SBS Transit Bus Service 48

28 March 20132 April 2018 Ding Dong Bell 0 Comments SBS Transit

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.

Route:

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Bus Service 48: Bedok North Bus Depot ↔ Buona Vista
Direction 1 Towards Buona Vista	Direction 2 Towards Bedok North Depot
Bedok North Ave 4 – Bedok North Depot – Blk 3014 Upp Changi Rd – Flextronic – Bef Jln Chempaka Kuning Bedok Rd – Bedok Mkt Pl – Bef Jln Chempaka Kuning New Upp Changi Rd – Tanah Merah Stn Exit A EW4CG Bedok South Ave 3 – Opp Blk 49 – Blk 172 – Aft Blk 156 Upp East Coast Rd – Aft Bedok Sth Ave 3 – Calvary Ably of God Ch – Opp The Summit – Aft Sennett Rd – Opp Evergreen Ave Bedok South Ave 1 – Opp Eastern Lagoon II Marine Parade Rd – Lagoon View – Laguna Pk – Victoria Sch – Mandarin Gdns – Neptune Ct – CHIJ Katong Convent – Blk 57 – Tao Nan Sch – Bet Blks 72/74 – Parkway Parade Amber Rd – Amber Gdn Mountbatten Rd – One Amber Tg Katong Rd Sth – Opp Tg Katong Rd Sth P/G ECP (express) Rochor Rd – Bugis Stn Exit D EW12DT14 – Fu Lu Shou Cplx Rochor Canal Rd – Rochor Stn DT13 Bt Timah Rd – Little India Stn Exit A NE7DT12 – Opp KK Women & Child Hosp – Bef Winstedt Rd – Newton FC – Newton Stn Exit C NS21DT11 – Balmoral Plaza – City Twrs – Leng Kwang Baptist Ch – Stevens Stn DT10 – Bef Lewis Rd – NUS Bt Timah Campus – Botanic Gdns Stn CC19 DT9 Farrer Rd – Opp Lutheran Twrs – Opp St. Margaret’s Sec Sch – Farrer Rd Stn Exit A CC20 – Spanish Village – Opp Tulip Gdn Holland Rd – Aft Estoril Mans Holland Ave – Holland V Stn Exit A CC21 Holland Dr – Blk 46 Nth Buona Vista Rd – Buona Vista Ter	Nth Buona Vista Rd – Buona Vista Ter Holland Dr – Blk 10A Holland Ave – Holland V Stn/Blk 12 CC21 Holland Rd – Fairlodge Farrer Rd – Tulip Gdn – Farrer Rd Mkt – Farrer Rd Stn Exit B CC20 – St. Margaret’s Sec Sch – Lutheran Twrs Dunearn Rd – Opp Botanic Gdns Stn CC19 DT9 – Aft Kheam Hock Rd – Aft Dunkirk Ave – Opp Stevens Stn DT10 – Chinese Intl Sch – Bef Goldhill Ave – Anglo-Chinese Sch – Chancery Ct – Opp Newton Stn Exit C NS17 DT11 Bt Timah Rd – Opp Newton FC – Aft Makepeace Rd – KK Women & Child Hosp – Little India Stn NE7 DT12 Sungei Rd – Opp Rochor Stn DT13 Ophir Rd – Opp Rochor Ctr – Landmark Village Hotel – Near Bali Lane ECP (express) Tg Katong Rd Sth – Tg Katong Rd Sth P/G Mountbatten Rd (express) Amber Rd – Opp Amber Gdn Marine Parade Rd – Opp Parkway Parade – Opp Blk 72 – CHIJ Katong Convent (Pr) – Opp Blk 57 – St. Patrick’s Sec Sch – Opp Neptune Ct – Opp Mandarin Gdns – Opp Laguna Pk – Hua Xin Ct Bedok South Ave 1 – Eastern Lagoon II Upp East Coast Rd – Evergreen Gdn – Bef Sennett Rd – The Summit – Aft Parbury Ave Bedok South Ave 3 – Opp Blk 156 – Blk 73 – Blk 50 New Upp Changi Rd – Tanah Merah Stn Exit B EW4CG Bedok Rd – Aft Jln Chempaka Kuning – Opp Bedok Mkt Pl Upp Changi Rd – Bef Jln Pari Burong – Bef Changi Fire Stn Bedok North Ave 4 – Opp Blk 3014 – Bedok North Depot

Note:

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

Technical Information
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	24.3 km (D1) \| 24.4 km (D2)
Travelling Time	85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Clementi Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Ayer Rajah Bus Park (ARBP) Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Volvo B10M Mark IV – Scania K230UB – Mercedes-Benz Citaro
Departure Times from Bedok North	0530hrs – 2330hrs (Daily)
Departure Times from Buona Vista	0600hrs – 0000hrs (Daily)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 06 – 09 mins 0831-1659: 07 – 17 mins 1700-1900: 11 – 13 mins After 1900: 13 – 19 mins	0630-0830: 10 – 13 mins 0831-1659: 09 – 16 mins 1700-1900: 08 – 17 mins After 1900: 14 – 18 mins

Route History

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 in 2011, when it was extended from Upper East Coast Ter to Bedok North Depot.

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

No boarding or alighting is allowed at Buona Vista Ter and Bedok North Depot.

Special Departures:

Amber Road (Opp Amber Garden) → Bedok North Depot
Weekdays: 0615hrs, 0629hrs

Fare: Charges fares for regular trunk services. See Bus Fares for exact fares.

MRT Stations:

EW4CG Tanah Merah
EW12DT14 Bugis
DT13 Rochor
NE7DT12 Little India
NS21DT11 Newton
DT10 Stevens
CC19DT9 Botanic Gardens
CC20 Farrer Road
CC21 Holland Village

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. Additional bus stops built along Rochor Rd and Ophir Rd (Near Bali Lane)
2010 (28 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
2011 (11 Sep): Extended to Bedok North Depot. Skipped 2 pairs of bus stops along Upp East Coast Rd, now calls along Bedok South Ave 3, New Upp Changi Rd, Bedok Rd, Upp Changi Rd & Bedok North Ave 4.
2013: Service improvement under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
2013 (28 Jul): Calls at a new pair of bus stops along Tanjong Katong Road South
2016 (28 Nov): Start of double-decker bus deployments

Past Routings: