SBS Transit Bus Service 48

SBS Transit Bus Service 48 is a trunk service plying between Bedok North Depot and Buona Vista, passing through Bedok South, Marine Parade, ECP, Rochor Canal, Bukit Timah Rd and Holland Rd.

• No boarding & alighting at Bedok North Depot & Buona Vista Terminal

Route Overview
Route	Bedok North Bus Depot ↔ Buona Vista Bus Terminal
Passes Through	Bedok South, Marine Parade, ECP, Rochor Canal, Bukit Timah Rd, Farrer Rd, Holland Rd
Route Length	Towards Buona Vista: 24.5 km						Towards Bedok Nth Depot: 24.4 km
Traveling Time	85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Clementi Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bukit Batok Bus Depot (BBDEP) Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB						12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bedok North Depot	Daily
	05:30 – 23:30
Departure Times from Buona Vista	Daily
	06:00 – 00:00
Operating Frequency
From Bedok North Depot	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	6 – 9 mins			7 – 17 mins			11 – 13 mins			13 – 19 mins
Saturdays	11 – 14 mins			13 – 18 mins			14 – 15 mins			12 – 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	12 – 14 mins			11 – 19 mins			13 – 15 mins			11 – 15 mins
From Buona Vista	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	10 – 13 mins			9 – 16 mins			8 – 17 mins			14 – 18 mins
Saturdays	13 – 14 mins			14 – 17 mins			14 – 15 mins			11 – 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	13 – 16 mins			12 – 17 mins			12 – 13 mins			11 – 13 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Introduced in 2005, Service 48 spans from East to West, connecting Simpang Bedok, Bedok South, Marine Parade, Bukit Timah, Farrer and Holland Village with the City areas of Bugis, Rochor Canal, Little India and Newton Circus. It incorporates an express sector between Rochor and Tanjong Katong along the East Coast Parkway (ECP).

As a popular link between Marine Parade and Little India with little alternative routes, much of its demand is encountered along that sector. It is the only route between Holland Village and Bukit Timah Road, and has enhanced connectivity for Bedok South Avenue 3 and Simpang Bedok residents ever since its route extension from Upper East Coast Ter to Bedok North Depot in 2011.

Double-deck buses were deployed to Service 48 from 28 November 2016.

Special Departures:

• Amber Rd (Opp Amber Gdns) → Bedok North Depot
  Weekdays: 06:15 & 06:29

MRT Stations Served:

• EW4CG Tanah Merah
• EW12DT14 Bugis
• DT13 Rochor
• NE7DT12 Little India
• NS21–DT11 Newton
• DT10 Stevens
• CC19DT9 Botanic Gardens
• CC20 Farrer Road
• CC21 Holland Village

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Posters & Maps

Operator History:

• 2005 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2025 under the Clementi Bus Package.

History:

• 2005 (03 Jul): Introduced between Upp East Coast Ter and Buona Vista Ter
• 2005 (02 Oct): Serves new bus stop (01541) along Rochor Rd & (01549) along Ophir Rd
• 2007: Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd
• 2010 (28 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2011 (04 Sep): Serves new bus stop outside Botanic Gdns Stn along Bt Timah Rd
• 2011 (11 Sep): Extended to Bedok North Depot
• 2013: Service improvement under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2013 (28 Jul):  Serves a pair of new bus stops (82051 / 82059) along Tanjong Katong Road South
• 2018 (28 Oct): Calls at temporary co-sharing bus stop 40031 Newton FC along Bukit Timah Rd
• 2019 (24 Feb): Calls at reinstated bus stop 40021 – Bef Winstedt Rd along Bukit Timah Rd

Past Routings

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