Bus Service 273

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 23 March 2025, supplementary bus service 258M will ply an extended route looping at Boon Lay Place to provide direct connection to amenities such as Boon Lay Shopping Centre. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, supplementary bus service 979X will be introduced to provide a faster connection for residents in Yew Tee Village to and from Bukit Panjang MRT / Bus Interchange. Bus service 979X will supplement bus service 979 and serve selected bus stops along its route. It will operate on weekdays (excluding Public Holidays) during the morning and evening peak periods. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, supplementary bus service 861M will be introduced to complement existing travel options to Wellington Primary School. It will operate from Canberra Way, terminating at Sembawang Bus Interchange. This service will operate two trips during the morning peak period on weekdays during school term only. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, short-trip service 112B will be introduced starting from Hougang Central Bus Interchange and terminating at Hougang Avenue 7. This service will only operate on weekdays (excluding public holidays) during the evening peak period. Please refer here for more information.

Service 273
Route Information
Route	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange ↺ Henderson Road (Loop)
Route Length	4.8 km
Travelling Time	30 mins
Operator	(Bukit Merah Bus Package)

Feeder Service 273 serves residential neighbourhoods and schools along Telok Blangah Heights and Telok Blangah Drive with connections to Bukit Merah Town Centre. The route supplements limited connectivity within the Telok Blangah estates by providing bus connections to Henderson Road and Bukit Merah Interchange where more bus services are available.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)	5	5 Single Deckers
		SBS6761Z SBS6772S Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5058C SBS8641Z Scania K230UB

Notes
1 missing bus. Weekdays: 2A-2P / 2S / 1T (5 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 3A-3P (3 buses) Special Weekdays: 4A-3P / 1S (5 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	07 - 08 minutes	08 - 15 minutes	07 - 08 minutes	07 - 15 minutes

Special Departures

• 14349

  Blk 59
  Telok Blangah Hts
  →
  10009

  Bt Merah Int
  Bt Merah Ctrl
  • Weekdays: 05:30 (Duty 1A) & 05:41 (Duty 2A)
  • Saturdays: 05:30 (Duty 1A) & 05:42 (Duty 2A)

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
10009 Bt Merah Int(Berth B2) Bt Merah Ctrl			05:45	00:00	05:45	00:00	06:00	00:00
10339 Aft Bt Merah Ctrl Henderson Rd			05:47	00:02	05:47	00:02	06:02	00:02
14249 Blk 1 Henderson Rd	SAFRA Mount Faber		05:48	00:04	05:48	00:04	06:03	00:04
14059 Bef Telok Blangah Hts Henderson Rd			05:51	00:06	05:51	00:06	06:05	00:06
14349 Blk 59 Telok Blangah Hts		05:30	00:08	05:30	00:08	06:06	00:08
14339 Blk 70A Telok Blangah Hts			05:31	00:09	05:31	00:09	06:07	00:09
14399 Blk 85 Telok Blangah Hts		05:32	00:10	05:32	00:10	06:08	00:10
14329 Blk 67 Telok Blangah St 32		05:34	00:12	05:34	00:12	06:10	00:12
14359 Blk 50 Telok Blangah Dr		05:35	00:13	05:35	00:13	06:11	00:13
14041 Blk 54 Henderson Rd			05:36	00:14	05:36	00:14	06:12	00:14
14051 Aft Telok Blangah Hts Henderson Rd			05:39	00:16	05:38	00:16	06:14	00:16
14241 Opp Blk 1 Henderson Rd			05:42	00:19	05:41	00:19	06:17	00:19
10331 Bef Bt Merah Ctrl Henderson Rd			05:44	00:20	05:42	00:20	06:18	00:20
10009 Bt Merah Int(Alighting) Bt Merah Ctrl			05:46	00:22	05:44	00:22	06:20	00:22

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Bukit Merah ↺ Henderson Rd	1980	28 September	Introduced between Bt Merah Int and Telok Blangah Hts (Loop).
		2001	30 September	Extended to ply the western end of Telok Blangah Hts.
		2006	TBC	Serves additional bus stop before Telok Blangah Hts along Henderson Rd.
		2011	3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).