SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 230M is a supplementary feeder service operating from Toa Payoh Interchange and looping at Kim Keat Avenue, introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP) as a service enhancement. It is a route variant of Service 230.
↺ Kim Keat Ave (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Toa Payoh Bus Interchange ↺ Kim Keat Avenue (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh East | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 3.9 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 20 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Bishan–Toa Payoh Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Toa Payoh |
Weekdays | Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 06:30 – 21:00 | 09:00 – 21:00 | |||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 8 – 14 mins | 14 – 17 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 12 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | N.A. | 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | N.A. | 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services. |
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Service 230M provides a more direct and convenient connection to Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and MRT station for residents staying at Kim Keat Avenue.
Plans for the route were first announced by the Land Transport Authority as part as an update on the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme in April 2025, to be implemented by June 2025. The route closely mirrors the old routing of Service 230 prior to its extension to Caldecott MRT Station & Lorong 8 Toa Payoh in January 2025, except the looping area around Kim Keat Avenue which is reversed for Service 230M’s routing.
Although operating daily, operating hours for Service 230M are limited till 9pm daily, as compared to its parent Service 230 at 12:30am. In addition, the service starts operating at 6.30am on Weekdays and 9am on Weekends & Public Holidays.
MRT Station Served
- NS19 Toa Payoh
Route Variant
- Service 230: Toa Payoh Link (Caldecott MRT) ↺ Lorong 8 Toa Payoh (Loop)
Daily
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Operator History
- 8 Jun 2025 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
History
- 2025 (08 Jun): Introduced as a supplementary feeder service from Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub and looping at Kim Keat Avenue under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).
References:
- More Improvements Under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme in 2025 – Land Transport Authority
- LTA Facebook Post
- Saktiandi Supaat Facebook Post
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Why cannot start at caldecott like 230
Loop a
t tpy int also can
If start from Caldecott then it will be like 230 former routing
Why need so long to come out one service huh huh huh
Waiting for elections to be over
yeah idk why they can’t just run 230 into the interchange like 265… saves parking space also
It’s not so much of jelly generation, it’s more of moving into a time with ageing population. Toa Payoh is filled with many elderly, and 230 extended route caters to them as well as new families at Kim Keat. In principle, yes it’s a few mins walk from TPY int with 230 not calling it anymore, but it’s very inconvenient and impractical for these elderly or people with mobility issues to have to walk all the way to the MRT bus stop, or change buses at the swimming pool bus stop just to go into the interchange.
A potential solution could be the 3 / 811 approach, where one direction goes into the interchange and one direction does not. For 230 it could mean that the direction going towards Caldecott goes into the int, allowing passengers the chance to board or alight at the int itself and not have to cross the underpass, also allowing for pax the choice of 230 or 141 to Caldecott. However the direction towards Lor 8 can skip the int since it stops on the same side as the int and shops already.
why not both directions enter the interchange instead, there’s some space at the sawtooth berths to accommodate for 230 calling at the interchange en-route in both directions