SBS Transit Bus Service 147

SBS Transit Bus Service 147 is a trunk service plying between Hougang Central Int and Clementi Int, passing through Hougang Avenue 8, Yio Chu Kang Road, Serangoon MRT, Little India, Bras Basah, Chinatown, Bukit Merah and Commonwealth Avenue West.

Route Overview
Route	Hougang Central Bus Interchange ↔ Clementi Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Hougang Ave 8, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Upp Serangoon Rd, Bendemeer Rd / Serangoon Rd, Jln Besar, New Bridge Rd / Eu Tong Sen St, Jln Bukit Merah, Commonwealth Ave West
Route Length	Towards Clementi: 27.9 km						Towards Hougang Ctrl: 27.2 km
Travelling Time	115 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Clementi Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bukit Batok Bus Depot (BBDEP) Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)
Current Fleet	Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Hougang Central	Daily
	05:30 – 23:30
Departure Times from Clementi	Daily
	05:45 – 23:45
Operating Frequency
From Hougang Central	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	5 – 13 mins			6 – 18 mins			10 – 13 mins			9 – 12 mins
Saturdays	8 – 10 mins			10 – 13 mins			10 – 12 mins			9 – 12 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	9 – 11 mins			9 – 13 mins			11 – 12 mins			9 – 11 mins
From Clementi	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	9 – 10 mins			8 – 14 mins			8 – 9 mins			10 – 11 mins
Saturdays	9 – 10 mins			9 – 13 mins			10 – 12 mins			9 – 12 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	9 – 10 mins			9 – 13 mins			10 – 13 mins			10 – 12 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 147 is a trunk route serving many residential areas along its route such as Clementi, Commonwealth, Bukit Merah, Serangoon and Hougang. Running from West to Northeast of Singapore, the route cuts through the City, also serving Chinatown, Bras Basah and Little India. It also duplicates the North East Line from Outram Park to Serangoon and Hougang.

This service was slated to be amended during the North-East Line Bus Rationalization of 2003 which intended to delete unnecessary sectors of various bus routes to avoid duplication with the new North-East MRT Line (NEL). However, it was later spared from rationalization along with Service 133. Currently, long segments of route which duplicate the NEL still receives generous passenger numbers.

MRT Stations Served

• NE14 Hougang
• NE12CC13 Serangoon
• NE11 Woodleigh
• NE10 Potong Pasir
• NE9 Boon Keng
• NE8 Farrer Park
• DT22 Jalan Besar
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC2 Bras Basah
• NE5 Clarke Quay
• NE4DT19 Chinatown
• EW16NE3TE17 Outram Park
• EW20 Commonwealth
• EW21CC22 Buona Vista
• EW22 Dover
• EW23 Clementi

Special Departures

• Jln Bt Merah (Opp Blk 120) → Clementi Int
  Weekdays: 06:15, 06:27 & 06:39
• Jln Bt Merah (Bef Blk 2) → Hougang Ctrl Int
  Weekdays: 05:50 & 05:59
  Saturdays: 05:57
• Eu Tong Sen St (Bef Pearl’s Hill Terr) → Hougang Ctrl Int
  Weekdays: 19:01
• Serangoon Rd (Kwong Wai Shiu Hosp) → Hougang Ctrl Int
  Weekdays: 05:50, 06:01 & 06:12
  Saturdays: 05:50, 06:00, 06:10 & 06:20
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:05, 06:20 & 06:35

Short Trip Service

• Service 147A: Hougang Ctrl Int → New Bridge Rd (Aft Duxton Plain Pk)
  Weekdays: 07:13 – 10:03

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Operator History:

• 1971 – 1973: Associated Bus Services Pte Ltd
• 1973 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2025 under the Clementi Bus Package.

History:

• 1971 (11 Apr): Introduced between Lor 6 Toa Payoh Ter and Commonwealth Ave Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation
• 1971 (02 Aug): Amended to Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter
• 1972 (18 Jun): Amended to ply Bendemeer Rd towards Commonwealth Ave Ter with the conversion of Serangoon Rd to one-way traffic
• 1976 (13 Jun): Amended to ply Lower Delta Rd, skipping Henderson Rd
• 1977 (29 Aug): Amended to ply Holland Ave, Holland Dr and North Buona Vista Rd towards Commonwealth Ave Ter
• 1980 (13 Jul): Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave with the conversion of Queens Circus to a signalised junction, skipping Queensway and Commonwealth Dr
• 1982: Amended to Buona Vista Ter
• 1983 (26 Dec): Extended to Potong Pasir Ter
• 1984 (01 Jul): Integrated with Service 79, extended to Jurong East Ter and amended to ply Kg Bahru Rd and Jln Bt Merah, skipping Outram Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd and Lower Delta Rd
• 1985 (05 May): Enhanced to ply Potong Pasir Ave 2 and Potong Pasir Ave 3 before terminating at Potong Pasir Ter
• 1985 (30 Jun): Amended to Jurong East Int
• 1987 (27 Sep): Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards Potong Pasir Ter to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd
• 1987 (01 Nov): Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Potong Pasir Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd
• 1987 (13 Dec): Serves new staggered bus stop opposite Peninsula Plaza along North Bridge Rd, skipping the bus stop outside St Andrew’s Cathedral
• 1988 (20 Mar): Amended to ply Upp Cross St and New Bridge Rd, skipping Neil Rd
• 1989 (19 Feb): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 135 along Jurong East St 13
• 1992 (29 Mar): Integrated with Service 83, extended to Upp Serangoon Ter and amended to ply Waterloo St/Bras Basah Rd, Middle Rd, Selegie Rd/Bencoolen St and Serangoon Rd/Jln Besar under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 6, skipping Lavender St, Crawford St/Kallang Rd and North Bridge Rd/Victoria St
• 1992 (29 Nov): Alternate trips were introduced between Upp Serangoon Ter and Commonwealth Ave West (Clementi Stn) under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 10
• 1993 (11 Apr): Amended to ply Victoria St, Hill St and New Bridge Rd, skipping North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd and Upp Cross St
• 1993 (05 Dec): Shortened to Clementi Int with alternate trips withdrawn under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 14
• 1994 (17 Dec): Amended to Hougang Central Int
• 1997 (07 Dec): Amended to ply Upp Pickering St, South Bridge Rd and Neil Rd with the partial closure of New Bridge Rd to facilitate the construction of Chinatown MRT station on the North East MRT Line
• 1999: Skips temporarily abolished bus stops outside and opposite Sch of Mechanical & Mfg along Commonwealth Ave West
• 1999: Skips the bus stop outside Plaza By The Park along Bras Basah Rd
• 1999 (10 Jul): Amended to ply Prinsep St, skipping Waterloo St and Middle Rd
• 2001 (18 Oct): Serves reinstated bus stops outside Dover Stn along Commonwealth Ave West
• 2002 (20 Apr): Amended to ply the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Upp Pickering St, South Bridge Rd and Neil Rd
• 2002: Serves new pair of bus stops after Sommerville Rd and after Sunshine Lodge along Upp Serangoon Rd
• 2003 (20 Jun): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Potong Pasir Stn along Upp Serangoon Rd
• 2005: Serves additional bus stop outside Clarke Quay Stn along Eu Tong Sen St
• 2006 (29 Oct): Amended to Clementi Temp Int
• 2006 (30 Oct): Designated as a wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2011 (16 Oct): Amended to ply Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd with the partial closure of Bencoolen St to facilitate the construction of Bencoolen MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
• 2011 (26 Nov): Amended to Clementi Integrated Transport Hub
• 2013 (29 Dec): Serves new bus stop outside Outram Pk Stn along New Bridge Rd
• 2016 (11 Dec): Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd
• 2017 (26 Nov): Serves the bus stop after Hospital Dr along Eu Tong Sen St, skipping the bus stop before Hospital Dr along Kg Bahru Rd

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