Bus Service 293

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Service 293
Route Information
Route Tampines Interchange ↺ Tampines Street 71 / Tampines Avenue 7 (Loop)
Route Length 15.1 km
Travelling Time 85 mins (1 h 25 mins)
Operator SBS Transit
(Tampines Bus Package)

SBS Transit Feeder Service 293 serves residents and schools around Tampines Neighbourhoods 7, 8 and 9 on the West Loop, and Neighbourhood 4 on the East Loop, connecting both ends to Tampines Regional Centre.

As this service serves the East wing of Tampines Interchange instead of West wing, commuters may be charged additional fares when travelling between Tampines Ave 7 (Blk 503) and Tampines Interchange when compared with Services 4, 8, 19, 28, 29, 37, 38, 81 and 291.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 293
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP) 23 14 Single Deckers 9 Double Deckers
SBS6151J
SBS6163A
SBS6166S
SBS6202X
SBS6203T
SBS6253Z
SBS6272T
SBS6642J
SBS6801S
SBS6871P
SG1125E
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS8569A
Scania K230UB
SBS3290K
SBS3637U
SBS3812E
SBS3828K
SBS7660A
SBS7661Y
SBS7671T
SBS7676E
SBS7680S
Volvo B9TL
Notes
  • 2 missing SDs.
  • SBS8569A will operate on Feeder 291 on Weekends & Public Holidays.
  • This service practises jumpbus.
  • Weekdays: 13A-13P / 3E / 9S (23 buses)
  • Weekends & Public Holidays: 10A-10P / 2S / 1E (11 buses)
  • Special Weekdays: 13A-12P / 3E / 9S (23 buses)

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 04 - 06 minutes 03 - 08 minutes 04 - 07 minutes 05 - 14 minutes

Special Departures

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Tampines East Stn Exit A
Tampines Ave 7
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Tampines Int
Tampines Ctrl 1

Departure Time
Weekdays
05:00
05:12
Weekends & Public Holidays
05:00
05:11

Loop Service

  • Service 293T buses will terminate at Tampines Int and will not ply the other loop.
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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
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Tampines Int(Berth B4)
Tampines Ctrl 1
293T EW2DT32Tampines
Century Square
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall
05:00 00:50 05:00 00:50 05:00 00:50
WEST LOOP
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Blk 945
Tampines Ave 4
293T Our Tampines Hub 05:04 00:54 05:03 00:54 05:03 00:53
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Blk 827
Tampines Ave 3
293T Shop T West 05:09 00:58 05:07 00:58 05:07 00:57
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Blk 730
Tampines Ave 5
293T Tampines Community Club 05:14 01:03 05:12 01:02 05:11 01:01
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Poi Ching Sch
Tampines St 71
293T 05:16 01:04 05:14 01:04 05:13 01:03
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Blk 831
Tampines Ave 3
293T Shop T West 05:24 01:11 05:21 01:10 05:20 01:08
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Opp Blk 945
Tampines Ave 4
293T Our Tampines Hub 05:28 01:12 05:24 01:12 05:23 01:12
END OF WEST LOOP
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Tampines Int(Berth B3)
Tampines Ctrl 1
293T293TEW2DT32Tampines
Century Square
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall
05:00 01:15 05:00 01:15 05:00 01:14
EAST LOOP
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Tampines East Stn Exit A
Tampines Ave 7
293TDT33Tampines East 05:00 01:10 05:00 01:12 05:00 01:10
END OF EAST LOOP
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Tampines Int(Berth B4)
Tampines Ctrl 1
293TEW2DT32Tampines
Century Square
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall
05:20 01:26 05:18 01:26 05:16 01:24
  • 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current)
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 3 1984 12 August Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines Ave 3 (Loop).
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 1985 23 June Amended to loop at Tampines St 81.
1987 29 November Amended to Tampines Int.
1988 19 June Extended to ply Tampines St 84.
1994 TBC Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 & St 45 1996 6 July Integrated with Service 297, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines St 45.
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & St 45 1997 14 December Amended to loop at Tampines St 71, skipping Tampines St 81 & Tampines St 84.
2009 26 October Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2013 TBC Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & Ave 7 2017 21 October Amended to loop at Tampines Ave 7, skipping Tampines St 43.
2018 12 August Converted to Feeder service.
Introduction of terminating trip 293T, instead of using ‘T’ plates.
2019 5 October Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.

External Links

icon Tampines Bus Package [ VTE]
Services 41010e181920232829313738394765697281127129513 SBS Transit
Operated under Negotiated Contract
Tampines Feeders 291292293296298298X
Defunct 2N
Bus Fleet Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)
Single Decker Linkker LM312 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 3Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1Batch 2Batch 3) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 1Euro IV, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH
Double Decker Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (3-DoorEuro V, Batch 3Euro VI, Batch 1Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1WEG2, Batch 2WEG2, Batch 3WEG2, Batch 4)