Bus Service 5
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Service 5 |
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Route Information | |
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Route | Pasir Ris Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange |
Route Length | 33.9 km (towards Bukit Merah) 33.2 km (towards Pasir Ris) |
Travelling Time | 134 mins (2 h 14 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Bukit Merah Bus Package) |
SBS Transit Bus Service 5 serves as an inter-town route between Pasir Ris and Bukit Merah, linking Upper Changi, Simei, Bedok Reservoir and Tiong Bahru to city areas of Novena and Havelock via the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE).
Short-Trip Bus Services 5A & 5B supplement the weekday peak hour demand between the private estates of Flora Drive and Mariam Way to nearby MRT stations.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | ||||||
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5 | 5A | 5B | ||||||
Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP) | 19 | N/A | 8 Single Deckers | 11 Double Deckers | ||||
SBS6243C SBS6334Z SBS6376C SBS6380P SBS6752A SBS6776G Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS5178P SBS8413R SBS8962Y Scania K230UB
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SG5994L SG5995J SG5996G SG5997D SG5998B SG6001X SG6002T SG6003R SG6106C SG6148G SG6221C MAN ND323F
SG5542H Volvo B9TL
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Bedok North Depot (BNDEP) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 Single Deckers | 6 Double Deckers | |||
SBS6075XA Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS5231TA/B Scania K230UB
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SG6178U SG6185Z MAN ND323F
SBS3118B SBS3697X SBS7665L SG5144Z Volvo B9TL
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Service 5 duty allocation | ||
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Ulu Pandan | ||
Weekdays (13A-13P / 1E / 5S) | ||
A/P | SBS6243C, SBS6752A, SBS8962Y, SG5995J, SG5996G, SG5997D, SG6001X, SG6002T & SG6003R | |
E | SG5998B | |
S | ||
Bedok North | ||
Weekdays (1A-1P / 7S) | ||
A/P | SG6178U | |
S | SBS3118B, SBS3697X (Duty 3S), SBS5231T, SBS6075X, SBS7665L, SG5144Z & SG6185Z |
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) |
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towards Bukit Merah | 07 - 14 minutes | 10 - 17 minutes | 13 - 17 minutes | 13 - 18 minutes |
towards Pasir Ris | 10 - 17 minutes | 09 - 19 minutes | 09 - 18 minutes | 12 - 18 minutes |
Special Departures
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96209
Opp Simei Green Condo
Simei Rd77009
Pasir Ris Int
Pasir Ris Dr 3
Weekdays (except Public Holidays) |
06:25 (SBS3697X) |
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Service 5A
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98319
Aft Ballota Pk
Mariam Way96049
Upp Changi Stn/SUTD
Upp Changi Rd East
Weekdays (except Public Holidays) |
07:04 (SBS6075X) |
07:28 (SBS6075X) |
07:56 (SBS6075X) |
08:22 (SBS6075X) |
08:49 (SBS6075X) |
17:35 (SBS5231T) |
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Service 5B
- →
96169
Simei Stn
Simei St 398311
Bef Mariam Wk
Mariam Way
Weekdays (except Public Holidays) |
17:57 (SBS5231T) |
18:41 (SBS5231T) |
19:25 (SBS5231T) |
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Direction 1 (Pasir Ris → Bukit Merah)
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||||
![]() | EW1Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Mall Pasir Ris Town Park Whitesands Mall |
EW1Pasir Ris | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | |
![]() Aft Ballota Pk Mariam Way | 5A | 05:48 | 23:48 | 05:48 | 23:48 | 05:48 | 23:48 | ||
![]() Upp Changi Stn/SUTD Upp Changi Rd East | DT34Upper Changi Singapore University of Technology and Design |
5A | DT34Upper Changi | 06:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 | 00:00 | 06:00 | 00:00 |
![]() Opp Simei Stn Simei St 3 | EW3Simei | EW3Simei | 06:05 | 00:05 | 06:05 | 00:05 | 06:05 | 00:05 | |
![]() Bef Tampines West Stn Tampines Ave 1 | DT31Tampines West SAFRA Tampines |
06:13 | 00:13 | 06:13 | 00:13 | 06:13 | 00:13 | ||
![]() Bef Kaki Bt Stn Exit B Kaki Bt Ave 1 | DT28Kaki Bukit | DT28Kaki Bukit | 06:30 | 00:30 | 06:30 | 00:30 | 06:30 | 00:30 | |
![]() Opp Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh | 07:08 | 01:08 | 07:08 | 01:08 | 07:08 | 01:08 | |||
![]() Bef Novena Stn Exit B Thomson Rd | NS20Novena Velocity @ Novena Square Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
07:13 | 01:13 | 07:13 | 01:13 | 07:13 | 01:13 | ||
![]() Newton Stn Exit B Scotts Rd | NS21DT11Newton | NS21DT11Newton | 07:19 | 01:19 | 07:19 | 01:19 | 07:19 | 01:19 | |
![]() Aft Orchard Stn Exit 12 Paterson Rd | TE14NS22Orchard | NS22TE14Orchard | 07:26 | 01:26 | 07:26 | 01:26 | 07:26 | 01:26 | |
![]() Great World Stn Exit 3 Kim Seng Rd | TE15Great World | TE15Great World | 07:30 | 01:30 | 07:30 | 01:30 | 07:30 | 01:30 | |
![]() Grand Copthorne Hotel Kim Seng Rd | TE16Havelock | TE16Havelock | 07:32 | 01:32 | 07:32 | 01:32 | 07:32 | 01:32 | |
![]() Opp Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd | EW17Tiong Bahru | 07:39 | 01:39 | 07:39 | 01:39 | 07:39 | 01:39 | ||
![]() | 07:46 | 01:46 | 07:46 | 01:46 | 07:46 | 01:46 |
Direction 2 (Bukit Merah → Pasir Ris)
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||||
![]() | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | |||
![]() Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd | EW17Tiong Bahru | 05:37 | 23:37 | 05:37 | 23:37 | 05:37 | 23:37 | ||
![]() Havelock Stn Exit 2 Zion Rd | TE16Havelock | TE16Havelock | 05:40 | 23:40 | 05:40 | 23:40 | 05:40 | 23:40 | |
![]() Havelock Stn Exit 3 Zion Rd | TE16Havelock | 05:41 | 23:41 | 05:41 | 23:41 | 05:41 | 23:41 | ||
![]() Aft Blk 87 Zion Rd | TE15Great World | TE15Great World | 05:42 | 23:42 | 05:42 | 23:42 | 05:42 | 23:42 | |
![]() Opp Orchard Stn Exit 12 Paterson Rd | TE14NS22Orchard | NS22TE14Orchard | 05:48 | 23:48 | 05:48 | 23:48 | 05:48 | 23:48 | |
![]() Newton Stn Exit A Scotts Rd | NS21DT11Newton | NS21DT11Newton | 05:54 | 23:54 | 05:54 | 23:54 | 05:54 | 23:54 | |
![]() Opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd | NS20Novena | 05:59 | 23:59 | 05:59 | 23:59 | 05:59 | 23:59 | ||
![]() Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh | 06:06 | 00:06 | 06:06 | 00:06 | 06:06 | 00:06 | |||
![]() Kaki Bt Stn Exit A Kaki Bt Ave 1 | DT28Kaki Bukit | DT28Kaki Bukit | 06:42 | 00:42 | 06:42 | 00:42 | 06:42 | 00:42 | |
![]() Tampines West Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 1 | DT31Tampines West SAFRA Tampines |
07:00 | 01:00 | 07:00 | 01:00 | 07:00 | 01:00 | ||
![]() Simei Stn Simei St 3 | EW3Simei | 5B | EW3Simei | 07:08 | 01:08 | 07:08 | 01:08 | 07:08 | 01:08 |
![]() Upp Changi Stn/Opp SUTD Upp Changi Rd East | DT34Upper Changi Singapore University of Technology and Design |
5B | DT34Upper Changi | 06:26 | 01:14 | 07:14 | 01:14 | 07:14 | 01:14 |
![]() Bef Mariam Wk Mariam Way | 5B | 06:38 | 01:26 | 07:26 | 01:26 | 07:26 | 01:26 | ||
![]() | EW1Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Mall Pasir Ris Town Park Whitesands Mall |
EW1Pasir Ris | 06:55 | 01:43 | 07:43 | 01:43 | 07:43 | 01:43 |
Historical Information
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Pasir Ris ↔ Bukit Merah | 2007 | 11 March | Introduced between Pasir Ris Int and Bt Merah Int, operating between 0530 hrs and 2330 hrs from Pasir Ris Int and Bt Merah Int daily.[1] |
2008 | TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops along New Loyang Lk. | ||
2011 | 27 June | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
28 August | Amended to ply Jln Tenaga, Bedok Reservoir Rd and Jln Damai with the partial closure of Kaki Bt Ave 1 to facilitate the construction of DT28Kaki Bukit station on the Downtown Line.[3] | |||
2016 | 24 April | Amended to ply the reinstated Kaki Bt Ave 1, skipping Jln Tenaga, Bedok Reservoir Rd and Jln Damai.[4] | ||
2019 | 21 July | Amended to ply Flora Dr, Flora Rd and Mariam Way, skipping a section of Upp Changi Rd Nth.[5] | ||
2023 | 8 January | Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.[6] | ||
5Pasir Ris ↔ Bukit Merah 5AMariam Way → Upp Changi Rd East 5BSimei St 3 → Mariam Way
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14 August | 5AIntroduced from Mariam Way (Aft Ballota Pk) to Upp Changi Rd East (Upp Changi Stn/SUTD) during peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch. [7]
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5BIntroduced from Simei St 3 (Simei Stn) to Mariam Way (Bef Mariam Wk) during evening peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch. [7]
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27 August | Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.[8] | |||
2025 | 23 February | Serves a new pair of bus stops in front of and opposite Estella Gdns along Flora Rd.[9] |
References
- ↑ "New Service 5 Starting from 11 March 2007" SBS Transit, 9 March 2007. Archived on 21 October 2007.
- ↑ "From Monday, 27 June 2011 Nine more Wheelchair Accessible Bus Services will be launched" SBS Transit, 9 June 2011. Archived 26 June 2011.
- ↑ "Bus Stops Affected by Closure of Kaki Bukit Ave 1" SBS Transit, 18 August 2011. Archived on 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Route Amendments" SBS Transit, 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Route Amendment From Sunday, 21 July 2019" SBS Transit, 8 July 2019.
- ↑ "Bus Stop Skipped From Sunday, 8 January 2023" SBS Transit, 27 December 2022.
- ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 "Short-Trip Service From Monday, 14 August 2023" SBS Transit, 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Reopening Of Bus Stop From Sunday, 27 August 2023" SBS Transit, 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "New Bus Stops From Sunday, 23 February 2025" SBS Transit, 10 February 2025.
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Services | Trunk | 5 • 16 • 16M • 57 • 93 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 123M • 131 • 145 • 160 • 170 • 170X • 195 • 198 • 400 • 993 | ![]() Tender Awarded | |
Feeder | Bukit Merah | 272 • 273 | ||
Defunct | 131M • 160M • 402 | |||
Bus Fleet | Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP) | |||
Single Deckers | MAN NL323F | Euro V (Batch 2 • Batch 3) • 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 | 3-Door • Euro V (Batch 3) • Euro VI (Batch 1 • Batch 2) | ||
Volvo B9TL | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3 • Batch 4) |