(Defunct) SBS Transit Bus Service 163M

SBS Transit Bus Service 163M was a trunk service plying between Sengkang Interchange and looping at Sengkang West Avenue, passing through Punggol Road, Sengkang West and Fernvale Lane. It was a route variant of Service 163. Service 163M was withdrawn on 10 February 2019.

Route Overview
Route	Sengkang Bus Interchange ↺ Sengkang West Avenue (Loop)
Passes Through	Punggol Road, Sengkang East Ave, Fernvale Lane
Route Length	11.3 km
Traveling Time	45 mins
Operator Information
Former BCM Route Package	Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package
Former Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Former Depot	Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)
Former Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Sengkang	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:15, 07:30 – 23:30				05:15 – 17:54 & 19:04 – 00:35				05:15 – 18:57 & 20:06 – 00:35
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	51 mins			43 – 59 mins			N.A.			16 – 58 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Serving within the Sengkang housing estate, Service 163M was a supplementary route that helps to relieve demand on heavily used sectors of Service 163.

Route Withdrawal

Service 163M was withdrawn on 10 February 2019. In replacement, Short Trip Bus Service 163A was introduced to operate daily from 23:46 – 00:35 from Sengkang Int to Fernvale Lane (Bef Sengkang West Rd) and additional trips for Service 163 were added.

MRT / LRT Stations Served

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

Departure Timings

From Sengkang Int

• Weekdays:
  05:15, 07:31, 08:22, 09:16, 10:33, 11:16, 12:15, 13:08, 14:02, 14:52, 15:42, 16:31, 17:20, 18:33, 19:35, 20:35, 21:31, 22:24, 23:22, 23:46, 00:03, 00:19, 00:35
• Saturdays:
  05:15, 06:08, 06:54, 07:41, 08:30, 09:23, 10:12, 11:18, 12:11, 13:08, 13:57, 14:48, 15:31, 16:20, 17:03, 17:54, 19:04, 19:54, 20:50, 21:42, 22:23, 23:20, 23:46, 00:02, 00:18, 00:35
• Sundays & Public Holidays:
  05:15, 05:35, 06:39, 07:25, 08:08, 09:00, 09:43, 10:38, 11:46, 12:42, 13:37, 14:33, 15:22, 16:14, 17:04, 18:03, 18:57, 20:06, 20:58, 21:51, 22:39, 23:46, 00:02 , 00:18, 00:35

Special Departures

• Sengkang West Ave (Fernvale Pr Sch) → Sengkang Int via Fernvale Lane
  Weekdays: 05:10, 06:15 & 07:00
  Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:10

Route Variant

• Service 163: Sengkang Bus Interchange ↔ Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
  Daily

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Operator History

• 28 Jan 2008 – 09 Feb 2019: SBS Transit Ltd

Route History

• 2005 (12 Mar): Introduced as Short Working Trip 163A parallel to the former Service 371.
• 2008 (28 Jan): Service 163A was directly renumbered to Service 163M with no route changes.
• 2012 (30 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2013 (13 Oct): Amended to ply the extended Fernvale Lane with the partial closure of Jln Kayu
• 2019 (10 Feb): Route Discontinued. Service 163A reintroduced & additional trips on Service 163 added.

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