View source for Bus Service 518A

{{Travel Advisory|S518=showonly|LoyangBCM=showonly}}
{{Infobox
 |title=Service 518A
 |img=[[File:SG1057T 518A.jpg|centre|300px]]
 |info=
  {{Infohead|Route Information}}
  {{Infoline|Route|[[Pasir Ris Bus Interchange|Pasir Ris Interchange]] → Bayfront Avenue}}
  {{Infoline|Route Length|32.6 km}}
  {{Infoline|Travelling Time|106 mins <small>(1 h 46 mins)}}
  {{Infoline|Operator|{{GAS}}<br>([[Loyang Bus Package]])}}
}}

{{GAS/1| Express Service 518A}} is a unidirectional peak hour variant of {{Bus/T|Express Service 518|s=518}}, bringing direct doorstep access from the residential areas of [[Pasir Ris]] to the central areas of [[Newton]], [[Orchard]] and the [[Downtown Core]]. It offers a faster and more direct journey for Pasir Ris to the city compared to its parent route, plying via [[Tampines Expressway]] (TPE), [[Pan Island Expressway]] and [[Central Expressway]] (CTE), with a total journey time of just 30 minutes along the non-stop sector from Loyang Avenue to Moulmein Road by skipping the entire Tampines town.

==Service Information==
===Bus Duty & Fleet===
====Fleet Information====
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|+ Service 518A
!style='{{CSS/GAS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Depot
!style='{{CSS/GAS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet Size
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/GAS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet
|-
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/GAS|bgop=c0|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Loyang Depot (LYDEP)
|rowspan=2|2
!1 Single Decker
!1 Double Decker
|-
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{{Fleet
|model=MAN NL323F
}}
{{Fleet
|model=Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
}}
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{{Fleet
|model=MAN ND323F
}}
{{Fleet
|model=Volvo B9TL
}}
|}

===Route Information===
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!colspan=6 style='text-align:initial;font-weight:initial'|From {{BS77009|landmark=}}<hr><span style='display:block;text-align:center'>'''Departure Time'''</span>
|-
!Weekdays
|<div style='display:grid;grid-auto-columns:max-content;grid-template-columns:auto auto auto auto auto;'>{{Col/1|07:00<br><small>(SD)</small>}} {{Col/1|07:30<br><small>(DD)</small>}}</div>
|}

====Loop Service====
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!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Point of Interest
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!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|First bus!!style='{{CSS/LTA|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Last bus
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|{{BS77009|int=(Berth B5)}}
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|{{BS77191}}
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|{{BS77201}}
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|{{BS77251}}
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|{{BS77261}}
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|{{BS77271}}
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|{{BS77289}}
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|{{BS77239}}
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|{{BS77249}}
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|{{BS78049}}
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|{{BS77029}}
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|{{BS77039}}
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|{{BS77049}}
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|- class='ex'
|{{BS77059}}
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|{{BS78069}}
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|{{BS78031}}
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|{{BS78181}}
{{Bus/FBLB|07:31|07:56|sa=|su=|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS78191}}
{{Bus/FBLB|07:35|08:00|sa=|su=|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS98099}}
{{Bus/FBLB|07:38|08:03|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS98019}}
{{Bus/FBLB|07:41|08:06|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS50129}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:11|08:36|sa=|su=|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS50119}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:13|08:38|sa=|su=|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS50069}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:16|08:41|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS40189}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:19|08:44|sa=|su=|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS40179}}
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|- class='ex'
|{{BS09219}}
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|{{BS09048}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:24|08:49|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS09038}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:26|08:51|sa=|su=|fr=}}
|- class='ex'
|{{BS08138}}
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|{{BS08057}}
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|{{BS08069}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:33|08:58|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS04179}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:35|08:59|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS02049}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:36|09:01|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS02151}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:39|09:03|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS02161}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:41|09:05|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS02171}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:42|09:05|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS03509}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:44|09:07|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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|{{BS03519}}
{{Bus/FBLB|08:46|09:09|sa=|su=|fr=}}
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==Historical Information==
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Operator
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Route
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Year
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Date
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Service changes
|-
|rowspan=4|{{SBST}}
|Pasir Ris ↺ Temasek Ave
|'''2005'''
|'''27 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Pasir Ris Int and Temasek Ave (Loop) as a peak hour variant of Service 518 on weekdays, skipping Tampines Ave 7, Tampines Ave 2, Tampines Ave 1, Tampines Ave 10 and Bedok North Rd.
|-
|rowspan=4|Pasir Ris → Bayfront Ave
|'''2010'''
|'''26 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Shortened to terminate at Bayfront Ave (Opp Marina Bay Sands MICE) and revised to operate during weekday morning peak hours only.
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2012'''
|'''29 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop outside Blk 612 along Pasir Ris Dr 1.
|-
|'''3 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}
|-
|rowspan=10|{{GAS}}<br>'''(Current)'''
|'''2016'''
|'''18 September'''
|style='text-align:left'|Operations transferred to Go-Ahead Singapore.
|-
|{{N/A}}
|rowspan=2|'''2020'''
|'''8 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures in Singapore until 1 June 2020.
|-
|Pasir Ris → Bayfront Ave
|'''2 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|Resumed normal operations.
|-
!{{N/A}}
|rowspan=2|'''2021'''
|'''15 September'''
|style='text-align:left'|Temporarily suspended due to the impact of COVID-19 on available manpower.
|-
|rowspan=6|Pasir Ris → Bayfront Ave
|'''25 September'''
|style='text-align:left'|Resumed normal operations.
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2022'''
|'''30 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Temporarily amended to ply Pasir Ris St 11 and Pasir Ris St 12 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of {{CR4|}} station on the {{CRL}}.
|-
|'''27 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite HomeTeamNS Bedok along Bedok Nth Rd.
|-
|rowspan=3|'''2023'''
|'''8 January'''
|style='text-align:left'|Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.
|-
|'''27 August'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.
|-
|'''8 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Temporarily amended to ply Pasir Ris Dr 8 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of {{CR5|}} station on the {{CRL}}.
|}

==External Links==
* [https://go-aheadsingapore.com/bus-services/service-518A/ {{GAS}} Bus Service Information for Service 518A]
* [https://svc.simplygo.com.sg/eservice/eguide/service_route.php?service=518A SimplyGo eGuide]
* [https://busrouter.sg/#/services/518A Bus Service Route Map]

{{Loyang Bus Package}}