Bus Service 40

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Service 40
Route Information
Route	Bedok Interchange ↺ Merpati Rd (Loop)
Route Length	23.4 km
Travelling Time	55 mins
Operator	(Bedok Bus Package)

Bus Service 40 serves MacPherson Estate, Tanjong Katong, East Coast and Siglap Road with connections to nearby MRT stations. With multiple services duplicating its route across various sections of route, Service 40 fulfills more of a supplementary route and operating at low frequencies throughout the day.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 40

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	8	8 Single Deckers
		SG3070R SG3071M Linkker LM312 SBS6185L SBS6600E SBS6786C Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8415K SBS8610M SBS8645M Scania K230UB

Notes
SBS8155K (Service 38) will operate on Service 40 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SG3070R & SG3071M (Service 40) will operate on Service 38 on Weekends & Public Holidays. 2 Service 40 buses practise overnight parking at Bedok Interchange. All Service 40 Electric buses are only deployed on Weekdays Peak hours. Weekdays: 6A-6P / 2S (8 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 6A-6P / 1T (7 buses)

Service 40 duty allocation
Weekdays (6A-6P / 2S)	A/P	SBS6185L, SBS6600E, SBS6786C, SBS8415K, SBS8610M & SBS8645M
	S	SG3070R & SG3071M

Route Information

Frequency

Period	AM Peak (First Bus - 08:30)	AM Off Peak (08:31 - 16:59)	PM Peak (17:00 - 19:00)	PM Off Peak (19:01 - Last Bus)
Loop Service	13 - 17 minutes	14 - 18 minutes	15 - 19 minutes	18 - 22 minutes

Special Departures

• Aft Jln Anggerek 70151
  Merpati Rd → Bedok Int 84009
  Bedok Nth Dr
  • Weekdays: 05:45, 05:57 & 06:09

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns/PH
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Bedok Int(Berth B10) 84009 Bedok Nth Dr	EW5Bedok Bedok Mall	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	06:00	23:30
Opp Blk 32 84029 New Upp Changi Rd
Opp Chai Chee Ind Pk 84019 New Upp Changi Rd
Flamingo Valley 83249 Siglap Rd
Opp Cheviot Hill 83239 Siglap Rd
Aft Elite Pk Ave 93119 Siglap Rd
Aft Siglap Rd 93069 East Coast Rd
Aft Jln Buloh Perindu 93059 East Coast Rd
St. Patrick's Sch 92159 East Coast Rd	St. Patrick's Sch
St. Patrick's Green 92149 East Coast Rd
Opp Caltex Stn 92139 East Coast Rd
The Holy Family Ch 92129 East Coast Rd	The Holy Family Chr
Roxy Sq 92119 East Coast Rd	Roxy Sq
One Amber 92099 Mountbatten Rd
Aft Katong PO 92161 Tg Katong Rd
Opp Tg Katong Girls' Sch 82071 Tg Katong Rd	Tg Katong Girls' Sch
Aft Dunman Rd 82081 Tg Katong Rd
Aft Queen of Peace Ch 82091 Tg Katong Rd	Queen of Peace Chr
City Plaza 82109 Geylang Rd	City Plaza
Opp Lor 39 Geylang 81069 Geylang Rd
Aft Lor 34 Geylang 81049 Geylang Rd
Aft Lor 28 Geylang 81029 Geylang Rd
Opp KH Plaza 81231 Aljunied Rd	Kh Plaza
Opp Aljunied Stn 81081 Aljunied Rd	EW9Aljunied	06:13	23:56	06:11	23:59	06:29	23:55
Sims Urban Oasis 81091 Aljunied Rd
Opp Blk 125 70011 Aljunied Rd
Aft Jln Anggerek 70151 Merpati Rd		05:45	23:59	06:15	00:02	06:33	23:59
Opp Mattar Stn Exit A 70161 Merpati Rd	DT25Mattar	05:46	00:00	06:16	00:03	06:34	00:00
Blk 77 70171 Circuit Rd
Blk 36 70181 Circuit Rd
Opp Blk 66 70191 Circuit Rd
Opp MacPherson Stn Exit D 70201 Circuit Rd	CC10DT26MacPherson	05:49	00:03	06:20	00:06	06:39	00:04
Blk 90 70211 Pipit Rd
Blk 79 FC 70221 Circuit Rd
Opp Mattar Stn Exit B 70231 Mattar Rd	DT25Mattar	05:52	00:06	06:23	00:09	06:43	00:07
Aft Grace Baptist Ch 70241 Mattar Rd	Grace Baptist Chr
Blk 125 70019 Aljunied Rd
Blk 102 81099 Aljunied Rd
Aljunied Stn 81089 Aljunied Rd	EW9Aljunied	05:59	00:10	06:28	00:13	06:49	00:11
Aft Aljunied Stn 81011 Sims Ave			00:11	06:29	00:14	06:50	00:12
Blk 134 81031 Sims Ave
Sims Ville 81051 Sims Ave
Tg Katong Cplx 82119 Tg Katong Rd	Tg Katong Cplx
CDAC Bldg 82099 Tg Katong Rd
Aft Ipoh Lane 82089 Tg Katong Rd
Tg Katong Girls' Sch 82079 Tg Katong Rd	Tg Katong Girls' Sch
Bef Katong PO 92169 Tg Katong Rd
Opp One Amber 92091 Mountbatten Rd
Katong Shop Ctr 92101 Mountbatten Rd	Katong Shop Ctr
Opp Roxy Sq 92111 East Coast Rd	Roxy Sq
Opp The Holy Family Ch 92121 East Coast Rd	The Holy Family Chr
Caltex Stn 92131 East Coast Rd
KiddiWinkie S/H @ East Coast 92141 East Coast Rd
Christ Meth Ch 92151 East Coast Rd	Christ Meth Chr
Aft Dunbar Wk 93051 East Coast Rd
Bef Siglap Rd 93061 East Coast Rd
Bef Elite Pk Ave 93111 Siglap Rd
Bef Siglap Dr 83231 Siglap Rd
Chai Chee Ind Pk 84011 New Upp Changi Rd
Blk 32 84021 New Upp Changi Rd
Bedok Int(Alighting) 84009 Bedok Nth Dr	EW5Bedok Bedok Mall	06:28	00:41	07:03	00:45	07:18	00:39

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Singapore Traction Company	Telok Kurau Rd ↔ Prince Edward	1971	11 April	Introduced between Telok Kurau Rd Ter and Prince Edward Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
United Bus Company			6 December	Operations transferred to United Bus Company.
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001.	Chai Chee ↔ Prince Edward	1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
				Extended to Chai Chee Ter.
	Upp Changi Rd Track 6 ↔ Prince Edward	1974	1 December	Extended to Upp Changi Rd Track 6 Ter.
			8 December	Amended to ply the extended Robinson Rd, skipping Market St.
	Chai Chee ↔ Prince Edward	1975	16 November	Amended to Chai Chee Ter.
		1976	15 February	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Overseas Union Finance along Robinson Rd.
			14 March	Serves new staggered bus stop outside The Cenotaph along Connaught Dr, skipping the bus stop opposite Singapore Cricket Club.
	AMChai Chee → Prince Edward PMPrince Edward → Chai Chee	1977	11 April	Converted to peak hour one-directional service from Chai Chee Ter to Prince Edward Ter during morning peak hours, and from Prince Edward Ter to Chai Chee Ter during evening peak hours on weekdays and Saturdays.
	Chai Chee ↔ Prince Edward	1978	1 June	Reverted to daily full day service with the discontinuation of Service 42.
		1979	11 February	Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Palmer Rd and Anson Rd, skipping Parsi Rd.
			14 October	Amended to ply Lor Sarina and Sims Ave East towards Chai Chee Ter with the conversion of Changi Rd to one-way traffic.
	Chai Chee ↺ Merpati Rd	1984	10 June	Shortened to loop at Merpati Rd from Chai Chee Ter.
	Bedok ↺ Merpati Rd	1985	8 September	Extended to Bedok Int with the closure of Chai Chee Ter.
		1992	3 May	Amended to ply Siglap Rd under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7, skipping Telok Kurau Rd and Sims Ave East/Changi Rd.
		1998	TBC	Serves new bus stop after Geylang Rd along Aljunied Rd.
		2003		Serves new bus stop outside Shell Kiosk along Tg Katong Rd.
		2011	26 June	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Kong Hwa Sch along Circuit Rd, skipping the bus stop outside MacPherson Sec Sch.
			19 November	Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
		2013	3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2014	30 November	Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
		2016	16 October	Serves bus stop outside MacPherson Sec Sch along Circuit Rd with the abolition of the bus stop outside Kong Hwa Sch.