weekdays AM Peak, departing Yung Ho Road (Bus Stop 21551 - Blk 151) at 0649 hours, 0711 hours, 0731 hours, 0751 hours & 0811 hours.
  • SG6159A will
    • perform crossover trips on Service 88 on Fridays PM Peak.
    • operate on Service 88 on Weekends and Public Holidays.
  • SBS8041E & SBS8200M will perform crossover trips on Service 154 during Weekdays AM Peak (except Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) vacations).
  • SBS3653Y & 1 HGDEP DD will operate on Service 90 on Weekends & Public Holidays.
  • All UPDEP DDs will operate on Service 80 on Weekends & Public Holidays.
  • Full SD fleet for UPDEP & majority SD fleet for HGDEP on Weekends & Public Holidays.
  • HGDEP Service 8 & Service 157 buses are interchangable.
  • All HGDEP Service 157 Buses practise overnight parking at Braddell Bus Park (BRBP) or Toa Payoh Interchange.
  • This service will only operate on Weekday Sch Hols schedule during Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) vacations that coincides with Primary & Secondary School Holidays.
  • Weekdays: Hougang 8A-8P / 6S / 1E; Ulu Pandan 6A-6P / 2S / 3E / 1T (27 buses)
  • Weekdays Sch Hols: Hougang 8A-8P / 3S / 3E; Ulu Pandan 6A-5P / 3S / 2E (22 buses)
  • Saturdays: Hougang 8A-9P / 1E; Ulu Pandan 4A-4P / 5T (19 buses)
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: Hougang 7A-7P / 4T; Ulu Pandan 5A-6P / 2T (19 buses)
  • Special Weekdays: Hougang 13A-11P / 1S; Ulu Pandan 7A-5P / 2S / 2E (25 buses)
Service 157 duty allocation
Hougang Depot (HGDEP)
Weekdays
(8A-8P / 6S / 1E)
A/P SBS3152B, SBS5209J, SBS5236E, SBS8508B, SBS8633Y, SG6159A, SG6164J, SG6206Y & SG6235M
S SBS3653Y & SG5434L
E TBC
Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP)
Weekdays
(6A-6P / 2S / 3E / 1T)
A/P SBS3757G, SBS7677C, SBS8360J, SBS8775X, SBS8965P & SG6047P
S SBS8041E
E SBS8536U
T SBS3793B

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 Boon Lay 10 - 12 minutes 08 - 13 minutes 09 - 12 minutes 12 - 15 minutes
towards Toa Payoh 07 - 12 minutes 08 - 15 minutes 09 - 12 minutes 10 - 14 minutes

Special Departures

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Keming Pr Sch
Bt Batok East Ave 3
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Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Departure Times
Weekdays
05:40
05:45
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Blk 463
Jurong West Ave 1
icon22009
Boon Lay Int
Jurong West Ctrl 3

Departure Times
Weekdays
05:10
05:22
05:34
05:46
Saturdays
05:10
05:23
05:35
05:47
Sundays & Public Holidays
05:15
05:35
05:55
06:15

Direction 1 (Toa Payoh → Boon Lay)

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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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Toa Payoh Int(Berth B4)
Lor 6 Toa Payoh
NS19Toa Payoh
HDB Hub
05:1023:3005:1023:3005:3523:30
icon52039
Aft Muhajirin Mque
Braddell Rd
Muhajirin Mosque 05:2123:3905:1923:3905:4623:39
icon51079
Opp MacRitchie Resvr
Thomson Rd
MacRitchie Reservoir 05:2423:4205:2323:4205:5023:42
icon41051
Tan Kah Kee Stn
Bt Timah Rd
DT8Tan Kah Kee 05:3323:5105:3123:5005:5823:52
icon41071
Opp Natl JC
Bt Timah Rd
National JC 05:3423:5205:3323:5205:5923:54
icon41081
Sixth Ave Stn
Bt Timah Rd
DT7Sixth Avenue 05:3623:5305:3423:5306:0023:55
icon42051
King Albert Pk Stn
Bt Timah Rd
DT6King Albert Park
Rail Corridor
Former Bukit Timah Railway Station
05:4023:5705:3623:5706:0423:57
icon42151
Beauty World Stn Exit C
Jln Jurong Kechil
DT5Beauty World 05:4300:0005:3923:5906:0800:00
icon43181
Keming Pr Sch
Bt Batok East Ave 3
05:4000:0805:4600:0506:1500:08
icon43419
Aft Bt Batok Stn/Blk 628
Bt Batok Ctrl
NS2Bukit Batok
West Mall
05:4400:1005:4900:0806:1800:10
icon43401
Bt Batok Polyclinic
Bt Batok West Ave 3
Bukit Batok Polyclinic 05:4500:1105:5100:0906:2000:11
icon43341
Princess E Pr Sch
Bt Batok West Ave 3
Millennia Institute 05:4800:1305:5300:1106:2200:13
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Opp Jurong Polyclinic
Jurong East Ave 1
Jurong Polyclinic 05:5600:1906:0000:1906:3000:20
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Blk 463
Jurong West Ave 1
05:1000:2305:1000:2205:1500:23
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Boon Lay Int(Berth B7)
Jurong West Ctrl 3
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:2900:3605:2600:3205:3100:39

Notes:

  • 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.

Direction 2 (Boon Lay → Toa Payoh)

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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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Boon Lay Int(Berth B7)
Jurong West Ctrl 3
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:3000:0005:3000:0005:4500:00
icon28499
Jurong Polyclinic
Jurong East Ave 1
Jurong Polyclinic 05:4700:1505:4600:1606:0200:14
icon43349
Opp Princess E Pr Sch
Bt Batok West Ave 3
Millennia Institute 05:5600:2305:5400:2406:0800:21
icon43409
Opp Blk 127
Bt Batok West Ave 3
Bukit Batok Polyclinic 05:5800:2505:5600:2606:1100:23
icon43411
Opp Blk 628
Bt Batok Ctrl
NS2Bukit Batok
West Mall
06:0000:2605:5700:2706:1300:24
icon42159
Opp Beauty World Stn
Jln Jurong Kechil
DT5Beauty World 06:1000:3506:0600:3406:2400:34
icon42059
Opp King Albert Pk Stn
Dunearn Rd
DT6King Albert Park
Rail Corridor
Former Bukit Timah Railway Station
06:1500:3906:1000:3706:2800:37
icon42019
Opp Sixth Ave Stn
Dunearn Rd
DT7Sixth Avenue 06:1800:4106:1300:4006:3100:39
icon41079
Natl JC
Dunearn Rd
National JC 06:2000:4306:1400:4206:3300:41
icon41069
Opp Tan Kah Kee Stn
Dunearn Rd
DT8Tan Kah Kee 06:2100:4406:1500:4306:3400:42
icon51071
MacRitchie Resvr(Inner Berth)
Thomson Rd
MacRitchie Reservoir 06:3200:5106:2400:5106:4400:50
icon52011
Opp Raffles Girls' Sch
Braddell Rd
Raffles Institution 06:3500:5306:2600:5306:4600:53
icon52009
Toa Payoh Int(Alighting)
Lor 6 Toa Payoh
NS19Toa Payoh
HDB Hub
06:5201:0406:3701:0406:5801:03

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
United Bus Company Lor 1 Toa Payoh ↔ Jln Samulun 1971 22 June Introduced between Lor 1 Toa Payoh Ter and Jln Samulun Ter.
Toa Payoh ↔ Jln Samulun 2 August Amended to Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter.
SBS Transit
(Current)
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
1973 1 July Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
1975 9 November Amended to realigned Jurong Rd, skipping Old Jurong Rd.
Toa Payoh ↔ Jurong 1978 1 June Amended to Jurong Int.
1979 30 December Amended to ply Jln Anak Bt towards Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter with the partial conversion of Upp Bt Timah Rd to one-way traffic.
1983 26 December Amended to Toa Payoh Int.
1984 20 October Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 3, Bt Batok St 24, Bt Batok St 23 and interim road with the partial closure of Jurong Rd (between Bt Batok East Ave 3 and Bt Batok St 23).
1985 17 March Amended to ply Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok East Ave 3 with the partial closure of Jurong Rd.
1987 12 August Skips removed bus stop after Joan Rd along Lornie Rd.
1989 27 August Amended to ply Jurong East Ave 1, Jurong West Ave 1 and Corporation Rd, skipping Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.
Toa Payoh ↔ Boon Lay 1990 1 July Amended to Boon Lay Int.
1996 TBC Serves new bus stop outside Blk 220 along Boon Lay Ave.
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.
2001 23 December Amended to ply Corporation Rd, Jurong West Ave 2 and Jln Boon Lay, skipping Boon Lay Ave.
2002 19 May Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub.
2003 TBC Serves new bus stop outside Goh & Goh Bldg along Jln Jurong Kechil.
2005 TBC Skips removed bus stop outside Muhajirin Mque along Braddell Rd.
2006 18 June Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
2009 27 December Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
157Toa Payoh ↔ Boon Lay
157ABoon Lay Int → Bt Batok Ctrl
2010 18 September
157AIntroduced from Boon Lay Int to Bt Batok Ctrl (Opp Blk 628) during the partial full day closure of the North–South Line between NS1EW24Jurong East and NS2Bukit Batok to facilitate the Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP) until 19 September 2010.
Toa Payoh ↔ Boon Lay 20 September
157ADiscontinued.
2012 9 December Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of DT5Beauty World on the Downtown Line.
2013 30 September Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2014 26 January Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk.
2017 23 April Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd.
2018 28 October Amended to ply southbound Lornie Highway with the partial closure of Adam Rd.

External Links

icon Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package [ VTE]
Services Trunk 82126505254567388 • 124 • 125 • 139 • 142155157 • 186 SBS Transit
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Bishan 410G410W
Defunct 128 • 139M • CT8 • 1N
Bus Fleet Hougang Depot (HGDEP) and Braddell Bus Park (BRBP)
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)