Bus Service 253
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| Service 253 |
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| 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. It replaces the deleted sectors of services, 251, 254 and 255.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
| Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet |
|---|---|---|
| Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) | 5 | 5 Double Deckers |
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SBS3263P SBS3275E SBS3633E SBS3898H SBS3955B 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loop Service | 09 - 10 minutes | 10 - 15 minutes | 10 minutes | 14 - 20 minutes |
Departure Timings
From  24009Joo Koon Int Joo Koon Circle Departure Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 23:30 | ||||
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 | EW29Joo Koon FairPrice Hub |
05:45 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 |
 23371Bef Joo Koon Int Benoi Rd | EW29Joo Koon FairPrice Hub |
06:21 | 00:00 | 06:19 | 00:00 | 06:17 | 23:59 |
| 24009 | EW29Joo Koon FairPrice Hub |
06:22 | 00:01 | 06:20 | 00:01 | 06:18 | 00:00 |
Historical Information
| Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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). 
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(Current) |
2024 | 15 September | Operations transferred to SMRT Buses. |
External Links
 Jurong West Bus Package
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[ V • T • E] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services | 179 • 179A • 181 • 181M • 182 • 182M • 185 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 199 • 246 • 247 • 248 • 248M • 249 • 251 • 252 • 253 • 254 • 255 • 257 • 258 • 258M • 405 • 502 • 502A • 974 | Tender Awarded | ||
| Boon Lay Feeders | 240 • 240M • 241 • 242 • 243G • 243W | |||
| Defunct | 256 | |||
| Bus Fleet | Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) | |||
| Single Decker | MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 1 • Euro IV, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2) | |||
| Double Decker | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (3-Door • 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) | |||