SBS Transit Bus Service 151 is a trunk service plying between Hougang Central Int and Kent Ridge Ter, passing through Hougang Avenue 5, 7 & 3, MacPherson, PIE, Whitley, Bukit Timah, Clementi Road and National University of Singapore. An express route variant, Service 151e, is also operated.
Service 151 serves both residential estates and many schools between Hougang Central and Kent Ridge, passing through Hougang Avenue 3, MacPherson, PIE, Bukit Timah, Clementi Road and Kent Ridge Cres. The service provides bus connections to many institutions along the Bukit Timah and Clementi Road academic belt, as well as serving within the National University of Singapore (Kent Ridge Campus).
Demand for this service is very strong during the peak hours with student demand in addition to workers commuting between Hougang and the industrial estates near Tai Seng and MacPherson Road. During offpeak hours, demand is moderate to weak. As such, the route is operated by a large split-shift fleet on regular weekdays, with reduced numbers during school holidays.
An express version of this service, 151e, also operates during the weekday peak hours. It skips Dunearn Rd/Bukit Timah Rd (plying the PIE instead), and stops along MacPherson Rd in both directions.
Express Bus Service 151e: Hougang Ctrl Int ⇌ Kent Ridge Ter
Weekday Peak Hours (except Public Holidays)
Gallery:
Service 151 – SBS Transit MAN Lion’s City DD A95 (SG5853K)
Service 151 – SBS Transit MAN A95 (SG5853K)
SBS Transit MAN A95 ND323F (SG5853K) – Service 151
SBS Transit MAN A95 ND323F (SG5853K) – Service 151 (Rear)
Bus 151 – SBS Transit MAN A22 Euro 6 (SG1759B)
Service 151 – SBS Transit MAN A22 (SG1766E)
Service 151 – SBS Transit MAN A22 Euro 6 (SG1766E)
SBST Volvo B10M Mark IV (DM3500) (SBS2829P) – Service 151
SBST Volvo B10BLE CNG (SBS2997L) – Service 151
SBST Volvo B10BLE CNG (SBS2997L) – Service 151
SBST Volvo B10BLE CNG (SBS2994U) – Service 151
SBST Volvo B10BLE CNG (SBS2994U) – Service 151
SBST Volvo B10BLE CNG (SBS2996P) – Service 151
SBST Volvo B10BLE CNG (SBS2995S) – Service 151
SBST Volvo B10BLE CNG (SBS2995S) – Service 151
SBS Transit Volvo B10M MkIV DM3500 (SBS2829P) – Service 151
Bus 151A – SBS Transit Scania K230UB Euro V (SBS8897C)
Bus 151: SBS Transit Dennis Trident (SBS9672C)
Operator History:
1993 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
2001 – 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:
1993 (04 Apr): Introduced between Hougang Int and Kent Ridge Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 12
1994 (11 Sep): Amended to ply Kent Ridge Cres
2004 (15 Feb): Extended to Hougang Central Int with the closure of Hougang South Int via Tampines Rd, Hougang Ave 7 and Ave 5
2007: Skips abolished bus stop before Paya Lebar Rd along Airport Rd to facilitate the construction of KPE
2010 (02 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
2011 (04 Sep): Amended to skip Bendemeer Rd, Whampoa North and Serangoon Rd towards Kent Ridge Ter with the permanent closure of Whampoa North; Serves new bus stop outside Botanic Gdns Stn along Bt Timah Rd
