Bus Service 38

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	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 15 March 2025, supplementary bus service 138M will be introduced to better serve residents travelling to the Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic. This service will operate at a frequency of 30 minutes from Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 15 March 2025, short-trip service 138B will be discontinued. The last day of operations for this service will be Friday, 14 March 2025. Commuters can continue to take bus service 138 as an alternative. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 15 March 2025, bus service 883M will operate on Saturdays from 7am to 1pm at 30-minute frequency to enhance connectivity to amenities along Yishun Avenue 7. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 17 March 2025, short-trip service 71A will be introduced from Mayflower MRT Station to Bishan MRT Station. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 23 March 2025, supplementary bus service 258M will ply an extended route looping at Boon Lay Place to provide direct connection to amenities such as Boon Lay Shopping Centre. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, supplementary bus service 979X will be introduced to provide a faster connection for residents in Yew Tee Village to and from Bukit Panjang MRT / Bus Interchange. Bus service 979X will supplement bus service 979 and serve selected bus stops along its route. It will operate on weekdays (excluding Public Holidays) during the morning and evening peak periods. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, supplementary bus service 861M will be introduced to complement existing travel options to Wellington Primary School. It will operate from Canberra Way, terminating at Sembawang Bus Interchange. This service will operate two trips during the morning peak period on weekdays during school term only. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 24 March 2025, short-trip service 112B will be introduced starting from Hougang Central Bus Interchange and terminating at Hougang Avenue 7. This service will only operate on weekdays (excluding public holidays) during the evening peak period. Please refer here for more information.

Service 38
Route Information
Route	Tampines Interchange ↔ Bedok Interchange
Route Length	11.3 km (towards Bedok) 10.8 km (towards Tampines)
Travelling Time	55 mins
Operator	(Tampines Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 38 was formed with the merger of two former feeder routes (220 & 290), and provides inter-town links between Bedok South, Simei and Tampines East.

From Bedok South Road, Service 38 provides a quicker route to Bedok Interchange as compared to Feeder 229, and compliments Services 12, 12e and 47 with connections to EW4CGTanah Merah, EW3Simei and DT33Tampines East stations. Along with Service 20, Service 38 links up most of Simei estate with EW3Simei station.

It is also one of the two bus services to serve between Tampines and Bedok Interchanges, the other service being Service 69. However, Service 69 loops at Bedok while Service 38 is a bi-directional route.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 38

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	12	12 Single Deckers
		SG3072K SG3078U SG3079S SG3080L SG3081J SG3082G SG3088R SG3089M Linkker LM312 SG1131L Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5021H SBS8155K SBS8600S Scania K230UB

Notes
SG3070R & SG3071M (Service 40) will operate on Service 38 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SBS8155K will operate on Service 40 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SBS8600S will operate on Service 47 on Weekends & Public Holidays. Weekdays: 8A-8P / 3S / 1E (12 buses) Saturdays: 8A-10P / 1T (11 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 10A-10P (10 buses) Special Weekdays: 10A-8P / 3S (13 buses)

Service 38 duty allocation
Weekdays (8A-8P / 3S / 1E)	A/P	SG3072K, SG3078U, SG3079S, SG3080L, SG3081J, SG3082G, SG3088R & SG3089M
	S	SBS5021H, SBS8155K & SBS8600S
	E	SG1131L

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)
towards Bedok	10 - 15 minutes	10 - 16 minutes	10 - 16 minutes	12 - 16 minutes
towards Tampines	10 - 14 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	12 - 15 minutes

Special Departures

• 85091

  Tanah Merah Stn Exit B
  New Upp Changi Rd
  →
  75009

  Tampines Int
  Tampines Ctrl 1
  • Weekdays: 05:20 & 05:28
  • Saturdays: 05:20
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: 05:20, 05:29, 05:39 & 05:48
• 84089

  Blk 40
  Bedok Sth Rd
  →
  75009

  Tampines Int
  Tampines Ctrl 1
  • Weekdays: 05:30 & 05:40
  • Saturdays: 05:30 & 05:43
• 85099

  Tanah Merah Stn Exit A
  New Upp Changi Rd
  →
  84009

  Bedok Int
  Bedok Nth Dr
  • Daily: 05:30

Direction 1 (Tampines → Bedok)

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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
75009 Tampines Int(Berth B10) Tampines Ctrl 1	EW2DT32Tampines Century Square Tampines 1 Tampines Mall	05:15	00:40	05:15	00:40	05:15	00:40
76191 Blk 401 Tampines Ave 7		05:17	00:42	05:17	00:42	05:17	00:42
76201 Blk 423 Tampines Ave 7		05:19	00:43	05:18	00:44	05:18	00:43
76211 Blk 449 Tampines Ave 7		05:21	00:45	05:20	00:45	05:20	00:45
76221 Tampines East Stn Exit A Tampines Ave 7	DT33Tampines East	05:22	00:46	05:21	00:47	05:21	00:46
76039 Tampines East Stn Exit C Tampines Ave 2	DT33Tampines East	05:24	00:47	05:22	00:48	05:22	00:47
76109 Blk 302 Tampines Ave 2	Tampines East CC	05:25	00:48	05:23	00:49	05:23	00:48
96129 Melville Pk Simei Rd		05:28	00:50	05:25	00:51	05:25	00:50
96139 Blk 148 Simei St 1		05:29	00:51	05:26	00:52	05:26	00:50
96149 Simei Stn/Blk 247 Simei St 1	EW3Simei	05:30	00:52	05:28	00:53	05:27	00:51
96159 Blk 254 Simei St 1		05:32	00:53	05:29	00:54	05:28	00:52
96169 Simei Stn Simei St 3	EW3Simei	05:33	00:54	05:30	00:55	05:29	00:53
96171 Bet Blks 227/228 Simei St 4		05:34	00:55	05:31	00:56	05:30	00:54
96291 Blk 223 Simei St 4		05:35	00:56	05:32	00:57	05:31	00:55
96209 Opp Simei Green Condo Simei Rd		05:36	00:57	05:33	00:58	05:31	00:55
95909 Aft Somapah Rd Upp Changi Rd East		05:38	00:58	05:34	00:59	05:32	00:56
96039 Expo Halls 4/5/6 Upp Changi Rd East	CG1DT35Expo Singapore Expo	05:39	00:59	05:35	01:00	05:33	00:57
96029 Expo Halls 1/2/3 Upp Changi Rd East	Singapore Expo	05:40	01:00	05:36	01:01	05:34	00:58
96019 Aft Simei Ave Upp Changi Rd East		05:41	01:00	05:37	01:02	05:35	00:59
85109 Bef Bedok Rd Upp Changi Rd East		05:42	01:01	05:38	01:02	05:35	00:59
85099 Tanah Merah Stn Exit A New Upp Changi Rd	EW4CGTanah Merah	05:30	01:02	05:30	01:04	05:30	01:01
84101 ECO Condo Bedok Sth Ave 3		05:32	01:03	05:32	01:06	05:32	01:03
84071 Blk 71 Bedok Sth Rd		05:33	01:04	05:33	01:07	05:33	01:04
84081 Opp Blk 40 Bedok Sth Rd		05:34	01:05	05:33	01:07	05:33	01:04
84141 Opp Lion Hme for Elders Bedok Sth Rd		05:35	01:05	05:34	01:08	05:34	01:05
84111 Temasek JC Bedok Sth Rd		05:36	01:06	05:35	01:09	05:35	01:06
84121 Aft Bedok Sth Ave 1 Bedok Sth Rd		05:39	01:08	05:38	01:11	05:38	01:08
84131 Opp Panasonic Bedok Sth Rd		05:42	01:11	05:41	01:14	05:43	01:11
84009 Bedok Int(Alighting) Bedok Nth Dr	EW5Bedok Bedok Mall	05:45	01:14	05:43	01:17	05:43	01:14

Direction 2 (Bedok → Tampines)

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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
84009 Bedok Int(Berth B6) Bedok Nth Dr	EW5Bedok Bedok Mall	05:45	00:40	05:45	00:40	05:45	00:40
84139 Panasonic Bedok Sth Rd		05:47	00:42	05:47	00:42	05:47	00:42
84129 Fujitec S'pore Ltd Bedok Sth Rd		05:50	00:44	05:50	00:44	05:49	00:44
84119 Opp Temasek JC Bedok Sth Rd		05:51	00:45	05:51	00:45	05:50	00:45
84149 Lion Hme For Elders Bedok Sth Rd		05:53	00:46	05:52	00:46	05:51	00:46
84089 Blk 40 Bedok Sth Rd		05:30	00:47	05:30	00:47	05:52	00:47
84079 Opp Blk 71 Bedok Sth Rd		05:31	00:48	05:31	00:48	05:53	00:48
84109 Bef Bedok View Sec Sch Bedok Sth Ave 3		05:33	00:49	05:33	00:49	05:54	00:49
85091 Tanah Merah Stn Exit B New Upp Changi Rd	EW4CGTanah Merah	05:20	00:51	05:20	00:50	05:20	00:50
85101 Aft Bedok Rd Upp Changi Rd East		05:22	00:52	05:22	00:51	05:22	00:51
96011 Bef Simei Ave Upp Changi Rd East		05:23	00:53	05:24	00:52	05:23	00:52
96021 Opp Expo Halls 1/2/3 Upp Changi Rd East	Singapore Expo	05:24	00:55	05:26	00:54	05:24	00:53
96031 Opp Expo Halls 4/5/6 Upp Changi Rd East	CG1DT35Expo Singapore Expo	05:25	00:55	05:25	00:54	05:25	00:53
95901 Bef Simei Rd Upp Changi Rd East		05:26	00:56	05:28	00:55	05:26	00:54
96201 Simei Green Condo Simei Rd		05:28	00:57	05:28	00:56	05:27	00:55
96299 Opp Blk 222 Simei St 4		05:29	00:58	05:29	00:57	05:28	00:56
96179 Modena Condo/Opp Blk 228 Simei St 4		05:30	00:58	05:29	00:57	05:29	00:56
96161 Opp Simei Stn Simei St 3	EW3Simei	05:31	00:59	05:30	00:58	05:30	00:57
96151 Blk 106 Simei St 1		05:32	01:00	05:31	00:59	05:31	00:58
96141 Blk 120/Opp Simei Stn Simei St 1	EW3Simei	05:34	01:01	05:33	01:00	05:32	00:59
96131 Blk 130 Simei St 1		05:35	01:02	05:34	01:01	05:33	01:00
96121 Metta Welfare Assn Simei Rd		05:37	01:03	05:35	01:02	05:34	01:01
76101 Tampines East CC Tampines Ave 2		05:40	01:05	05:38	01:04	05:36	01:03
76031 Tampines East Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 2	DT33Tampines East	05:41	01:05	05:39	01:05	05:37	01:03
76229 Opp Tampines East Stn Tampines Ave 7	DT33Tampines East	05:41	01:06	05:40	01:06	05:38	01:04
76219 Blk 230E Tampines Ave 7		05:43	01:07	05:41	01:07	05:39	01:05
76209 Blk 233 Tampines Ave 7		05:45	01:09	05:43	01:09	05:41	01:07
76199 Blk 503 Tampines Ave 7		05:47	01:10	05:45	01:10	05:43	01:09
75009 Tampines Int(Alighting) Tampines Ctrl 1	EW2DT32Tampines Century Square Tampines 1 Tampines Mall	05:50	01:13	05:47	01:12	05:45	01:12

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Tampines ↔ Bedok	2002	7 April	Introduced between Tampines Int and Bedok Int with the integration of Services 220 and 290.
			TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 223 along Simei St 4.
		2011	27 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
			19 November	Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
		2014	30 November	Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
		2017	21 October	Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2.
		2018	8 April	Serves new pair of bus stops after Somapah Rd and before Simei Rd along Upp Changi Rd East.