Bus Service 652
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| Service 652 |
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| Route Information | |
|---|---|
| Route | Ang Mo Kio ↔ Central Business District |
| Route Length | 18.9 km (towards Central Business District) 18.8 km (towards Ang Mo Kio) |
| Travelling Time | 57 – 64 mins (57 mins – 1 h 4 mins) |
| Operator |  (Seletar Bus Package) |
SBS Transit City Direct Service 652 provides residents of Ang Mo Kio, who relied on rail network and feeder buses, a travel alternative to the Central Business District (CBD). This service incorporates an express sector between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and Central Business District via Central Expressway (CTE).
This service is introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). On the eves of Christmas, New Year, and Chinese New Year, evening peak-hour departures will be brought forward to the afternoon. Revised timing will be announced by the operator closer to the respective dates.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
| Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet |
|---|---|---|
| Seletar Depot (SEDEP) | 5 | 5 Double Deckers |
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SG5923S SG5924P SG5926J MAN ND323F
SG5413Y SG5414U Volvo B9TL
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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 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 | |||
 56021Opp Sembawang Hills FC Upp Thomson Rd | 07:25 | 07:50 | ||
| 54199 Bef Mayflower Stn Exit 3 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 | TE6Mayflower | TE6Mayflower | 07:36 | 08:01 |
| 54189 Mayflower Stn Exit 5 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 | TE6Mayflower | 07:39 | 08:04 | |
| 08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd | NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut Plaza Singapura |
NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut | 08:11 | 08:36 |
| 08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bras Basah Rd | DT21Bencoolen SMU School of the Arts The Cathay |
DT21Bencoolen | 08:13 | 08:38 |
| 02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd | NS25EW13City Hall CC3Esplanade Raffles City South Beach Tower |
NS25EW13City Hall CC3Esplanade |
08:17 | 08:42 |
| 02119 Opp War Memorial Pk Nicoll Highway | CC3Esplanade | CC3Esplanade | 08:19 | 08:44 |
| 03019 OUE Bayfront Collyer Quay | NS26EW14Raffles Place CIMB Plaza |
NS26EW14Raffles Place | 08:23 | 08:48 |
| 03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way | TE19Shenton Way | TE19Shenton Way | 08:27 | 08:52 |
| 03218 Opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way | EW15Tanjong Pagar | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 08:29 | 08:54 |
Direction 2 (Anson Road → Upper Thomson Road)
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| Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | ||
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| First bus | Last bus | |||
| 03241 Aft Enggor St Anson Rd | EW15Tanjong Pagar | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 18:10 | 18:25 |
| 03111 Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 18:14 | 18:29 | |
| 03031 Raffles Pl Stn Exit F Robinson Rd | NS26EW14Raffles Place | NS26EW14Raffles Place | 18:18 | 18:33 |
| 03011 Fullerton Sq Fullerton Rd | NS26EW14Raffles Place Asian Civilisations Museum CIMB Plaza Victoria Concert Hall |
18:22 | 18:37 | |
| 02111 Esplanade Bridge Esplanade Dr | CC3Esplanade | CC3Esplanade | 18:26 | 18:41 |
| 04111 Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd | NS25EW13City Hall Capitol Singapore Raffles City |
NS25EW13City Hall | 18:30 | 18:45 |
| 04121 SMU Stamford Rd | CC2Bras Basah SMU National Museum of Singapore |
CC2Bras Basah | 18:33 | 18:48 |
| 08031 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Penang Rd | NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut 9 Penang Rd Plaza Singapura |
NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut | 18:37 | 18:52 |
| 54181 Mayflower Stn Exit 6 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 | TE6Mayflower | TE6Mayflower | 19:11 | 19:26 |
| 54191 Mayflower Stn Exit 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 | TE6Mayflower | 19:14 | 19:29 | |
| 56029 Bef Sembawang Hills FC Upp Thomson Rd | 19:26 | 19:41 | ||
Historical Information
| Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMUpp Thomson Rd → Shenton Way PMAnson Rd → Upp Thomson Rd
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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. | ||
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2020 | 6 January | Operations transferred to SMRT Buses. | |
| 2 AM peak trips removed. | ||||
Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). 
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| N/A | 8 April | Suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures. | ||
AMUpp Thomson Rd → Shenton Way PMAnson Rd → Upp Thomson Rd
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2 June | Resumed normal operations. | ||
(Current) |
2021 | 6 September | Operations transferred to SBS Transit. |
External Links
 Seletar Bus Package
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[ V • T • E ] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services | 24 • 70 • 70M • 71 • 76 • 130 • 133 • 135 • 138 • 138M • 162 • 850E • 851 • 851e • 852 • 860 | Tender Awarded | ||
| City Direct Services | 652 • 668 | |||
| Ang Mo Kio Feeders | 261 • 262 • 265 • 268 • 269 | |||
| Yishun Feeders | 800 • 803 • 804 • 805 • 806 • 807 • 811 • 812 | |||
| Defunct | 162M | |||
| Bus Fleet | Seletar Depot (SEDEP) | |||
| Single Decker | BYD K9 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Scania K230UB (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 | |||