Bus Service 54

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Service 54
SBS8776T 54.jpeg
Route Information
Route Bishan Interchange ↔ Kampong Bahru Terminal
Route Length 17.7 km (towards Kampong Bahru)
17.5 km (towards Bishan)
Travelling Time 65 mins (1 h 5 mins)
Operator SBS Transit
(Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 54 connects the housing estates of Bishan and Marymount with the Central areas of Novena, Scotts Road, River Valley and Chinatown. Similar to Service 56, it serves Bishan Street 13 in both directions. From the stretch of River Valley Road it serves, it is the only service which links to Orchard, Newton and Novena.

Service hours are extended on Saturdays to benefit late-night commuters returning home from Chinatown and Clarke Quay.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 54
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Hougang Depot (HGDEP) 16 15 Single Deckers 1 Double Decker
SBS6011E
SBS6012C
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS5067B
SBS8177Y
SBS8255E
SBS8350M
SBS8371C
SBS8375S
SBS8398B
SBS8449M
SBS8466M
SBS8501U
SBS8786P
SBS8920T
SBS8966L
Scania K230UB
SG5521T
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • This service practices jumpbus on Weekdays.
  • Weekdays: 11A-12P / 4S / 1T (16 buses)
  • Saturdays: 11A-10P / 2S / 1T (14 buses)
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: 11A-10P / 1S / 1T (13 buses)
  • Special Weekdays: 12A-11P / 3S (15 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)
towards Kampong Bahru 11 - 15 minutes 12 - 17 minutes 13 - 19 minutes 13 - 22 minutes
towards Bishan 13 - 18 minutes 10 - 19 minutes 10 - 19 minutes 12 - 24 minutes

Special Departures

  • icon50041
    Novena Lodge
    Thomson Rd
    →
    icon53009
    Bishan Int
    Bishan St 13
    NS17CC15Bishan
    • Weekdays: 06:25 (SG5521T)


  • icon53379
    Blk 245
    Bishan St 22
    →
    icon53009
    Bishan Int
    Bishan St 13
    NS17CC15Bishan
    • Weekdays: 06:30, 06:50, 07:09 & 07:18

Direction 1 (Bishan → Kampong Bahru)

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Bus Stops Nearby Attraction Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon53009
Bishan Int(Berth B4)
Bishan St 13
NS17CC15Bishan NS17CC15Bishan 05:45 23:00 06:00 23:00 06:00 23:00
icon53239
Opp Bishan Stn
Bishan Rd
NS17CC15Bishan
Junction 8 		NS17CC15Bishan 05:54 23:09 06:09 23:09 06:09 23:10
icon53129
Opp Marymount Stn
Marymount Rd
CC16Marymount 06:03 23:17 06:18 23:18 06:17 23:18
icon50037
Bef Novena Stn Exit B
Thomson Rd
NS20Novena
Velocity @ Novena Square
Tan Tock Seng Hospital 		06:14 23:27 06:28 23:28 06:26 23:27
icon40189
Newton Stn Exit B
Scotts Rd
NS21DT11Newton 06:19 23:32 06:33 23:33 06:31 23:32
icon13199
Aft Orchard Stn Exit 12
Paterson Rd
TE14NS22Orchard 06:24 23:37 06:38 23:38 06:36 23:37
icon13071
Great World Stn Exit 5
River Valley Rd
TE15Great World TE15Great World 06:28 23:40 06:42 23:42 06:39 23:40
icon04339
Fort Canning Stn Exit B
River Valley Rd
DT20Fort Canning
Fort Canning Park 		DT20Fort Canning 06:33 23:45 06:47 23:47 06:44 23:45
icon04239
Opp Clarke Quay Stn
New Bridge Rd
NE5Clarke Quay
Clarke Quay Central 		06:36 23:48 06:49 23:50 06:46 23:47
icon05059
Hong Lim Pk
New Bridge Rd
NE5Clarke Quay 06:38 23:49 06:50 23:52 06:47 23:49
icon05049
Chinatown Stn Exit E
New Bridge Rd
NE4DT19Chinatown
Chinatown Point
People's Park Centre
State Courts
Yue Hwa Building 		06:39 23:50 06:51 23:53 06:48 23:50
icon05019
Aft Duxton Plain Pk
New Bridge Rd
 06:42 23:53 06:54 23:56 06:51 23:53
icon10499
Kampong Bahru Ter(Alighting)
Spooner Rd
 06:49 00:00 07:00 00:03 06:58 00:01

Direction 2 (Kampong Bahru → Bishan)

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Bus Stops Nearby Attraction Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon10499
Kampong Bahru Ter(Berth B4)
Spooner Rd
 06:10 23:30 06:10 00:00 06:10 23:30
icon10017
Aft Hosp Dr(Rear Berth)
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16NE3TE17Outram Park
Singapore General Hospital 		06:15 23:36 06:15 00:05 06:15 23:35
icon05012
Bef Pearl's Hill Terr
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16NE3TE17Outram Park 06:17 23:39 06:17 00:08 06:17 23:38
icon05022
Aft Chinatown Stn Exit D
Eu Tong Sen St
NE4DT19Chinatown
Chinatown Point
People's Park Centre
State Courts
Yue Hwa Building 		06:20 23:42 06:20 00:11 06:20 23:41
icon04222
Clarke Quay Stn Exit E
Eu Tong Sen St
NE5Clarke Quay
Clarke Quay Central 		06:22 23:44 06:22 00:13 06:22 23:43
icon04331
Bef Fort Canning Stn
River Valley Rd
DT20Fort Canning
Fort Canning Park 		DT20Fort Canning 06:24 23:46 06:24 00:16 06:24 23:45
icon13079
Great World Stn Exit 4
River Valley Rd
TE15Great World 06:29 23:52 06:30 00:23 06:29 23:51
icon13191
Opp Orchard Stn Exit 12
Paterson Rd
TE14NS22Orchard 06:33 23:56 06:34 00:27 06:33 23:55
icon40181
Newton Stn Exit A
Scotts Rd
NS21DT11Newton 06:39 00:01 06:39 00:33 06:38 00:00
icon50031
Opp Novena Ch
Thomson Rd
NS20Novena 06:42 00:04 06:42 00:37 06:41 00:03
icon53121
Marymount Stn
Marymount Rd
CC16Marymount 06:36 00:14 06:53 00:48 06:51 00:14
icon53231
Bishan Stn
Bishan Rd
NS17CC15Bishan
Junction 8 		NS17CC15Bishan 06:40 00:26 07:04 00:59 07:02 00:25
icon53009
Bishan Int(Alighting)
Bishan St 13
NS17CC15Bishan NS17CC15Bishan 06:53 00:33 07:13 01:07 07:11 00:33

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current)
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001 		Bishan ↔ New Bridge Rd 1993 5 December Introduced between Bishan Int and New Bridge Rd Ter with the integration of Services 104 and 134 under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 14.
1994 TBC Last bus from New Bridge Rd Ter revised to 2330 hrs daily.
1997 TBC First bus from Bishan Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays.
7 December Amended to ply Upp Pickering St, Sth Bridge Rd and Kreta Ayer Rd with the partial closure of New Bridge Rd to facilitate the construction of NE4DT19Chinatown station on the North East Line.
2000 20 February Serves additional bus stop opposite Blk 333 along Kreta Ayer Rd.
TBC First bus from New Bridge Rd Ter extended to 2400 hrs on Saturdays.
54Bishan ↔ New Bridge Rd
54ABishan St 22 → Bishan Rd
 2001 TBC
54AIntroduced from Bishan St 22 (Blk 245) to Bishan Rd (Bishan Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
2002 20 April Amended to ply the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Upp Pickering St, Sth Bridge Rd and Kreta Ayer Rd.
Bishan ↔ New Bridge Rd 2004 TBC
54ADiscontinued.
2006 5 November Amended to ply Bishan St 13 and Bishan St 11.
2009 3 December Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
Bishan ↔ Kampong Bahru 2018 10 March Extended to Kg Bahru Ter with the closure of New Bridge Rd Ter.
First bus from Kg Bahru Ter brought forward to 0610 hrs daily.
2020 8 November Skips the bus stop opposite SLF Cplx along Thomson Rd to facilitate the construction of the North-South Corridor (NSC).
2023 8 January Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.
27 August Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.

External Links

icon Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package [ V • T • E]
Services Trunk 8 • 21 • 26 • 50 • 52 • 54 • 56 • 73 • 88 • 124 • 125 • 139 • 142 • 155 • 157 • 186 SBS Transit
Operated under Negotiated Contract
Feeder Toa Payoh 230 • 231 • 232 • 235 • 238
Bishan 410G • 410W
Defunct 128 • 139M • CT8 • 1N
Bus Fleet Hougang Depot (HGDEP) and Braddell Bus Park (BRBP)
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)
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