City Direct Service 659 was a Weekday Peak Hour City Direct service between Bedok and the CBD, passing through Bedok North, Bedok South and Marina Bay. It is the ninth City Direct route introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) and was withdrawn on 17 December 2018.
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
| Route | [AM]: Bedok South Road (Opp Temasek JC) → Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) [PM]: Anson Road (Mapletree Anson) → Bedok South Road (Temasek JC) |
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| Passes Through | Bedok North Rd, Bedok North St 3, Central Blvd, Marina Blvd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Shenton Way: 19.4 km | Towards Bedok South Rd: 19.3 km | ||||||||||
| Traveling Time | 70 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | City Direct Bus Services | |||||||||||
| Former Operator | Aedge Holdings Pte Ltd | |||||||||||
| Former Fleet | Private Buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bedok South Rd |
Weekdays, except Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| 07:30 – 07:50 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Anson Rd |
Weekdays, except Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| 18:15 – 18:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Bedok South Rd |
10 mins | |||||||||||
| From Anson Rd |
15 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges express distance fares |
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City Direct service 659 provides residents of Bedok South and Bedok North with greater connectivity to the CBD. The service provides a travel alternative for commuters who relied on the rail network and feeder buses to and from work. The route incorporates an express sector between Bedok North Road and Marina Bay via PIE, KPE and Sheares Avenue.
This is the ninth City Direct service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), and one of ten City Direct bus routes to be progressively introduced until the 2nd Quarter of 2014. This provides more options for commuters using stretches of the existing rail lines that experience persistently high ridership, while the ongoing rail enhancement measures are being implemented.
The service was discontinued on Monday, 17 December 2018. Aedge continues to operate the route in the morning under Premium 785.
MRT Stations Served
- NS27CE2 Marina Bay
- DT17 Downtown
- EW15 Tanjong Pagar
Departure Timings
Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
- Morning Peak from Bedok South Road (Opp Temasek JC):
07:30, 07:40 & 07:50 - Evening Peak from Anson Road (Mapletree Anson):
18:15 & 18:30
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Operator History:
- 09 June 2014 – 14 December 2018: Aedge Holdings Pte Ltd
Route History:
- 2014 (09 Jun): Introduced between Bedok South Rd (Opp Temasek JC) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Hub Synergy Pt (Anson Rd) and Bedok South Rd (Temasek JC) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the BSEP.
- 2015 (23 Mar): Serves new bus stop (03241) instead of (03222) along Anson Rd.
- 2018 (17 Dec): Withdrawn.
Past Routing:
| Year | Morning Peak | Evening Peak |
| 2014 | Bedok South Rd, Bedok South Ave 3, New Upp Changi Rd, Bedok North Rd, Bedok North Ave 2, Bedok North St 3, Bedok North Ave 1, Bedok North Rd, PIE, KPE, ECP, Central Blvd and Shenton Way. | Anson Rd, Robinson Rd, Marina Blvd, ECP, KPE, PIE, Bedok North Rd, Bedok North Ave 1, Bedok North St 3, Bedok North Ave 2, Bedok North Rd, New Upp Changi Rd, Bedok South Ave 3 and Bedok South Rd |
Changes in Departure Times:
| Effective Date | Morning Peak Timings | Evening Peak Timings |
| 09 Jun 2014 | 07:30 & 07:45 | 18:15 & 18:30 |
| 19 Jan 2015 | 07:30, 07:40 & 07:50 | 18:15 & 18:30 |
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Is the bus service extended? I still see the bus operating this morning… isn’t it supposed to discontinue on 17 Dec 2018
on this website 1 bus to bedok is 6:15pm. bus arrived on bus stop atf capital tower at 6:12pm. most of us that were riding the 6:15 bus missed it
Hi PIC,
May I know, Which is thr first that 659 is starting at along Bedok South Road??
Thank you.