SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 230

SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 230 is a Feeder service operating from Toa Payoh Interchange that serves the new housing estates of Kim Keat Beacon and Kim Keat Ripples along Kim Keat Avenue and Toa Payoh East respectively.

A future route extension to Toa Payoh Lorong 7 / 8 and Caldecott MRT station is planned for February 2025.

Route Overview
Route	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange ↺ Toa Payoh East (Loop)
Passes Through	Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, Kim Keat Ave
Route Length	3.9 km
Travelling Time	13 – 17 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bishan–Toa Payoh Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Braddell Bus Park (BRBP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Toa Payoh	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:00 – 00:30								05:15 – 00:30
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	10 mins			12 mins			10 – 12 mins			10 – 15 mins
Saturdays	15 mins			12 – 15 mins			12 mins			12 – 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	15 mins			12 – 15 mins			12 mins			12 – 15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services.

Feeder Service 230 is a short-distance route linking new residential estates at Kim Keat and Toa Payoh East with Toa Payoh Town Centre and MRT Station.

Plans for this service were revealed by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Transport as well as Member of Parliament for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh West–Thomson) in a Facebook post in April 2023. According to the post, the service would be ‘implemented in the coming months’. It was later launched on 24 September 2023.

Future Route Extension to Caldecott MRT

At the launch of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP) in July 2024, a bus service was slated to be extended to connect residents in Toa Payoh East to Caldecott MRT station, to improve connectivity from Toa Payoh East to the Thomson-East Coast Line and the Circle Line. LTA had planned to introduce this bus service by the end of 2024.

However, in an update on 6 December 2024, LTA revealed that this bus service would be Bus Service 230, with extensions to Toa Payoh Lorong 7 and 8, as well as to Caldecott MRT station. The implementation date has now been revised to February 2025, with Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat explaining that the delay was due to the additional time needed to construct the new bus stops for the extensions.

Extended Route by Feb 2025

MRT Station Served

• NS19 Toa Payoh

Gallery

Poster Gallery / Misc

Operator History

• 24 Sep 2023 – 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

• 2023 (24 Sep): Introduced as a feeder service from Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub and looping at Toa Payoh East. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
• 2025 (Feb): Planned extension to start from Toa Payoh Link (Caldecott MRT) and loop at Lor 8 Toa Payoh under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).

Past Routings

Reference:

• Chee Hong Tat Facebook Post

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