Bus Service 53M

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Service 53M
SBS5003K 53M.jpg
Route Information
Route Hougang Avenue 1 ↺ Serangoon Central (Loop)
Route Length 6.0 km
Travelling Time 25 mins
Operator SBS Transit
(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the Serangoon Central bound and Hougang Avenue 1 bound sectors during morning and evening peak hours respectively, were withdrawn after the introduction of 53M due to duplicating sectors.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 the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) 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
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Opp Blk 232
Hougang Ave 1
06:00 23:00 06:00 23:00 06:00 23:00
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S'goon Stn Exit C/Blk 201
S'goon Ctrl
NE12CC13Serangoon
NEX
NE12CC13Serangoon 06:15 23:13 06:13 23:14 06:13 23:12
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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
SBS Transit
(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. WAB
2016 24 January Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 209 along Boundary Rd.
icon Serangoon – Eunos Bus Package [ VTE]
Services Trunk 11225353M555859606363M649094101 • 103 • 105 • 109 • 134 • 137 • 140141146150154 • 158 • 506 SBS Transit
Operated under Negotiated Contract
Feeder Serangoon 315317
Bus Fleet Hougang Depot (HGDEP)
Single Deckers MAN NL323F Euro VI
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro Batch 1Batch 2Batch 3
Scania K230UB Euro IV (Batch 1Batch 2) • Euro V (Batch 1Batch 2)
Double Deckers MAN ND323F Euro V (Batch 3) • Euro VI (Batch 1Batch 2)
Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 (Batch 1Batch 2Batch 3Batch 4)