Go-Ahead Bus Service 43M

Go-Ahead Bus Service 43M is a trunk service plying between Punggol Interchange and looping at Serangoon Central, passing through Sengkang East Road, Buangkok MRT, Buangkok Green and Yio Chu Kang Road. It is a route variant of Service 43, introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) and was launched on Sunday, 16 November 2014.

Technical Information
Route	Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange ↺ Serangoon Central (Loop)
Passes Through	Sengkang East Rd, Buangkok MRT, Buangkok Green, Yio Chu Kang Rd
Route Length	19.0 km
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 Double Decker Buses: – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro
Departure Times from Punggol	0550 – 2305 (Daily)
Departure Times from Serangoon (S’goon Stn Exit B)	0624 – 2340 (Weekdays) 0619 – 2337 (Saturdays) 0619 – 2340 (Sundays / Public Holidays)
Frequency	Loop Service	—
	0630 – 0830: 07 – 10 mins 0831 – 1659: 08 – 17 mins 1700 – 1900: 04 – 15 mins After 1900: 13 – 16 mins	—

Service 43M is a supplementary route of Service 43, duplicating its parent service between Punggol Bus Interchange and Serangoon Central. It relieves demand and improves reliability of bus services for commuters along Service 43’s most crowded stretches of route. It was launched on Sunday, 16 November 2014.

The service operates daily from 5.50am to 11.05pm, serving residential areas around Punggol Way, Sengkang East Road, Sengkang Central, Buangkok Green, Yio Chu Kang Road and Serangoon Central. It will provide better access to key transport nodes such as Punggol and Serangoon Bus Interchanges, Punggol, Buangkok and Serangoon MRT Stations, amenities such as Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre, Serangoon Sports & Recreation Centre and NEX as well as schools such as Hougang Secondary and Hougang Primary.

Short Trip Service 43A, which plied from Buangkok Green to Serangoon Central, was withdrawn after the introduction of 43M due to duplicating sectors. So were evening downroutes of Service 43 which started from Serangoon Central to Punggol Interchange.

While Service 43M serves Boundary Road, it skipped the bus stop outside Serangoon Stadium (63149 S’goon Stadium) as its parent Service 43 does not serve that stretch of road, which was later amended to call at that stop from 24 Jan 2016. All bus stops along Service 43M’s route are also served by Service 43.

MRT / LRT Stations served by this route:

• NE17PTC Punggol
• PW7  Soo Teck
• NE15  Buangkok
• NE12CC13 Serangoon

Route Variants:

• Service 43: Punggol Temp Int  ↔ Upper East Coast Ter
• Limited Stop Express Service 43e: Punggol Temp Int ⇆ Marine Parade Rd
  Weekday Peak Hours, except Public Holidays

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.