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==Feeder service==
==Service 290==
===Service 290===
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
|-bgcolor=#808080
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!<font style="color:white;">Date
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!<font style="color:white;">Service changes
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|-
|'''21 June 1987'''
|rowspan=6|{{SBST}}<br>''Known as {{SBS}} prior to 1 November 2001''
|Introduced between Tampines Ave 5 and Simei Rd (loop).
|rowspan=6|Tampines ↺ Simei Rd
|rowspan=2|'''1987'''
|'''21 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Ter and Simei Rd (Loop).
|-
|-
|'''29 November 1987'''
|'''29 November'''
|Amended to Tampines Int.
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Tampines Int.
|-
|-
|'''17 January 1988'''
|'''1988'''
|Extended to ply Simei St 4.
|'''17 January'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Simei St 4 and Simei Rd.
|-
|-
|'''7 April 2002'''
|'''1989'''
|Merged with Feeder Service 220 to form Service 38 and withdrawn.
|'''17 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
|-
|'''1999'''
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
|-
|'''2002'''
|'''7 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Integrated with Service 220 to form Service 38 and discontinued.
|}
|}


===Service 291===
==Service 291==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
|-bgcolor=#808080
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!<font style="color:white;">Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!<font style="color:white;">Service changes
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|rowspan=11|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''<br>''Known as {{SBS}} prior to 1 November 2001''
|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 33
|'''1994'''
|'''11 September'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines St 33 (Loop).
|-
|rowspan=2|Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 8 & St 33
|rowspan=2|'''1996'''
|rowspan=2|'''6 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|Integrated with Service 295, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines Ave 8.
|-
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
|-
|rowspan=8|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 & St 33
|'''1997'''
|'''14 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to loop at Tampines St 81, skipping Tampines Ave 8.
|-
|'''2003'''
|'''30 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3 and Tampines St 84.
|-
|'''2009'''
|'''3 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}
|-
|'''2013'''
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
|-
|'''2017'''
|'''24 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Tampines Ctrl 8 and Tampines Concourse towards Tampines Int.
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2018'''
|rowspan=2|'''12 August'''
|style='text-align:left'|Converted to Feeder service.
|-
|-
|'''11 September 1994'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduction of terminating trip 291T, instead of using ‘T’ plates.
|Introduced between Tampines Ave 5 and Tampines St 32/33 (loop).
|-
|-
|'''6 July 1996'''
|'''2019'''
|Merged with Service 295 to form Townlink Service 291 and extended to loop at Tampines Ave 3. ''([[History of Tampines Feeder/Townlink Services#Service 291_2|Related change]])''
|'''5 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.
|}
|}


===Service 292===
==Service 292==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{|class='wikitable' style='text-align:center;'
|-bgcolor=#5D1E79
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Operator
!<font style="color:white;">Date
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Route
!<font style="color:white;">Service changes
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Year
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Date
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Service changes
|-
|rowspan=8|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''<br>''Known as {{SBS}} prior to 1 November 2001''
|rowspan=8|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 22
|'''1983'''
|'''20 February'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 22 (Loop).
|-
|'''1987'''
|'''29 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Tampines Int.
|-
|'''1988'''
|'''19 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|Extended to ply Tampines St 11, skipping a portion of Tampines Ave 2.
|-
|'''1999'''
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
|-
|'''2011'''
|'''3 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}
|-
|-
|'''20 February 1983'''
|'''2013'''
|Introduced between Tampines Ave 5 and Tampines Ave 2 (loop).
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
|-
|-
|'''29 November 1987'''
|'''2019'''
|Amended to Tampines Int. At the same time, extended to Tampines St 22.
|'''5 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.
|-
|-
|'''19 June 1988'''
|'''2025'''
|Extended to ply Tampines St 11.
|'''11 May'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Tampines Lane and Tampines St 11, skipping a portion of Tampines Ave 2. First bus brought forward to 0510 hrs daily.
|}
|}


===Service 293===
==Service 293==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
|-bgcolor=#808080
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!<font style="color:white;">Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!<font style="color:white;">Service changes
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|-
|'''12 August 1984'''
|rowspan=13|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''<br>''Known as {{SBS}} prior to 1 November 2001''
|Introduced between Tampines Ave 5 and Tampines St 81 (loop).
|Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 3
|'''1984'''
|'''12 August'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines Ave 3 (Loop).
|-
|-
|'''29 November 1987'''
|rowspan=4|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81
|Amended to Tampines Int.
|'''1985'''
|'''23 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to loop at Tampines St 81.
|-
|-
|'''19 June 1988'''
|'''1987'''
|Extended to ply Tampines St 84.
|'''29 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Tampines Int.
|-
|-
|'''6 July 1996'''
|'''1988'''
|Merged with Service 297 to form Townlink Service 293 and extended to loop at Tampines St 45. ''([[History of Tampines Feeder/Townlink Services#Service 293_2|Related change]])''
|'''19 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|Extended to ply Tampines St 84.
|-
|'''1994'''
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
|-
|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 & St 45
|'''1996'''
|'''6 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|Integrated with Service 297, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines St 45.
|-
|rowspan=3|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & St 45
|'''1997'''
|'''14 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to loop at Tampines St 71, skipping Tampines St 81 & Tampines St 84.
|-
|'''2009'''
|'''26 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}
|-
|'''2013'''
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
|-
|rowspan=4|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & Ave 7
|'''2017'''
|'''21 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to loop at Tampines Ave 7, skipping Tampines St 43.
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2018'''
|rowspan=2|'''12 August'''
|style='text-align:left'|Converted to Feeder service.
|-
|style='text-align:left'|Introduction of terminating trip 293T, instead of using ‘T’ plates.
|-
|'''2019'''
|'''5 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.
|}
|}


===Service 294===
==Service 294==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
|-bgcolor=#808080
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!<font style="color:white;">Date
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!<font style="color:white;">Service changes
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|rowspan=4|{{SBST}}<br>''Known as {{SBS}} prior to 1 November 2001''
|rowspan=4|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 21
|'''1984'''
|'''12 August'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 21 (Loop).
|-
|-
|'''12 August 1984'''
|'''1987'''
|Introduced between Tampines Ave 5 and Tampines St 21 (loop).
|'''29 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Tampines Int.
|-
|-
|'''29 November 1987'''
|'''1994'''
|Amended to Tampines Int.
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
|-
|-
|'''7 April 2002'''
|'''2002'''
|Merged with Townlink Service 357 to form Service 3 and withdrawn.
|'''7 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Integrated with Townlink Service 357 to form Service 3 and discontinued.
|}
|}


===Service 295===
==Service 295==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
|-bgcolor=#808080
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!<font style="color:white;">Date
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!<font style="color:white;">Service changes
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|-
|'''21 August 1988'''
|rowspan=5|{{SBS}}
|Introduced between Tampines and Tampines Ave 8 (loop).
|rowspan=5|Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 8
|'''1988'''
|'''21 August'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines Ave 8 (Loop).
|-
|-
|'''21 April 1991'''
|'''1989'''
|Amended to loop at Tampines Ave 3.
|'''23 January'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
|-
|-
|'''6 July 1996'''
|'''1991'''
|Merged with Feeder Service 291 to form Townlink Service 291 and withdrawn.
|'''21 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3, skipping Tampines St 84.
|-
|'''1994'''
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
|-
|'''1996'''
|'''6 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|Integrated with Townlink Service 291 and discontinued.
|}
|}


===Service 297===
==Service 296==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
|-bgcolor=#808080
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!<font style="color:white;">Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!<font style="color:white;">Service changes
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|-
|'''15 November 1985'''
|rowspan=2|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''
|Introduced between Tampines Ave 5 and Tampines St 42 (loop).
|rowspan=2|Tampines ↺ Tampines Nth Dr 2
|rowspan=2|'''2024'''
|'''28 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines Nth Dr 2 (Loop), operating between 0515 hrs and 0050 hrs daily. {{LWAB}}
|-
|-
|'''29 November 1987'''
|'''15 September'''
|Amended to Tampines Int.
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop outside Giant Hypermarket along Tampines Nth Dr 2.
|}
 
==Service 297==
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Route
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|-
|'''10 March 1990'''
|rowspan=7|{{SBS}}
|Amended to ply Tampines St 45.
|rowspan=4|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 42
|'''1985'''
|'''14 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 42 (Loop).
|-
|-
|'''16 December 1990'''
|'''1986'''
|Amended to ply Tampines St 41.
|'''29 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
|-
|-
|'''6 July 1996'''
|rowspan=2|'''1987'''
|Merged with Feeder Service 293 to form Townlink Service 293 and withdrawn.
|'''6 September'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop opposite Tampines JC along Tampines Ave 9.
|-
|'''29 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Tampines Int.
|-
|rowspan=3|Tampines ↺ Tampines St 45
|rowspan=2|'''1990'''
|'''11 March'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to loop at Tampines St 45.
|-
|'''16 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Tampines St 41.
|-
|'''1996'''
|'''6 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|Integrated with Townlink Service 293 and discontinued.
|}
|}


==Townlink service==
==Service 298==
===Service 291===
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
|-bgcolor=#5D1E79
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!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
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!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|-
|'''6 July 1996'''
|rowspan=3|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''
|Coverted from Feeder Service 291 & 295 between Tampines and Tampines Ave 3 & Tampines St 32/33 (loop). ''([[History of Tampines Feeder/Townlink Services#Service 291|Related change]])''
|Tampines Concourse ↺ Tampines St 86
|'''2017'''
|'''21 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines St 86 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0530 hrs and 0045 hrs daily. {{LWAB}}
|-
|-
|'''14 December 1997'''
|rowspan=2|Tampines North ↺ Tampines Ave 5
|Amended to loop at Tampines St 81, skipping Tampines Ave 8.
|rowspan=2|'''2023'''
|'''8 January'''
|style='text-align:left'|Extended to Tampines Nth Int.
|-
|-
|'''30 November 2003'''
|'''10 September'''
|Amended to Tampines Ave 3 & Tampines St 84 before turning to Tampines St 83.
|style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop outside Blk 875B along Tampines St 86.
|}
|}


===Service 293===
==Service 298X==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
{| class="wikitable" style='text-align:center'
|-bgcolor=#5D1E79
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Operator
!<font style="color:white;">Date
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!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Year
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Date
!style={{CSS/PAST|xfc=|xbc=}}|Service changes
|-
|-
|'''6 July 1996'''
|rowspan=2|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''
|Merged from Feeder Service 293 & 297 between Tampines and Tampines Ave 3 & Tampines St 42/81 (loop). ''([[History of Tampines Feeder/Townlink Services#Service 293|Related change]])''
|rowspan=2|Tampines North ↺ Tampines St 86
|'''2024'''
|'''9 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines North Int and Tampines St 86 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0630 hrs – 1000 hrs and 1600 hrs – 1930 hrs on Weekdays. {{LWAB}}
|-
|-
|'''14 December 1997'''
|'''2025'''
|Amended to loop at Tampines St 71, skipping Tampines St 81 & 84.
|'''24 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Renumbered to Service 454 and amended to Tampines Avenue 1 and 5 to serve a bus stop outside Tampines West Station Exit B along Tampines Avenue 1, skipping non-stop sector along Tampines Avenues 8, 3 & 4.
|}
|}
==Service 299==
{| 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
|-
|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''
|Tampines North ↺ Tampines St 96
|'''2025'''
|'''27 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Tampines North Int and Tampines St 96 (Loop) under LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0600hrs and 0000hrs daily. {{LWAB}}<ref>[https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/introduction-of-new-service-299 "Introduction of New Service 299"] SBS Transit, 7 April 2025</ref>
|}
==References==
<references/>
==See also==
* [[History of Bus Services]]


[[Category: Buses]]
[[Category: Buses]]
[[Category:SBS Transit]]

Latest revision as of 15:15, 25 November 2025

Service 290

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001 		Tampines ↺ Simei Rd 1987 21 June Introduced between Tampines Ter and Simei Rd (Loop).
29 November Amended to Tampines Int.
1988 17 January Amended to ply Simei St 4 and Simei Rd.
1989 17 April Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
1999 TBC Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
2002 7 April Integrated with Service 220 to form Service 38 and discontinued.

Service 291

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current)
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001 		Tampines ↺ Tampines St 33 1994 11 September Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines St 33 (Loop).
Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 8 & St 33 1996 6 July Integrated with Service 295, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines Ave 8.
Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 & St 33 1997 14 December Amended to loop at Tampines St 81, skipping Tampines Ave 8.
2003 30 November Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3 and Tampines St 84.
2009 3 December Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2013 TBC Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
2017 24 December Amended to ply Tampines Ctrl 8 and Tampines Concourse towards Tampines Int.
2018 12 August Converted to Feeder service.
Introduction of terminating trip 291T, instead of using ‘T’ plates.
2019 5 October Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.

Service 292

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current)
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001 		Tampines ↺ Tampines St 22 1983 20 February Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 22 (Loop).
1987 29 November Amended to Tampines Int.
1988 19 June Extended to ply Tampines St 11, skipping a portion of Tampines Ave 2.
1999 TBC Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
2011 3 December Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2013 TBC Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
2019 5 October Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.
2025 11 May Amended to ply Tampines Lane and Tampines St 11, skipping a portion of Tampines Ave 2. First bus brought forward to 0510 hrs daily.

Service 293

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.

Service 294

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001 		Tampines ↺ Tampines St 21 1984 12 August Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 21 (Loop).
1987 29 November Amended to Tampines Int.
1994 TBC Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
2002 7 April Integrated with Townlink Service 357 to form Service 3 and discontinued.

Service 295

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 8 1988 21 August Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines Ave 8 (Loop).
1989 23 January Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
1991 21 April Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3, skipping Tampines St 84.
1994 TBC Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
1996 6 July Integrated with Townlink Service 291 and discontinued.

Service 296

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current) 		Tampines ↺ Tampines Nth Dr 2 2024 28 April Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines Nth Dr 2 (Loop), operating between 0515 hrs and 0050 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB
15 September Serves new bus stop outside Giant Hypermarket along Tampines Nth Dr 2.

Service 297

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Tampines ↺ Tampines St 42 1985 14 July Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 42 (Loop).
1986 29 December Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
1987 6 September Serves new bus stop opposite Tampines JC along Tampines Ave 9.
29 November Amended to Tampines Int.
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 45 1990 11 March Amended to loop at Tampines St 45.
16 December Amended to ply Tampines St 41.
1996 6 July Integrated with Townlink Service 293 and discontinued.

Service 298

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current) 		Tampines Concourse ↺ Tampines St 86 2017 21 October Introduced between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines St 86 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0530 hrs and 0045 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB
Tampines North ↺ Tampines Ave 5 2023 8 January Extended to Tampines Nth Int.
10 September Serves new bus stop outside Blk 875B along Tampines St 86.

Service 298X

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current) 		Tampines North ↺ Tampines St 86 2024 9 December Introduced between Tampines North Int and Tampines St 86 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0630 hrs – 1000 hrs and 1600 hrs – 1930 hrs on Weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB
2025 24 November Renumbered to Service 454 and amended to Tampines Avenue 1 and 5 to serve a bus stop outside Tampines West Station Exit B along Tampines Avenue 1, skipping non-stop sector along Tampines Avenues 8, 3 & 4.

Service 299

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current) 		Tampines North ↺ Tampines St 96 2025 27 April Introduced between Tampines North Int and Tampines St 96 (Loop) under LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0600hrs and 0000hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction of New Service 299" SBS Transit, 7 April 2025

See also

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