SBS Transit Bus Service 80

SBS Transit Bus Service 80 is a trunk service plying between Sengkang and HarbourFront, passing through Hougang, Upper Serangoon, Upper Paya Lebar, Geylang East Central, Kallang, Bugis, Chinatown, Tanjong Pagar Road and Keppel Road.

Service 80 towards Sengkang will be amended to serve Cantonment Link & Cantonment Road, while calling at a new bus stop along Hoe Chiang Road towards HarbourFront from 23 June 2019.

Technical Information
Route	Sengkang Bus Interchange ↔ HarbourFront Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Hougang, Upp Serangoon, Upp Paya Lebar, Geylang East Ctrl, Aljunied, Kallang, Bugis, Chinatown, Tanjong Pagar Rd
Route Length	23.1 km (D1) | 23.2 km (D2)
Traveling Time	100 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Buses: – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Buses: – Scania K230UB
Departure Times from Sengkang	0515hrs – 2330hrs (Daily)
Departure Times from Harbourfront	0540hrs – 0025hrs (Weekdays & Saturdays) 0600hrs – 0025hrs (Sundays & Public Holidays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 08 – 12 mins 0831-1659: 10 – 14 mins 1700-1900: 13 – 16 mins After 1900: 13 – 16 mins	0630-0830: 09 – 12 mins 0831-1659: 12 – 18 mins 1700-1900: 12 – 15 mins After 1900: 14 – 15 mins

Service 80 runs from the Northeast down to the central areas, linking the housing estates of Sengkang, Hougang, Serangoon and Geylang East to the industrial estates at Tai Seng and Paya Lebar, and further on to the City areas of Bugis, Chinatown, Tanjong Pagar and Harbourfront. The route also runs almost parallel to sections of the East-West, North-East and Circle MRT lines.

Enhanced Connectivity to Cantonment Link

From Sunday, 23 June 2019, Service 80 towards Sengkang Int will be amended to ply Cantonment Link and Cantonment Road, serving 2 additional bus stops, while skipping Bus Stop 05641 – Customs Port Br HQ, Keppel Road.

In addition, Service 80 towards HarbourFront Int will call at a new bus stop (05431 – Tower 15) along Hoe Chiang Road.

Fare: Charges basic distance fares for trunk services. See Bus Fares.

MRT Stations Served

• NE16STC Sengkang
• NE14 Hougang
• NE13 Kovan
• CC11 Tai Seng
• CC10DT26 MacPherson
• EW9 Aljunied
• EW10 Kallang
• EW11 Lavender
• EW12DT14 Bugis
• CC2 Bras Basah
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• NE5 Clarke Quay
• NE4DT19 Chinatown
• NE1CC29 Harbourfront

Special Departures

• Victoria St (Opp Blk 461) → Sengkang Int
  Weekdays: 0545hrs, 0553hrs
  Saturdays: 0545hrs
• Aljunied Rd (Opp Aljunied Stn) → Sengkang Int
  Weekdays: 0950hrs, 1002hrs, 1525hrs, 1540hrs, 1554hrs, 1608hrs, 1635hrs, 1647hrs, 1711hrs, 1723hrs, 1749hrs, 1802hrs, 1815hrs, 1828hrs, 1855hrs, 1907hrs

Short Trip Service

• Service 80A: Sengkang Int → Aljunied Rd (Aljunied Stn)
  Weekdays: 0557hrs, 0605hrs, 0615hrs, 0633hrs, 0651hrs, 0700hrs, 0727hrs, 0745hrs, 0817hrs, 0840hrs, 0852hrs, 0916hrs

Gallery

Operator History

• 1999 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2021 under the Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package

History

• 1999 (12 Dec): Introduced Between Sengkang and Harbourfront, after integration of Service 84 and 864.
• 2001 (28 Apr): Amended to Sengkang Temp Int
• 2003 (18 Jan): Amended to air-conditioned Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub (ITH)
• 2007: Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2019 (23 Jun): Amended to serve Cantonment Link & Cantonment Road towards Sengkang & Calls at new bus stop along Hoe Chiang Road towards HarbourFront.

Past Routings

• Refer to this article
• 2019: No significant route changes since 2019.

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