SBS Transit Bus Service 115

SBS Transit Bus Service 115 is a residential trunk route from Hougang Street 21 and looping at Hougang Avenue 3, passing through Hougang Avenue 1 and Kovan MRT Station. It is currently the only service terminating at Hougang Street 21, the former Hougang South Bus Interchange.

Technical Information
Route	Hougang Street 21 ↺ Hougang Avenue 3 (Loop)
Passes Through	Hougang Ave 1, Upp Serangoon Rd
Route Length	4.7 km
Traveling Time	22 – 25 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro – Scania K230UB
Departure Times from Hougang St 21	0715hrs – 1815hrs (Daily)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630hrs – 0830hrs: 13 – 14 mins 0831hrs – 1659hrs: 13 – 17 mins 1700hrs – 1900hrs: 15 mins After 1900hrs: NA

Service 115 was introduced as a supplementary route too fill up missing transport links, benefitting residents along a short stretch of Hougang Avenue 3 with a direct bus route to Kovan MRT Station and Kovan City. This service uses the former Hougang South Bus Terminal as its terminating stop. Originally introduced as a six-month trail, the service lives on till today despite its low demand.

Formerly operating at frequencies of over half an hour, the Bus Services Enhancement Programme added one bus to the fleet from 14 July 2014, which improved frequencies tremendously, down to an average of slightly over 15 minutes. Another additional bus was added as well later on. This service is also the very last basic bus service to operate on a single bus.

MRT Station Served

• NE13 Kovan

Departure Timings from Kovan Hub

• Weekdays (Effective 03 Jan 2017)
  

  7:15	7:29	7:43	7:57	8:10	8:23	8:36
  8:49	9:02	9:16	9:29	9:43	9:59	10:16
  10:32	10:49	11:05	11:22	11:38	11:55	12:11
  12:28	12:44	13:01	13:17	13:34	13:50	14:05
  14:19	14:33	14:47	15:01	15:16	15:30	15:45
  16:00	16:15	16:30	16:45	17:00	17:15	17:30
  17:45	18:00	18:15

• Saturdays (Effective 1 Sep 2016)
  

  7:15	7:30	7:45	8:00	8:15	8:30	8:45
  9:00	9:15	9:30	9:45	10:00	10:15	10:30
  10:45	11:00	11:16	11:32	11:48	12:04	12:19
  12:35	12:50	13:06	13:21	13:37	13:52	14:08
  14:23	14:38	14:53	15:08	15:24	15:39	15:55
  16:10	16:26	16:41	16:57	17:12	17:28	17:43
  17:59	18:15

• Sundays & Public Holidays (Effective 1 Sep 2016)
  

  7:15	7:29	7:43	7:57	8:11	8:25	8:39
  8:53	9:07	9:21	9:35	9:49	10:03	10:17
  10:31	10:45	11:00	11:15	11:30	11:45	12:00
  12:15	12:30	12:45	13:00	13:15	13:30	13:45
  14:00	14:15	14:30	14:45	15:00	15:15	15:30
  15:45	16:00	16:15	16:30	16:45	17:00	17:15
  17:30	17:45	18:00	18:15

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

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Operator History

• 2004 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2021 under the Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package. 

History

• 2004 (30 Oct): Introduced between Hougang St 21 (Hougang St 21 FC) and Hougang Ave 3 (Loop), via Hougang St 21, Ave 1, (Lor Ah Soo), Hougang Ave 3, Upp Serangoon Rd and Hougang St 21.
• 2014: Service improvement under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2014 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2015 (Dec): Bus Service Reliability Framework (BSRF) implemented for trial till Aug 2016

Past Routings

• Refer to this article
• 2004: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2004.

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