SBS Transit Bus Service 5 is a trunk service plying between Pasir Ris and Bukit Merah, passing through Upper Changi, Simei, Bedok Reservoir, PIE, Paterson Road and Tiong Bahru.
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Note:
- – Wheelchair Inaccessible Bus Stop
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Pasir Ris Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Upper Changi Road North, Flora Drive, Simei St 3, Tampines Ave 1, Bedok Reservoir Rd, Jln Toa Payoh, Scotts Road, Tiong Bahru Road | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Bukit Merah: 33.9 km | Towards Pasir Ris: 33.2 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 77 – 139 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Bukit Merah Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP) Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP) |
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| Current Fleet | Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB |
Double Deck Bus: – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Pasir Ris |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:30 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Merah |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:30 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Pasir Ris | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 7 – 13 mins | 10 – 17 mins | 13 – 14 mins | 15 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 11 – 14 mins | 13 – 17 mins | 15 – 17 mins | 14 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 12 – 13 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 15 – 16 mins | 13 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| From Bukit Merah |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 10 mins | 10 – 17 mins | 8 – 17 mins | 13 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 13 – 14 mins | 14 – 19 mins | 17 – 18 mins | 12 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 14 – 16 mins | 11 – 17 mins | 16 – 19 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Introduced in 2007, Service 5 is an inter-town route connecting the East and Bukit Merah through the Central areas of Orchard and Novena. The route serves residential estates around Pasir Ris, Flora Drive, Upper Changi, Simei, Bedok Reservoir, Tiong Bahru and Bukit Merah with connections to the City areas of Havelock, Paterson and Novena. The route plies an express sector along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) between Bedok Reservoir and Novena district, offering improved express connections between these areas.
Serving many inter-town connections, the route is frequently crowded during peak hours. Its express sector is especially well patronized as a direct connection between Bedok Reservoir, Jalan Toa Payoh and the City areas.
MRT Stations Served
- EW1 Pasir Ris
- DT34 Upper Changi
- EW3 Simei
- DT31 Tampines West
- DT28 Kaki Bukit
- NS20 Novena
- NS21–DT11 Newton
- NS22TE14 Orchard
- TE15 Great World
- TE16 Havelock
- EW17 Tiong Bahru
Special Departures
- Simei Rd (Opp Simei Green Condo) → Pasir Ris Int
Weekdays: 06:25
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Operator History
- 2007 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2024 under the Bukit Merah Bus Package.
History
- 2007 (11 Mar): Introduced as a trunk service between Pasir Ris and Bukit Merah
- 2008 (07 Jan): Start of Double Decker deployments
- 2008: Calls at a new pair of bus stops before and after Pasir Ris Dr 3 along New Loyang Link
- 2011 (27 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2011 (28 Aug): Amended to ply Jln Tenaga and Jln Damai with the partial closure of Kaki Bt Ave 1 to facilitate the construction of Kaki Bukit MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
- 2016 (24 Apr): Amended to ply the reinstated Kaki Bt Ave 1, skipping Jln Tenaga and Jln Damai
- 2018 (18 Nov): Start of operations under Bukit Merah Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
- 2019 (21 Jul): Amended to ply Flora Drive, Flora Road and Mariam Way, skipping a section of Upper Changi Rd North
- 2023 (08 Jan): Temporarily skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd due to upgrading works
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Just to update, I spotted a single decker Man A22 (old) for Bus 5
Saw a MAN A22 Euro V on service 5 today
I suggest:
Current fleet:
MAN A22
Scania K23OUB
Mercedes-Benz 0530 Citaro
Volvo B9TL
MAN A95
It would be better under Loyang cause the vital sectors is Flora/Bedok Reservoir.
Your bus no 5 sbs 6211u on 30 jul at 5.40 along upper changi east was jerking badly. As the bus were full.of standing commuters it hard to balance. He jerks and brakes like no body businesd
Like that 24 can be extended to Serve the Japanese School, Flora Drive and Road before going on Old Tampines Road and entering the TPE to head to the airport. Enhances connections to Tanah Merah from Flora Drive.