SMRT NightRider NR5 was an overnight bus route running from Marina Centre Terminal to Jurong West Street 64, passing through City Hall, River Valley, Orchard, Kim Seng, Tiong Bahru, Commonwealth, Clementi, Toh Tuck, Jurong East and Jurong West.
Operating on Fridays, Saturdays & Eves of Public Holidays, it was one of six NightRider bus routes operated by SMRT Buses before its withdrawal in June 2022.
Service NR5 will be discontinued from 30 June 2022. The service had been suspended since 8 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
→ Jurong West St 64
- No boarding at Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route | Marina Centre Bus Terminal → Jurong West Street 64 (Blk 685B) | |||||||||||
Passes Through | City Hall, Clarke Quay, River Valley, Orchard, Kim Seng, Tiong Bahru, Commonwealth, Clementi, Toh Tuck, Jurong East, Jurong West | |||||||||||
Route Length | 33.7 km | |||||||||||
Travelling Time | 80 mins | |||||||||||
Operator Information | ||||||||||||
BCM Route Package | Woodlands Bus Package | |||||||||||
Former Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd | |||||||||||
Former Depot | Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP) | |||||||||||
Former Fleet | Single Deck Bus – MAN A22 |
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Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
Departure Times from Marina Centre |
Fridays, Saturdays & Eves of Public Holidays | |||||||||||
23:30 – 02:00 | ||||||||||||
Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
From Marina Centre |
30 mins | |||||||||||
Fare Information |
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Fare | Flat Fare – $4.50. Transfer benefits from distance fares & monthly concession passes are not applicable. |
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Note | Free Transfer to another NightRider Service Passengers who tap their cards on the Exit reader when alighting from the first NightRider Service enjoy a free transfer to another NightRider Service within 45 minutes. |
NightRider NR5 was a late-night service connecting the city areas of Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley and Orchard with the residential estates of Tiong Bahru, Commonwealth, Clementi, Toh Tuck, Jurong East and Jurong West. Operating only on Fridays, Saturdays & Eves of Public Holidays, the route shuttles late-night dwellers from the City to the residential estates outside the City.
A large portion of the route duplicates the East-West Line, from Tiong Bahru to Jurong East. During festive periods such as Christmas Eve or New Years’ Eve, more departures and downroute buses will be added to cater for late-night dwellers.
NightRider NR5 was introduced on 26th May 2000 by Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS). Originally a single-directional service from Scotts Road to Jurong West St 75, it was later converted to bi-directional loop operation starting from St. Michael’s Ter. It offered daily unidirectional service in 2003 after merger with SMRT NightBus SN30 (operating Marina Centre to Jurong West St 75), with no change to its Friday, Saturday & Eves of PH bidirectional routing. Weekday night services were cancelled in 2004 owing to low demand, and the weekend route was amended to operating between Marina Centre and Jurong West St 75. Finally, the route was converted to unidirectional operation terminating at Jurong West in 2014.
The service was suspended from 8 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation in Singapore. It continued to remain suspended until its discontinuation on 30 June 2022. The last day of operations was on 4 April 2020.
MRT Stations Served
- NS25EW13 City Hall
- NE5 Clarke Quay
- DT20 Fort Canning
- NS23 Somerset
- NS22 Orchard
- EW17 Tiong Bahru
- EW18 Redhill
- EW19 Queenstown
- EW20 Commonwealth
- EW21CC22 Buona Vista
- EW22 Dover
- EW23 Clementi
- EW27 Boon Lay
Departure Timings
- From Marina Centre Terminal (Fridays, Saturdays & Eve of Public Holidays):
23:30, 00:00, 00:30, 01:00, 01:30 & 02:00
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Poster Gallery
Operator History
- 2000 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – 29 Jun 2022: SMRT Buses Ltd
History
- 2000 (26 May): Introduced as a unidirectional night service from Scotts Road to Boon Lay Ave
- 2000 (18 Dec): Converted into bidirectional service from St. Michael’s Ter and looping at Jurong West St 75
- 2003 (01 Jul): Merged with Night Service SN30 to provide additional unidirectional weeknight departures from Marina Centre to Jurong West St 75. Services on Fridays/Saturdays/eves of PHs remained bidirectional, but were amended to start from Marina Centre, removing the Whampoa/Balestier sector. During the weeknight services, Bus-Plus buses were used instead of the normal SMRT buses.
- 2004 (23 May):Â Weeknight services withdrawn due to low demand
- 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Link with the partial closure of Somerset Rd; Skips abolished bus stop outside Clifford Ctr along Collyer Quay
- 2005 (30 Oct): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 94 along Zion Rd
- 2014 (27 Apr): Serves new bus stop outside Queens Condo along Commonwealth Ave
- 2014 (30 Apr): Converted to unidirectional operation from Marina Centre to Jurong West due to low ridership. Revised departure times from 11:30pm and 2:00am, and City-bound return services will cease to operate.
- 2017 (17 Dec):Â Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
- 2018 (13 July): Calls at an additional bus stop along Jurong West Street 64 (Blk 678D)
- 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
- 2020 (02 Jun): Suspended until further notice
- 2021 (24 Feb): Amended to the relocated Marina Ctr Ter
- 2022 (30 Jun): Service discontinued; last day of operations on 4 April 2020
Past Routing:
Year | Direction 1 |
2000 | St. Michael’s Ter, Whampoa Rd, Whampoa Dr, Jln Bahagia, Kim Keat Rd, Balestier Rd, Thomson Rd, Newton Rd, Scotts Rd, Orchard Rd, Killiney Rd, River Valley Rd, Hill St, High St, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Tg Pagar Rd, Hoe Chiang Rd, Cantonment Rd, Outram Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Lower Delta Rd, AYE, Buona Vista Flyover, AYE, Jurong Town Hall Rd, Jurong East St 11, Toh Guan Rd, Jurong East Ave 1, Jurong West Ave 1, Corporation Rd, Boon Lay Ave, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Jurong West St 64, Jurong West St 62, Jurong West St 61, Jurong West St 71, Jurong West St 81, Jurong West St 82, Jurong West St 75, Jurong West St 64, Boon Lay Way, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Ave, Corporation Rd, Jurong West Ave 1, Jurong East Ave 1, Toh Guan Rd, Jurong East St 11, Jurong Town Hall Rd, AYE, Buona Vista Flyover, AYE, Lower Delta Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Outram Rd, Cantonment Rd, Keppel Rd, Tg Pagar Rd, Neil Rd, Kreta Ayer Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, Hill St, High St, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Scotts Rd, Newton Rd, Thomson Rd, Balestier Rd, Whampoa Dr, Jln Bahagia, Kim Keat Rd, Whampoa Rd and St. Michael’s Ter. |
2003 | Marina Ctr Ter, Raffles Blvd, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Paterson Hill, Irwell Bank Rd, Kim Seng Rd, Outram Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Alexandra Rd, Commonwealth Ave, Commonwealth Ave West, Boon Lay Way, Toh Guan Rd, Jurong East Ave 1, Jurong West Ave 1, Corporation Rd, Boon Lay Ave, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Jurong West St 64, Jurong West St 62, Jurong West St 61, Jurong West St 71, Jurong West St 81, Jurong West St 82, Jurong West St 75, Jurong West St 64, Boon Lay Way, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Ave, Corporation Rd, Jurong West Ave 1, Jurong East Ave 1, Toh Guan Rd, Boon Lay Way, Commonwealth Ave West, Commonwealth Ave, Alexandra Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Zion Rd, Hoot Kiam Rd, Paterson Hill, Paterson Rd, Orchard Rd, Killiney Rd, River Valley Rd, Hill St, High St, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Pickering St, Church St, Cecil St, Collyer Quay, Fullerton Rd, Esplanade Dr, Nicoll Highway, Raffles Blvd and Marina Ctr Ter. |
2005 | Marina Ctr Ter, Raffles Blvd, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Link, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Paterson Hill, Irwell Bank Rd, Kim Seng Rd, Outram Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Alexandra Rd, Commonwealth Ave, Commonwealth Ave West, Boon Lay Way, Toh Guan Rd, Jurong East Ave 1, Jurong West Ave 1, Corporation Rd, Boon Lay Ave, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Jurong West St 64, Jurong West St 62, Jurong West St 61, Jurong West St 71, Jurong West St 81, Jurong West St 82, Jurong West St 75, Jurong West St 64, Boon Lay Way, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Ave, Corporation Rd, Jurong West Ave 1, Jurong East Ave 1, Toh Guan Rd, Boon Lay Way, Commonwealth Ave West, Commonwealth Ave, Alexandra Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Zion Rd, Hoot Kiam Rd, Paterson Hill, Paterson Rd, Orchard Rd, Killiney Rd, River Valley Rd, Hill St, High St, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Pickering St, Church St, Cecil St, Collyer Quay, Fullerton Rd, Esplanade Dr, Nicoll Highway, Raffles Blvd and Marina Ctr Ter. |
2014 | Marina Ctr Ter, Raffles Blvd, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Link, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Paterson Hill, Irwell Bank Rd, Kim Seng Rd, Outram Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Alexandra Rd, Commonwealth Ave, Commonwealth Ave West, Boon Lay Way, Toh Guan Rd, Jurong East Ave 1, Jurong West Ave 1, Corporation Rd, Boon Lay Ave, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Jurong West St 64, Jurong West St 62, Jurong West St 61, Jurong West St 71, Jurong West St 81, Jurong West St 82, Jurong West St 75 and Jurong West St 64. |
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