Bus Service 5
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Service 5 |
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Route Information | |
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Route | Pasir Ris Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange |
Route Length | 34.0 km (towards Bukit Merah) 33.1 km (towards Pasir Ris) |
Travelling Time | 134 mins (2 h 14 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Bukit Merah Bus Package) |
SBS Transit Bus Service 5 is an inter-town bus route that connects the residential estates of Pasir Ris, Tampines, Bedok, Novena, and Bukit Merah to the city area such as River Valley via the Pan Island Expressway (PIE).
Service Information[edit]
Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | ||||||
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5 | 5A | 5B | ||||||
Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP) | 19 | N/A | 8 Single Deckers | 11 Double Deckers | ||||
SBS6334Z SBS6380P SBS6752A SBS6776G Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS5005E SBS5178P SBS5226J SBS8413R SBS8793T SBS8962Y Scania K230UB
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SG5994L SG5995J SG5996G SG5997D SG5998B SG6001X SG6002T SG6003R SG6106C SG6148G SG6221C MAN ND323F
SG5542H Volvo B9TL
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Bedok North Depot (BNDEP) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 Single Deckers | 6 Double Deckers | |||
SBS6075XA Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS5231TA/B Scania K230UB
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SG6178U SG6185Z MAN ND323F
SBS3118B SBS3697X SBS7665L SG5144Z Volvo B9TL
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Route Information[edit]
Frequency[edit]
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) |
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towards Bukit Merah | 07 - 14 minutes | 10 - 17 minutes | 13 - 17 minutes | 13 - 18 minutes |
towards Pasir Ris | 10 - 17 minutes | 09 - 19 minutes | 09 - 18 minutes | 12 - 18 minutes |
Special Departures[edit]
Collapse![]() Opp Simei Green Condo Simei Rd ![]() Pasir Ris Int Pasir Ris Dr 3 Depature Timing(s) | |||||
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Weekdays | 06:25 (SBS3697X) |
Short-Trip 5A[edit]
Collapse![]() Aft Ballota Pk Mariam Way ![]() Upp Changi Stn/SUTD Upp Changi Rd East Depature Timing(s) | |||||
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Weekdays | 07:04 (SBS6075X) 07:28 (SBS6075X) 07:56 (SBS6075X) 08:22 (SBS6075X) 08:49 (SBS6075X) 17:35 (SBS5231T) |
Short-Trip 5B[edit]
Collapse![]() Simei Stn Simei St 3 ![]() Bef Mariam Wk Mariam Way Depature Timing(s) | |||||
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Weekdays | 17:57 (SBS5231T) 18:41 (SBS5231T) 19:25 (SBS5231T) |
Direction 1 (Pasir Ris → Bukit Merah)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | ||||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | |||||
![]() | EW1Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Mall Pasir Ris Town Park Whitesands Mall | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | |||
![]() Aft Ballota Pk Mariam Way | 5A | 05:44 | 23:43 | 05:43 | 23:42 | 05:42 | 23:42 | |||
![]() Upp Changi Stn/SUTD Upp Changi Rd East | 5A | DT34Upper Changi Singapore University of Technology and Design | 05:52 | 23:50 | 05:52 | 23:50 | 05:51 | 23:50 | ||
![]() Opp Simei Stn Simei St 3 | EW3Simei | 05:56 | 23:54 | 05:56 | 23:53 | 05:55 | 23:53 | |||
![]() Bef Tampines West Stn Tampines Ave 1 | DT31Tampines West SAFRA Tampines | 06:03 | 23:59 | 06:02 | 23:58 | 06:01 | 23:58 | |||
![]() Bef Kaki Bt Stn Exit B Kaki Bt Ave 1 | DT28Kaki Bukit | 06:17 | 00:11 | 06:15 | 00:10 | 06:12 | 00:09 | |||
Express PIE | Non-stop | |||||||||
![]() Opp Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh | 06:33 | 00:24 | 06:31 | 00:25 | 06:27 | 00:22 | ||||
![]() Bef Novena Stn Exit B Thomson Rd | NS20Novena Velocity @ Novena Square Tan Tock Seng Hospital | 06:38 | 00:27 | 06:35 | 00:28 | 06:31 | 00:25 | |||
![]() Newton Stn Exit B Scotts Rd | NS21DT11Newton | 06:43 | 00:30 | 06:40 | 00:32 | 06:35 | 00:29 | |||
![]() Aft Orchard Stn Exit 12 Paterson Rd | TE14NS22Orchard | 06:48 | 00:35 | 06:44 | 00:36 | 06:39 | 00:33 | |||
![]() Great World Stn Exit 3 Kim Seng Rd | TE15Great World | 06:51 | 00:37 | 06:47 | 00:38 | 06:42 | 00:36 | |||
![]() Grand Copthorne Hotel Kim Seng Rd | TE16Havelock | 06:53 | 00:38 | 06:48 | 00:39 | 06:43 | 00:37 | |||
![]() Opp Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd | EW17Tiong Bahru | 07:00 | 00:42 | 06:54 | 00:44 | 06:49 | 00:41 | |||
![]() Bt Merah Int(Alighting) Bt Merah Ctrl | 07:07 | 00:47 | 07:00 | 00:49 | 06:55 | 00:46 |
Direction 2 (Bukit Merah → Pasir Ris)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | ||||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | |||||
![]() Bt Merah Int(Berth B6) Bt Merah Ctrl | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | ||||
![]() Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd | EW17Tiong Bahru | 05:37 | 23:36 | 05:37 | 23:37 | 05:36 | 23:37 | |||
![]() Havelock Stn Exit 2 Zion Rd | TE16Havelock | 05:40 | 23:38 | 05:40 | 23:40 | 05:39 | 23:40 | |||
![]() Havelock Stn Exit 3 Zion Rd | TE16Havelock | 05:40 | 23:39 | 05:40 | 23:40 | 05:39 | 23:40 | |||
![]() Aft Blk 87 Zion Rd | TE15Great World | 05:42 | 23:40 | 05:42 | 23:42 | 05:41 | 23:42 | |||
![]() Opp Orchard Stn Exit 12 Paterson Rd | TE14NS22Orchard | 05:46 | 23:44 | 05:46 | 23:46 | 05:45 | 23:46 | |||
![]() Newton Stn Exit A Scotts Rd | NS21DT11Newton | 05:50 | 23:49 | 05:51 | 23:51 | 05:49 | 23:51 | |||
![]() Opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd | NS20Novena | 05:53 | 23:52 | 05:54 | 23:54 | 05:52 | 23:54 | |||
![]() Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh | 05:57 | 23:56 | 05:59 | 23:59 | 05:56 | 23:58 | ||||
Express PIE | Non-stop | |||||||||
![]() Kaki Bt Stn Exit A Kaki Bt Ave 1 | DT28Kaki Bukit | 06:13 | 00:10 | 06:13 | 00:13 | 06:09 | 00:11 | |||
![]() Tampines West Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 1 | DT31Tampines West SAFRA Tampines | 06:29 | 00:21 | 06:28 | 00:26 | 06:21 | 00:20 | |||
![]() Simei Stn Simei St 3 | 5B | EW3Simei | 06:38 | 00:27 | 06:35 | 00:32 | 06:27 | 00:26 | ||
![]() Opp Simei Green Condo Simei Rd | 5B | 06:25 | 00:30 | 06:39 | 00:36 | 06:30 | 00:30 | |||
![]() Upp Changi Stn/Opp SUTD Upp Changi Rd East | 5B | DT34Upper Changi Singapore University of Technology and Design | 06:26 | 00:31 | 06:40 | 00:37 | 06:31 | 00:31 | ||
![]() Bef Mariam Wk Mariam Way | 5B | 06:36 | 00:39 | 06:49 | 00:45 | 06:38 | 00:38 | |||
![]() | EW1Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Mall Pasir Ris Town Park Whitesands Mall | 06:53 | 00:49 | 07:01 | 00:55 | 06:50 | 00:48 |
Notes:
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information[edit]
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Pasir Ris ↔ Bukit Merah | 2007 | 11 March | Introduced between Pasir Ris Int and Bt Merah Int, operating between 0530 hrs and 2330 hrs from Pasir Ris Int and Bt Merah Int daily.[1] |
2008 | TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops along New Loyang Lk. | ||
2011 | 27 June | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
28 August | Amended to ply Jln Tenaga, Bedok Reservoir Rd and Jln Damai with the partial closure of Kaki Bt Ave 1 to facilitate the construction of DT28Kaki Bukit station on the Downtown Line.[3] | |||
2016 | 24 April | Amended to ply the reinstated Kaki Bt Ave 1, skipping Jln Tenaga, Bedok Reservoir Rd and Jln Damai.[4] | ||
2019 | 21 July | Amended to ply Flora Dr, Flora Rd and Mariam Way, skipping a section of Upp Changi Rd Nth.[5] | ||
2023 | 8 January | Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.[6] | ||
5Pasir Ris ↔ Bukit Merah 5AMariam Way → Upp Changi Rd East 5BSimei St 3 → Mariam Way
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14 August | 5AIntroduced from Mariam Way (Aft Ballota Pk) to Upp Changi Rd East (Upp Changi Stn/SUTD) during peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
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5BIntroduced from Simei St 3 (Simei Stn) to Mariam Way (Bef Mariam Wk) during evening peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
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27 August | Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.[8] | |||
2025 | 23 February | Serves a new pair of bus stops in front of and opposite Estella Gdns along Flora Rd.[9] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "New Service 5 Starting from 11 March 2007" SBS Transit, 9 March 2007. Archived on 21 October 2007.
- ↑ "From Monday, 27 June 2011 Nine more Wheelchair Accessible Bus Services will be launched" SBS Transit, 9 June 2011. Archived 26 June 2011.
- ↑ "Bus Stops Affected by Closure of Kaki Bukit Ave 1" SBS Transit, 18 August 2011. Archived on 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Route Amendments" SBS Transit, 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Route Amendment From Sunday, 21 July 2019" SBS Transit, 8 July 2019.
- ↑ "Bus Stop Skipped From Sunday, 8 January 2023" SBS Transit, 27 December 2022.
- ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 "Short-Trip Service From Monday, 14 August 2023" SBS Transit, 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Reopening Of Bus Stop From Sunday, 27 August 2023" SBS Transit, 14 August 2023.
- ↑ "New Bus Stops From Sunday, 23 February 2025" SBS Transit, 10 February 2025.
External Links[edit]
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Services | Trunk | 5 • 16 • 16M • 57 • 93 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 123M • 131 • 145 • 160 • 170 • 170X • 195 • 198 • 400 • 993 | ![]() Tender Awarded | |
Feeder | Bukit Merah | 272 • 273 | ||
Defunct | 131M • 160M • 402 | |||
Bus Fleet | Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP) | |||
Single Deckers | MAN NL323F | Euro V (Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Euro VI | ||
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro | Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3 | |||
Scania K230UB | Euro IV (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Euro V (Batch 1 • Batch 2) | |||
Double Deckers | MAN ND323F | 3-Door • Euro V (Batch 3) • Euro VI (Batch 1 • Batch 2) | ||
Volvo B9TL | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3 • Batch 4) |