Bus Service 653

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 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. Train services will be extended on the on the eve of Labour Day, 30 April 2025 (Wednesday). Selected bus services will have their operating hours extended to coincide with the last train timing. Please refer to the following for more information: From Sunday, 27 April 2025, Pasir Ris Bus Interchange will be relocated to the new Pasir Ris Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), which will be accessible via Pasir Ris Mall, Level 1. There is no change to existing bus routes and stopping points. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 27 April 2025, feeder service 299 will be introduced, operating from Tampines North and looping at Tampines St 96. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 28 April 2025, supplementary bus service 21X will be introduced, operating from Saint Michael's Terminal and looping at Thomson Road. It will only operate during Weekday peak hours. Please refer here for more information.

Service 653
Route Information
Route	Hillview/Bukit Batok ↔ Central Business District
Route Length	21.8 km (towards Central Business District) 21.5 km (towards Hillview/Bukit Batok)
Travelling Time	61 mins (1 h 1 mins)
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Tower Transit City Direct Service 653 provides residents of Hillview subzone (Bukit Batok) and Bukit Batok, who rely on the rail network and feeder buses, with a direct travel alternative to the Central Business District (CBD). This service incorporates an express sector between Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 and Central Business District via Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Clementi Avenue 6, and Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).

This service is the 18^th bus service introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Evening peak-hour departures will be brought forward to the afternoon on the eves of Christmas, New Year, and Lunar New Year. Revised timing will be announced closer to the respective dates by the operator.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 653

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	5	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
		MAN NL323F Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MAN ND323F Volvo B9TL

Notes
5 buses will perform crossover trips on Service 106 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak. Weekdays: 5S (5 buses)

Route Information

Departure Timings

From 43811 Bef Summerhill Hume Ave Departure Time
Weekdays	07:15 07:25 07:35 07:41 07:48

From 03539 Marina Bay Stn Ctrl Blvd Departure Time
Weekdays (All DDs)	18:15 18:30

Direction 1 (Hume Avenue → Marina Boulevard)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
43811 Bef Summerhill Hume Ave		07:15	07:45
43821 Bef Hume Stn Exit 2 Hume Ave	DT4 Hume	07:16	07:46
43279 Aft Hillview Stn Hillview Rd	DT3 Hillview	07:20	07:50
43268 Hillington Green Condo Hillview Ave		07:22	07:52
43259 Opp Hillbrooks Hillview Ave		07:24	07:54
43249 Hillview Apts Hillview Ave		07:25	07:55
43239 The Petals Condo Hillview Ave		07:26	07:56
43449 Blk 258 Bt Batok East Ave 2		07:28	07:58
43439 Blk 242 Bt Batok East Ave 2		07:29	07:59
43429 Blk 240 Bt Batok East Ave 2		07:31	08:01
43179 Blk 231 Bt Batok East Ave 3		07:33	08:03
43189 Blk 283 Bt Batok East Ave 3		07:35	08:05
43619 Blk 289E Bt Batok East Ave 3		07:37	08:07
43629 St. Andrew's Mission Sch Bt Batok East Ave 3		07:38	08:08
42319 Burgundy Hill Bt Batok East Ave 3		07:41	08:11
Express PIE		Non-stop
Non-Stop Clementi Ave 6		Non-stop
Express AYE		Non-stop
03241 Aft Enggor St Anson Rd	EW15 Tanjong Pagar	08:14	08:44
03111 Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd	EW15 Tanjong Pagar	08:16	08:46
03071 80 Robinson Rd Robinson Rd		08:17	08:47
03381 The Sail Marina Blvd		08:21	08:51
03391 Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd	NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay	08:23	08:53

Direction 2 (Central Boulevard → Hillview Avenue)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
03539 Marina Bay Stn Ctrl Blvd	NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay	18:15	18:30
03529 Downtown Stn Exit E Ctrl Blvd	DT17 Downtown Marina Bay Financial Centre	18:17	18:32
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	TE19 Shenton Way	18:22	18:37
03218 Opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way	EW15 Tanjong Pagar	18:24	18:39
Express AYE		Non-stop
Non-Stop Clementi Ave 6		Non-stop
Express PIE		Non-stop
42311 Opp Burgundy Hill Bt Batok East Ave 3		18:57	19:12
43621 Opp Parkview Apts Bt Batok East Ave 3		18:58	19:13
43611 Blk 290H Bt Batok East Ave 3		18:59	19:14
43181 Keming Pr Sch Bt Batok East Ave 3		19:00	19:15
43171 Blk 229 Bt Batok East Ave 3		19:02	19:17
43421 Blk 503 Bt Batok East Ave 2		19:04	19:19
43431 Opp Blk 242 Bt Batok East Ave 2		19:05	19:20
43441 Opp Blk 258 Bt Batok East Ave 2		19:06	19:21
43231 Opp The Petals Condo Hillview Ave		19:08	19:23
43241 Opp Hillview Apts Hillview Ave		19:09	19:24
43251 Hillbrooks Hillview Ave		19:10	19:25
43811 Bef Summerhill Hume Ave		19:11	19:26
43821 Bef Hume Stn Exit 2 Hume Ave	DT4 Hume	19:12	19:27
43279 Aft Hillview Stn Hillview Rd	DT3 Hillview	19:16	19:31
43268 Hillington Green Condo Hillview Ave		19:18	19:33

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	AMHume Ave → Marina Blvd PMCentral Blvd → Hillview Ave	2014	13 January	Introduced between Hume Ave (Bef Summerhill) and Marina Blvd (Marina Bay Financial Ctr) during morning peak hours and between Central Blvd (Aft Marina Stn Rd) and Hillview Ave (Hillington Green Condo) during evening peak hours, operating 2 trips in each direction as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
			31 March	3rd AM peak trip added.
			4 August	4th AM peak trip added.
		2015	16 March	5th AM peak trip added.
			23 March	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Mapletree Anson along Anson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Hub Synergy Pt.
			29 June	3rd PM peak trip added.
			26 October	6th AM peak trip added.
		2017	13 April	Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.
				2 AM peak trips and 1 PM peak trip removed.
				Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	N/A	2020	8 April	Suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures.
	AMHume Ave → Marina Blvd PMCentral Blvd → Hillview Ave		2 June	Resumed normal operations.
(Current)		2021	31 May	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
		2024	15 April	5th AM peak trip added.

External Links

• Bus Service Information (Tower Transit)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map