SMRT Bus Service 853M

SMRT Bus Service 853M is a trunk route linking Yishun Bus Interchange and Upper East Coast Terminal, passing through Lentor, Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon, Geylang Bahru, Sims Ave/Geylang Rd, Tanjong Katong and Marine Parade. Operating only on Sundays and Public Holidays, it is an extended route of Service 853 which terminates at Lorong 1 Geylang on Weekdays and Saturdays.

Bus Service 853M will be renumbered from 853# (the weekend route of Service 853) in tandem with the amendment of Service 853 to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub. It will operate from Sunday, 8 September 2019, with no change in operational details.

Technical Information
Route	Yishun Bus Interchange ↔ Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
Passes Through	Lentor, Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon, Geylang Bahru, Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade
Route Length	31.1km (D1) | 32.2km (D2)
Travelling Time	95 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22 – Mercedes-Benz OC500LE – Mercedes-Benz Citaro
Departure Times from Yishun	0540hrs – 2330hrs (Sundays & Public Holidays)
Departure Times from Upper East Coast	0600hrs – 2330hrs (Sundays & Public Holidays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630 – 0830: 11 – 13 mins 0831 – 1659: 09 – 14 mins 1700 – 1900: 12 – 14 mins After 1900: 14 – 15 mins	0630 – 0830: 12 – 18 mins 0831 – 1659: 10 – 15 mins 1700 – 1900: 12 – 14 mins After 1900: 13 – 15 mins

Service 853M is an inter-town route serving the housing estates of Yishun, Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon, Geylang Bahru, Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade and Upper East Coast. The route is frequented as a popular connection between various housing estates and as an alternative to the MRT network, serving Yishun, Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon, Kallang and Aljunied stations. It benefits from moderate demand loads throughout the day, with only rigid buses deployed on the route.

This route only operates on Sundays and Public Holidays. On Weekdays and Saturdays, Service 853 plies a shorter route terminating at Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal. The service is also the only SMRT service at Upper East Coast Bus Terminal.

Service 853M shares long duplicating sectors with both Services 851 and 852 between Yishun – Ang Mo Kio, but is otherwise non-duplicative from Ang Mo Kio to Lorong 1 Geylang. The route also compliments existing Services 13 and 43 along Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade and Upper East Coast sectors.

MRT Stations Served

• NS13 Yishun
• NS14 Khatib
• NS15 Yio Chu Kang
• NE12CC13 Serangoon
• NE11 Woodleigh
• NE10 Potong Pasir
• DT24 Geylang Bahru
• EW10 Kallang
• EW9 Aljunied
  

Route Variant

• Service 853: Yishun Int ↔ Lorong 1 Geylang Ter
  Operates on Weekdays & Saturdays, except Public Holidays

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

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Operator History

• 1987 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2020 under the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package.

History

• 1987 (21 Jun): Alternate routing 853C (or 853#) introduced, to operate on Sundays & Public Holidays between Yishun Int and Marine Parade Ter
• 2001 (16 Sep): 853# amended to loop at Siglap Link following closure of Marine Parade Terminal
• 2001 (09 Dec): 853# extended to Upp East Coast Terminal
• 2003 (04 May): Amended to ply Geylang Bahru, Bendemeer Rd and Whampoa East instead of Jln Kolam Ayer
• 2011 (13 Feb): 853 & 853# amended to ply Yishun Ctrl 2 in both directions, serving KTPH
• 2013 (29 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2014 (23 Jun): Bus Service Reliability Framework (BSRF) implemented for a two-year trial
• 2014 (10 Aug): Amended to serve Yishun Temp Polyclinic via Yishun Ctrl and Yishun Ctrl 1
• 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int
• 2015 (05 Jun): BSRF trial extended to Aug 2016
• 2019 (08 Sep): Renumbering of Service 853# to 853M. Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article

References:

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