SMRT Bus Service 455 is a limited-stop bus service introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). This service provides a direct connection to MRT Stations for estates farther away from transport nodes. Service 455 is renumbered from Service 979X.
↺ Choa Chu Kang Cres (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Choa Chu Kang Dr, Choa Chu Kang North 7 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 10.5 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 32 – 36 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Gali Batu Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses Includes electric buses |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Panjang |
Weekdays (Except Public Holidays) |
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| 06:30 – 10:00 & 16:15 – 19:45 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | Morning Peak | Evening Peak | ||||||||||
| 10 – 12 mins | 10 – 12 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Bus Service 455 provides a faster connection for commuters travelling between Bukit Panjang and housing estates in Yew Tee, via Choa Chu Kang Crescent and Choa Chu Kang North 7. This limited-stop service, which operates only during weekday morning and evening peak hours, is a quicker alternative to Bus Service 979.
The service plies express between Bukit Panjang Int and Choa Chu Kang Drive, via Woodlands Rd and KJE, with an additional stop served along Upp Bukit Timah Rd (Aft Bt Panjang Stn) on its return journey towards Bukit Panjang Int.
MRT / LRT Stations Served:
- DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
- NS5 Yew Tee
Special Departures:
- Choa Chu Kang North 7 (Blk 619) → Bukit Panjang Int
Weekdays: 06:30 & 06:39
Departure Timings:
Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
- From Bukit Panjang Int:
Morning Peak: 06:30, 06:41, 06:52, 07:03, 07:14, 07:25, 07:36, 07:48, 08:00, 08:11, 08:22, 08:33, 08:44, 08:56, 09:07, 09:17, 09:27, 09:38, 09:49 & 10:00
Evening Peak: 16:15, 16:27, 16:39, 16:51, 17:03, 17:15, 17:27, 17:39, 17:51, 18:03, 18:14, 18:25, 18:35, 18:45, 18:55, 19:05, 19:15, 19:25, 19:35 & 19:45
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Operator History:
- 24 Nov 2025 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
Route History:
- 2025 (24 Nov): Renumbered from Service 979X as a limited-stop peak period bus service between Bukit Panjang Int and Choa Chu Kang Cres (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), serving an additional pair of bus stops Opp Blk 704 & outside Blk 702 along Choa Chu Kang Dr.
Reference:
- More Service Improvements Under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme – Land Transport Authority [12 Oct 2025]
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Renumber for what though? Seems like it only will cause confusion. Now extra effort is incurred from informing people 455 is a short trip variant of 979 through posters, along with correction of every bus stop sign with 979X on it. Whereas simply the name 979X already strongly suggests it is an “Xpress” service of 979, leading to minimal confusion amongst commuters. The same goes for every upcoming 45X numbered bus in general. Go through so much trouble yet I don’t see how this improves our bus system — a pointless bus system change.
In my personal opinion, so that LTA and the MPs can recognize their effort, at the end of the 5 years, we have services 450 to 460 for example. Another thought is that I think that they may scrap all 450s services once they win/lose the next election? because renumbering it all = easy removal of all as well (they can just quote not enough ridership for all thats why we scraping), same as when they suddenly scrap NR services. Very sly LTA…
FOUND THE REAL REASON FOR RENUNBERING! So that they can charge more. For service 298X > 21X: the service will operate as a trunk route instead of a feeder service, Maybe in future they will change it to charge express pricing? who knows?
SMRT will do a bad job with them. Should give to TT
Toilet Transhit bootlicker
This service should skip yewtee MRT as there already have 302 302A & 979 to support during peak towards cck crescent. This service could run through cck st 62 in stead of the yewtee MRT which is at the back of the station. There are two bus stop which have no service for many years is really a waste ..
(2) Towards bukit panjang this service could make a last stop which is blk 702 cck drive before turning to kje .
Hope this service could do some amendment.
Hopefully there is some changes within the route or operating hours for evening
peak
Wouldn’t this be the same as 979X
it is, in fact, a renumber
Yup, so the new trend is that these are limited-stop services, operating during peak hours only. Since 979X has the same function, it will be renumbered to follow 45(X), as seen from the new services 451, 452, and 453 under the BCEP