Bus Service 253

	Service 253;
Route Information
Route	Joo Koon Interchange ↺ Benoi Road (Loop)
Route Length	10.9 km
Travelling Time	40 mins
Operator	; (Jurong West Bus Package)

!	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.					!

SMRT Buses Bus Service 253 is an industrial route linking Benoi Sector and Gul Basin (Pioneer subzones) to Joo Koon station via Benoi Sector and Benoi Road.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 253
Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	5	5 Double Deckers
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)	5	SBS3263P SBS3275E SBS3633E SBS3898H SBS3955B Volvo B9TL

Notes
Weekdays: 3 AM - 3 PM / 1 S1 / 1 S2 (5 buses) Saturdays: 2 AM - 2 PM / 2 S1 (4 buses) Sundays: 2 AM - 3 PM / 1 S1 (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	09 - 10 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	10 minutes	14 - 20 minutes

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
Bus Stops	Point of Interest	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
24009 Joo Koon Int(Berth B2) Joo Koon Circle	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30
23519 Opp FairPrice Hub Benoi Rd		05:48	23:33	05:48	23:32	05:47	23:32
23471 Aft Benoi Rd Benoi Sector		05:50	23:35	05:50	23:34	05:49	23:34
23191 SK Tes Benoi Sector		05:51	23:36	05:51	23:35	05:50	23:35
23201 Pall Corporation Benoi Sector		05:52	23:37	05:52	23:36	05:51	23:36
23211 Mapletree Logistics Hub Benoi Sector		05:53	23:38	05:53	23:37	05:52	23:37
23269 Exxon Mobil Pioneer Rd		05:56	23:40	05:56	23:40	05:55	23:39
23259 Bef Shipyard Rd Pioneer Rd		05:56	23:40	05:57	23:40	05:55	23:40
23249 Bef Benoi Rd Pioneer Rd		05:58	23:41	05:59	23:42	05:57	23:41
23281 Aft Pioneer Rd Benoi Rd		05:59	23:42	06:00	23:43	05:58	23:42
23291 ST Marine Benoi Rd		06:00	23:43	06:01	23:44	05:59	23:43
23301 Bef Benoi Basin Benoi Rd		06:01	23:44	06:02	23:45	06:00	23:44
23311 Seatrium Benoi Yard Benoi Rd		06:03	23:45	06:04	23:46	06:02	23:45
23321 Bef Benoi Lane Benoi Rd		06:04	23:46	06:05	23:47	06:03	23:46
23331 Opp JP Nelson Benoi Rd		06:05	23:47	06:06	23:48	06:04	23:47
23241 Aft Benoi Rd Pioneer Rd		06:08	23:49	06:09	23:50	06:07	23:49
23251 Aft Shipyard Rd Pioneer Rd		06:10	23:50	06:10	23:51	06:08	23:50
23261 Opp Exxon Mobil Pioneer Rd		06:10	23:51	06:11	23:52	06:09	23:51
23219 Opp Mapletree Log Hub Benoi Sector		06:14	23:54	06:13	23:54	06:11	23:53
23209 NS BlueScope Lysaght Benoi Sector		06:15	23:55	06:14	23:55	06:12	23:54
23199 Opp SK Tes Benoi Sector		06:16	23:56	06:15	23:56	06:13	23:55
23479 Bef Benoi Rd Benoi Sector		06:17	23:57	06:16	23:57	06:14	23:56
23371 Bef Joo Koon Int Benoi Rd	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	06:21	00:00	06:19	00:00	06:17	23:59
24009 Joo Koon Int(Alighting) Joo Koon Circle	EW29 Joo Koon FairPrice Hub	06:22	00:01	06:20	00:01	06:18	00:00

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Joo Koon ↺ Benoi Rd	2015	12 December	Introduced between Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub and Benoi Rd (Loop), replacing deleted sectors of the amended Services 251, 254 and 255, operating between 0545 hrs and 2330 hrs daily.^[1]
		2016	25 January	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ^[2]
(Current)		2024	15 September	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.

References

↑ "Bus services from the new Joo Koon Bus Interchange" SBS Transit, 21 October 2015
↑ "SBS Transit To Roll Out Another 11 Wheelchair-Accessible Bus Services" SBS Transit, 26 January 2016

External Links

Jurong West Bus Package			[ V • T • E]
Services	179 • 179A • 181 • 181M • 182 • 182M • 185 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 199 • 246 • 247 • 248 • 248M • 249 • 251 • 252 • 253 • 254 • 255 • 257 • 258 • 258M • 405 • 502 • 502A • 974		Tender Awarded
	Boon Lay Feeders	240 • 240M • 241 • 242 • 243G • 243W
	Defunct	256
Bus Fleet	Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP)
	Single Decker	MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2)
	Double Decker	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1 • WEG2, Batch 2 • WEG2, Batch 3 • WEG2, Batch 4)

[1] "Bus services from the new Joo Koon Bus Interchange" SBS Transit, 21 October 2015

[2] "SBS Transit To Roll Out Another 11 Wheelchair-Accessible Bus Services" SBS Transit, 26 January 2016

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