[Defunct] SBS Transit Express Bus Service 151e

SBS Transit Express Bus Service 151e was an express service plying between Hougang Central Int and Kent Ridge Ter. It passes through Hougang Ave 3, Jalan Toa Payoh and Clementi Road. Its parent route was Service 151.

Express 151e is discontinued from 17 January 2022. The last day of service was on Friday, 14 January 2022.

151e
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int B6 NE14 Hougang Ctrl
64249 Blk 327 Hougang Ave 5
64239 Opp Blk 316 Hougang Ave 7
64209 Aft Defu Ave 1 Tampines Rd
63071 Opp Blk 248 Hougang Ave 3
63081 Opp Blk 241 Hougang Ave 3
63091 Opp Blk 106 Hougang Ave 3
63101 Opp Blk 169 Hougang Ave 3
52089 Opp Blk 195 Jln Toa Payoh
52079 Opp Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh
42149 Aft Bt Timah Rd Clementi Rd
12109 Opp Ngee Ann Poly Clementi Rd
12099 Opp SIM Campus Clementi Rd
12089 Opp Maju Camp Clementi Rd
12079 Opp Blk 116 Clementi Rd
12069 Opp Blk 109A Clementi Rd
17119 Opp Blk 343 Clementi Rd
17109 Opp Blk 352 Clementi Rd
17099 Yale-NUS College Clementi Rd
16161 NUS Museums Kent Ridge Cres
16171 Yusof Ishak Hse Kent Ridge Cres
16181 Ctrl Lib Kent Ridge Cres
16191 Aft Kent Ridge Dr Kent Ridge Cres
16009 Kent Ridge Ter Clementi Rd
16009 Kent Ridge Ter Clementi Rd
16199 Bef Architecture Dr Kent Ridge Cres
16189 Information Technology Kent Ridge Cres
16179 Opp Yusof Ishak Hse Kent Ridge Cres
16169 NUS Raffles Hall Kent Ridge Cres
17091 Aft Clementi Ave 1 Clementi Rd
17101 Blk 352 Clementi Rd
17111 Blk 343 Clementi Rd
12061 Blk 109 Clementi Rd
12071 Blk 116 Clementi Rd
12081 Clementi N'hood Pk Clementi Rd
12091 SIM Campus Clementi Rd
12101 Ngee Ann Poly Clementi Rd
42141 Bef Dunearn Rd Clementi Rd
52071 Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh
52081 Aft Blk 195 Jln Toa Payoh
63109 Blk 172 Hougang Ave 3
63099 Blk 106 Hougang Ave 3
63089 Blk 241 Hougang Ave 3
63079 Blk 248 Hougang Ave 3
64201 Aft Hougang Ave 3 Tampines Rd
64231 Blk 316 Hougang Ave 7
64241 Blk 308 Hougang Ave 5
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int NE14 Hougang Ctrl
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px [AM]: Hougang Central Bus Interchange → Kent Ridge Bus Terminal
[PM]: Kent Ridge Bus Terminal → Hougang Central Bus Interchange
Passes Through Hougang Ave 5, Hougang Ave 7, Hougang Ave 3, Jln Toa Payoh, Clementi Rd, Kent Ridge Cres
Route Length Towards Kent Ridge: 25.2 km Towards Hougang Ctrl: 25.7 km
Travelling Time Morning Peak: 88 – 91 mins Evening Peak: 94 – 96 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package
Former Operator SBS Transit Ltd
Former Depot Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)
Former Fleet 12-metre Single-Deck Bus:
– Scania K230UB
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Hougang Central
Weekdays, except Public Holidays
07:00 – 07:30
Departure Times from Kent Ridge
Weekdays, except Public Holidays
17:50 – 18:20
Operating Frequency
From Hougang Central
15 mins
From Kent Ridge
15 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges express distance fares

 

Service 151e plies between Hougang Central and Kent Ridge, connecting residential areas of Hougang and Jalan Toa Payoh with many educational institutions around Clementi Road and Kent Ridge. By skipping selected stops along its route, it offers quicker travel time as compared to its parent service 151.

The route skips selected stops along Hougang Avenue 3 and Jalan Toa Payoh, and all stops along Airport Road, MacPherson Road, Whitley Road and Bukit Timah Road / Dunearn Road in both directions.

Between Jalan Toa Payoh and Clementi Road, the bus plies an express sector along the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) in both directions.

Formerly known as Fast Forward Bus Service 151e, it was rebranded to Express Bus Service 151e on 12 August 2018.

MRT Station Served
Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

  • Morning Peak from Hougang Central Int:
    07:00, 07:15 & 07:30
  • Evening Peak from Kent Ridge Ter:
    17:50, 18:05 & 18:20
Route Variant
  • Service 151: Hougang Central Bus Interchange ↔ Kent Ridge Bus Terminal
    Daily

Gallery
Poster Gallery

Operator History
  • 18 Dec 2006 – 16 Jan 2022: SBS Transit Ltd
Route History
  • 2006 (18 Dec): Introduced between Hougang Central Int and Kent Ridge Ter during morning peak hours and between Kent Ridge Ter and Hougang Central Int during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays
  • 2015 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
  • 2018 (12 Aug): Renamed as an Express Bus Service from a Fast Forward Bus Service
  • 2020: Amended to ply Whitley Rd and Bukit Timah Rd towards Kent Ridge Ter, skipping PIE and Jln Anak Bukit
  • 2020: Reverted to ply PIE and Jln Anak Bukit towards Kent Ridge Ter, skipping Whitley Rd and Bukit Timah Rd
  • 2020 (15 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures
  • 2020: Amended to ply Jln Anak Bukit and PIE towards Hougang Ctrl Int, skipping Dunearn Rd and Whitley Rd
  • 2022 (17 Jan): Service Withdrawn; Last day of service on 14 Jan 2022
Past Routing
Year Route (One-Directional)
AM Peak PM Peak
2011 Hougang Ctrl Interchange, Hougang Ctrl, Hougang Ave 5, Hougang Ave 7, Tampines Rd, Hougang Ave 3, Airport Rd, MacPherson Rd, Jln Toa Payoh, PIE, Jln Anak Bt, Clementi Rd, Kent Ridge Cres, Clementi Rd and Kent Ridge Terminal. Kent Ridge Terminal, Clementi Rd, Kent Ridge Cres, Clementi Rd, Jln Anak Bt, PIE, Jln Toa Payoh, MacPherson Rd, Airport Rd, Hougang Ave 3, Tampines Rd, Hougang Ave 7, Hougang Ave 5, Hougang Ctrl and Hougang Ctrl Interchange.
2006 Hougang Ctrl Interchange, Hougang Ctrl, Hougang Ave 5, Hougang Ave 7, Tampines Rd, Hougang Ave 3, Airport Rd, MacPherson Rd, Bendemeer Rd, Whampoa Nth, Serangoon Rd, Jln Toa Payoh, PIE, Jln Anak Bt, Clementi Rd, Kent Ridge Cres, Clementi Rd and Kent Ridge Terminal. Kent Ridge Terminal, Clementi Rd, Kent Ridge Cres, Clementi Rd, Jln Anak Bt, PIE, Jln Toa Payoh, MacPherson Rd, Airport Rd, Hougang Ave 3, Tampines Rd, Hougang Ave 7, Hougang Ave 5, Hougang Ctrl and Hougang Ctrl Interchange.

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3 thoughts on “[Defunct] SBS Transit Express Bus Service 151e

  • 26 January 2023 at 7:50 PM
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    Miss this bus so much. It cut my 45-60min bus ride from Toa Payoh to Kent Ridge to 30-40min. R.I.P. legend

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  • 4 January 2022 at 12:48 PM
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    I always thought that 151 was inappropriate for an express variant, and now, it is as if LTA heard my words

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  • 25 February 2020 at 9:07 AM
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    Express sectors for Direction 1 has been amended to follow Direction 2 by LTA. Travel times extended. My advice to fellow viewers is to avoid taking 151e as it is slower than 151.

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