SBS Transit Express 506 is an Express service running between Jurong East and Serangoon, passing through Bukit Batok, Toa Payoh and Woodleigh.
506
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Jurong East Bus Interchange ↔ Serangoon Bus Interchange |
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| Passes Through | Boon Lay Way, Jurong Town Hall Rd, Bukit Batok West Ave 3, Bukit Batok East Ave 3, Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Upp Serangoon Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Serangoon: 23.2 km | Towards Jurong East: 24.0 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 65 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP) Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) |
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| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Jurong East |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 06:00 – 22:00 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Serangoon |
Daily |
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| 06:20 – 23:45 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Jurong East | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 14 – 15 mins | 16 – 21 mins | 17 – 24 mins | 21 – 24 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 17 – 18 mins | 18 – 22 mins | 21 mins | 21 – 23 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 19 – 21 mins | 20 – 23 mins | 22 – 23 mins | 22 – 23 mins | ||||||||
| From Serangoon |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 16 – 23 mins | 15 – 21 mins | 18 mins | 16 – 20 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 16 – 24 mins | 16 – 20 mins | 20 mins | 22 – 24 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 19 – 26 mins | 19 – 22 mins | 20 – 23 mins | 23 – 25 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges express distance fares |
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Express 506 plies between the residential estates of Jurong East and Serangoon, via Bukit Batok, Toa Payoh and Woodleigh. It incorporates an express sector along the PIE between Bukit Batok and Toa Payoh.
Despite being an express route, other basic bus services compliment the route over various sectors, such as Service 985 connecting Bukit Batok with Jln Toa Payoh also via PIE.
MRT Stations Served
- EW24NS1 Jurong East
- NS2 Bukit Batok
- NE10 Potong Pasir
- NE11 Woodleigh
- NE12CC13 Serangoon
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Operator History:
- 1999 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
Express 506 will not be included in the upcoming tendered package term of the Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package, commencing June 2027.
Route History:
- 1999 (30 Aug): Introduced between Jurong East Int and Bedok Int, operating daily
- 2000 (03 Sep): Extended to Changi Airport; Serves additional pair of bus stops outside and opposite Trellis Twrs along Jln Toa Payoh; Last bus from Jurong East Int extended to 2210 hrs daily
- 2001: Serves new pair of bus stops opposite Blk 761 and opposite Baywater along Bedok North Ave 3
- 2002: Serves new pair of bus stops opposite and between Blks 731 and 734 along Bedok Reservoir Rd
- 2002 (15 Sep): Shortened back to Bedok Int; Last bus from Jurong East Int extended to 2230 hrs daily
- 2006: Skips a pair of abolished bus stops outside and opposite Bedok Green Sec Sch along Bedok North Ave 3
- 2006 (12 Nov): Extended to Upper East Coast Ter; Last bus from Jurong East Int reverted to 2200 hrs daily
- 2010 (13 Feb): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 220 CP along Bedok North Ave 3
- 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int
- 2012 (30 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2017 (23 Apr): Serves relocated bus stop before PIE along Bt Batok Rd
- 2020 (15 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
- 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to relocated Jurong East Int
- 2021 (12 Dec): Shortened to Serangoon Int via Upp Serangoon Rd as part of the Downtown Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation
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since 506 isn’t being tendered with the rest of the serangoon-eunos bcm, it shld be transferred to the bulim bcm and be under tower transit
Service 506 will most like transfer operations to Tower Transit under Bulim Bus Package.
Or it will transfer to Bishan-Toa Payoh Bus Package with operator changing under SBS Transit.
easiest way to make 506 higher demand: extend to punggol following 82 route and discontinuing 82. punggol can have direct link to bukit batok, toa payoh and jurong east. mrt less packed. situation will be solved.
maybe can extend to punggol coast interchange, there got a lot more space, plus can serve the surrounding developments there with direct link from the west and toa payoh. also could ease overcrowding from nel and ccl (maybe also dtl), assuming it goes pie, then takes kpe then enter punggol thru pasir ris ind dr 1, residents dont need to rely on ccl [tho idk how feasible it is during non peak since it is js a non stop route from potong pasir to punggol coast]
Agree with the general idea, but instead 506 should be completely independent from 82. From the stops made inside Toa Payoh, 506 should run PIE (Express) -> CTE (Express) -> TPE (Express) -> Jln Kayu -> Sengkang West Way -> Fernvale Road -> Fernvale Street -> Anchorvale Street -> Sengkang East Road -> Punggol Way -> Punggol Central -> Punggol Road -> New Punggol Road -> Punggol Way -> Sentul Walk
This would enable rapid travel between the west and north-east, and would justify the express fares as it would incorporate a VERY long express-sector in between Jln Kayu and Toa Payoh, with its Sengkang and Punggol sectors making it similar to city directs.
Under Clementi Package
506 shifted to clementi bus package?
Yes. If Tower Transit Singapore wins the Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package.
502 under JW, 506 should be under Bulim since it served BBT too… 993 should be under Bulim.. LTA just love SBST so much..
Yes, 993 should be under Bulim, but 506 would be much more troublesome under Bulim because Serangoon Int to Bulim Depot quite a distance. Bus captains would have to drive out of depot quite early. Maybe if somewhere in Northeast TTS wins then can consider 506 under Bulim but for now under Serangoon-Eunos and dual depot control with Ulu Pandan Depot.
993 go CCK straight swap with 190 better.
If TTS bag Serangoon-Eunos it would be better as both Kim Chuan and Bulim can dual control the svc but if LTA decide to give Clementi package then Bukit Batok and Sengkang West duties.