SBS Transit Bus Service 50

SBS Transit Bus Service 50 is a trunk service plying between Bishan and Punggol, travelling via Ang Mo Kio, Yio Chu Kang Road, Sengkang West/East and Punggol East. It is the fourth bus service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

The first bus timing on weekdays (except Public Holidays) for Service 50 towards Punggol from Kadaloor Stn Exit B, Punggol Drive will be brought forward to 06:28 from 25 Mar 2024.

50
53009 Bishan Int B5 NS17CC15 Bishan St 13
53221 Blk 115 Bishan St 11
53239 Opp Bishan Stn NS17CC15 Bishan Rd
53249 Blk 210 Bishan Rd
54539 Bishan Pk Bishan Rd
54311 Blk 332 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54321 Blk 354 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54331 Blk 346 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54391 Aft Ang Mo Kio Int NS16 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54341 Opp Blk 504 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54351 Nanyang Poly Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54471 Opp Blk 538 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54481 Ite Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54491 Aft CTE Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54501 Opp AMK Ind Pk 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54651 Opp Techplace 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
66451 Aft AMK Ind Pk 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
66461 Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
66471 Bef Yio Chu Kang Rd Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
64121 Aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 Yio Chu Kang Rd
67079 Ch Of St. Vincent De Paul Yio Chu Kang Rd
67069 Bef Jln Selaseh Yio Chu Kang Rd
67059 Seletar Hills Est Yio Chu Kang Rd
67049 The Greenwich Yio Chu Kang Rd
67081 Aft Yio Chu Kang Rd Sengkang West Rd
68011 Bef Jln Kayu Sengkang West Ave
67491 Opp Fernvale Pr Sch Sengkang West Ave
67481 Fernvale Stn/Blk 439A SW5 Sengkang West Ave
67471 Layar Stn Exit B SW6 Sengkang West Ave
67321 Blk 311A Sengkang East Ave
65801 Blk 309D Anchorvale Rd
67379 Opp Blk 313 CP Anchorvale Rd
67381 Blk 326 CP Sengkang East Way
67391 Blk 333B Sengkang East Way
67401 Opp Sengkang Stn/Blk 260A NE16STC Sengkang East Way
67101 Blk 250A Sengkang East Way
67111 Chij St. Joseph'S Convent Sengkang East Way
67121 Blk 142A Sengkang East Way
67531 Blk 158C Sengkang East Way
67521 Blk 160 Sengkang East Dr
65521 Waterwoods Punggol East
65231 Riviera Stn Exit B PE4 Punggol East
65181 Aft Punggol Ctrl Punggol East
65321 Kadaloor Stn Exit B PE5 Punggol Dr
65311 Oasis Stn Exit B/Blk 617D PE6 Punggol Dr
65301 Damai Stn Exit B PE7 Punggol Dr
65351 Punggol View Pr Sch Punggol Pl
65009 Punggol Temp Int NE17PTC Punggol Pl
65009 Punggol Temp Int B1 NE17PTC Punggol Pl
65359 Opp Punggol View Pr Sch Punggol Pl
65309 Damai Stn Exit A PE7 Punggol Dr
65319 Oasis Stn Exit A PE6 Punggol Dr
65329 Kadaloor Stn Exit A PE5 Punggol Dr
65189 Bef Punggol Ctrl Punggol East
65239 Riviera Stn Exit A PE4 Punggol East
65529 Aft Punggol Field Punggol East
67529 Opp Blk 157A Sengkang East Dr
67539 Blk 122C Sengkang East Way
67129 Blk 137 Sengkang East Way
67119 Blk 128 Sengkang East Way
67109 Blk 235 Sengkang East Way
67409 Sengkang Stn NE16STC Sengkang East Way
67399 Blk 325 CP Sengkang East Way
67389 Blk 317B Sengkang East Way
67371 Blk 313 CP Anchorvale Rd
65809 Anchor Green Pr Sch Anchorvale Rd
67329 Opp Blk 310B Sengkang East Ave
67479 Layar Stn Exit A/Blk 417A SW6 Sengkang West Ave
67489 Opp Fernvale Stn SW5 Sengkang West Ave
67499 Fernvale Pr Sch Sengkang West Ave
68019 Aft Jln Kayu Sengkang West Ave
67089 Bef Fernvale Lane Sengkang West Rd
67041 Opp The Greenwich Yio Chu Kang Rd
67051 Opp Seletar Hills Est Yio Chu Kang Rd
67061 Aft Jln Selaseh Yio Chu Kang Rd
67071 Bef Gerald Dr Yio Chu Kang Rd
64129 Blk 988B Yio Chu Kang Rd
66479 Aft Yio Chu Kang Rd Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
66459 Opp Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54659 Techplace 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54509 Aft Blk 5000 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54499 Bef CTE Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54489 Opp Ite Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54479 Blk 538 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54359 Blk 502 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54349 Blk 504 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54399 Bef Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit B NS16 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54339 Blk 422 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54329 Blk 420 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54319 Opp Christ The King Ch Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
54531 Opp Bishan Pk Bishan Rd
53241 Opp Blk 217 Bishan Rd
53231 Bishan Stn NS17CC15 Bishan Rd
53229 Blk 501 Bishan St 11
53009 Bishan Int NS17CC15 Bishan St 13
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Bishan Bus Interchange  Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange 
Passes Through Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Sengkang West Ave, Sengkang East Way, Punggol Dr
Route Length Towards Punggol: 18.5 km Towards Bishan: 18.6 km
Travelling Time 70 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Bishan–Toa Payoh Bus Package
Current Operator SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP)
Current Fleet Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bishan
Weekdays & Saturdays
Sundays / Public Holidays
05:45 – 23:45 06:00 – 23:45
Departure Times from Punggol
Weekdays & Saturdays Sundays / Public Holidays
05:30 – 23:45 05:45 – 23:45
Operating Frequency
From Bishan
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 7 12 mins 5 14 mins 4 15 mins 11 15 mins
Saturdays 10 12 mins 10 14 mins 14 15 mins 13 14 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays 10 12 mins 10 14 mins 14 15 mins 12 14 mins
From Punggol
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 5 12 mins 6 13 mins 10 12 mins 11 15 mins
Saturdays 10 14 mins 11 14 mins 14 mins 13 14 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays 10 15 mins 10 15 mins 14 15 mins 12 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares

 

Service 50 connects the residential towns of Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Sengkang and Punggol. It is the fourth bus service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), as well as the first to be dual-depot controlled (Hougang & Ang Mo Kio) and to use BSEP double-deck buses.

The route enhances connectivity particularly within the Punggol and Sengkang areas, where bus connectivity to outlying estates used to be rather limited.

MRT / LRT Stations Served
Special Departures
  • Sengkang East Way (Sengkang Stn) → Bishan Int
    Weekdays: 07:00, 07:08, 07:38
  • Punggol Dr (Kadaloor Stn Exit B) → Punggol Temp Int
    Weekdays: 06:28

Gallery
Poster Gallery

 


Operator History
  • 2012 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bishan-Toa Payoh Bus Package.

History
  • 2012 (16 Dec): Introduced between Bishan Int and Punggol Temp Int under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
  • 2013 (31 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
  • 2013 (13 Oct): Amended to ply Sengkang West Ave and Sengkang West Rd with the partial closure of Jln Kayu
  • 2015 (11 Jan): Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 988B along Yio Chu Kang Rd
  • 2016 (25 Sep): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Waterwoods and after Punggol Field along Punggol East
  • 2024 (25 Mar): First bus timing at Kadaloor Stn Exit B along Punggol Dr towards Punggol Temp Int brought forward to 6:28am on weekdays

Past Routings

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6 thoughts on “SBS Transit Bus Service 50

  • 7 July 2023 at 1:14 AM
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    Should introduce Short Trip 50A during evening peak hours from Bishan Bus Interchange to Sengkang East Way near Sengkang MRT Station to alleviate high demand on Service 50.

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  • 7 July 2022 at 10:55 AM
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    Currently, Volvo B9TL CDGE’s were spotted in Bus Service 86 from SengKang Interchange to Ang Mo Kio Interchange, 64 towards Nei Ling Street, some CDGEs on Service 14, and I spot another CDGE recently on Service 13, after that day, no more CDGEs were seen on Service 13, we should add more CDGEs on this service, not getting them to retire. As said, we should retire some of the Volvo B9TL Wright Buses as sometimes its not really good.

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  • 17 February 2022 at 5:58 PM
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    Bus service 50 has got to have the most unreliable bus service ever. The buses are often late/drive like snails and mainly because of the too many frickin traffic lights at punggol, the next bus is always about 5 mins away while the front bus will always be 16 mins ahead. Buses are often behind of schedule and even when the traffic lights are green, the buses move like slower than most can walk. I suggest replacing all the Volvo B9TL Wright buses early as they complete garbage and useless. From draggy engine, uncomfortable seats & almost non existent aircon. The B9TL Wright has to be the most uninteresting bus and must have been make from trash. This bus model is the only model besides the Citaros that should deserve early retirement. Pls improve Service 50 reliablity/Schedule or remove the ridicious amount of traffic lights in Punggol. Fleet should be: MAN A95 & Electric Buses. Scrapyard: Volvo B9TL Wright. Schedule should be 8-10 mins and should only be 2-3 mins behind schedule. Other simpler solution is add more buses so buses wont always be behind schedule. Also make sure the drivers dont drive like snails, this isnt a tour bus to watch animals or scenery

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  • 2 January 2022 at 12:31 AM
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    As of today, all 5 Volvo B9TL CDGES on 50 being registration, SBS7350U, SBS7458T, SBS7470G, SBS7480C and SBS7482Y has been de registered sadly. Because of this, service 50 is now lacking buses, the remaining buses will definitely not be able to cover the whole service. Please add more MAN A95 on service 50 to cover the honestly st*pid idea of replacing all 5 at once.

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  • 23 December 2021 at 4:26 PM
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    I saw a Scania K23OUB on service 50 today

    Didn’t catch the license plate

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    • 25 January 2023 at 5:04 PM
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      I also saw the Mercedes-Benz Citaro on Service 50 (SBS6679D).

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