Go-Ahead Bus Service 43

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
Travelling Time	95 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Loyang Bus Package
Current Operator	Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (Go-Ahead Singapore)
Current Depot	Loyang Bus Depot
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Punggol	Daily
	05:45 – 23:45
Departure Times from Upp East Coast	Weekdays				Saturdays, Sundays / Public Holidays
	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 mins			8 – 16 mins			13 – 16 mins			15 – 16 mins
From Upp East Coast	14 mins			10 – 17 mins			10 – 17 mins			13 – 18 mins
Fare Information
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

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 2023 under the Loyang Bus Package.

History

• 2005 (23 Oct): Introduced between Punggol Temp Int and Upper East Coast Ter.
• 2007: Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd
• 2009 (23 Aug): Amended to ply the reinstated Paya Lebar Rd, skipping Eunos Rd 5 and Eunos Rd 8
• 2010 (18 Oct): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (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

Past Routings

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