Bus Service 53M
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the Serangoon Central bound and Hougang Avenue 1 bound sectors during morning and evening peak hours respectively, were withdrawn after the introduction of 53M due to duplicating sectors.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 the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
| Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet |
|---|---|---|
| Hougang Depot (HGDEP) | 4 | 4 Single Deckers |
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SBS6175R SBS6238T Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS5003K SBS8385M Scania K230UB
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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 | 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 | |||
 63261Opp Blk 232 Hougang Ave 1 | 06:00 | 23:00 | 06:00 | 23:00 | 06:00 | 23:00 | ||
| 66359 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 |
| 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. 
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| 2016 | 24 January | Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 209 along Boundary Rd. |
 Serangoon – Eunos Bus Package
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[ V • T • E] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services | Trunk | 11 • 22 • 53 • 53M • 55 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 63 • 63M • 64 • 90 • 94 • 101 • 103 • 105 • 109 • 134 • 137 • 140 • 141 • 146 • 150 • 154 • 158 • 506 | Operated under Negotiated Contract | |
| Feeder | Serangoon | 315 • 317 | ||
| Bus Fleet | Hougang Depot (HGDEP) | |||
| Single Deckers | MAN NL323F | Euro VI | ||
| Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro | Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3 | |||
| Scania K230UB | Euro IV (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Euro V (Batch 1 • Batch 2) | |||
| Double Deckers | MAN ND323F | Euro V (Batch 3) • Euro VI (Batch 1 • Batch 2) | ||
| Volvo B9TL | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3 • Batch 4) | |||