Bus Service 253

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 13 April 2025, bus service 135 will be amended to serve two new pairs of bus stops along Haig Road and one pair of bus stops along Dunman Road. Two pairs of bus stops along Tanjong Katong Road will be skipped. Please refer here for more information. From Wednesday, 16 April 2025, bus service 902 will be revised to operate from 0745 – 0915 hours to 0815 – 0950 hours. Please refer here for more information.

Service 253
Route Information
Route	Joo Koon Interchange ↺ Benoi Road (Loop)
Route Length	10.9 km
Travelling Time	40 mins
Operator	(Jurong West Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 253 is a short industrial route linking the industrial areas around Benoi with connections to EW29Joo Koon MRT and Bus Interchange. It plies Benoi Sector, Pioneer Road and Benoi Road.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 253

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	5	5 Double Deckers
		SBS3263P SBS3275E SBS3633E SBS3898H SBS3955B Volvo B9TL

Notes
Weekdays: 3 AM - 3 PM / 1 S1 / 1 S2 (5 buses) Saturdays: 2 AM - 2 PM / 2 S1 (4 buses) Sundays: 2 AM - 3 PM / 1 S1 (5 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)
Loop Service	09 - 10 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	10 minutes	14 - 20 minutes

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
24009 Joo Koon Int(Berth B2) Joo Koon Circle	EW29Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30
23519 Opp FairPrice Hub Benoi Rd		05:48	23:33	05:48	23:32	05:47	23:32
23471 Aft Benoi Rd Benoi Sector			05:50	23:35	05:50	23:34	05:49	23:34
23191 SK Tes Benoi Sector			05:51	23:36	05:51	23:35	05:50	23:35
23201 Pall Corporation Benoi Sector			05:52	23:37	05:52	23:36	05:51	23:36
23211 Mapletree Logistics Hub Benoi Sector			05:53	23:38	05:53	23:37	05:52	23:37
23269 Exxon Mobil Pioneer Rd			05:56	23:40	05:56	23:40	05:55	23:39
23259 Bef Shipyard Rd Pioneer Rd			05:56	23:40	05:57	23:40	05:55	23:40
23249 Bef Benoi Rd Pioneer Rd		05:58	23:41	05:59	23:42	05:57	23:41
23281 Aft Pioneer Rd Benoi Rd			05:59	23:42	06:00	23:43	05:58	23:42
23291 ST Marine Benoi Rd			06:00	23:43	06:01	23:44	05:59	23:43
23301 Bef Benoi Basin Benoi Rd			06:01	23:44	06:02	23:45	06:00	23:44
23311 Seatrium Benoi Yard Benoi Rd			06:03	23:45	06:04	23:46	06:02	23:45
23321 Bef Benoi Lane Benoi Rd			06:04	23:46	06:05	23:47	06:03	23:46
23331 Opp JP Nelson Benoi Rd			06:05	23:47	06:06	23:48	06:04	23:47
23241 Aft Benoi Rd Pioneer Rd		06:08	23:49	06:09	23:50	06:07	23:49
23251 Aft Shipyard Rd Pioneer Rd			06:10	23:50	06:10	23:51	06:08	23:50
23261 Opp Exxon Mobil Pioneer Rd			06:10	23:51	06:11	23:52	06:09	23:51
23219 Opp Mapletree Log Hub Benoi Sector			06:14	23:54	06:13	23:54	06:11	23:53
23209 NS BlueScope Lysaght Benoi Sector			06:15	23:55	06:14	23:55	06:12	23:54
23199 Opp SK Tes Benoi Sector			06:16	23:56	06:15	23:56	06:13	23:55
23479 Bef Benoi Rd Benoi Sector			06:17	23:57	06:16	23:57	06:14	23:56
23371 Bef Joo Koon Int Benoi Rd	EW29Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	06:21	00:00	06:19	00:00	06:17	23:59
24009 Joo Koon Int(Alighting) Joo Koon Circle	EW29Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	06:22	00:01	06:20	00:01	06:18	00:00

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Joo Koon ↺ Benoi Rd	2015	12 December	Introduced between Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub and Benoi Rd (Loop), operating between 0545 hrs and 2330 hrs daily.
		2016	25 January	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2024	15 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.

External Links

• Bus eGuide for Service 253 (SMRT Journeys)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map