Bus service 50.

from sbstransit.

This new bus service 50 is just nice. It connect my brother-in-law house at Punggol and my mother-in-law house at Ang Mo Kio.
We do not need to walk 2 bus stop away to take bus 159 to Ang Mo Kio.


In total, 28 bus services1 will be improved and 5 new bus services will be introduced between October and December 2012 under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). By end of 2012, a total of 89 new BSEP buses will be on the road2 . Another 3 new bus services will be introduced in the first quarter of 2013. These improved bus services will benefit many commuters as they are geographically spread island wide.

Better connectivity with new bus services

Commuters can expect better connectivity with more new bus services rolled-out under BSEP. To date, three of the five new bus services planned for the fourth quarter of 2012 - Services 119, 860 and 116 - were introduced in October and November. The other two new bus services - new Service 50 and new Express Bus Service 513 - will start on 16 and 17 December 2012 respectively.

From 16 December 2012, the new bus Service 50 operated by SBS Transit, will enhance connectivity for commuters along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Yio Chu Kang Road, Sengkang West Avenue, Sengkang East Way and Punggol Drive. The new bus route will provide commuters with convenient access to key transport nodes and amenities, such as MRT stations, town centres, schools including the new ITE College Central along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, and the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre along Sengkang West. The service will operate daily at a frequency of 10 to 15 minutes from Bishan and 10 to 19 minutes from Punggol. (Please refer to Annex A for the route map of Service 50)

From 17 December 2012, commuters travelling between Tampines West and the Central Business District (CBD) during weekday peak periods (excluding public holidays) will be served by a new Express Service 513. The new service, operated by SBS Transit, will provide an alternative for Tampines West commuters travelling to the CBD. With limited stops and the use of the East Coast Parkway (ECP), the journey time is expected to be comparable to taking a feeder service and transferring to a train into the city. The new express service will operate two trips on weekday mornings at 7.30am and 7.45am from Tampines Avenue 5 towards Shenton Way. In the evening peak hours, the service will operate two return trips from Anson Road towards Tampines Avenue 5 at 6.15pm and 6.30pm. (Please refer to Annex B for the route map of Service 513)