SBS Transit Bus Service 5

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.

Service 5 was amended to serve Flora Drive and Mariam Way on 21 July 2019.

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Technical Information
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	33.8 km (D1) | 33.4 km (D2)
Traveling 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)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro – Scania K230UB 12-metre Double Deck Buses: – MAN A95 (Euro 6) – Volvo B9TL – Volvo B10TL
Departure Times from Pasir Ris	0530 – 2330 (Daily)
Departure Times from Bukit Merah	0530 – 2330 (Daily)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 08 – 13 mins 0831-1659: 09 – 17 mins 1700-1900: 13 – 14 mins After 1900: 12 – 18 mins	0630-0830: 09 – 10 mins 0831-1659: 10 – 16 mins 1700-1900: 08 – 17 mins After 1900: 11 – 17 mins

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, Upper Changi, Simei, Bedok Reservoir, Tiong Bahru and Bukit Merah with connections to the City areas of Havlock, 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.

Enhanced Connectivity to Flora Drive

On Sunday, 21 July 2019, Service 5 was amended to ply Flora Drive and Mariam Way, serving a pair of new bus stops along Flora Drive and a pair of exiting bus stops along Mariam Way, while skipping 2 pairs of bus stops along Upper Changi Road North.

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

MRT Stations Served

• EW1 Pasir Ris
• EW3 Simei
• EW17 Tiong Bahru
• NS20 Novena
• NS21DT11 Newton
• DT28 Kaki Bukit
• DT31 Tampines West
• DT34 Upper Changi

Special Departures

• Simei Rd (Opp Simei Green Condo) → Pasir Ris Int
  Weekdays: 0625hrs