Go-Ahead Bus Service 17

Go-Ahead Bus Service 17 is a residential service between Pasir Ris and Bedok, passing through Tampines and Bedok North. A Short Trip variant Bus Service 17A runs between Bedok and Bedok North Bus Depot.

Route Overview
Route	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange ↔ Bedok Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Pasir Ris Drive 4, Tampines Avenue 2 & 7, Simei Avenue, Bedok North Avenue 4, Bedok North Road
Route Length	Towards Bedok: 12.3 km						Towards Pasir Ris: 12.3 km
Travelling Time	55 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Loyang Bus Package
Current Operator	Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (Go-Ahead Singapore)
Current Depot	Loyang Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Pasir Ris	Daily
	05:45 – 00:20
Departure Times from Bedok	Daily
	05:30 – 00:30
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
From Pasir Ris	8 – 11 mins			10 – 12 mins			10 – 11 mins			11 – 15 mins
From Bedok	5 – 11 mins			5 – 12 mins			5 – 12 mins			5 – 12 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Introduced in 1993, Service 17 is a residential route connecting Pasir Ris, Tampines and Bedok. It also serves housing blocks around Bedok North Road and industrial buildings around Bedok North Avenue 4 with connections to Bedok Town Centre. In Pasir Ris, this route compliments Feeder 358 for Pasir Ris Drive 4. It is the also the only route serving within Bedok Industrial Park.

Formerly a loop service operated by SBS Transit (looping at Bedok Int), buses would proceed to the boarding berth after alighting passengers, which eliminated rest time at Bedok and allowed buses to return to Pasir Ris more quickly. When operations of the route was transferred to Go-Ahead from 18 Sep 2016, Service 17 was re-designated as a bi-directional service.

From November 2016 to February 2017, Go-Ahead’s BYD K9 electric bus was trialed on Service 17.

MRT Stations Served

• EW1 Pasir Ris
• DT33 Tampines East
• EW5 Bedok

Special Departures

• Bedok North Avenue 4 (Opp SBST Bedok Nth Depot) → Bedok Int
  Daily, throughout Service 17’s operating hours.
  Reverse route of Short Trip Service 17A.

Short Trip Service

• Service 17A: Bedok Interchange → Bedok North Ave 4 (SBST Bedok Nth Depot)
  Weekdays: 06:15 – 23:11
  Saturdays: 06:12 – 21:50
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:05 – 23:07
  

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Operator History:

• 04 Apr 1993 – 31 Oct 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 01 Nov 2001 – 17 Sep 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
• 18 Sep 2016 – Present: Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (formerly known as Go Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd)

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Loyang Bus Package.

History:

• 1993 (04 Apr): Introduced between Pasir Ris Int and Bedok Int under Transitlink Integration Exercise Phase 12
• 1994: First bus from Pasir Ris Int brought forward to 0545 hrs daily
• 1994: First bus from Bedok Int brought forward to 0545 hrs daily. Last bus from Bedok Int extended to 2335 hrs daily
• 2002 (07 Apr): Integrated with Feeder Service 227 and converted to loop service between Pasir Ris Int and Bedok Int; Last bus from Pasir Ris Int extended to 0020 hrs daily
• 2009 (05 Sep): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 231A CP and outside Blk 485 along Pasir Ris Dr 4
• 2011 (27 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2011 (19 Nov): Amended to loop at Bedok Temp Int
• 2014 (30 Nov): Amended to loop at Bedok Integrated Transport Hub
• 2016 (18 Sep): Operations transferred to Go Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd.
• 2017 (21 Oct): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2
• 2022 (30 Oct): Amended to ply Pasir Ris St 12 and Pasir Ris St 11 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of Pasir Ris East MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line

Past Routings

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