SBS Transit Bus Service 23

SBS Transit Bus Service 23 is a loop route running between Tampines and Rochor Canal Rd, serving Tampines Avenue 1, Bedok North Road and Boon Keng. It includes an express sector along the Pan-Island Expressway.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange ↺ Rochor Canal Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Tampines Ave 1, Bedok North Rd, Jln Besar, Serangoon Rd
Route Length	32.0 km
Travelling Time	83 – 108 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Tampines Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tampines	Daily
	05:30 – 23:50
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	6 – 7 mins			6 – 12 mins			7 – 9 mins			9 – 16 mins
Saturdays	10 – 12 mins			9 – 15 mins			10 – 13 mins			12 – 17 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	13 – 15 mins			8 – 15 mins			10 mins			10 – 13 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Introduced in 1983, Service 23 connects the housing estate of Tampines and Bedok North with the City areas of Little India and Boon Keng, looping at Rochor Canal Road. Incorporating an express sector along the PIE (between Bedok North Rd and Jln Kolam Ayer), the long express sector offers a quick connection as compared to other bus routes or the MRT network before the Downtown Line.

The route experiences good demand all day round with many passengers commuting between these two areas, especially on weekday peak hours and weekends. It is also a frequently-used connection between Tampines Avenue 1 and Tampines Interchange, serving residents and students of Temasek Polytechnic.

MRT Stations Served:

• EW2–DT32 Tampines
• DT31 Tampines West
• DT29 Bedok North
• NE9 Boon Keng
• NE8 Farrer Park
• DT22 Jalan Besar
• DT13 Rochor

Special Departures:

• Rochor Canal Road (Rochor Stn) → Tampines Int
  Weekdays: 05:45, 05:57, 06:23 & 06:33
  Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:45 & 05:58

Gallery:

Poster Gallery

Operator History:

• 1983 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Tampines Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2024.

 History:

• 1983 (20 Feb): Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tomlinson Rd (Loop)
• 1987 (29 Nov): Amended to Tampines Int
• 1988 (23 Oct): Skips a pair of bus stops outside and opposite Tampines Stadium along Tampines Ave 5
• 1991 (06 Jan): Shortened to loop at Rochor Canal Road under Transitlink Integration Exercise Phase 1
• 1995 (18 Sep): Amended to ply Tampines Ave 1, Tampines Ave 10 and Bedok North Rd with the opening of Temasek Polytechnic
• 1997: Serves additional pair of bus stops outside and opposite Tampines Stadium along Tampines Ave 5
• 2001: Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Tropica Condo along Tampines Ave 1
• 2007: Serves new pair of bus stops outside Kallang Basin Swim Cplx and after Infineon along Jln Kolam Ayer
• 2017 (21 Aug): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2017 (21 Oct): Serves new bus stop outside Bedok North Stn along Bedok North Rd
• 2022 (03 Apr): Serves an additional bus stop outside Jln Besar Stn Exit A along Jln Besar
• 2022 (27 Nov): Serves a new pair of bus stops outside and opposite HomeTeamNS Bedok along Bedok Nth Rd

Past Routings

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