Go-Ahead Bus Service 43 is a trunk service plying between Punggol and Upper East Coast, passing through Sengkang, Buangkok, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Upper Paya Lebar, Tanjong Katong and Marine Parade. A supplementary route variant, Service 43M, operates daily alongside this route, while Express 43e operates during weekday peak hours.
Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route | Punggol Bus Interchange ↔ Upper East Coast Bus Terminal | |||||||||||
Passes Through | Sengkang, Buangkok, Serangoon, Paya Lebar, Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade | |||||||||||
Route Length | Towards Upp East Coast: 23.6 km | Towards Punggol: 23.7 km |
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Travelling Time | 95 mins | |||||||||||
Operator Information | ||||||||||||
BCM Route Package | Loyang Bus Package | |||||||||||
Current Operator | Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (Go-Ahead Singapore) |
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Current Depot | Loyang Bus Depot | |||||||||||
Current Fleet | Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
Departure Times from Punggol |
Daily | |||||||||||
05:45 – 23:45 | ||||||||||||
Departure Times from Upp East Coast |
Weekdays | Saturdays, Sundays / Public Holidays |
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05:25 – 23:45 | 05:45 – 23:45 | |||||||||||
Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | |||||||||
From Punggol | 9 – 10 mins | 13 – 16 mins | 13 – 15 mins | 15 – 16 mins | ||||||||
From Upp East Coast |
10 – 15 mins | 14 – 17 mins | 10 – 11 mins | 13 – 18 mins | ||||||||
Fare Information |
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Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
Introduced in 2005, Service 43 is an inter-town route connecting residential towns of Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok, Serangoon, Marine Parade and Upper East Coast. Serving many areas of high commuter traffic, this service encounters moderate to high demand throughout the day.
This service compliments Services 70/70M, 76 and the Circle Line between Paya Lebar and Serangoon. Peak demand is especially high between Paya Lebar and Marine Parade, as well as between Serangoon MRT and Buangkok Green. As such, the sector is supplemented by Service 43M.
MRT / LRT Stations Served
- NE17PTC Punggol
- PW7 Soo Teck
- NE15 Buangkok
- NE12CC13 Serangoon
- CC11 Tai Seng
- CC10DT26 MacPherson
- EW8CC9 Paya Lebar
- TE26 Marine Parade
- TE27 Marine Terrace
- TE28 Siglap
- TE29 Bayshore
Special Departures
- Paya Lebar Rd (Opp Trinity Paya Lebar) → Upper East Coast Ter
Weekdays: 06:15 - Paya Lebar Rd (Le Crescendo) → Punggol Temp Int
Weekdays: 05:50
Route Variants
- Service 43M: Punggol Temp Int ↺ Serangoon Central (Loop)
Daily - Express Service 43e: Punggol Temp Int ⇆ Marine Parade Rd
Weekday Peak Hours, except Public Holidays
Skips Yio Chu Kang, Serangoon and Upper Paya Lebar areas
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Operator History
- 23 Oct 2005 – 03 Sep 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
- 04 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
- 2005 (23 Oct): Introduced between Punggol Temp Int and Upper East Coast Ter
- 2006: Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd
- 2009 (23 Aug): Amended to ply the reinstated Paya Lebar Rd, skipping Eunos Ave 5 and Eunos Rd 8
- 2010 (18 Oct): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2011 (17 Dec): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Soo Teck Stn along Punggol Way
- 2013 (22 Sep): Serves new bus stop outside Wisma AUPE along Upp Paya Lebar Rd
- 2014 (07 Dec): Serves new pair of bus stops before Blk 264 and outside Blk 264A along Punggol Central
- 2015 (30 Aug): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Twin Waterfalls and after TPE along Punggol Way
- 2016 (04 Sep): Operations transferred to Go Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd; First bus from Upp East Coast on weekdays brought forward to 05:25 from 05:45
- 2016 (13 Nov): Serves new pair of bus stops opposite Blk 293D and outside Blk 286B along Sengkang East Rd
- 2017 (26 Nov): Serves additional bus stop outside Punggol Stn/Int along Punggol Central
- 2021 (29 Mar): First bus timing from Le Crescendo towards Punggol brought forward from 06:00 to 05:50 on weekdays
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This service literally duplicates the whole Marine Parade & Upp East Coast section of TEL. When TEL4 & 5 opens this service need to amend to turn at Still Road South and then Upp East Coast Rd then terminate at Upp East Coast Ter (or Bedok South ITH in future)
Driver SG 5110X bus 43 drove recklessly beating the red light at junction buangkok green.
The lady driver behaves like a butch and talks loudly and rudely to commuters!
Why didn’t you feedback to Go-Ahead Singapore?
They could have dealt with the SG 5110X Service 43 bus driver