SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 324

SBS Transit Feeder 324 is a residential feeder route connecting Hougang Central Bus Interchange & MRT to Upper Serangoon Cres/View. It is the fifth feeder service to be rolled out under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) after 386, and was launched on Sunday, 14 September 2014.

Technical Information
Route	Hougang Central Bus Interchange ↺ Upper Serangoon View (Loop)
Passes Through	Upper Serangoon Rd, Upp Serangoon Cres
Route Length	4.2 km
Travelling Time	17 – 23 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro – Scania K230UB
Departure Times from Hougang Central	0545 – 0030 (Daily)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630-0830: 08 – 10 mins 0831-1659: 08 – 15 mins 1700-1900: 08 mins After 1900: 09 – 15 mins

Service 324 provides residents at Upper Serangoon Crescent and Upper Serangoon View with greater connectivity to Hougang MRT station and Hougang Central Bus Interchange, along with other amenities in the neighborhood. The new route also benefited 3 schools in the developing estate, namely Holy Innocents’ High, Serangoon Secondary School and CHIJ (Our Lady of the Nativity). This was the fifth feeder service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

The stretch of Upper Serangoon Crescent and Upper Serangoon View which Service 324 plies was not served by existing bus routes back then, and was surrounded by upcoming residential developments. Apart from existing housing developments around Upper Serangoon Road, the route serves new housing developments such as Parkland Residences (under the DBSS) and the Built-to-Order (BTO) Hougang Parkview and Hougang ParkEdge around Upper Serangoon Crescent.

The services continues the 32x series of route numbering used for Hougang feeder routes. It is the second feeder bus route at Hougang Central after Feeder 325.

Change in First Bus Timing at Bus Stop 62271 from 05 Jun 2017

When Bus Service 324 was launched in 2014, 2 special departures were scheduled from Bus Stop 62251 Bef Blk 471B Upp S’goon Cres at 0530hrs & 0540hrs on Weekdays and 0530hrs & 0540hrs on Saturdays. On 21 November 2015, new Bus Stop 62271 Opp Blk 475B, Upp S’goon Cres was added to Service 324’s route and Bus Stop 62251 was shifted down the road about 70m. However, the special departures in the morning continued to start from Bus Stop 62251, skipping Bus Stop 62271.

Only from 05 June 2017 that the morning special departures for Service 324 is made to start from Bus Stop 62271 at 0528hrs & 0540hrs on Weekdays and Saturdays. The scheduled arrival time of the special departure buses at Bus Stop 62251 is revised to 0529hrs & 0541hrs on Weekdays & Saturdays.

MRT Station Served:

• NE14 Hougang

Special Departures:

• Upp S’goon Cres (Opp Blk 475B) → Hougang Central Int
  Weekdays & Saturdays: 0528hrs, 0540hrs

Fares: Charges basic distance fares, capped at 3.2km for feeder bus services. See Bus Fares.