Premium Bus Service 538 was a Premium service operated by Aedge Holdings Pte Ltd from Pasir Ris Drive 3 to Nicoll Highway. The route passes through Pasir Ris Street 71, Pasir Ris Drive 1, TPE, ECP and Robinson Road, operating one trip in the morning.
Premium 538 was withdrawn on 1 Jan 2022.
→ Nicoll Highway
| Technical Information | |
| Route |
Pasir Ris Drive 3 (Blk 500A) → Nicoll Highway (Opp Suntec City) |
| Passes Through | Pasir Ris St 71, Dr 1, TPE, ECP, Robinson Rd |
| Travelling Time | 60 mins |
| Operator Information | |
| Former Operator | Aedge Holdings Pte Ltd |
| Departure Times from Pasir Ris Dr 3 |
0755hrs (Weekdays, except Public Holidays) |
| Fare | Flat Fare: $4.50 Transfer rebates & concessionary travel are not applicable. |
Premium 538 served housing estates around Pasir Ris Neighbourhoods 5, 6 and 7 in Pasir Ris West with bus connections to the CBD, eliminating the hassle of transferring between different modes of transport. The route is popular with residents of Pasir Ris who would otherwise rely on a long MRT ride to reach the city. While Express 518 also connects residents to the City, it does not serve the Shenton Way district.
Two trips were operated in the mornings by SBS Transit previously, departing Pasir Ris Drive 3 (Blk 500A) at 7:35am and 7:45am on weekdays.
Take Over by Aedge
From 29 Aug 2016, Premium 538 was operated by Aedge Holdings instead of SBS Transit. The route was extended by 2 bus stops from Fullerton Square to Opp Suntec City along Nicoll Highway. Departure timings were also revised to 4 AM Trips at 10 minutes intervals from 0725 – 0755hrs.
In July 2018, the number of morning trips were reduced to 3 and further reduced to 2 in 2020.
Departure Timings:
- From Pasir Ris Dr 3 (Blk 500A): 0755hrs
Weekdays except Public Holidays
Operating Days: Weekdays only. Does not operate on Weekends and Public Holidays.
Fare: Flat fare of $4.50. Transfer rebates & concessionary travel are not applicable.
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History
- 2007 (16 Jul): Introduced as a Premium Service from Pasir Ris Drive 3 → Fullerton Rd, with one trip departing at 0745hrs. Charges a flat fare of $3.00
- 2008 (21 Jul): Fare revised to $3.60
- 2009 (01 Apr): Fare temporarily lowered to $3.40
- 2010 (01 Jul): Fare reinstated to $3.60
- 2011 (08 Nov): Fare increased to $3.80
- 2012 (19 Mar): Second departure introduced at 0735hrs
- 2013 (29 Dec): Express sector diverted to Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) from ECP.
- 2014 (04 Aug): Fare revised to $4.50
- 2014 (28 Sep): Route Amendments in Marina South Area; Express sector amended to Maxwell Road after MCE instead of Prince Edward Rd.
- 2016 (27 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
- 2016 (29 Aug): Operations transferred to Aedge Holdings Pte Ltd with route extension to Nicoll Highway and additional AM Trips.
- 2018 (11 Jul): Reduction in number of AM Trips to 3
- 2021 (10 Jun): Reduced to 1 Morning Trip
- 2022 (01 Jan): Service Withdrawn
Operator History
- 16 Jul 2007 – 26 Aug 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
- 29 Aug 2016 – 31 Dec 2021: Aedge Holdings Pte Ltd
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Premium bus 538 from Pasir Ris
– Aedge is a very unreliable company that frequently cancel bus frequencies compared to when it was handled by SBS. Many people experienced the frustration when bus never show up at the schedule timing. Wish SBS can take back this bus route.
– when there was replacement driver like today (16/9 – first bus timing), driver doesn’t know the route. Instead of taking the normal route from Pasir Ris to TPE to ECP, he went from Pasir Ris to Tampines than to PIE resulting in a longer journey by 15mins. I was late for work because of the deviation from normal route. His driving was also quite reckless with frequent emergency breaks.
Aedge needs to be more responsible. I will never ever dare to engage Aedge if my company requires transport arrangement for company events. Super unreliable.
Ever since the Aedge take over the service, it was such inconvinient to everyone. The timing all mess up, there is no proper arrival timing. We came early the bus nvr turn up, we came late 2min the bus gone. Sometime there are 4 buses 740, 750,800,810. Sometime only 2 buses, watbtype of service Aedge u provide. Everybody is frustrated n complaining the services. Today 755am then came a bus but fully loaded. We pay $4.50 still need to stand, what a disaster?….?…
Hi, I was at the Bus Stop B77029 since 7:20 am today and wanted to catch the 7:25 am Bus. However this Bus did not show up at all. I had to then catch the 7:35 am Bus which came to the said bus stop around 7:40. Please let me know if there was a problem with the 7:25 am Bus today ( 25th. Sep ).
Also can you please let me know the expected approx. arrival times for the 4 Buses in the morning at Bus Stop : B77029.
Thanks
The 8.00am bus always don’t stop at blk 571. Why is it so? I’ve seen empty seats when it go pass the bus stop.
This week is the school holidays. Are the drivers on holidays too? For stretch of 3 days from Wed to Fri, I have not seen the 7.55 am bus even when I have been waiting at the bus stop from 7.50am to 8.05am.
Is there any way we can know the timing of the buses?
Hi, i always catch the bus 538 at opp 500A bus stop for 7.55am bus. I was at the bus since 7.50am and till now 8.09am, there’s no bus. Is the timing change??