Bus Service 40

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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 Sunday, 12 January 2025, bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for commuters in Marsiling and Admiralty to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). Please refer here for more information.

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 will operate on Service 38 on Weekends & Public Holidays. 2 buses practise overnight parking at Bedok Interchange. All Linkker LM312 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

• 70151

  Aft Jln Anggerek
  Merpati Rd
  →
  84009

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