History of Services 50 - 59

Service 51 (Current)

Bus Service 51

Service 52

1st Generation (1971 - 1974)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Associated Bus Services	Jln Eunos ↔ Tg Pagar Rd	1971	3 July	Introduced between Jln Eunos Ter and Tg Pagar Rd Ter.
		1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
		1974	3 February	Discontinued under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.

2nd Generation (Current)

Bus Service 52

Service 53

1st Generation (1974 - 1983)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Kaki Bt ↔ Alexandra Rd	1974	3 February	Re-numbered from Service 50A as a service between Kaki Bt Ter and Alexandra Rd (Alexandra Hosp) Ter.
		1975	2 March	Amended to ply Sims Ave towards Kaki Bt Ter with the conversion of Geylang Rd to one-way traffic.
		1978	15 January	Amended to ply Jln Sultan, skipping Sumbawa Rd.
		1983	20 February	Discontinued.

2nd Generation (Current)

Bus Service 53

Service 53M (Current)

Bus Service 53M

Service 54

1st Generation (1985 - 1987)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Hougang ↺ Jln Eunos	1985	29 December	Introduced between Hougang Int and Jln Eunos (Loop).
		1987	22 March	Integrated with Service 51 and discontinued.

2nd Generation (Current)

Bus Service 54

Service 55

1st Generation (1980 - 1988)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	South Canal ↺ Alexandra Rd	1980	11 February	Introduced between Sth Canal Ter and Alexandra Rd (Loop).
	South Canal ↺ Mei Chin Rd		9 March	Amended to loop at Mei Chin Rd.
			23 November	Amended to ply Leng Kee Rd and Tiong Bahru Rd.
		1984	30 December	Amended to ply Alexandra Rd, skipping Leng Kee Rd.
		1988	18 December	Integrated with Service 195 and discontinued.

2nd Generation (Current)

Bus Service 55

Service 56 (Current)

Bus Service 56

Service 57

1st Generation (1983 - 1987)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Buona Vista ↔ Changi Airport	1983	25 June	Introduced between Buona Vista Ter and Changi Airport as a peak hour service on weekdays & Saturdays under Changi Airport Bus Plan 1983, replacing former SSB Service 757.
		1987	6 April	Skips removed bus stop before College Rd along Outram Rd.
			19 April	Discontinued.

2nd Generation (1988 - 1992)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Bishan ↺ Sin Ming Dr	1988	22 August	Introduced between Bishan Ter and Sin Ming Dr (Loop), replacing Service 353.
			20 November	Amended to ply Sin Ming Rd, Sin Ming Dr, Sin Ming Ave and Upp Thomson Rd in both directions.
		1989	30 April	Amended to Bishan Int.
		1990	21 February	Skips removed bus stop opposite Jasmine Rd along Upp Thomson Rd.
		1992	3 May	Discontinued under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7 with the introduction of Townlink Service 410G/410W.

3rd Generation (Current)

Bus Service 57