SBS Transit Bus Service 113A

SBS Transit Bus Service 113A is a Short-Trip Service variant of Bus Service 113.

The route operates from Upper Serangoon Road (Kovan Stn Exit C) and ends at Upper Serangoon Road (Kovan Stn Exit B) via Hougang Street 11, operating during Weekday Morning & Evening Peak hours.

Route Overview
Route	Upper Serangoon Road (Kovan Stn Exit C) → Upper Serangoon Road (Kovan Stn Exit B)
Passes Through	Hougang Ave 1, Lor Ah Soo, Upp Paya Lebar Rd
Route Length	6.8 km
Travelling Time	30 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Upp Serangoon Rd (Kovan Stn Exit C)	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	06:17 – 08:25 & 18:01 – 19:30
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Short Trip Service 113A is a trunk service operating from Upper Serangoon Road (Kovan Stn Exit C) and ends at Upper Serangoon Road (Kovan Stn Exit B) via Hougang Street 11.

As a Short-Trip Service, the route operates on Weekdays, during both the morning and evening peak hours, and supplements the high demand for Service 113 between Kovan MRT Station and housing estates at Hougang Avenue 1 / Lorong Ah Soo.

MRT Station Served:

• NE13 Kovan

Departure Timings

Weekdays, except Public Holidays

• From Upp Serangoon Rd (Kovan Stn Exit C):
  Morning Peak: 06:17, 06:27, 06:52, 07:05 & 08:25
  Evening Peak: 18:01, 18:16, 18:48, 19:04 & 19:30

Gallery:

Operator History:

• 2005 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2024.

Route History:

• 2005 (27 Jun): Introduced as a short-trip service from Upp Paya Lebar Rd (Blk 161) to Upp Serangoon Rd (Kovan Stn) during morning peak hours and between Upp Serangoon Rd (Kovan Stn) and Upp Paya Lebar Rd (Loop) during evening peak hours on weekdays
• 2018 (13 Aug): Morning peak route extended to start from Upp Serangoon Rd (Kovan Stn Exit C)

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