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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Bus 230 & 230 M should travel from interchange and serving new areas and to Lorong 8 and to caldecott.
They don’t listen to us residents de…..
Looks like 230M will be the same as 230. Then why was the bus extended away from the interchange in the first place?
so this 230M is basically the old route of 230? maybe residence complain of the new route of 230..
Is 230M going to be the same route as old route of 230?
Think so. They don’t care about our feedback.. please vote opposition
Yet another fucked up planning
Easiest solution was to 265 the heck out of 230. Ergo, make 230 serve TPY ITH in both directions like 265!
Introducing an M-variant, my main concern is the waste of resources required. Buses will be siphoned from 230 to operate on 230M. Moreover, buses will have to either CLOWBus or layover, for which they will have to do so at Caldecott
I do not know exactly how operation procedures are held, but I do know that 230 amendment would have been a simpler and more cost-effective solution
Understood that confusion may arise from commuters. However if the signage is right (not stupid “AMK St 63”), commuters will easily navigate
ie, “Caldecott MRT” & “Kim Keat Avenue”