Bus Service 53M

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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. 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 From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).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 53M
Route Information
Route	Hougang Avenue 1 ↺ Serangoon Central (Loop)
Route Length	6.0 km
Travelling Time	25 mins
Operator	(Serangoon – Eunos Bus Package)

Bus Service 53M is a supplementary route of Service 53, duplicating a short stretch of its parent service between Hougang Avenue 1 and Serangoon Central. It enhances bus connections for commuters along Service 53’s most crowded short stretches of route and was launched on 16 August 2015.

The route serves residential areas along Hougang Avenue 1 and Lorong Ah Soo with better access to the key transport node of Serangoon Central, where commuters can transfer to other bus services or the rail network. It serves amenities such as the market/food centre along Hougang Avenue 1 and the Aljunied Community Club, as well as schools such as Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School and Yuying Secondary School. The route relieves demand off Service 45 and 53, which encounters very heavy loading along the sectors pied by 53M.

Short Trip Services 53A and 53B, which plied the Serangoon Central bound and Hougang Avenue 1 bound sectors during morning and evening peak hours respectively, were withdrawn after the introduction of 53M due to duplicating sectors.

With no evident terminating point, Service 53M buses turnaround at the Hougang St 21 vehicle park next to Blk 206, the site of the former Hougang South Bus Interchange (and current Service 115 terminating point). However, no boarding and alighting is allowed outside the designated bus stops of this route. Buses officially park at Hougang Central Interchange during their scheduled breaks.

This service is introduced under Land Transport Authority (LTA)'s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 53M

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Hougang Depot (HGDEP)	4	4 Single Deckers
		SBS6175R SBS6238T Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5003K SBS8385M Scania K230UB

Notes
This service layovers at Hougang Street 21 (Bus Stop 63221 - Kovan Hub) & breaks at Hougang Central Interchange. Daily: 4A-4P (4 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	03 - 18 minutes	03 - 23 minutes	03 - 22 minutes	03 - 24 minutes

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns/PH
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
63261 Opp Blk 232 Hougang Ave 1		06:00	23:00	06:00	23:00	06:00	23:00
63271 Blk 239 Hougang Ave 1		06:01	23:01	06:01	23:01	06:02	23:01
63281 Blk 105 Mkt/FC Hougang Ave 1		06:03	23:02	06:02	23:02	06:03	23:02
63291 Opp Blk 115 Lor Ah Soo		06:05	23:04	06:04	23:04	06:05	23:03
63301 Paya Lebar Meth Girls' Sch Lor Ah Soo		06:06	23:05	06:05	23:05	06:05	23:04
62221 Opp The Minton Lor Ah Soo		06:07	23:06	06:06	23:06	06:07	23:05
62051 Aft Jln Chermat Upp Paya Lebar Rd		06:10	23:09	06:09	23:09	06:10	23:08
63141 Blk 209 Boundary Rd		06:12	23:10	06:10	23:11	06:12	23:09
66379 Blk 206 S'goon Ctrl		06:14	23:12	06:12	23:13	06:12	23:11
66359 S'goon Stn Exit C/Blk 201 S'goon Ctrl	NE12CC13Serangoon	06:15	23:13	06:13	23:14	06:13	23:12
62141 Opp Blk 1 Upp S'goon Rd		06:17	23:14	06:14	23:15	06:14	23:13
62059 Blk 161 Upp Paya Lebar Rd		06:18	23:15	06:15	23:17	06:16	23:14
62229 The Minton Lor Ah Soo		06:20	23:17	06:17	23:18	06:17	23:16
63309 Blk 126 Lor Ah Soo		06:22	23:18	06:18	23:20	06:18	23:17
63299 Blk 115 Lor Ah Soo		06:23	23:19	06:19	23:21	06:19	23:18
63289 Aljunied CC Hougang Ave 1		06:25	23:20	06:20	23:23	06:21	23:19
63279 Opp Yuying Sec Sch Hougang Ave 1		06:26	23:21	06:21	23:24	06:22	23:20
63269 Blk 232 Hougang Ave 1		06:27	23:22	06:22	23:25	06:22	23:21

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Hougang Ave 1 ↺ Serangoon Ctrl	2015	16 August	Introduced between Hougang Ave 1 (Opp Blk 232) and Serangoon Ctrl (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
		2016	24 January	Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 209 along Boundary Rd.