Bus Service 153

Service 153
Route Information
Route	Bukit Merah Interchange ↔ Hougang Central Interchange
Route Length	20.1 km (towards Hougang Central) 20.3 km (towards Bukit Merah)
Travelling Time	75 mins (1 h 15 mins)
Operator	(Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 153 is an inter-town bus service directly connecting residential estates and town centres of Hougang, Serangoon, Toa Payoh, Queenstown and Bukit Merah. This service plies a faster route through more direct roads, via Upper Serangoon Road, Bukit Timah Road and sections of the Outer Ring Road System (ORRS) despite sharing the same originating and terminating points with Service 132, making it a more reliable choice for commuters wishing to travel directly between various town centres and transport nodes.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 153

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Sengkang West Depot (SWDEP)	17	9 Single Deckers	8 Double Deckers
		SBS6138Z SBS6140R SBS6643G SBS6704P SBS6766K SBS6814E Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8233T SBS8265B SBS8666C Scania K230UB	SBS3685E SBS3704J SBS3737P SBS3738L SBS3761T SBS3886S SG5361M SG5572X Volvo B9TL

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Several DDs will perform sharebus trips on Service 89 on Weekdays. SBS3141H, SBS3840Z (Service 89) & several other Service 89 buses will perform sharebus trips on Service 153 on Weekdays. SBS3761T will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 89 during Weekdays AM Peak, departing at 0711 hours. SBS3685E will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 89 during Weekdays AM Peak, departing at 0732 hours. SG6241U (Service 89e) & several other 89e buses will perform sharebus trips on Service 153 on Weekdays. This service practises jumpbus. Weekdays & Weekdays Sch Hols: 9A-9P / 8S / 1T (17 buses) Saturdays: 11A-11P / 3E / 1S / 1T (16 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 11A-11P / 2T (13 buses) Special Weekdays: 12A-10P / 2E / 4S (17 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 Hougang Ctrl	12 - 14 minutes	11 - 15 minutes	09 - 11 minutes	16 - 18 minutes
towards Bukit Merah	10 - 15 minutes	13 - 25 minutes	13 - 14 minutes	17 - 18 minutes

Special Departures

Collapse 52181 Opp Toa Payoh Stn Lor 2 Toa Payoh → 64009 Hougang Ctrl Int Hougang Ctrl Departure Time
Weekdays	05:30 05:45 (SG5361M) 06:03 (SD) 06:20 (SD)
Saturdays	05:45 06:00 06:15
Sundays/Public Holidays	06:05 06:18

Collapse 52059 Blk 219 Braddell Rd → 10009 Bt Merah Int Bt Merah Ctrl Departure Time
Weekdays	05:20 05:32 05:44
Saturdays	05:20 05:31 05:42
Sundays/Public Holidays	05:20 05:36

Direction 1 (Bukit Merah → Hougang Central)

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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 B1) Bt Merah Ctrl		06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00
10659 Blk 1003 Bt Merah Ctrl		06:02	00:01	06:02	00:01	06:01	00:01
10101 Opp Bt Merah Sec Sch Jln Bt Merah		06:03	00:02	06:03	00:02	06:02	00:02
10111 Opp Blk 28 Jln Bt Merah		06:05	00:04	06:05	00:04	06:04	00:04
10131 Opp Blk 2 Jln Bt Merah		06:06	00:05	06:06	00:05	06:05	00:05
11021 Aft Queenstown NPC HQ Queensway		06:09	00:07	06:09	00:07	06:07	00:07
11031 Opp Queen's Cl Queensway		06:10	00:08	06:10	00:08	06:08	00:08
11041 Aft C'wealth Dr Queensway		06:12	00:09	06:11	00:10	06:09	00:09
11051 Opp Queenstown Polyclinic Queensway	Queenstown Polyclinic	06:13	00:10	06:12	00:11	06:10	00:10
11061 Opp Queensway Sec Sch Queensway		06:15	00:11	06:13	00:12	06:11	00:11
11071 Blk 97 Queensway		06:16	00:12	06:14	00:13	06:12	00:12
11081 Viz Holland Queensway		06:17	00:13	06:15	00:14	06:13	00:13
11091 Leedon Green Farrer Rd		06:18	00:13	06:16	00:15	06:13	00:13
11101 Empress Rd Mkt/FC Farrer Rd		06:20	00:14	06:18	00:17	06:14	00:14
11111 Farrer Rd Stn Exit B Farrer Rd	CC20 Farrer Road	06:21	00:15	06:19	00:18	06:15	00:15
41101 St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd		06:22	00:16	06:19	00:18	06:16	00:16
41111 Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd		06:23	00:16	06:20	00:19	06:16	00:16
41029 Opp Botanic Gdns Stn Dunearn Rd	CC19 DT9 Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens	06:26	00:18	06:22	00:21	06:18	00:18
41019 Aft Kheam Hock Rd Dunearn Rd	Botanic Gardens Jacob Ballas Children's Garden	06:27	00:19	06:23	00:22	06:19	00:19
40099 Aft Dunkirk Ave Dunearn Rd		06:29	00:20	06:23	00:22	06:20	00:20
40231 Raffles Town Club Whitley Rd	DT10 TE11 Stevens	06:30	00:21	06:24	00:23	06:21	00:21
51091 Opp Catholic JC PIE	Catholic JC	06:34	00:24	06:27	00:26	06:24	00:24
51101 Bef Thomson Flyover PIE		06:35	00:24	06:27	00:26	06:24	00:24
52071 Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh		06:37	00:26	06:29	00:28	06:26	00:26
52181 Opp Toa Payoh Stn Lor 2 Toa Payoh	NS19 Toa Payoh HDB Hub	05:30	00:27	05:45	00:29	06:05	00:27
52231 Blk 79C Toa Payoh Ctrl		05:31	00:28	05:46	00:30	06:07	00:28
52271 Jackson Sq Lor 4 Toa Payoh		05:33	00:29	05:47	00:31	06:09	00:29
52369 Blk 237 Lor 6 Toa Payoh		05:36	00:31	05:49	00:33	06:11	00:31
52051 Blk 147 Braddell Rd		05:39	00:34	05:52	00:36	06:13	00:34
52061 BCA Acad Braddell Rd		05:39	00:35	05:53	00:37	06:14	00:35
66061 Aft Lynwood Gr Braddell Rd		05:40	00:37	05:55	00:39	06:16	00:37
66071 Opp PUB Recreation Club Braddell Rd		05:42	00:38	05:56	00:40	06:17	00:38
66081 Opp S'pore Power Trg Inst Braddell Rd		05:43	00:39	05:57	00:41	06:18	00:39
62111 Aft Sommerville Rd Upp S'goon Rd		05:44	00:40	05:58	00:42	06:19	00:40
62121 Aft Wolskel Rd Upp S'goon Rd		05:45	00:40	05:58	00:42	06:19	00:40
62131 S'goon Stn Exit H Upp S'goon Rd	NE12 CC13 Serangoon NEX	05:46	00:41	05:59	00:43	06:20	00:41
62141 Opp Blk 1 Upp S'goon Rd		05:47	00:42	06:00	00:44	06:23	00:42
63011 Opp Upp S'goon Shop Ctr Upp S'goon Rd		05:49	00:43	06:02	00:46	06:24	00:43
63021 The Helping Hand Upp S'goon Rd		05:51	00:45	06:03	00:47	06:26	00:45
63031 Kovan Stn Exit B Upp S'goon Rd	NE13 Kovan Heartland Mall Kovan	05:53	00:46	06:06	00:49	06:27	00:46
63041 Opp Glad Tidings Ch Upp S'goon Rd		05:55	00:47	06:07	00:50	06:28	00:47
63051 Opp Blk 370 Upp S'goon Rd		05:56	00:48	06:08	00:51	06:29	00:48
61061 Blk 148 Potong Pasir Ave 1		05:57	00:49	06:09	00:52	06:30	00:49
64011 Naung Residence Upp S'goon Rd		05:59	00:50	06:10	00:53	06:31	00:50
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int(Alighting) Hougang Ctrl	NE14 Hougang	06:01	00:52	06:13	00:56	06:34	00:53

Notes:

• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.

Direction 2 (Hougang Central → Bukit Merah)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int(Berth B4) Hougang Ctrl	NE14 Hougang	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45
64019 Blk 302 Upp S'goon Rd		05:33	23:48	05:33	23:47	05:33	23:48
63069 Blk 25 Upp S'goon Rd		05:34	23:49	05:34	23:48	05:34	23:49
63059 Blk 22 Upp S'goon Rd		05:36	23:51	05:36	23:50	05:36	23:51
63049 Glad Tidings Ch Upp S'goon Rd		05:37	23:52	05:37	23:51	05:37	23:52
63039 Kovan Stn Exit C Upp S'goon Rd	NE13 Kovan Heartland Mall Kovan	05:39	23:54	05:39	23:52	05:39	23:54
63029 Opp The Helping Hand Upp S'goon Rd		05:41	23:56	05:40	23:54	05:41	23:56
63019 Aft Upp S'goon Shop Ctr Upp S'goon Rd		05:43	23:58	05:42	23:56	05:43	23:58
62149 Forest Woods Upp S'goon Rd		05:44	23:59	05:43	23:57	05:44	23:59
62139 S'goon Stn Exit A/Blk 413 Upp S'goon Rd	NE12 CC13 Serangoon NEX	05:46	00:00	05:44	23:58	05:45	00:00
62129 Blk 403 Upp S'goon Rd		05:47	00:01	05:45	23:59	05:46	00:01
62119 Aft Sunshine Lodge Upp S'goon Rd		05:49	00:02	05:46	00:00	05:47	00:02
66089 S'pore Power Trg Inst Braddell Rd		05:50	00:03	05:47	00:01	05:48	00:03
66079 PUB Recreation Club Braddell Rd		05:52	00:05	05:49	00:03	05:50	00:04
66069 Bef Braddell Flyover Braddell Rd		05:55	00:07	05:51	00:05	05:52	00:06
52069 ComfortDelGro Corp Ltd Braddell Rd		05:57	00:08	05:52	00:06	05:53	00:07
52059 Blk 219 Braddell Rd		05:20	00:09	05:20	00:07	05:20	00:08
52361 Blk 1 Lor 6 Toa Payoh		05:22	00:11	05:22	00:09	05:22	00:10
52279 Blk 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh		05:24	00:13	05:23	00:10	05:23	00:11
52239 Blk 177 Toa Payoh Ctrl		05:26	00:15	05:25	00:12	05:25	00:13
52189 Toa Payoh Stn Lor 2 Toa Payoh	NS19 Toa Payoh HDB Hub	05:27	00:16	05:26	00:13	05:26	00:14
52079 Opp Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh		05:31	00:18	05:28	00:15	05:28	00:16
51099 Catholic JC Whitley Rd	Catholic JC	05:33	00:20	05:31	00:18	05:31	00:19
40249 St. Joseph's Instn Whitley Rd	St. Joseph's Institution	05:35	00:22	05:33	00:20	05:33	00:21
40239 Bef Stevens Stn Exit 4 Whitley Rd	DT10 TE11 Stevens	05:36	00:23	05:34	00:21	05:34	00:22
40091 Bef Lewis Rd Bt Timah Rd		05:37	00:24	05:35	00:22	05:35	00:23
41011 NUS Bt Timah Campus Bt Timah Rd	Botanic Gardens Jacob Ballas Children's Garden	05:38	00:25	05:36	00:23	05:36	00:24
41021 Botanic Gdns Stn Bt Timah Rd	CC19 DT9 Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens	05:40	00:28	05:37	00:24	05:37	00:25
41119 Opp Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd		05:41	00:27	05:38	00:25	05:38	00:26
41109 Opp St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd		05:42	00:27	05:39	00:25	05:39	00:26
11119 Farrer Rd Stn Exit A Farrer Rd	CC20 Farrer Road	05:43	00:28	05:39	00:26	05:39	00:27
11109 Spanish Village Farrer Rd		05:44	00:29	05:40	00:27	05:40	00:28
11099 Opp Leedon Green Farrer Rd		05:45	00:30	05:40	00:27	05:41	00:29
11089 Opp Holland Hill Lodge Queensway		05:45	00:31	05:41	00:28	05:42	00:30
11079 Opp Blk 95 Queensway		05:47	00:32	05:42	00:29	05:43	00:32
11069 Queensway Sec Sch Queensway		05:48	00:33	05:43	00:30	05:44	00:33
11059 Queenstown Polyclinic Queensway	Queenstown Polyclinic	05:49	00:34	05:45	00:31	05:44	00:34
11049 Opp Blessed Sacrament Ch Queensway		05:50	00:35	05:46	00:32	05:45	00:35
11039 Blk 19 Queensway		05:52	00:37	05:48	00:34	05:47	00:37
11029 Blk 166/Aft Mei Chin Rd Queensway		05:53	00:38	05:49	00:35	05:48	00:38
11019 Alexandra Ctrl Jln Bt Merah	IKEA Alexandra	05:55	00:40	05:51	00:37	05:50	00:40
10139 Blk 1 Jln Bt Merah		05:57	00:41	05:51	00:38	05:50	00:41
10119 Opp Pacific Tech Ctr Jln Bt Merah		05:59	00:43	05:52	00:39	05:51	00:42
10651 Blk 161 Bt Merah Ctrl		06:02	00:46	05:54	00:31	05:53	00:44
10009 Bt Merah Int(Alighting) Bt Merah Ctrl		06:03	00:47	05:54	00:32	05:55	00:45

Notes:

• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
United Bus Company	Lor 1 Toa Payoh ↔ Henderson Rd	1971	11 April	Introduced between Lor 1 Toa Payoh Ter and Jln Bt Merah Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Henderson Rd		2 August	Amended to Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter.
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001		1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Bukit Merah	1979	23 December	Amended to Bt Merah Ctrl Ter.
		1980	28 September	Amended to Bt Merah Int.
	Upp Serangoon ↔ Bukit Merah	1983	26 December	Integrated with Service 156 and extended to Upp Serangoon Ter.
		1992	29 March	Amended to ply Bt Merah Ctrl.
	Bukit Merah ↔ Hougang Ctrl	1994	18 December	Amended to Hougang Ctrl Int.
	Bukit Merah ↔ Hougang Ctrl Temp Int	1998	24 May	Amended to Hougang Ctrl Temp Int.
	Bukit Merah ↔ Hougang Ctrl	2001	20 May	Amended back to Hougang Ctrl Int.
		2002	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops after Sommerville Rd and after Sunshine Lodge along Upp Serangoon Rd.
	153Bukit Merah ↔ Hougang Ctrl 153AHougang Ctrl Int → Lor 2 Toa Payoh		TBC	153AIntroduced from Hougang Ctrl Int to Lor 2 Toa Payoh (Toa Payoh Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2004	TBC	Skips removed bus stop outside Nanyang Pr Sch along Farrer Rd.
	Bukit Merah ↔ Hougang Ctrl	2006	TBC	153ADiscontinued.
		2011	4 September	Serves new bus stop outside Botanic Gdns Stn along Bt Timah Rd.
		2015	28 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).

External Links

• Bus Service Information for Service 153 (SBS Transit)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map