Bus Service 159

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 10.30pm 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 15 June 2025 to 30 July 2025, Train services on the Circle Line will end earlier at 11pm on Sundays, Mondays to Wednesday. This is to facilitate the integration for the CCL6. There is no bridging bus service provided. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 29 June 2025, with the opening of Punggol Coast Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), bus services 34, 117 & 117M will be extended to commence operations from the interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 18 October 2025, with the realignment of Lim Chu Kang Road, bus service 405 will be amended to skip Lim Chu Kang Road. Please refer here for more information.

Service 159
Route Information
Route	Sengkang Interchange ↔ Toa Payoh Interchange
Route Length	15.3 km (towards Toa Payoh) 16.5 km (towards Sengkang)
Travelling Time	71 – 76 mins (1 h 11 mins – 1 h 16 mins)
Operator	(Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 159 is an inter-town route linking the residential estates of Sengkang, Hougang, Serangoon, Ang Mo Kio, and Toa Payoh.

Short-Trip Service 159A supplements the residential and industrial demand from Sengkang Interchange to Ang Mo Kio station during the weekday morning peak period. It also operates from Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 to cater to the afternoon dismissal crowds from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central.

Short-Trip Service 159B supplements the ITE College Central demand from Ang Mo Kio during the weekday morning peak hours.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 159/159A/159B

Depot	Fleet Size			Fleet
	159	159A	159B
Sengkang West Depot (SWDEP)	30	4	2	30 Single Deckers
				SG3108S SG3109P SG3110J SG3111G SG3112D SG3113B SG3114Z SG3115X SG3116T SG3117R SG3118M SG3119K SG3120E SG3121C SG3122A SG3129G SG3133T SG3134RA BYD BC12A04 SBS6056B SBS6142K Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SG3405J SG3407D SG3409Z SG3412M SG3413K SG3414H SG3418Y SG3420P Zhongtong LCK6126EVG

Notes

2 missing electric buses 1 Service 329 bus will perform sharebus trips on Service 159 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SBS6142K will perform (1) crossover trip on Service 660 during Weekdays AM Peak. SBS5037M & SBS5059A (SP Bus) will operate on Service 159 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SG3134R will perform sharebus trips on Service 112 on Weekdays. This service practises jumpbus. Weekdays: 10A-8P / 8E / 9S / 1T / 2 TBC (30 buses) Saturdays: 9A-8P / 2S / 4T (15 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 8A-8P / 1E / 1S / 2T (12 buses) Special Weekdays: 10A-7P / 1E / 5S / 5T (21 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 Toa Payoh	10 - 12 minutes	08 - 15 minutes	09 - 15 minutes	09 - 19 minutes
towards Sengkang	11 - 14 minutes	08 - 18 minutes	09 - 15 minutes	10 - 18 minutes

Special Departures

54399 Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 → 52009 Toa Payoh Int Lor 6 Toa Payoh Departure Time
Weekdays, Sundays & Public Holidays	05:30 05:43
Saturdays	05:30 05:46

54391 Aft Ang Mo Kio Int Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 → 67009 Sengkang Int Sengkang Sq Departure Time
Weekdays	06:00 06:09 06:25 16:50 17:55 19:13
Weekends & Public Holidays	06:00

54481 ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 → 67009 Sengkang Int Sengkang Sq Departure Time
Weekdays	12:52 13:46 14:43 16:02 17:04

66511 Yio Chu Kang Amenity Ctr S'goon Nth Ave 6 → 67009 Sengkang Int Sengkang Sq Departure Time
Weekdays	18:17 19:07 20:01

Short-Trip 159A

67009 Sengkang Int Sengkang Sq → 54399 Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Departure Time
Weekdays	06:14 06:25 06:35 06:56 07:09 07:17 07:41 07:44 08:09 08:32 08:46 09:03

Special Departures

54489 Opp ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 → 54399 Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Departure Time
Weekdays	11:42 11:56 12:59 13:10 13:25 13:39 13:52 15:04 15:09 15:17 15:24 15:31 15:38 15:45 15:53 17:04 17:19 17:33 17:48

Short-Trip 159B

54391 Aft Ang Mo Kio Int Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 → 54481 ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 Departure Time
Weekdays	06:41 06:52 06:59 07:09 07:26 08:20

Direction 1 (Sengkang → Toa Payoh)

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Bus Stops		Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
			First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
67009 Sengkang Int(Berth B3) Sengkang Sq	159A	NE16 STC Sengkang Compass One	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45
67409 Sengkang Stn Sengkang East Way	159A	NE16 STC Sengkang Compass One	05:31	23:46	05:31	23:46	05:31	23:46
67441 Sengkang Community Hub Sengkang East Rd	159A	NE16 STC Sengkang Compass One	05:32	23:47	05:32	23:47	05:32	23:47
67271 Blk 201 CP Sengkang East Rd	159A		05:33	23:49	05:34	23:49	05:34	23:49
67461 Aft Sengkang East Ave Sengkang East Rd	159A		05:34	23:50	05:35	23:50	05:35	23:50
67451 Bef Buangkok Dr Sengkang East Rd	159A		05:35	23:52	05:37	23:52	05:37	23:52
64621 Blk 565 Buangkok Green	159A		05:36	23:53	05:38	23:53	05:38	23:53
64461 Blk 579 Buangkok Green	159A	Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Buangkok Campus	05:37	23:54	05:39	23:54	05:39	23:54
64619 Opp Blk 913 Hougang Ave 4	159A		05:38	23:55	05:40	23:55	05:40	23:55
64609 Blk 687 Hougang Ave 4	159A		05:39	23:56	05:41	23:56	05:41	23:56
64479 Blk 665 Hougang Ave 9	159A		05:41	23:58	05:42	23:57	05:42	23:57
64489 Blk 946A Hougang Ave 9	159A	Hougang 1	05:42	23:59	05:43	23:59	05:43	23:58
64499 Regentville Hougang Ave 9	159A		05:43	00:00	05:44	00:00	05:44	23:59
66539 Blk 531 S'goon Nth Ave 5	159A		05:45	00:02	05:45	00:01	05:45	00:00
66529 Blk 538 S'goon Nth Ave 5	159A		05:46	00:03	05:46	00:02	05:46	00:01
66519 Ang Mo Kio TechLink S'goon Nth Ave 6	159A		05:47	00:04	05:47	00:03	05:47	00:02
66459 Opp Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159A		05:48	00:05	05:48	00:03	05:48	00:02
54659 Techplace 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159A		05:49	00:06	05:49	00:04	05:49	00:03
54509 Aft Blk 5000 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159A		05:50	00:07	05:51	00:05	05:50	00:04
54499 Bef CTE Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159A		05:51	00:08	05:51	00:06	05:51	00:05
54489 Opp ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159A	ITE College Central	05:52	00:09	05:53	00:07	05:52	00:06
54479 Blk 538 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159A		05:53	00:10	05:54	00:08	05:53	00:07
54359 Blk 502 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159A		05:54	00:11	05:55	00:09	05:54	00:08
54349 Blk 504 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	159A		05:56	00:12	05:56	00:10	05:56	00:09
54399 Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	159A	NS16 Ang Mo Kio	05:30	00:13	05:30	00:11	05:30	00:10
54339 Blk 422 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8			05:32	00:15	05:32	00:13	05:32	00:12
54329 Blk 420 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8			05:33	00:16	05:33	00:14	05:33	00:13
54319 Opp Christ The King Ch Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		Teck Ghee CC	05:34	00:17	05:34	00:15	05:34	00:14
54101 Aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1			05:36	00:19	05:36	00:17	05:36	00:16
66091 Golden Hill Est Ang Mo Kio Ave 1			05:38	00:22	05:39	00:19	05:39	00:18
66029 St. Gabriel's Pr Sch Lor Chuan			05:40	00:24	05:41	00:21	05:41	00:20
66019 Bef Braddell Rd Lor Chuan			05:42	00:25	05:42	00:22	05:42	00:21
52069 ComfortDelGro Corp Ltd Braddell Rd			05:44	00:27	05:42	00:23	05:43	00:22
52059 Blk 219 Braddell Rd			05:45	00:28	05:43	00:24	05:44	00:23
52361 Blk 1 Lor 6 Toa Payoh			05:48	00:30	05:45	00:25	05:47	00:24
52279 Blk 56 Lor 4 Toa Payoh			05:48	00:32	05:47	00:27	05:48	00:26
52259 Opp Chung Hwa Free Clinic Lor 4 Toa Payoh			05:50	00:32	05:50	00:29	05:50	00:28
52501 Toa Payoh Swim Cplx Lor 6 Toa Payoh		HDB Hub	05:52	00:33	05:52	00:31	05:52	00:30
52009 Toa Payoh Int(Alighting) Lor 6 Toa Payoh		NS19 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Mall HDB Hub	05:52	00:33	05:52	00:33	05:51	00:32

Notes:

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

Direction 2 (Toa Payoh → Sengkang)

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Bus Stops		Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
			First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
52009 Toa Payoh Int(Berth A8) Lor 6 Toa Payoh		NS19 Toa Payoh Toa Payoh Mall HDB Hub	05:53	23:45	05:52	23:45	05:51	23:45
52509 Aft HDB Hub Lor 6 Toa Payoh		NS19 Toa Payoh HDB Hub	05:55	23:47	05:54	23:47	05:53	23:47
52251 Chung Hwa Free Clinic Lor 4 Toa Payoh			05:57	23:48	05:55	23:48	05:55	23:48
52271 Jackson Sq Lor 4 Toa Payoh			05:59	23:50	05:57	23:50	05:57	23:50
52369 Blk 237 Lor 6 Toa Payoh			06:02	23:52	05:59	23:52	06:00	23:52
52051 Blk 147 Braddell Rd			06:04	23:54	06:01	23:54	06:02	23:54
52061 BCA Acad Braddell Rd			06:05	23:55	06:03	23:55	06:03	23:55
66011 Aft Braddell Rd Lor Chuan			06:07	23:56	06:05	23:56	06:05	23:56
66021 New Tech Pk Lor Chuan			06:08	23:57	06:06	23:57	06:06	23:57
66099 Opp Golden Hill Est Ang Mo Kio Ave 1			06:10	23:59	06:08	23:59	06:08	23:59
54109 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1			06:12	00:01	06:11	00:01	06:10	00:01
54311 Blk 332 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8			06:13	00:03	06:13	00:03	06:12	00:03
54321 Blk 354 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8			06:14	00:04	06:14	00:04	06:13	00:04
54331 Blk 346 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8			06:16	00:05	06:15	00:05	06:15	00:05
54391 Aft Ang Mo Kio Int Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	159B	NS16 Ang Mo Kio	06:00	00:07	06:00	00:07	06:00	00:07
54341 Opp Blk 504 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	159B		06:01	00:08	06:01	00:08	06:01	00:08
54351 Nanyang Poly Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159B		06:03	00:09	06:03	00:09	06:03	00:09
54471 Opp Blk 538 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159B		06:04	00:10	06:04	00:10	06:04	00:10
54481 ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	159B	ITE College Central	06:04	00:11	06:05	00:11	06:04	00:11
54491 Aft CTE Ang Mo Kio Ave 5			06:06	00:12	06:05	00:12	06:05	00:12
54501 Opp AMK Ind Pk 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5			06:07	00:13	06:06	00:13	06:06	00:13
54651 Opp Techplace 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5			06:08	00:14	06:07	00:14	06:07	00:14
66451 Aft AMK Ind Pk 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5			06:09	00:14	06:08	00:14	06:08	00:14
66511 Yio Chu Kang Amenity Ctr S'goon Nth Ave 6			06:10	00:16	06:09	00:16	06:09	00:16
66521 Ban Teck Han Bldg S'goon Nth Ave 5			06:11	00:17	06:10	00:17	06:10	00:17
66531 Opp Blk 531 S'goon Nth Ave 5			06:12	00:18	06:10	00:18	06:11	00:18
64491 Hougang 1 Hougang Ave 9		Hougang 1	06:14	00:20	06:12	00:20	06:13	00:20
64481 Bet Blks 930/931 Hougang Ave 9			06:15	00:20	06:13	00:20	06:13	00:20
64471 Blk 917 Hougang Ave 9			06:17	00:22	06:14	00:22	06:15	00:22
64601 Blk 919 Hougang Ave 4			06:18	00:23	06:15	00:23	06:16	00:23
64611 Blk 913 Hougang Ave 4			06:20	00:24	06:15	00:24	06:17	00:24
64469 Opp Blk 579 Buangkok Green		Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Buangkok Campus	06:20	00:25	06:16	00:25	06:18	00:25
64629 Opp Blk 565 Buangkok Green			06:23	00:26	06:16	00:26	06:19	00:26
67459 Aft Buangkok Dr Sengkang East Rd			06:24	00:26	06:17	00:26	06:20	00:26
67469 Bef Sengkang East Ave Sengkang East Rd			06:25	00:27	06:19	00:27	06:22	00:27
67279 Blk 301D Sengkang East Rd			06:26	00:28	06:19	00:28	06:23	00:28
67449 Blk 323B Sengkang East Rd		NE16 STC Sengkang	06:29	00:30	06:21	00:30	06:27	00:30
67401 Opp Sengkang Stn/Blk 260A Sengkang East Way		NE16 STC Sengkang	06:31	00:32	06:23	00:32	06:29	00:32
67181 Blk 240 Compassvale Rd			06:33	00:34	06:25	00:34	06:31	00:34
67009 Sengkang Int(Alighting) Sengkang Sq		NE16 STC Sengkang Compass One	06:34	00:36	06:28	00:36	06:33	00:36

Notes:

• 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
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Toa Payoh ↔ Ang Mo Kio Ave 6	1977	25 April	Introduced between Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter and Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Ter.
	Toa Payoh ↺ Ang Mo Kio	1980	6 January	Amended to loop at Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 via Ang Mo Kio Ave 8.
		1983	6 February	Amended to ply CTE towards Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 with the closure of temporary slip road between Braddell Rd and Lor Chuan.
			10 April	Amended to loop at Ang Mo Kio Int.
			26 December	Amended to Toa Payoh Int.
		1989	5 March	Amended to ply Lor Chuan towards Ang Mo Kio Int, skipping CTE.
		1998	31 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int.
				Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh.
	Toa Payoh ↔ Sengkang	2001	18 February	Extended to Sengkang Ter.
	159Toa Payoh ↔ Sengkang 159ASengkang → Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		19 February	159AIntroduced from Sengkang Ter to Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 (Opp Blk 710) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
			28 April	Amended to Sengkang Temp Int.
		2002	19 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub.
	159Toa Payoh ↺ Sengkang 159ASengkang → Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	2003	18 January	Amended to loop at Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub from Toa Payoh Int.
	Sengkang ↔ Toa Payoh	2005	TBC	Amended to terminate at Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub.
				159ADiscontinued.
	159Sengkang ↔ Toa Payoh 159ASengkang → Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	2009	6 April	159AIntroduced from Sengkang Int to Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 (Opp Blk 710) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
	159Sengkang ↔ Toa Payoh 159ASengkang → Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 159BAng Mo Kio Ave 8 → Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	2013	7 January	159BIntroduced from Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 (Jubilee) to Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 (ITE College Ctrl) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2015	30 March	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).

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