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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Should start at Choa Chu Kang Interchange then loop at Teck Whye Crescent… yet another stupid messy route of 2024…
– WLTransit100 (YT)
No point starting at CCK int bah. Most students would rather take 190, 975 and 985 from CCK MRT and walk to their schools which is much faster than taking 983M from CCK int.
Can sense that gov is very prudent with launching new routes in the last few yrs esp aft covid. Contrary to BSEP days.
Exactly, I get they’re trying to repeat 181M as both serve schools in the morning peak hour but this is just dumb, why is 983M purely terminating at Teck Whye Crescent when it can be extended to loop at Teck Whye LRT via Teck Whye Avenue, CCK Road and CCK Way and return back to CCK Avenue 5. Seems like wasted potential tbh.
I do see why 983M prob wouldn’t start at CCK interchange as it already parallels 300 and its parent route along CCK Avenue 4 and serves BPGHS and Concord Primary, which would lead to crowding
Might as well be called 983B
Is by smart right u put sbs
could extend to Choa Chu Kang Int and loop at Teck Whye area
Should be a loop route between Choa Chu Kang Interchange and Teck Whye Cres (Loop). Useless route