SBS Transit Express 506 is an Express service running between Jurong East and Upper East Coast, passing through Bukit Batok, Toa Payoh, Bedok Reservoir and Bedok North.
0630-0830: 12 – 15 mins
0831-1659: 12 – 22 mins
1700-1900: 16 – 24 mins
After 1900: 19 – 24 mins
0630-0830: 15 – 19 mins
0831-1659: 14 – 22 mins
1700-1900: 13 – 18 mins
After 1900: 19 – 21 mins
Spanning East and West, Express service 506 plies between the residential estates of Jurong East and Upper East Coast, via Bukit Batok, Toa Payoh, Bedok Reservoir and Bedok North. It incorporates an express sector along the PIE between Bukit Batok and Toa Payoh, as well as between Kim Keat Link and Jalan Eunos.
Much of the express sectors of this route plies the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE), however buses may ply alternative routes along the Express sector subject to traffic conditions.
Despite being an express route, other basic bus services compliment the route over various sectors. Service 985 connects Bukit Batok with Jln Toa Payoh also via PIE, Services 5 and 59 connect Lorong 6 Toa Payoh / Jln Toa Payoh to Jln Eunos and Service 46 connect between Bedok North Ave 3 and Upper East Coast.
Lor 6 Toa Payoh (Opp Toa Payoh Swim Cplx) → Upp East Coast Ter
Weekdays: 0545hrs, 0607hrs, 0629hrs
Saturdays: 0545hrs, 0611hrs
Sundays / Public Holidays: 0545hrs, 0610hrs
Fare: Charges express distance-based fares. See Bus Fares.
Gallery:
Express Bus Service 506 – SBS Transit MAN A95 (SG5836K)
Express 506 – SBS Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3691L)
Bus 506: SBS Transit Scania K230UB (SBS8338A)
Bus 506: SBS Transit Scania K230UB (SBS8337C)
Bus 506: SBS Transit Scania K230UB (SBS8941H)
Bus 506 – SBS Transit Mercedes-Benz Citaro (SBS2000M)
SBST Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3855G) – Service 506
SBST Volvo B9TL (SBS3519C) – Express 506
SBST Volvo B5RLEH (SBS8002T) – Service 506
Volvo B5RLE Hybrid (SBS8002T) – Express 506
SBST Scania K230UB (SBS8042C) – Service 506
Bus 506 – SBS Transit Volvo B10M Mark III (SBS657G)
Poster Gallery:
Relocation of Bus Stops along Bukit Batok Road (SBST Services 157, 160, 174 & 506)
SBS Transit Temporary Suspension of Bus Services (15 April – 4 May 2020)
SBS Transit Temporary Suspension of Bus Services (until 1 June 2020)
Operator History:
1998 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2023 under the Bedok Bus Package.
History:
1998: Introduced between Jurong East Int and Bedok Int
2000: Extended to Changi Airport
2002 (15 Sep): Shortened back to Bedok Int
2006 (12 Nov): Extended to Upper East Coast, calling at additional bus stops along Bedok North Ave 3, New Upp Changi Rd & Bedok South Ave 3
2012 (30 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
2015 (09 Mar): Start of Double Deckers being deployed on this service
2017 (23 Apr): Calls at relocated bus stop 43453 Bef PIE along Bukit Batok Rd
Currently I in bus 506 (SBS 7507K)
25/06/2019 1754hrs (Bus stop 42319)
The Bus Captain been dragging all the way & stopping at every bus stop.