Bus Service 125

Service 125
Route Information
Route	Saint Michael's Terminal ↺ Sims Drive (Loop)
Route Length	17.7 km
Travelling Time	80 mins (1 h 20 mins)
Operator	(Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 125 is a trunk route from St Michael’s Ter and looping at Sims Drive, passing through St Michael’s Estate, Serangoon Road, Genting Lane, Kallang Way and Sims Drive, and returning via Kallang Way, Lorong Bakar Batu, Bendemeer Road and Kitchener Road. Service 125 uses coloured information plates.

125

(towards Sims Drive)

125

(towards Saint Michael's Terminal)

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 125/125A

Depot	Fleet Size		Fleet
	125	125A
Hougang Depot (HGDEP)	10	2	7 Single Deckers	3 Double Deckers
			SBS6057Z Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5081J SBS5212Z SBS8399Z SBS8796K SBS8802B Scania K230UB	SBS3187B SBS3201T SG5368U Volvo B9TL

ExpandNotes
1 missing SD. Full SD fleet on Weekends & Public Holidays. All buses practise overnight parking at Braddell Bus Park (BRBP). Weekdays: 6A-5P / 4S (10 buses) Saturdays: 4A-4P / 1S / 1T (6 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 4A-4P / 1S (5 buses) Special Weekdays: 6A-6P / 2S / 1T (9 buses)

ExpandService 125 duty allocation
Weekdays (6A-5P / 4S)
	A/P	SBS3187B, SBS3201T, SBS5212Z & SBS8802B
	A	SBS5081J
	S	SBS6057Z, SBS8399Z, SBS8796K & SG5368U

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	Weekdays	11 - 12 minutes	10 - 18 minutes	10 - 16 minutes	15 - 18 minutes
	Saturdays	14 - 15 minutes	16 - 20 minutes	20 minutes
	Suns / PHs	15 minutes	15 - 20 minutes	20 minutes

Special Departures

Collapse 60211 Aft Tai Thong Cres MacPherson Rd → 52499 St. Michael's Ter Whampoa Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	08:24 (SD) 08:36 (SD)

Collapse 80229 Blk 45 Sims Dr → 52499 St. Michael's Ter Whampoa Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	05:55 (DD) 06:07 (SD) 06:19 (SD)
Weekends & Public Holidays	05:55 (SD) 06:11 (SD)

Short-Trip 125A

Collapse 81081 Opp Aljunied Stn Aljunied Rd → 60219 Bef Siemens Ctr MacPherson Rd Departure Time
Mondays to Thursdays	07:24 (SD) 07:35 (SD) 07:44 (SD) 07:56 (SD) 08:05 (SD) 08:17 (SD)
Fridays	07:26 (SD) 07:36 (SD) 07:44 (SD) 07:55 (SD) 08:03 (SD) 08:15 (SD)

Loop Service

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Bus Stops		Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns/P.Hs
			First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
52499 St. Michael's Ter(Berth B3) Whampoa Rd			06:00	23:00	06:00	23:00	06:00	23:00
52451 Blk 114 Whampoa Rd			06:01	23:01	06:01	23:01	06:01	23:01
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia 1 125(towards Sims Drive)			06:02	23:02	06:02	23:02	06:02	23:02
52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia 1 125(towards Sims Drive)			06:03	23:03	06:03	23:03	06:03	23:03
52099 Opp NKF Kim Keat Rd			06:06	23:06	06:06	23:06	06:06	23:04
50159 Bef Kim Keat Lane Kim Keat Rd			06:07	23:07	06:07	23:07	06:07	23:05
50211 Opp Balestier Pt Balestier Rd			06:08	23:08	06:08	23:08	06:08	23:06
50221 Bef Blk 104 Balestier Rd			06:09	23:09	06:09	23:09	06:09	23:07
50231 NorthLight Sch Balestier Rd			06:10	23:10	06:10	23:10	06:10	23:08
50241 Opp S'pore Khalsa Assn Balestier Rd		Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital	06:11	23:11	06:11	23:11	06:11	23:09
60101 Kwong Wai Shiu Hosp S'goon Rd		Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital	06:13	23:12	06:13	23:12	06:11	23:10
60121 Boon Keng Stn/Blk 102 S'goon Rd		NE9Boon Keng	06:14	23:13	06:14	23:13	06:13	23:11
60141 Opp Bendemeer Pr Sch S'goon Rd			06:15	23:14	06:15	23:14	06:14	23:12
60161 St. Michael's Pl S'goon Rd			06:16	23:15	06:16	23:15	06:15	23:13
60211 Aft Tai Thong Cres MacPherson Rd			06:19	23:17	06:19	23:17	06:18	23:16
70361 Bef Genting Lk Genting Lane			06:20	23:18	06:20	23:18	06:19	23:17
70341 Tannery Blk Tannery Rd			06:21	23:19	06:21	23:19	06:20	23:18
70321 Aft Kallang Way 1 Kallang Way			06:23	23:21	06:23	23:21	06:22	23:20
70311 Aft Genting Lane Kallang Way			06:24	23:21	06:24	23:21	06:22	23:20
70019 Blk 125 Aljunied Rd			06:25	23:22	06:25	23:22	06:23	23:21
80239 Bef Blk 53 Sims Dr			06:27	23:24	06:27	23:24	06:25	23:23
80229 Blk 45 Sims Dr			05:55	23:25	05:55	23:25	05:55	23:24
80269 Bef Sims Ave Lor 17 Geylang			05:56	23:26	05:56	23:26	05:56	23:24
80091 Bef Lor 23 Geylang Sims Ave			05:57	23:27	05:57	23:27	05:57	23:25
81081 Opp Aljunied Stn Aljunied Rd	125A	EW9Aljunied	05:57	23:28	05:57	23:28	05:57	23:25
81091 Sims Urban Oasis Aljunied Rd	125A		05:59	23:29	05:58	23:29	05:58	23:26
70011 Opp Blk 125 Aljunied Rd	125A		06:01	23:30	05:59	23:30	05:59	23:27
70319 Aft Kallang Way 4 Kallang Way	125A		06:02	23:31	06:00	23:31	06:00	23:28
70329 Aft Kallang Way 2 Kallang Way	125A		06:03	23:32	06:00	23:32	06:00	23:29
70349 Bef Lor Bakar Batu Tannery Rd	125A		06:02	23:34	06:00	23:34	06:00	23:31
70359 Aft Kallang Sector Lor Bakar Batu	125A		06:04	23:35	06:03	23:35	06:03	23:32
60219 Bef Siemens Ctr MacPherson Rd	125A		06:04	23:36	06:04	23:36	06:04	23:33
60179 MOM Svcs Ctr Bendemeer Rd			06:05	23:37	06:05	23:37	06:05	23:34
60159 Blk 54 Bendemeer Rd			06:05	23:38	06:05	23:38	06:06	23:35
60139 Blk 44 Bendemeer Rd			06:06	23:39	06:06	23:39	06:07	23:36
60119 Opp Boon Keng Stn Bendemeer Rd		NE9Boon Keng	06:08	23:40	06:08	23:40	06:08	23:37
60099 Bef Lavender St Bendemeer Rd			06:10	23:42	06:10	23:42	06:10	23:39
07329 Hoa Nam Bldg Jln Besar		ARC 380	06:12	23:43	06:11	23:43	06:11	23:40
07231 Bef Tai Hoe Hotel Kitchener Rd		City Square Mall Mustafa Centre	06:15	23:44	06:12	23:44	06:13	23:41
07211 Aft Farrer Pk Stn Exit G S'goon Rd		NE8Farrer Park City Square Mall	06:15	23:46	06:15	23:46	06:15	23:43
07221 Sri Vadapathira K Tp S'goon Rd			06:16	23:47	06:16	23:47	06:16	23:44
50249 S'pore Khalsa Assn Balestier Rd			06:18	23:49	06:18	23:49	06:18	23:46
50239 S'pore Indian Assn Balestier Rd			06:18	23:50	06:19	23:50	06:18	23:47
50229 Opp Blk 104 Balestier Rd			06:21	23:52	06:21	23:52	06:21	23:49
50991 Blk 82 Whampoa Dr			06:24	23:54	06:24	23:54	06:24	23:51
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia 1 125(towards St. Michael’s Ter)			06:26	23:56	06:26	23:56	06:26	23:53
52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia 1 125(towards St. Michael’s Ter)			06:27	23:57	06:27	23:57	06:27	23:54
52499 St. Michael's Ter(Berth B3) Whampoa Rd			06:27	23:59	06:27	23:59	06:27	23:56

Notes:

• ¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Sims Drive and towards Saint Michael’s). Commuters are to check the bus destination before boarding.
• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Singapore Traction Company	St. Michael's ↔ Labrador	1971	11 April	Introduced between Jln Aman Ter and Labrador Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
	St. Michael's ↔ Delta Circus		2 May	Extended to Delta Circus Ter.
United Bus Company			6 December	Operations transferred to United Bus Company.
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001		1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
	St. Michael's ↔ Jln Bt Merah	1974	3 February	Amended to Jln Bt Merah Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
			8 December	Amended to ply Cecil St, skipping Robinson Rd.
	St. Michael's ↔ Telok Blangah Way	1975	21 July	Amended to Telok Blangah Way Ter.
				Amended to ply St. Andrew's Rd and Stamford Rd, skipping Coleman St and Hill St.
			14 December	Amended to ply Kg Java Rd, skipping Thomson Rd and Newton Rd.
		1978	5 March	Amended to ply Keng Lee Rd with the partial conversion of Kg Java Rd to one-way traffic.
			3 December	Amended to ply Mayne Rd and Bt Timah Rd with the partial conversion of Mackenzie Rd to two-way traffic.
		1979	11 February	Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way towards Telok Blangah Way Ter, skipping Parsi Rd and Anson Rd.
			28 October	Amended to ply Sungei Rd (towards Telok Blangah Way Ter) and Bt Timah Rd (towards Jln Aman Ter) with the partial conversion of Bt Timah Rd to two-way traffic and Rochor Canal Rd to one-way traffic, skipping Mackenzie Rd and Mayne Rd.
	St. Michael's ↔ Lower Delta	1980	28 September	Amended to Lower Delta Ter.
	St. Michael's ↔ Bukit Merah	1981	15 February	Amended to Bt Merah Int and amended to skip Telok Blangah Cres.
		1983	2 January	Amended to Whampoa Rd Ter and amended to ply Whampoa Rd, Whampoa Dr, Jln Bahagia and Kim Keat Rd when exiting St. Michael's Est.
		1984	1 April	Amended to ply Moulmein Rd, skipping Norfolk Rd.
			27 May	Amended to ply Whampoa Dr when entering St. Michael's Est with the closure of Jln Kebun Limau to facilitate the construction of the Central Expressway (CTE).
		1988	3 January	Serves new staggered bus stop opposite Treasury Bldg along Shenton Way, skipping the bus stop opposite Marina Hse.
	St. Michael's ↺ Shenton Way	1993	4 April	Shortened to loop at Shenton Way, amended to ply Lavender St, Serangoon Rd/Jln Besar, Rochor Canal Rd, Ophir Rd/Rochor Rd and Beach Rd and converted to a day service on weekdays and Saturdays under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 12, skipping Moulmein Rd, Thomson Rd, Keng Lee Rd, Kg Java Rd, Bt Timah Rd, Sungei Rd, Selegie Rd/Bencoolen St, Victoria St, Middle Rd and Bras Basah Rd/Stamford Rd.
		1994	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Balestier Twrs along Balestier Rd.
	St. Michael's ↺ Sims Dr	2000	27 November	Integrated with Service 20 and amended to loop at Sims Dr from St. Michael's Ter.
	125St. Michael's ↺ Sims Dr 125ASims Dr → Bendemeer Rd	2001	TBC	125AIntroduced from Sims Dr (Opp Blk 59) to Bendemeer Rd (Blk 54) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2003	21 June	Amended to ply Bendemeer Rd, Jln Besar, Kitchener Rd and Serangoon Rd under North East Line Rationalisation Phase 1.
	St. Michael's ↺ Sims Dr	2005	TBC	125ADiscontinued.
	125St. Michael's ↺ Sims Dr 125AAljunied Rd → MacPherson Rd	2010	TBC	125AIntroduced from Aljunied Rd (Opp Aljunied Stn) to MacPherson Rd (POSBank) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2011	29 May	Extended to operate on Sundays and Public Holidays.
		2012	25 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).

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