SBS Transit Bus Service 55 is a trunk route running between Bishan and Upp East Coast, going via Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Eunos, Still Road and Marine Parade.
55
Upp East Coast Ter
→ Bishan Int
→ Bishan Int
Bishan Int
→ Upp East Coast Ter
→ Upp East Coast Ter
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Bishan Bus Interchange ↔ Upper East Coast Bus Terminal | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Bishan Rd, Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Hougang Ave 3, Jln Eunos, Marine Parade Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Upp East Coast: 21.4 km | Towards Bishan: 20.9 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 60 – 91 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bishan |
Weekdays & Saturdays |
Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 05:30 – 23:45 | 05:45 – 23:45 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Upper East Coast |
Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 05:20 – 23:40 | 05:30 – 23:40 | |||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Bishan |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 8 – 10 mins | 9 – 16 mins | 14 – 16 mins | 13 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 10 – 11 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 12 – 13 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 13 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 14 – 16 mins | ||||||||
| From Upper East Coast |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 7 – 12 mins | 8 – 15 mins | 9 – 12 mins | 13 – 18 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 11 – 13 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 12 mins | 12 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 12 – 15 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 14 – 15 mins | 14 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 55 is an inter-town route serving between Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Eunos, Still Road and Marine Parade. It shares a bulk of its route with Service 25, between Ang Mo Kio to Eunos.
It provides connections from Marine Parade to Eunos MRT alongside Service 13, and also between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 & 3 and Bishan Int/MRT.
MRT Stations Served
- NS17CC15 Bishan
- EW7 Eunos
- TE27 Marine Terrace
- TE28 Siglap
- TE29 Bayshore
Special Departures
- Hougang Ave 2 (Blk 708) → Bishan Int
Weekdays: 05:45 & 05:53 - Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Opp Blk 565) → Bishan Int
Weekdays: 06:27, 06:30, 06:42, 06:59, 07:08, 07:22, 07:35, 07:44, 08:03, 08:23, 08:34, 08:44, 09:02, 09:11, 09:28, 09:46, 10:14 & 10:31
Short Trip Service
- Service 55B: Bishan Int → Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 (Blk 443)
Weekdays: 16:15 – 19:30
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Operator History:
- 1992 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
This service will be operated by SMRT Buses as the awarded operator of the Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package from June 2027.
Route History:
- 1992 (29 Nov): Introduced between Ang Mo Kio Int and Marine Parade Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 10
- 1994 (16 Jan): Extended to Bishan Int
- 2001 (16 Sep): Amended to loop at Siglap Rd with the closure of Marine Parade Terminal
- 2003: Serves new bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd
- 2011 (07 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2017 (09 Apr): Extended to Upp East Coast Ter
- 2025 (31 Aug): Skips the bus stop outside Kew Green Condo along Upp East Coast Rd towards Upp East Coast Ter
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55 will not be under Serangoon Eunos package from June 2027
LTA said in their press release that SMRT will take over 26 services but the list of services given by LTA only totals as 25. I read somewhere that there will be a new service under the package that will count as total 26 services? I might be wrong. So 55 will be moved to another package and the best part of all is that: Who will take care of Changi Village terminal? My big guess is that it will be Go Ahead since they also have service 2 and 29 and also, their Loyang depot is the nearest to Changi Village.
BN might take a few duties
Wheres that 55A?
used to exist before 55 went to uec
to be exact, 55 used to loop at siglap road
55A was a half-trip service that went from Bishan to Victoria School via Siglap Road that operated in the very late night after the last departure of 55 from bishan (I think last bus of regular 55 from bishan was about 10:40 to 10:50 pm daily)
When 55 was extended to upper east coast terminal and converted to a bidirectional route, there was no longer any need for a half-distance short-working service and that’s why there is no 55A
In my opinion, a new bus route 277 should be introduced to loop at Bishan bus interchange alongside this route and two other routes, routes 410G and 410W, after discovering that route 410G is the sole route for the bus stop inside block 228 Bishan, and that route 55 is the sole route connecting Bishan Interchange to a school’s front gate.
Bus 55 passes by many schools in the morning. However, the frequency can be up to 19 min between buses, leaving many students stranded when bus 55 is too full to pick up more passengers.
Please consider to start more regular service earlier for these students who have to reach school by 7:30am.