SBS Transit Bus Service 163A

SBS Transit Bus Service 163A is a Short-Trip Service variant of Bus Service 163.

The route operates from Sengkang Bus Interchange and ends at Fernvale Lane (Bef Sengkang West Rd), operating daily, after the last bus of Service 163 has departed.

Route Overview
Route	Sengkang Bus Interchange → Fernvale Lane (Bef Sengkang West Rd)
Passes Through	Punggol Road, Sengkang East Ave, Sengkang West Ave
Route Length	5.6 km
Travelling Time	22 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	Daily
	23:46 – 00:35
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Short Trip Service 163A is a trunk service operating from Sengkang Bus Interchange and ends at Fernvale Lane (Bef Sengkang West Rd). The Short-Trip Service operates daily and connects the transport node of Sengkang to residential areas around Sengkang after the last bus of Service 163 has departed, offering late-night bus connections within Sengkang without having to operate full-distance trips to Toa Payoh.

The route was introduced on 10 February 2019, following the withdrawal of Service 163M. Service 163A was also operated from March 2005 in near-identical form, until 2008 when it was renumbered to Service 163M.

MRT / LRT Stations served:

• NE16STC Sengkang
• SE5 Ranggung
• SW8 Renjong
• SW7 Tongkang
• SW6 Layar
• SW5 Fernvale

Departure Timings

• From Sengkang Interchange:
  Daily: 23:46, 00:02, 00:18 & 00:35

Gallery:

Operator History:

• 2019 – 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:

• 2019 (10 Feb): Introduced from Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub to Fernvale Lane (Bef Sengkang West Rd), operating after the last bus of Service 163 daily

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