Go-Ahead Express Bus Service 43e

Go-Ahead Express Bus Service 43e is a Limited Stop route variant of Service 43, plying from Punggol to Marine Parade during the Morning Peak hours and from Marine Parade to Punggol during the Evening Peak Hours on Weekdays, except Public Holidays.

It passes through Sengkang, Buangkok and Tanjong Katong, skipping the Yio Chu Kang, Serangoon and Upper Paya Lebar areas.

Go-Ahead Express Bus Service 43e was launched on 9 September 2019.

Technical Information
Route	Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange ⇄ Marine Parade Road
Passes Through	Sengkang, Buangkok, Paya Lebar & Tanjong Katong
Route Length	17.0km (D1) | 17.1km (D2)
Travelling Time	70 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Loyang Bus Package
Current Operator	Go-Ahead Singapore (Go Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd)
Current Depot	Loyang Bus Depot
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Buses: – MAN A22 – Mercedes-Benz Citaro
Departure Times from Punggol	0630hrs – 1030hrs (Weekdays, Except Public Holidays)
Departure Times from Marine Parade Road	1600hrs – 2000hrs (Weekdays, Except Public Holidays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	20 – 30 mins	20 – 30 mins

Express Bus Service 43e is a Limited-stop Express Bus Service which offers quicker journeys for commuters at Punggol, Sengkang and Buangkok, linking them with the Paya Lebar, Tanjong Katong and Marine Parade areas. Operating in one direction during Weekdays Peak Hours only, it only calls at selected bus stops served by its parent Bus Service 43, and charges Express Fares as a result.

In between Buangkok and MacPherson, the bus plies an express sector along Buangkok Drive, Buangkok East Drive, Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and Airport Road in both directions. The route operates at 20 to 30 minute intervals during morning peak towards Marine Parade & evening peak towards Punggol.

Express 43e is the tenth new route to be introduced under the Bus Contracting Model (BCM) after Express 167e.

Departure Timings

Note: Evening Peak Hour trips start from Marine Parade Rd (Bet Blks 72/74).

Route Variants:

• Go-Ahead Bus Service 43
  Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange ↔ Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
• Go-Ahead Bus Service 43M:
  Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange ↺ Serangoon Central (Loop)

MRT / LRT Stations Served

• NE17PTC Punggol
• PW7 Soo Teck
• NE15 Buangkok
• CC10DT26 MacPherson
• EW8CC9 Paya Lebar

Fare: Charges distance-based Express Fares. See Bus Fares.

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Route History:

• 2019 (9 Sep): Introduced between Punggol and Marine Parade as a Peak Hour unidirectional express service. Wheelchair accessible at launch.

Operator History:

• 2019 – Present: Go-Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2021 under the Loyang Bus Package.

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