SBS Transit Bus Service 163

SBS Transit Bus Service 163 is a trunk service plying between Sengkang Interchange and Toa Payoh Interchange, passing through Punggol Road, Sengkang West, Yio Chu Kang Road, Upper Thomson, Braddell Road and Lorong 4 Toa Payoh.

Route Overview
Route	Sengkang Bus Interchange ↔ Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Punggol Rd, Sengkang East Ave, Sengkang West Ave, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Upp Thomson Rd, Braddell Rd
Route Length	Towards Toa Payoh: 19.7 km						Towards Sengkang: 19.2 km
Travelling Time	75 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 & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Sengkang	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 23:30								05:50 – 23:30
Departure Times from Toa Payoh	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:45 – 23:30								06:00 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
From Sengkang	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	7 – 11 mins			8 – 15 mins			10 – 14 mins			12 – 15 mins
Saturdays	13 – 15 mins			12 – 16 mins			13 – 17 mins			14 – 18 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	12 – 14 mins			12 – 15 mins			15 – 18 mins			14 – 18 mins
From Toa Payoh	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	9 – 13 mins			7 – 15 mins			10 mins			11 – 14 mins
Saturdays	14 – 17 mins			12 – 16 mins			13 – 15 mins			12 – 16 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	13 – 15 mins			12 – 14 mins			14 – 17 mins			14 – 17 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 163 is a residential trunk route between Sengkang and Toa Payoh, connecting the residential housing estates of Sengkang East, Sengkang West and Toa Payoh through the private estates around Yio Chu Kang and Upper Thomson and Toa Payoh. The route serves crucial links between Toa Payoh Town Centre and Upper Thomson, as well as intra-town connections within parts of Sengkang New Town without direct connection to Sengkang Interchange/MRT.

MRT/ LRT Stations Served

• NE16STC Sengkang
• SE5 Ranggung
• SW8 Renjong
• SW7 Tongkang
• SW6 Layar
• SW5 Fernvale
• TE5 Lentor
• TE8 Upper Thomson
• NS19 Toa Payoh

Special Departures

• Yio Chu Kang Rd (Opp NCS Hub) → Sengkang Int
  Weekdays: 17:26 & 18:44
• Yio Chu Kang Rd (Opp Dedap Rd) → Sengkang Int
  Weekdays: 05:10, 05:25, 05:40, 05:55 & 06:10
  Saturdays: 05:10, 05:23, 05:36, 05:49 & 06:02
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:10, 05:27, 05:44, 06:00 & 06:16

Short Trip Service

• Service 163A: Sengkang Int → Fernvale Lane (Bef Sengkang West Rd)
  Daily: 23:46 – 00:35
  Service 163B: Sengkang Int → Yio Chu Kang Rd (NCS Hub)
  Weekdays, except Public Holidays: 06:53 & 08:02
  

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Operator History

• 1971 – 1973: United Bus Company Pte Ltd
• 1973 – 1995: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 1995 – 1999: Trans-Island Bus Service Ltd
• 1999 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – 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.

History

• 1971 (11 Apr): Introduced between Yio Chu Kang Rd Ter and Prince Edward Rd Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation
• 1971 (04 Oct): Extended to Jln Kayu Ter
• 1974 (08 Dec): Amended to ply Cecil St, skipping Robinson Rd
• 1975 (19 Jul): Amended to ply Coleman St and Hill St, skipping Stamford Rd
• 1976 (14 Mar): Serves new staggered bus stop outside The Cenotaph along Connaught Dr, skipping the bus stop opposite Singapore Cricket Club
• 1978 (05 Mar): Amended to ply Keng Lee Rd with the partial conversion of Kg Java Rd to one-way traffic
• 1978 (03 Dec): Amended to ply Mayne Rd and Bt Timah Rd with the partial conversion of Mackenzie Rd to two-way traffic
• 1979 (11 Feb): Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Palmer Rd and Anson Rd, skipping Parsi Rd
• 1979 (28 Oct): Amended to ply Sungei Rd (towards Prince Edward Ter) and Bt Timah Rd (towards Jln Kayu Ter) with the partial conversion of Bt Timah Rd to two-way traffic and Rochor Canal Rd to one-way traffic, skipping Mackenzie Rd and Mayne Rd
• 1980 (13 Oct): Amended to ply Ang Mo Kio Ave 9 and Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 with the partial closure of Yio Chu Kang Rd to facilitate redevelopment
• 1981 (05 Jun): Amended to ply the diverted Yio Chu Kang Rd, skipping Ang Mo Kio Ave 9
• 1985 (13 Jan): Extended to World Trade Ctr Ter
• 1988 (03 Jan): Serves new staggered bus stop opposite Treasury Bldg along Shenton Way, skipping the bus stop opposite Marina House
• 1989 (28 May): Shortened to Marina Ctr Ter
• 1990 (21 Feb): Skips abolished bus stop opposite Jasmine Rd along Upp Thomson Rd
• 1992 (03 May): Shortened to Toa Payoh Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7
• 1995 (17 Dec): Operations transferred to Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS)
• 1998 (31 May): Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int; Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh
• 1998: Skips a pair of temporarily abolished bus stops before and after Seletar West Farmway 1 along Jln Kayu
• 1999 (26 Dec): Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services (SBS)
• 2002 (19 May): Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub
• 2002 (29 Dec): Extended to Sengkang Temp Int
• 2002 (31 Dec): Serves reinstated pair of bus stops before and after Sengkang West Ave along Jln Kayu
• 2003 (18 Jan): Amended to Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub
• 2003: Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Fernvale Link along Sengkang West Ave
• 2005 (12 Mar): Amended to ply Fernvale Lane under Sengkang LRT (West Loop) Rationalisation
• 2005: Skips abolished bus stop outside Muhajirin Mosque along Braddell Rd
• 2009 (22 Nov): Serves additional bus stop outside Braddell View along Braddell Rd
• 2012 (30 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2013 (13 Oct): Amended to ply the extended Fernvale Lane with the partial closure of Jln Kayu
• 2019 (22 Dec): Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd

Past Routings

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