SBS Transit Bus Service 52

SBS Transit Bus Service 52 is a trunk service plying between Bishan and Jurong East, passing through Sin Ming, Upper Thomson, Lornie Highway, PIE, Clementi and Toh Guan.

Note:

• No boarding at Bus Stop 28211 – Bef Jurong East Stn, Jurong Gateway Rd

Route Overview
Route	Bishan Bus Interchange ↔ Jurong East Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Bishan St 22, Sin Ming Ave, Upp Thomson Rd, Lornie Highway, Clementi Rd, C’Wealth Ave West, Toh Guan Rd
Route Length	Towards Jurong East: 25.4 km						Towards Bishan: 25.3 km
Travelling Time	100 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bishan–Toa Payoh Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bishan	Daily
	05:45 – 23:45
Departure Times from Jurong East	Daily
	05:45 – 23:45
Operating Frequency
From Bishan	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	11 – 13 mins			12 – 15 mins			11 – 15 mins			13 – 16 mins
Saturdays	11 – 15 mins			13 – 16 mins			13 – 15 mins			14 – 16 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	15 mins			13 – 17 mins			18 – 19 mins			16 – 19 mins
From Jurong East	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	11 – 17 mins			9 – 17 mins			11 – 20 mins			14 – 20 mins
Saturdays	11 – 13 mins			13 – 18 mins			17 – 18 mins			13 – 17 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	16 mins			14 – 19 mins			19 mins			15 – 18 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Introduced in 2005, Service 52 is an inter-town route connecting the residential towns of Jurong East and Clementi with Upper Thomson and Bishan, incorporating an express sector along the PIE, and semi-express along Lornie Highway. The route also serves the Clementi Road academic belt, serving SIM and Ngee Ann Polytechnic with bus connections to Clementi MRT alongside Services 154 & 184.

From Bishan Interchange, this route also supplements Feeder 410G/W to Bishan Street 22 and Sin Ming.

MRT Stations Served

• NS17CC15 Bishan
• TE7 Bright Hill
• TE8 Upper Thomson
• EW23 Clementi
• EW24NS1 Jurong East

Special Departures

• Sin Ming Ave (Opp Blk 454) → Bishan Int
  Weekdays: 07:26 & 08:16

Gallery

Poster Gallery

Operator History

• 2005 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package.

History

• 2005 (23 Oct): Introduced between Bishan Int and Jurong East Int
• 2009 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible busservice (WAB)
• 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int
• 2012 (09 Dec): Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of Beauty World MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
• 2014 (26 Jan): Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link
• 2018 (28 Oct): Amended to ply Lornie Highway (Southbound) towards Jurong East Temp Int
• 2019 (23 Jun): Amended to ply Lornie Highway (Northbound) towards Bishan Int
• 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to relocated Jurong East Int

Past Routings

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