Singapore Buses route 502

Express 502 is a service that connects the residential estates of Jurong West and Jurong East to the City areas, such as Orchard, Marina Center and Bayfront. It incorporates an express sector from Boon Lay Way to Orchard Road via Holland & Tanglin Road, and from Marina Bay to Boon Lay Way via Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) & Clementi Avenue 6. The route benefits residents in the West with a fast connection to the City areas without having to rely on the MRT network.

It had an express sector of the following – Boon Lay Way, Commonwealth Avenue West, Clementi Road, Ulu Pandan Road, Holland Road, Napier Road and Tanglin Road. 502A’s lone sector consists of PIE, Stevens Road, Orange Grove Road, Anderson Road and subsequently into Orchard Road.

This is similar to driving from the City Square Mall but taking a longer way to the Tampines Blk 123. The route used to go from Holland Village all the way to Tampines Blk 123 (Express 502), but goes via Serangoon Road (express after Boon Keng MRT Station), Bendemeer Underpass, Upper Serangoon Road, Tampines Road, Hougang Avenue 3, Bartley Road East and Tampines Avenue 10.

Fleet
Express 502’s fleet consists of Volvo B9TL Wrights, Scania K230UBs and Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaros.

History
– Botanic Gardens and Holland Village – Holland Village and Clementi MRT – ITE Clementi and Jurong East MRT
 * 5 May 1997: Introduced as a service from Hougang Blk 607 to Jurong Point.
 * 3 Sep 2000: Extended to Sengkang Ter. Also began serving all stops along Napier Rd in both directions (instead of Express)
 * 28 Apr 2001: Extended to Sengkang Blk 119B.
 * 27 Jul 2003: Shortened to Marina Centre (loop). Calls at additional stop along Holland Rd (Holland Village) in both directions. It skips stops between –
 * 26 Dec 2005: Extended to Pioneer Road North, looping at Marina Centre. Also no longer serves stops along Holland Rd and Napier Rd.
 * 26 Apr 2010: Extended to Bayfront and Marina Bay, skipping Raffles Avenue and Penang Road. Service 502A amended to AM Peak unidirectional service terminating at Marina Bay. Service 502B withdrawn on the same day; Service 502 to operate during peak hours to cover 502B.
 * 29 Dec 2013: Diverted to Central Blvd and MCE before resuming journey on AYE towards Jurong West. Bus stop at Marina St (Marina Bay Stn) abolished, calls at new stops along Central Blvd and Shenton Way.