SMRT Bus Service 983M is an unidirectional morning peak supplementary bus service, operating during School Term Weekdays. It mainly caters to the students and staff of educational institutions along Teck Whye Crescent.
Bus Service 983M was launched on Monday, 18 March 2024.
→ Aft Teck Whye Walk
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5 (Opp Blk 486) → Teck Whye Crescent (Aft Teck Whye Walk) |
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| Passes Through | Choa Chu Kang Ave 1, Choa Chu Kang Grove | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 3.3 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 19 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP) Buses park at: Bulim Bus Depot (BUDEP) |
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| Current Fleet | Single-deck Buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 (Opp Blk 486) |
School Term Weekdays (except Public Holidays) |
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| 06:40 & 07:00 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 |
20 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 983M primarily connects residential areas around Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5 and Keat Hong—areas currently served by Service 983—to educational institutions along Teck Whye Crescent. This route operates only on school term weekdays, with two unidirectional trips operating in the morning.
Service 983M does not start at Choa Chu Kang Int; it instead starts midway along Service 983’s route at Choa Chu Kang Ave 5. The service also terminates at a new bus stop along Teck Whye Crescent, used only for alighting activities.
Educational institutions served by Service 983M at Teck Whye Crescent are:
- Teck Whye Pri Sch
- Jurong Pioneer Junior College
- Choa Chu Kang Sec Sch
Departure Timings
- From Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 (Opp Blk 486)
Weekdays (School Term): 06:40 & 07:00
Route Variant:
- Bus Service 983: Choa Chu Kang Int ↺ Jelebu Road (Loop)
Daily
Gallery:
Operator History:
- 18 Mar 2024 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package.
Route History:
- 2024 (18 Mar): Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 (Opp Blk 486) to Teck Whye Cres (Aft Teck Whye Walk) as a morning peak hour supplementary service on school term weekdays
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First day of 983M just started, there’s a decent chunk of students using it even at 6:40am, first bus didn’t have that many people standing as there were enough seats. Not sure about the 7:00am bus but I hope more people will use it in the following days ofc 🙂
Y bother which such a horrible service anyways? Not only does it have horrible frequencies (cmon lah LTA at least just add two more trips at 0630 and 0650, better than nothing), it also does not serve ANY MRT or LRT station, so, what? Only for CCK residents? Add on, it starts from an intermediate bus stop! Make it start from CCK Int and then we’re talking!
– WLTransit 100 (YT)
Crazy. Why need so many trip? Why need start CCK?
0630 who the hell want reach school so early?
Start CCK for what? Go to school at Teck Whye Crescent can just take 190 975 985 and walk a bit what. Don’t be lazy
Wasting taxpayer money for this silly service when already got bus service outside. Got school bus option also. All the passenger for this service also not paying adult fare.
Bus fan need to use their brain and think. Really only bus bus bus