History of Services 150 - 159

Service 151

1st Generation (1971 - 1989)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
United Bus Company	Kim Keat Ave ↔ South Canal	1971	11 April	Introduced between Kim Keat Ave Ter and Sth Canal Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
	Toa Payoh ↔ South Canal		2 August	Amended to Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter.
		1972	11 June	Amended to ply Upp Cross St with the partial conversion of Havelock Rd to one-way traffic, skipping Upp Hokien St.
		1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Outram Pk	1974	3 February	Integrated with Service 159 and extended to Outram Pk Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
		1975	2 February	Amended to ply Tiong Bahru Rd and the extended Zion Rd towards Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter with the partial conversion of Kim Seng Rd and Outram Rd to one-way traffic.
	Toa Payoh ↺ New Bridge Rd	1976	1 January	Extended to loop at New Bridge Rd from Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter.
		1983	26 December	Amended to Toa Payoh Int and converted to day service on weekdays & Saturdays.
		1986	16 November	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Thong Teck Bldg along Scotts Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Metro Orchard.
		1987	6 April	Skips removed bus stop before College Rd along Outram Rd.
			1 November	Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Toa Payoh Int to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd.
		1989	28 May	Discontinued.

2nd Generation (Current)

Bus Service 151

Service 152 (1971 - 2000)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Associated Bus Services	Lor 1 Toa Payoh ↔ Telok Kurau Rd	1971	11 April	Introduced between Lor 1 Toa Payoh Ter and Telok Kurau Rd Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Telok Kurau Rd		2 August	Amended to Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Chai Chee	1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
				Extended to Chai Chee Ter.
		1976	30 December	Amended to ply Sims Ave/Geylang Rd and the extended Tg Katong Rd, skipping Guillemard Rd.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Bedok South Rd	1977	15 August	Extended to Bedok Sth Rd Ter and amended to ply Sims Ave/Geylang Rd and Changi Rd, skipping Tg Katong Rd, Mountbatten Rd, East Coast Rd and Telok Kurau Rd.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Bedok	1979	8 April	Amended to Bedok Int.
			14 October	Amended to ply Sims Ave East towards Bedok Int with the conversion of Changi Rd to one-way traffic.
		1983	26 December	Amended to Toa Payoh Int.
		1998	31 May	Amended to the relocated Toa Payoh Int (Temporary).
				Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh.
		2000	29 October	Integrated with Service 28 and discontinued.

Service 153 (Current)

Bus Service 153

Service 153A (1971 - 1974)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
United Bus Company	Lor 1 Toa Payoh ↔ Henderson Rd (Jul - Aug 1971)	1971	19 July	Introduced between Lor 1 Toa Payoh Ter and Jln Bt Merah Ter.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Henderson Rd (Aug 1971 - 1974)		2 August	Amended to Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter.
		1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
		1974	3 February	Integrated with Service 95 and discontinued under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.