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Bus 153

Bt Merah Int ⇄ Hougang Ctrl Int

45 stops towards Hougang Ctrl Int · 45 stops towards Bt Merah Int

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First and last bus

From Bt Merah Int towards Hougang Ctrl Int

First bus, Mon to Fri06:00
Last bus, Mon to Fri00:00 (after midnight)
Last bus, Saturday00:00 (after midnight)
Last bus, Sunday and PH00:00 (after midnight)

From Hougang Ctrl Int towards Bt Merah Int

First bus, Mon to Fri05:30
Last bus, Mon to Fri23:45
Last bus, Saturday23:45
Last bus, Sunday and PH23:45

Times at the first stop of each direction. Later stops are a few minutes behind. Source: LTA DataMall BusRoutes (live pull 2026-10-06). Saturday and Sunday first-bus times are not in the data we hold.

Route and stops

Direction 1: Bt Merah Int to Hougang Ctrl Int

45 stops

  1. 1Bt Merah Int10009 · Bt Merah Ctrl · Mon to Fri 06:00 to 00:00 (after midnight)
  2. 2Blk 100310659 · Bt Merah Ctrl · Mon to Fri 06:02 to 00:01 (after midnight)
  3. 3Opp Bt Merah Sec Sch10101 · Jln Bt Merah · Mon to Fri 06:03 to 00:02 (after midnight)
  4. 4Opp Blk 2810111 · Jln Bt Merah · Mon to Fri 06:05 to 00:04 (after midnight)
  5. 5Opp Blk 210131 · Jln Bt Merah · Mon to Fri 06:06 to 00:05 (after midnight)
  6. 6Aft Queenstown NPC HQ11021 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 06:09 to 00:07 (after midnight)
  7. 7Opp Queen's Cl11031 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 06:10 to 00:08 (after midnight)
  8. 8Aft C'wealth Dr11041 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 06:12 to 00:09 (after midnight)
  9. 9Opp Queenstown Polyclinic11051 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 06:13 to 00:10 (after midnight)
  10. 10Opp Queensway Sec Sch11061 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 06:15 to 00:11 (after midnight)
  11. 11Blk 9711071 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 06:16 to 00:12 (after midnight)
  12. 12Viz Holland11081 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 06:17 to 00:13 (after midnight)
  13. 13Leedon Green11091 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 06:18 to 00:13 (after midnight)
  14. 14Empress Rd Mkt/FC11101 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 06:20 to 00:14 (after midnight)
  15. 15Farrer Rd Stn Exit B11111 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 06:21 to 00:15 (after midnight)
  16. 16St. Margaret's Sec Sch41101 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 06:22 to 00:16 (after midnight)
  17. 17Lutheran Twrs41111 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 06:23 to 00:16 (after midnight)
  18. 18Opp Botanic Gdns Stn41029 · Dunearn Rd · Mon to Fri 06:26 to 00:18 (after midnight)
  19. 19Aft Kheam Hock Rd41019 · Dunearn Rd · Mon to Fri 06:27 to 00:19 (after midnight)
  20. 20Aft Dunkirk Ave40099 · Dunearn Rd · Mon to Fri 06:29 to 00:20 (after midnight)
  21. 21Raffles Town Club40231 · Whitley Rd · Mon to Fri 06:30 to 00:21 (after midnight)
  22. 22Opp Catholic JC51091 · PIE · Mon to Fri 06:34 to 00:24 (after midnight)
  23. 23Bef Thomson Flyover51101 · PIE · Mon to Fri 06:35 to 00:24 (after midnight)
  24. 24Trellis Twrs52071 · Jln Toa Payoh · Mon to Fri 06:37 to 00:26 (after midnight)
  25. 25Opp Toa Payoh Stn52181 · Lor 2 Toa Payoh · Mon to Fri 05:30 to 00:27 (after midnight)
  26. 26Blk 79C52231 · Toa Payoh Ctrl · Mon to Fri 05:31 to 00:28 (after midnight)
  27. 27Jackson Sq52271 · Lor 4 Toa Payoh · Mon to Fri 05:33 to 00:29 (after midnight)
  28. 28Blk 23752369 · Lor 6 Toa Payoh · Mon to Fri 05:36 to 00:31 (after midnight)
  29. 29Blk 14752051 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:39 to 00:34 (after midnight)
  30. 30BCA Acad52061 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:38 to 00:35 (after midnight)
  31. 31Aft Lynwood Gr66061 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:40 to 00:37 (after midnight)
  32. 32Opp PUB Recreation Club66071 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:42 to 00:38 (after midnight)
  33. 33Opp S'pore Power Trg Inst66081 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:43 to 00:39 (after midnight)
  34. 34Aft Sommerville Rd62111 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:44 to 00:40 (after midnight)
  35. 35Aft Wolskel Rd62121 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:45 to 00:40 (after midnight)
  36. 36S'Goon Stn Exit B62131 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:46 to 00:41 (after midnight)
  37. 37Opp Blk 162141 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:47 to 00:42 (after midnight)
  38. 38Opp Upp S'goon Shop Ctr63011 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:49 to 00:43 (after midnight)
  39. 39The Helping Hand63021 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:51 to 00:45 (after midnight)
  40. 40Kovan Stn Exit B63031 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:53 to 00:46 (after midnight)
  41. 41Opp Glad Tidings Ch63041 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:55 to 00:47 (after midnight)
  42. 42Opp Blk 37063051 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:56 to 00:48 (after midnight)
  43. 43Opp Blk 2563061 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:57 to 00:49 (after midnight)
  44. 44Naung Residence64011 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:59 to 00:50 (after midnight)
  45. 45Hougang Ctrl Int64009 · Hougang Ctrl · Mon to Fri 06:01 to 00:52 (after midnight)

Direction 2: Hougang Ctrl Int to Bt Merah Int

45 stops

  1. 1Hougang Ctrl Int64009 · Hougang Ctrl · Mon to Fri 05:30 to 23:45
  2. 2Blk 30264019 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:33 to 23:48
  3. 3Blk 2563069 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:34 to 23:49
  4. 4Blk 2263059 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:36 to 23:51
  5. 5Glad Tidings Ch63049 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:37 to 23:52
  6. 6Kovan Stn Exit C63039 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:39 to 23:54
  7. 7Opp The Helping Hand63029 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:41 to 23:56
  8. 8Aft Upp S'goon Shop Ctr63019 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:43 to 23:58
  9. 9Forest Woods62149 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:44 to 23:59
  10. 10S'goon Stn Exit A/Blk 41362139 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:46 to 00:00 (after midnight)
  11. 11Blk 40362129 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:47 to 00:01 (after midnight)
  12. 12Aft Sunshine Lodge62119 · Upp S'goon Rd · Mon to Fri 05:49 to 00:02 (after midnight)
  13. 13S'pore Power Trg Inst66089 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:50 to 00:03 (after midnight)
  14. 14PUB Recreation Club66079 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:52 to 00:05 (after midnight)
  15. 15Bef Braddell Flyover66069 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:55 to 00:07 (after midnight)
  16. 16Opp BCA Acad52069 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:57 to 00:08 (after midnight)
  17. 17Blk 21952059 · Braddell Rd · Mon to Fri 05:20 to 00:09 (after midnight)
  18. 18Blk 152361 · Lor 6 Toa Payoh · Mon to Fri 05:22 to 00:11 (after midnight)
  19. 19Blk 5652279 · Lor 4 Toa Payoh · Mon to Fri 05:24 to 00:13 (after midnight)
  20. 20Blk 17752239 · Toa Payoh Ctrl · Mon to Fri 05:26 to 00:15 (after midnight)
  21. 21Toa Payoh Stn52189 · Lor 2 Toa Payoh · Mon to Fri 05:27 to 00:16 (after midnight)
  22. 22Opp Trellis Twrs52079 · Jln Toa Payoh · Mon to Fri 05:31 to 00:18 (after midnight)
  23. 23Catholic JC51099 · Whitley Rd · Mon to Fri 05:33 to 00:20 (after midnight)
  24. 24St. Joseph's Instn40249 · Whitley Rd · Mon to Fri 05:35 to 00:22 (after midnight)
  25. 25Bef Stevens Stn Exit 440239 · Whitley Rd · Mon to Fri 05:36 to 00:23 (after midnight)
  26. 26Bef Lewis Rd40091 · Bt Timah Rd · Mon to Fri 05:37 to 00:24 (after midnight)
  27. 27NUS Bt Timah Campus41011 · Bt Timah Rd · Mon to Fri 05:38 to 00:25 (after midnight)
  28. 28Botanic Gdns Stn41021 · Bt Timah Rd · Mon to Fri 05:40 to 00:26 (after midnight)
  29. 29Opp Lutheran Twrs41119 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 05:41 to 00:27 (after midnight)
  30. 30Opp St. Margaret's Sec Sch41109 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 05:42 to 00:27 (after midnight)
  31. 31Farrer Rd Stn Exit A11119 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 05:43 to 00:28 (after midnight)
  32. 32Spanish Village11109 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 05:44 to 00:29 (after midnight)
  33. 33Opp Leedon Green11099 · Farrer Rd · Mon to Fri 05:45 to 00:30 (after midnight)
  34. 34Opp Holland Hill Lodge11089 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 05:46 to 00:31 (after midnight)
  35. 35Opp Blk 9511079 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 05:47 to 00:32 (after midnight)
  36. 36Queensway Sec Sch11069 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 05:48 to 00:33 (after midnight)
  37. 37Queenstown Polyclinic11059 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 05:49 to 00:34 (after midnight)
  38. 38Opp Blessed Sacrament Ch11049 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 05:50 to 00:35 (after midnight)
  39. 39Blk 1911039 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 05:52 to 00:37 (after midnight)
  40. 40Blk 166/Aft Mei Chin Rd11029 · Queensway · Mon to Fri 05:53 to 00:38 (after midnight)
  41. 41Alexandra Ctrl11019 · Jln Bt Merah · Mon to Fri 05:55 to 00:40 (after midnight)
  42. 42Blk 110139 · Jln Bt Merah · Mon to Fri 05:57 to 00:41 (after midnight)
  43. 43Opp Pacific Tech Ctr10119 · Jln Bt Merah · Mon to Fri 05:59 to 00:43 (after midnight)
  44. 44Blk 16110651 · Bt Merah Ctrl · Mon to Fri 06:02 to 00:46 (after midnight)
  45. 45Bt Merah Int10009 · Bt Merah Ctrl · Mon to Fri 06:03 to 00:47 (after midnight)

Stop activity along the route

Stop activity, all buses. LTA counts people tapping in and out at each bus stop across every service that calls there, not just bus 153. Counts are monthly totals for September 2026.

Showing 08:00 to 08:59, weekdays. Bars are relative to the busiest stop on this route at that hour. In = tap-ins, Out = tap-outs.

Direction 1: Bt Merah Int to Hougang Ctrl Int

  1. Bt Merah Int10009
    In6,449
    Out17,869
  2. Blk 100310659
    In455
    Out128
  3. Opp Bt Merah Sec Sch10101
    In492
    Out4,567
  4. Opp Blk 2810111
    In1,976
    Out5,962
  5. Opp Blk 210131
    In2,077
    Out1,244
  6. Aft Queenstown NPC HQ11021
    In2,383
    Out941
  7. Opp Queen's Cl11031
    In1,287
    Out259
  8. Aft C'wealth Dr11041
    In1,139
    Out618
  9. Opp Queenstown Polyclinic11051
    In1,161
    Out524
  10. Opp Queensway Sec Sch11061
    In1,152
    Out631
  11. Blk 9711071
    In2,609
    Out634
  12. Viz Holland11081
    In555
    Out228
  13. Leedon Green11091
    In1,559
    Out266
  14. Empress Rd Mkt/FC11101
    In2,865
    Out1,112
  15. Farrer Rd Stn Exit B11111
    In1,931
    Out4,006
  16. St. Margaret's Sec Sch41101
    In240
    Out715
  17. Lutheran Twrs41111
    In344
    Out569
  18. Opp Botanic Gdns Stn41029
    In1,299
    Out1,082
  19. Aft Kheam Hock Rd41019
    In256
    Out577
  20. Aft Dunkirk Ave40099
    In374
    Out258
  21. Raffles Town Club40231
    In6,073
    Out1,389
  22. Opp Catholic JC51091
    In1,350
    Out3,461
  23. Bef Thomson Flyover51101
    In227
    Out654
  24. Trellis Twrs52071
    In11,673
    Out7,687
  25. Opp Toa Payoh Stn52181
    In802
    Out3,161
  26. Blk 79C52231
    In297
    Out439
  27. Jackson Sq52271
    In3,275
    Out1,576
  28. Blk 23752369
    In4,755
    Out1,696
  29. Blk 14752051
    In5,151
    Out1,318
  30. BCA Acad52061
    In1,755
    Out1,948
  31. Aft Lynwood Gr66061
    In622
    Out367
  32. Opp PUB Recreation Club66071
    In707
    Out181
  33. Opp S'pore Power Trg Inst66081
    In496
    Out106
  34. Aft Sommerville Rd62111
    In757
    Out491
  35. Aft Wolskel Rd62121
    In660
    Out415
  36. S'Goon Stn Exit B62131
    In4,837
    Out3,619
  37. Opp Blk 162141
    In1,992
    Out1,036
  38. Opp Upp S'goon Shop Ctr63011
    In1,557
    Out2,733
  39. The Helping Hand63021
    In778
    Out684
  40. Kovan Stn Exit B63031
    In8,381
    Out5,294
  41. Opp Glad Tidings Ch63041
    In517
    Out919
  42. Opp Blk 37063051
    In1,103
    Out6,311
  43. Opp Blk 2563061
    In756
    Out853
  44. Naung Residence64011
    In482
    Out522
  45. Hougang Ctrl Int64009
    In11,155
    Out32,722

Direction 2: Hougang Ctrl Int to Bt Merah Int

  1. Hougang Ctrl Int64009
    In11,155
    Out32,722
  2. Blk 30264019
    In4,280
    Out1,463
  3. Blk 2563069
    In2,414
    Out536
  4. Blk 2263059
    In14,105
    Out1,779
  5. Glad Tidings Ch63049
    In1,463
    Out1,122
  6. Kovan Stn Exit C63039
    In7,268
    Out27,908
  7. Opp The Helping Hand63029
    In1,324
    Out3,807
  8. Aft Upp S'goon Shop Ctr63019
    In3,317
    Out1,385
  9. Forest Woods62149
    In1,814
    Out2,740
  10. S'goon Stn Exit A/Blk 41362139
    In3,158
    Out19,165
  11. Blk 40362129
    In1,392
    Out891
  12. Aft Sunshine Lodge62119
    In1,199
    Out532
  13. S'pore Power Trg Inst66089
    In670
    Out340
  14. PUB Recreation Club66079
    In165
    Out186
  15. Bef Braddell Flyover66069
    In223
    Out374
  16. Opp BCA Acad52069
    In431
    Out2,208
  17. Blk 21952059
    In8,311
    Out5,259
  18. Blk 152361
    In6,052
    Out4,626
  19. Blk 5652279
    In4,499
    Out3,148
  20. Blk 17752239
    In1,121
    Out626
  21. Toa Payoh Stn52189
    In3,913
    Out6,415
  22. Opp Trellis Twrs52079
    In9,927
    Out6,362
  23. Catholic JC51099
    In1,194
    Out4,147
  24. St. Joseph's Instn40249
    In192
    Out1,263
  25. Bef Stevens Stn Exit 440239
    In4,883
    Out13,027
  26. Bef Lewis Rd40091
    In668
    Out501
  27. NUS Bt Timah Campus41011
    In474
    Out938
  28. Botanic Gdns Stn41021
    In3,136
    Out6,616
  29. Opp Lutheran Twrs41119
    In733
    Out619
  30. Opp St. Margaret's Sec Sch41109
    In379
    Out616
  31. Farrer Rd Stn Exit A11119
    In5,502
    Out2,117
  32. Spanish Village11109
    In2,751
    Out971
  33. Opp Leedon Green11099
    In1,515
    Out639
  34. Opp Holland Hill Lodge11089
    In800
    Out340
  35. Opp Blk 9511079
    In1,125
    Out853
  36. Queensway Sec Sch11069
    In122
    Out314
  37. Queenstown Polyclinic11059
    In2,086
    Out5,665
  38. Opp Blessed Sacrament Ch11049
    In610
    Out1,081
  39. Blk 1911039
    In1,252
    Out1,176
  40. Blk 166/Aft Mei Chin Rd11029
    In5,321
    Out3,148
  41. Alexandra Ctrl11019
    In1,224
    Out2,822
  42. Blk 110139
    In3,602
    Out8,940
  43. Opp Pacific Tech Ctr10119
    In2,408
    Out6,357
  44. Blk 16110651
    In388
    Out3,235
  45. Bt Merah Int10009
    In6,449
    Out17,869

Source: LTA DataMall, passenger volume by bus stop, September 2026.