Bus Service 652

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	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. Train services will be extended on the eve of Christmas (Tuesday, 24 December 2024), and on the eve of New Year (Tuesday, 31 December 2024). Selected bus service will be extended to coincide with the last train timings. There will also be a change in selected bus service operating timing. Please refer to the following for more information: (Extension of Train & Bus services) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours for Christmas & New Year Eves) (Extension of bus service on Christmas Eve) (Extension of bus service on New Year Eve) From 22 December 2024, bus service 193 will serve an additional bus stop along Benoi Road, opposite Joo Koon Interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Thursday, 2 January 2025, City Direct Services 675, 676, 677 & 678 will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the city for commuters along the North-East Corridor. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for commuters in Marsiling and Admiralty to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). Please refer here for more information.

Service 652
Route Information
Route	Thomson/Ang Mo Kio ↔ Central Business District
Route Length	18.9 km (towards Central Business District) 18.8 km (towards Thomson/Ang Mo Kio)
Travelling Time	57 – 64 mins (57 mins – 1 h 4 mins)
Operator	(Seletar Bus Package)

City Direct Service 652 provides residents of Thomson and Ang Mo Kio with greater connectivity to the Central Business District (CBD). By running parallel to existing rail lines, the service provides a travel alternative for commuters who relied on the rail network and feeder buses to and from work. The route incorporates an express sector between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and Orchard Road via Central Expressway (CTE). Some bus stops along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 (near Ang Mo Kio MRT) are skipped to avoid duplication of the MRT line.

This service is introduced under Land Transport Authority (LTA)'s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). On eves of Christmas, New Year, and Chinese New Year, the PM trips will be brought forward to depart earlier in the afternoon instead.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 652

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Seletar Depot (SEDEP)	5	5 Double Deckers
		SG5923S SG5924P SG5926J MAN ND323F SG5413Y SG5414U Volvo B9TL

Route Information

Departure Timings

Period	Weekdays Peak Hours
towards Central Business District	07:25 (SG5923S)	07:33 (SG5926J)	07:41 (SG5924P)	07:50 (SG5414U)
towards Thomson/Ang Mo Kio	18:10 (SG5924P)	18:25 (SG5413Y)	N/A	N/A

Direction 1 (Upper Thomson Road → Shenton Way)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
Opp Sembawang Hills FC 56021 Upp Thomson Rd		07:25	07:50
Bef Yio Chu Kang Rd 56031 Upp Thomson Rd		07:27	07:52
Teachers' Housing Est 56191 Yio Chu Kang Rd		07:28	07:53
Aft Munshi Abdullah Ave 56201 Yio Chu Kang Rd		07:30	07:55
Blk 604 55129 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		07:31	07:56
Blk 617 55119 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		07:33	07:58
Bet Blks 152/155 54209 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4		07:35	08:00
Bef Mayflower Stn Exit 3 54199 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4	TE6Mayflower	07:36	08:01
Mayflower Stn Exit 5 54189 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4		07:39	08:04
Opp Ang Mo Kio Pr Sch 54221 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		07:41	08:06
Blk 129 54231 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		07:42	08:07
Blk 586 54271 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		07:49	08:14
Blk 570 54281 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		07:50	08:15
Blk 465 54389 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		07:53	08:18
Blk 475 54379 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		07:55	08:20
Opp Townsville Pr Sch 54609 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		07:57	08:22
Dhoby Ghaut Stn 08057 Orchard Rd	NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut	08:11	08:36
Bencoolen Stn Exit B 08069 Bras Basah Rd	DT21Bencoolen	08:13	08:38
Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A 04179 Bras Basah Rd	CC2Bras Basah	08:15	08:40
Raffles Hotel 02049 Bras Basah Rd	NS25EW13City Hall CC3Esplanade	08:17	08:42
Opp War Memorial Pk 02119 Nicoll Highway	CC3Esplanade	08:19	08:44
OUE Bayfront 03019 Collyer Quay	NS26EW14Raffles Place	08:23	08:48
One Raffles Quay 03059 Raffles Quay		08:25	08:50
UIC Bldg 03129 Shenton Way	TE19Shenton Way	08:27	08:52
Opp MAS Bldg 03218 Shenton Way	EW15Tanjong Pagar	08:29	08:54

Direction 2 (Anson Road → Upper Thomson Road)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
Mapletree Anson 03241 Anson Rd	EW15Tanjong Pagar	18:10	18:25
Aft Capital Twr 03111 Robinson Rd		18:14	18:29
80 Robinson Rd 03071 Robinson Rd		18:16	18:31
Raffles Pl Stn Exit F 03031 Robinson Rd	NS26EW14Raffles Place	18:18	18:33
Fullerton Sq 03011 Fullerton Rd		18:22	18:37
Esplanade Bridge 02111 Esplanade Dr	CC3Esplanade	18:26	18:41
Capitol Bldg 04111 Stamford Rd	NS25EW13City Hall	18:30	18:45
SMU 04121 Stamford Rd	CC2Bras Basah	18:33	18:48
YMCA 08041 Orchard Rd		18:35	18:50
Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B 08031 Penang Rd	NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut	18:37	18:52
Townsville Pr Sch 54601 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		18:54	19:09
Blk 409 Mkt/FC 54371 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		18:56	19:11
Blk 443 54381 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10		18:58	19:13
Blk 452 54289 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		19:00	19:15
Blk 427 54279 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		19:01	19:16
Blk 209 54239 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		19:07	19:22
Ang Mo Kio Pr Sch 54229 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		19:09	19:24
Mayflower Stn Exit 6 54181 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4	TE6Mayflower	19:11	19:26
Mayflower Stn Exit 2 54191 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4		19:14	19:29
Opp Blk 155 54201 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4		19:15	19:30
Blk 180 55111 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		19:17	19:32
Opp Blk 604 55121 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		19:19	19:34
Bef Thomson Hills Dr 56209 Yio Chu Kang Rd		19:21	19:36
Aft Thomson Hills Dr 56199 Yio Chu Kang Rd		19:22	19:37
Aft Yio Chu Kang Rd 56039 Upp Thomson Rd		19:24	19:39
Bef Sembawang Hills FC 56029 Upp Thomson Rd		19:26	19:41

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	AMUpp Thomson Rd → Shenton Way PMAnson Rd → Upp Thomson Rd	2014	6 January	Introduced between Upp Thomson Rd (Opp Sembawang Hills FC) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Anson Rd (Hub Synergy Pt) and Upp Thomson Rd (Bef Sembawang Hills FC) during evening peak hours, operating 2 trips in each direction as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
			17 March	3rd AM peak trip added.
			14 July	4th AM peak trip added.
		2015	19 January	5th AM peak trip added.
			23 March	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Mapletree Anson along Anson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Hub Synergy Pt.
		2018	25 June	6th AM peak trip added.
		2020	6 January	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.
				2 AM peak trips removed.
				Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	N/A		8 April	Suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures.
	AMUpp Thomson Rd → Shenton Way PMAnson Rd → Upp Thomson Rd		2 June	Resumed normal operations.
(Current)		2021	6 September	Operations transferred to SBS Transit.

Seletar Bus Package			[ V • T • E ]
Services	24 • 70 • 70M • 71 • 76 • 130 • 133 • 135 • 138 • 162 • 850E • 851 • 851e • 852 • 860
	City Direct Services	652 • 668
	Ang Mo Kio Feeders	261 • 262 • 265 • 268 • 269
	Yishun Feeders	800 • 803 • 804 • 805 • 806 • 807 • 811 • 812
Bus Fleet	Seletar Depot (SEDEP)
	Single Decker	BYD B12A03 • BYD K9 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 3) • Euro V, Batch 2)
	Double Decker	MAN ND323F (Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1 • WEG2, Batch 4)
	Articulated Buses	MAN NG363F
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