SBS Transit Bus Service 135

SBS Transit Bus Service 135 is a trunk route running from Ang Mo Kio and looping at Siglap Road, going via Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 and 1, Serangoon, Upper Aljunied, MacPherson Estate, Paya Lebar, Tanjong Katong and Marine Parade.

Bus Service 135 skips a section of Siglap Link to ply East Coast Parkway and Bedok South Avenue 1 non-stop from 23 September 2018 temporarily to facilitate the construction of Thomson-East Coast Line Siglap Station.

Technical Information
Route	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange ↺ Siglap Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Serangoon, Upper Aljunied, MacPherson Estate, Paya Lebar, Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade
Route Length	33.3 km
Traveling Time	140 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Seletar Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus – MAN NL323F – Mercedes-Benz Citaro
Departure Times from Ang Mo Kio	Weekdays:  0530 – 2235 (Full Loop) 2248 – 2330 (135A | Terminates at Victoria Sch, Marine Parade Rd) Saturdays: 0530 – 2235 (Full Loop) 2249 – 2345 (135A | Terminates at Victoria Sch, Marine Parade Rd) Sundays & PHs: 0530 – 2241 (Full Loop) 2257 – 2345 (135A | Terminates at Victoria Sch, Marine Parade Rd)
Departure Times from Siglap Rd (Looping Point)	From Siglap Road (Opp Mandarin Gdns): Weekdays & Sat: 0545 – 2330 Sundays/PHs: 0600 – 2330
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630-0830: 10 – 11 mins 0831-1659: 10 – 13 mins 1700-1900: 11 – 14 mins After 1900: 13 – 15 mins

Service 135 serves as a residential route between Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon, MacPherson estate, Tanjong Katong and Marine Parade. Operating as a loop service, it is one of three routes to loop at Siglap Road. The route shares its popular Paya Lebar MRT – Marine Parade connection with Service 43 and 134. The route experiences moderate to high demand all-day route owing to multiple inter-town connections served.

Temporary Route Amendment (2018)

From Sunday, 23 September 2018 for about nine months, Bus Service 135 had been temporarily amended to ply non-stop along East Coast Parkway, Bedok South Avenue 1 and part of Marine Parade Road between the junction with Bedok South Avenue 1 and Siglap Link, due to the temporary partial closure of Siglap Link to facilitate the construction of Siglap MRT Station along the Thomson-East Coast Line.

No bus stops were skipped and no additional bus stops were called by Service 135 during the temporary amendment.

MRT Stations Served:

• NS16 Ang Mo Kio
• NE12CC13 Serangoon
• NE11 Woodleigh
• DT25 Mattar
• CC10DT26 MacPherson
• EW8CC9 Paya Lebar

Special Departures:

• Siglap Road (Opp Mandarin Gardens) → Ang Mo Kio Int
  Weekdays: 0545hrs, 0552hrs, 0559hrs, 0606hrs, 0613hrs
  Saturdays: 0545hrs, 0602hrs
  Sundays/PHs: 0600hrs
• Marine Parade Road (Victoria Sch) → Ang Mo Kio Int
  Weekdays: 0545hrs

Short Trip Service:

• Service 135A: Ang Mo Kio Int → Marine Parade Road (Victoria Sch)
  Weekdays: 2248hrs, 2302hrs, 2316hrs, 2330hrs
  Saturdays: 2249hrs, 2303hrs, 2317hrs, 2331hrs, 2345hrs
  Sundays/PHs: 2257hrs, 2313hrs, 2329hrs, 2345hrs

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

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Operator History:

• 1974 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2023 under the Seletar Bus Package.

History:

• 1974 (3 Feb): Renumbered from Service 155A which was introduced on 11 Apr 1971. Route plying between Toa Payoh and Bedok Rd
• 1974: Amended to Upp Changi Rd 13.3km Terminal
• 1979: Amended to Upp Changi Rd 15.5km Terminal
• 1980 (15 Jun): Amended to Somapah Ter
• 1981 (5 Jul): Shortened to Marine Parade Ter
• 1983 (26 Dec): Shortened to loop at MacPherson Estate (Circuit Road) from Marine Parade Ter.
• 1987 (19 Apr): Extended to Ang Mo Kio Int
• 2001 (16 Sep): Amended to loop at Siglap Road with the closure of Marine Parade Ter.
• 2002 (24 Mar): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Temp Int
• 2003 (16 Mar): Amended to ply Eunos Rd 8 with the partial closure of Paya Lebar Rd to facilitate the construction of Paya Lebar MRT station on the Circle MRT Line.
• 2007 (28 Apr): Amended to air-conditioned Ang Mo Kio Integrated Transport Hub (ITH)
• 2009 (23 Aug): Plies the reinstated Paya Lebar Rd, skipping Eunos Rd 8 towards Ang Mo Kio
• 2011 (07 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2011 (26 Jun): Amended to Lor Bengkok due to the temporary closure of Circuit Link for Downtown Line construction.
• 2016 (16 Oct): Amended to call at MacPherson Sec Sch, Circuit Rd instead of Kong Hwa Sch, Circuit Rd due to reopening of Circuit Link.
• 2017 (12 Mar): Route Amendment due to realignment of Upp Aljunied Rd
• 2018 (11 Mar): Start of operations under Seletar Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
• 2018 (23 Sep): Amended temporarily to ply non-stop along East Coast Parkway and Bedok South Avenue 1 with the partial closure of Siglap Link to facilitate the construction of Siglap MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line.

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 2018: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2018.

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