Bus Service 157

Service 157
Route Information
Route	Toa Payoh Interchange ↔ Boon 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	(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	11 Single Deckers	2 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	12 Single Deckers	2 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 other 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

43181 Keming Pr Sch Bt Batok East Ave 3 → 22009 Boon Lay Int Jurong West Ctrl 3 Departure Times
Weekdays	05:40 05:45

28511 Blk 463 Jurong West Ave 1 → 22009 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
52009 Toa Payoh Int(Berth B4) Lor 6 Toa Payoh	NS19Toa Payoh HDB Hub	05:10	23:30	05:10	23:30	05:35	23:30
52509 Aft HDB Hub Lor 6 Toa Payoh	NS19Toa Payoh HDB Hub	05:13	23:32	05:12	23:32	05:38	23:32
52261 Opp Blk 73 Lor 4 Toa Payoh		05:15	23:34	05:14	23:34	05:40	23:34
52271 Jackson Sq Lor 4 Toa Payoh		05:17	23:35	05:15	23:35	05:42	23:35
52369 Blk 237 Lor 6 Toa Payoh		05:20	23:38	05:18	23:38	05:45	23:38
52039 Aft Muhajirin Mque Braddell Rd	Muhajirin Mosque	05:21	23:39	05:19	23:39	05:46	23:39
52029 Blk 1004 Braddell Rd		05:22	23:40	05:20	23:40	05:47	23:40
52019 Raffles Girls' Sch Braddell Rd		05:22	23:40	05:21	23:41	05:48	23:40
51139 Braddell View Braddell Rd		05:23	23:41	05:22	23:41	05:49	23:40
51079 Opp MacRitchie Resvr Thomson Rd	MacRitchie Reservoir	05:24	23:42	05:23	23:42	05:50	23:42
51119 Bef Andrew Rd Lornie Rd		05:25	23:43	05:23	23:43	05:50	23:43
40269 LP 57 Lornie Rd		05:26	23:44	05:24	23:44	05:51	23:44
40259 Bef Wallace Way Lornie Rd		05:27	23:45	05:25	23:44	05:52	23:45
41159 Aft Lornie Wk Lornie Rd		05:28	23:46	05:25	23:45	05:52	23:46
41169 Bef Kheam Hock Rd Lornie Highway	Central Catchment Reserve	05:29	23:47	05:26	23:46	05:53	23:47
41139 Aft The Japanese Assn Adam Rd		05:30	23:48	05:27	23:47	05:54	23:48
41129 Opp S'pore Bible Coll Adam Rd		05:30	23:48	05:28	23:47	05:55	23:49
41031 Bef Crown Ctr Bt Timah Rd		05:31	23:49	05:29	23:48	05:56	23:50
41041 Coronation Plaza Bt Timah Rd	Coronation Plaza	05:32	23:50	05:30	23:49	05:57	23:51
41051 Tan Kah Kee Stn Bt Timah Rd	DT8Tan Kah Kee	05:33	23:51	05:31	23:50	05:58	23:52
41061 Chinese High Sch Bt Timah Rd		05:33	23:51	05:32	23:51	05:58	23:53
41071 Opp Natl JC Bt Timah Rd	National JC	05:34	23:52	05:33	23:52	05:59	23:54
41081 Sixth Ave Stn Bt Timah Rd	DT7Sixth Avenue	05:36	23:53	05:34	23:53	06:00	23:55
42011 Sixth Ave Ctr Bt Timah Rd		05:36	23:54	05:34	23:54	06:01	23:55
42021 Aft Maple Ave Bt Timah Rd		05:37	23:55	05:35	23:55	06:02	23:56
42031 The Tessarina Bt Timah Rd		05:38	23:55	05:35	23:55	06:02	23:56
42041 The Nexus Bt Timah Rd		05:39	23:56	05:35	23:56	06:03	23:56
42051 King Albert Pk Stn Bt Timah Rd	DT6King Albert Park Rail Corridor Former Bukit Timah Railway Station	05:40	23:57	05:36	23:57	06:04	23:57
42061 King Albert Pk Bt Timah Rd		05:41	23:58	05:37	23:58	06:05	23:58
42071 Pei Hwa Presby Pr Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd	Bukit Timah Plaza	05:42	23:59	05:38	23:58	06:07	23:59
42151 Beauty World Stn Exit C Jln Jurong Kechil	DT5Beauty World	05:43	00:00	05:39	23:59	06:08	00:00
42161 Blk 18 Jln Jurong Kechil		05:44	00:01	05:40	00:00	06:09	00:01
42171 Signature Pk Condo Jln Jurong Kechil		05:45	00:02	05:41	00:01	06:10	00:02
42181 Opp The Hillford Jln Jurong Kechil		05:46	00:03	05:42	00:02	06:11	00:03
42191 Bef Bt Batok East Ave 6 Jln Jurong Kechil		05:47	00:04	05:43	00:02	06:12	00:04
43201 Park Natura Bt Batok East Ave 6		05:48	00:05	05:43	00:03	06:12	00:05
43191 Blk 288C Bt Batok East Ave 6		05:50	00:07	05:45	00:04	06:14	00:07
43181 Keming Pr Sch Bt Batok East Ave 3		05:40	00:08	05:46	00:05	06:15	00:08
43171 Blk 229 Bt Batok East Ave 3		05:41	00:09	05:47	00:06	06:16	00:09
43419 Aft Bt Batok Stn/Blk 628 Bt Batok Ctrl	NS2Bukit Batok West Mall	05:44	00:10	05:49	00:08	06:18	00:10
43401 Bt Batok Polyclinic Bt Batok West Ave 3	Bukit Batok Polyclinic	05:45	00:11	05:51	00:09	06:20	00:11
43531 Blk 140 Bt Batok West Ave 3		05:47	00:12	05:52	00:10	06:21	00:12
43341 Princess E Pr Sch Bt Batok West Ave 3	Millennia Institute	05:48	00:13	05:53	00:11	06:22	00:13
43453 Bef PIE Bt Batok Rd		05:50	00:14	05:55	00:13	06:24	00:15
28299 Blk 253 Jurong Town Hall Rd		05:52	00:16	05:56	00:15	06:26	00:16
28451 Parc Oasis Jurong East Ave 1		05:53	00:17	05:57	00:16	06:27	00:17
28461 Blk 347 Jurong East Ave 1		05:55	00:18	05:58	00:17	06:28	00:18
28491 Opp Jurong Polyclinic Jurong East Ave 1	Jurong Polyclinic	05:56	00:19	06:00	00:19	06:30	00:20
28501 Blk 490 Jurong West Ave 1		05:58	00:21	06:01	00:21	06:31	00:22
28511 Blk 463 Jurong West Ave 1		05:10	00:23	05:10	00:22	05:15	00:23
28521 Blk 457 Jurong West Ave 1		05:13	00:24	05:14	00:23	05:16	00:24
28401 Blk 502 Jurong West Ave 1		05:14	00:25	05:15	00:24	05:18	00:25
28531 Blk 536 Jurong West Ave 1		05:15	00:25	05:15	00:24	05:19	00:27
21161 Blk 216B Corporation Rd		05:17	00:27	05:17	00:26	05:22	00:29
21389 Opp St. Joseph's Hme Jurong West Ave 2		05:19	00:28	05:18	00:27	05:23	00:31
21379 Blk 263 Jln Boon Lay		05:23	00:31	05:22	00:29	05:26	00:34
21369 Opp Blk 695 Jln Boon Lay		05:24	00:32	05:24	00:30	05:27	00:35
22009 Boon Lay Int(Berth B7) Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	05:29	00:36	05:26	00:32	05:31	00:39

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
22009 Boon Lay Int(Berth B7) Jurong West Ctrl 3	EW27Boon Lay Jurong Point	05:30	00:00	05:30	00:00	05:45	00:00
21361 Blk 695 Jln Boon Lay		05:33	00:02	05:32	00:02	05:47	00:02
21371 Blk 680C Jln Boon Lay		05:34	00:03	05:33	00:03	05:48	00:03
21381 St. Joseph's Hme Jurong West Ave 2		05:37	00:06	05:36	00:06	05:51	00:05
21169 Opp Blk 216B Corporation Rd		05:39	00:09	05:38	00:09	05:53	00:07
28539 Blk 538 Jurong West Ave 1		05:41	00:11	05:39	00:11	05:55	00:08
28409 Blk 454 Jurong West Ave 1		05:42	00:12	05:40	00:10	05:56	00:09
28529 Blk 441 Jurong West Ave 1		05:43	00:13	05:41	00:13	05:57	00:10
28519 Blk 425 Jurong West Ave 1		05:45	00:14	05:43	00:14	05:59	00:12
28509 Blk 422 Jurong West Ave 1		05:45	00:14	05:44	00:15	06:00	00:12
28499 Jurong Polyclinic Jurong East Ave 1	Jurong Polyclinic	05:47	00:15	05:46	00:16	06:02	00:14
28469 Blk 316 Jurong East Ave 1		05:49	00:17	05:48	00:18	06:03	00:15
28459 Opp Parc Oasis Jurong East Ave 1		05:50	00:18	05:49	00:19	06:04	00:17
28291 Blk 303 Jurong Town Hall Rd		05:52	00:19	05:50	00:20	06:05	00:18
43459 Aft PIE Bt Batok Rd		05:54	00:21	05:52	00:22	06:07	00:19
43349 Opp Princess E Pr Sch Bt Batok West Ave 3	Millennia Institute	05:56	00:23	05:54	00:24	06:08	00:21
43539 Opp Blk 140 Bt Batok West Ave 3		05:57	00:24	05:55	00:25	06:10	00:22
43409 Opp Blk 127 Bt Batok West Ave 3	Bukit Batok Polyclinic	05:58	00:25	05:56	00:26	06:11	00:23
43411 Opp Blk 628 Bt Batok Ctrl	NS2Bukit Batok West Mall	06:00	00:26	05:57	00:27	06:13	00:24
43179 Blk 231 Bt Batok East Ave 3		06:02	00:27	05:59	00:28	06:16	00:26
43189 Blk 283 Bt Batok East Ave 3		06:03	00:28	06:00	00:29	06:17	00:27
43199 Ch of St. Mary Bt Batok East Ave 6		06:04	00:29	06:01	00:29	06:18	00:28
43209 Autobacs Bt Batok East Ave 6		06:05	00:31	06:02	00:30	06:20	00:30
42199 Aft Bt Batok East Ave 6 Jln Jurong Kechil		06:06	00:32	06:03	00:31	06:21	00:31
42189 The Hillford Jln Jurong Kechil		06:07	00:33	06:04	00:32	06:22	00:32
42179 Aft Chun Tin Rd Jln Jurong Kechil		06:08	00:34	06:05	00:33	06:23	00:33
42169 Opp Blk 19 Jln Jurong Kechil		06:09	00:35	06:06	00:33	06:24	00:33
42159 Opp Beauty World Stn Jln Jurong Kechil	DT5Beauty World	06:10	00:35	06:06	00:34	06:24	00:34
42259 Aft Upp Bt Timah Rd Jln Jurong Kechil	Beauty World Centre	06:11	00:36	06:07	00:34	06:25	00:34
42089 Opp Bt Timah Plaza Jln Anak Bt	Bukit Timah Plaza	06:13	00:37	06:08	00:35	06:26	00:35
42059 Opp King Albert Pk Stn Dunearn Rd	DT6King Albert Park Rail Corridor Former Bukit Timah Railway Station	06:15	00:39	06:10	00:37	06:28	00:37
42049 Hua Guan Gdns Dunearn Rd		06:15	00:39	06:10	00:37	06:28	00:37
42039 Opp The Nexus Dunearn Rd		06:16	00:40	06:11	00:38	06:29	00:38
42029 Aft Swiss Club Rd Dunearn Rd		06:17	00:40	06:12	00:39	06:30	00:38
42019 Opp Sixth Ave Stn Dunearn Rd	DT7Sixth Avenue	06:18	00:41	06:13	00:40	06:31	00:39
41089 Aft Jln Naga Sari Dunearn Rd		06:19	00:42	06:14	00:41	06:32	00:40
41079 Natl JC Dunearn Rd	National JC	06:20	00:43	06:14	00:42	06:33	00:41
41069 Opp Tan Kah Kee Stn Dunearn Rd	DT8Tan Kah Kee	06:21	00:44	06:15	00:43	06:34	00:42
41049 Opp Coronation Plaza Dunearn Rd	Coronation Plaza	06:21	00:44	06:16	00:44	06:35	00:43
41121 S'pore Bible Coll Adam Rd		06:23	00:45	06:17	00:45	06:35	00:43
41131 Opp The Japanese Assn Adam Rd		06:24	00:46	06:18	00:46	06:36	00:44
41141 Aft Adam Dr Adam Rd	Central Catchment Reserve	06:25	00:47	06:19	00:47	06:37	00:45
41151 Aft Sime Rd Lornie Rd		06:26	00:47	06:20	00:48	06:38	00:46
40251 Aft Wallace Way Lornie Rd		06:27	00:48	06:21	00:49	06:39	00:47
40261 LP 52 Lornie Rd		06:29	00:49	06:22	00:49	06:41	00:48
51111 Opp Andrew Rd Lornie Rd		06:31	00:50	06:23	00:50	06:43	00:49
51071 MacRitchie Resvr(Inner Berth) Thomson Rd	MacRitchie Reservoir	06:32	00:51	06:24	00:51	06:44	00:50
51131 Opp Braddell View Braddell Rd		06:34	00:52	06:25	00:52	06:45	00:51
52011 Opp Raffles Girls' Sch Braddell Rd	Raffles Institution	06:35	00:53	06:26	00:53	06:46	00:53
52021 Opp Blk 1004 Braddell Rd		06:37	00:54	06:28	00:54	06:48	00:54
52031 Opp Blk 998 Braddell Rd		06:38	00:55	06:29	00:55	06:49	00:55
52361 Blk 1 Lor 6 Toa Payoh		06:41	00:57	06:31	00:57	06:51	00:58
52279 Blk 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh		06:45	00:59	06:33	00:59	06:53	01:00
52269 Blk 73 Lor 4 Toa Payoh		06:47	01:01	06:34	01:01	06:55	01:01
52501 Toa Payoh Swim Cplx Lor 6 Toa Payoh	HDB Hub	06:50	01:03	06:36	01:03	06:57	01:02
52009 Toa Payoh Int(Alighting) Lor 6 Toa Payoh	NS19Toa Payoh HDB Hub	06:52	01:04	06:37	01:04	06:58	01:03

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.
(Current) Known as 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).
		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

• Bus Service Information for Service 157 (SBS Transit)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map