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!Service changes | !Service changes | ||
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|{{STC}} | |||
|rowspan=4|Balestier Rd ↔ Tg Pagar Rd | |||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=2|'''1971''' | ||
|11 April | |'''11 April''' | ||
|Introduced between Balestier Rd Ter and Tg Pagar Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation. | |Introduced between Balestier Rd Ter and Tg Pagar Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{ABS}} | |||
|6 December | |'''6 December''' | ||
|Operations transferred to ABS. | |Operations transferred to ABS. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=26|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''<br>''Known as {{SBS}} prior to 1 November 2001'' | |||
|1974 | |'''1974''' | ||
|8 December | |'''8 December''' | ||
|Amended to ply Cecil St, skipping Robinson Rd. | |Amended to ply Cecil St, skipping Robinson Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1975 | |'''1975''' | ||
|19 July | |'''19 July''' | ||
|Amended to ply Coleman St and Armenian St, skipping Stamford Rd. | |Amended to ply Coleman St and Armenian St, skipping Stamford Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
!rowspan= | !rowspan=2|Tg Pagar Rd ↺ Balestier Rd | ||
|1978 | |1978 | ||
|2 December | |'''2 December''' | ||
|Amended to ply Balestier Rd, Jln Dusun and Jln Datoh due to the partial closure of Ah Hood Rd for redevelopment. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Balestier Rd, Jln Dusun and Jln Datoh due to the partial closure of Ah Hood Rd for redevelopment. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=2|'''1979''' | ||
|11 February | |'''11 February''' | ||
|Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Rambau St and Trafalgar St towards Tg Pagar Ter, skipping Parsi Rd. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Rambau St and Trafalgar St towards Tg Pagar Ter, skipping Parsi Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Anson Rd ↺ Balestier Rd | |||
|1 August | |'''1 August''' | ||
|Amended to Anson Rd Ter. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to Anson Rd Ter. | ||
|- | |- | ||
!rowspan= | !rowspan=2|Anson Rd ↺ Rangoon Rd (1983 - 1985) | ||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=2|'''1983''' | ||
|2 January | |'''2 January''' | ||
|Amended to loop at Norfolk Rd from Anson Rd Ter. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to loop at Norfolk Rd from Anson Rd Ter. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 July | |'''3 July''' | ||
|Amended to ply Kent Rd and Owen Rd with the partial closure of Rangoon Rd to facilitate the construction of CTE. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Kent Rd and Owen Rd with the partial closure of Rangoon Rd to facilitate the construction of CTE. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=2|Prince Edward ↺ Rangoon Rd | |||
|1985 | |'''1985''' | ||
|27 January | |'''27 January''' | ||
|Amended to Prince Edward Ter with the closure of Anson Rd Ter. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to Prince Edward Ter with the closure of Anson Rd Ter. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=2|'''1987''' | ||
|7 June | |'''7 June''' | ||
|Amended to ply Owen Rd, Dorset Rd, Kg Java Rd, Bt Timah Rd and Sungei Rd, skipping Race Course Rd, Kerbau Rd, Kg Kapor Rd, Upp Weld Rd and Jln Besar. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Owen Rd, Dorset Rd, Kg Java Rd, Bt Timah Rd and Sungei Rd, skipping Race Course Rd, Kerbau Rd, Kg Kapor Rd, Upp Weld Rd and Jln Besar. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Shenton Way ↺ Rangoon Rd | |||
|28 June | |'''28 June''' | ||
|Amended to Shenton Way Ter. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to Shenton Way Ter. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Shenton Way ↔ St. Michael's | |||
|1992 | |'''1992''' | ||
|3 May | |'''3 May''' | ||
|Extended to St. Michael's Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7. | |style='text-align:left'|Extended to St. Michael's Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=15|Bukit Merah ↔ St. Michael's | |||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=2|'''1993''' | ||
|4 April | |'''4 April''' | ||
|Extended to Bt Merah Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 12. | |style='text-align:left'|Extended to Bt Merah Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 12. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11 April | |'''11 April''' | ||
|Amended to ply Stamford Rd, skipping Coleman St and Armenian St. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Stamford Rd, skipping Coleman St and Armenian St. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=2|'''1999''' | ||
|{{TBC}} | |{{TBC}} | ||
|Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd. | |style='text-align:left'|Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{TBC}} | |{{TBC}} | ||
|Serves new bus stop outside Farrer Pk Tennis Ctr along Dorset Rd. | |style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop outside Farrer Pk Tennis Ctr along Dorset Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2001 | |'''2001''' | ||
|18 February | |'''18 February''' | ||
|Serves new staggered bus stop outside Novena Stn along Thomson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Novena Ch. | |style='text-align:left'|Serves new staggered bus stop outside Novena Stn along Thomson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Novena Ch. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''2005''' | |||
|2005 | |'''19 June''' | ||
|19 June | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Bt Purmei Ave in both directions. | ||
|Amended to ply Bt Purmei Ave in both directions. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2006 | |'''2006''' | ||
|29 October | |'''29 October''' | ||
|Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd. | |style='text-align:left'|Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2007 | |'''2007''' | ||
|28 April | |'''28 April''' | ||
|Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Concert Hall along Fullerton Rd. | |style='text-align:left'|Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Concert Hall along Fullerton Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2008 | |'''2008''' | ||
|7 December | |'''7 December''' | ||
|Skips removed bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mque along Telok Blangah Rd. | |style='text-align:left'|Skips removed bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mque along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=2|'''2011''' | ||
|16 October | |'''16 October''' | ||
|Amended to ply Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd with the partial closure of Bencoolen St to facilitate the construction of Bencoolen MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd with the partial closure of Bencoolen St to facilitate the construction of Bencoolen MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3 December | |'''3 December''' | ||
|{{DWAB}} | |style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2014 | |'''2014''' | ||
|25 August | |'''25 August''' | ||
|Last bus from Bt Merah Int extended to 2400 hrs daily. | |style='text-align:left'|Last bus from Bt Merah Int extended to 2400 hrs daily. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= | |rowspan=2|'''2016''' | ||
|1 May | |'''1 May''' | ||
|Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards St. Michael's Ter with the partial closure of Fullerton Rd. | |style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards St. Michael's Ter with the partial closure of Fullerton Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11 December | |'''11 December''' | ||
|Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd. | |style='text-align:left'|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2021 | |'''2021''' | ||
|26 December | |'''26 December''' | ||
|Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards Bt Merah Int with the closure of Connaught Dr. | |style='text-align:left'|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards Bt Merah Int with the closure of Connaught Dr. | ||
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{{Bukit Merah Bus Package}} | {{Bukit Merah Bus Package}} |
Revision as of 19:39, 2 February 2025
Service 131 | |
Route Information | |
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Route | St. Michael's Ter ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange |
Route Length | 20.5 km (towards Bukit Merah) 20.1 km (towards St. Michael's) |
Travelling Time | 85 mins (1 h 25 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Bukit Merah Bus Package) |
Bus Service 131 connects residents of St. Michael’s, Pek Kio, Bukit Merah and Bukit Purmei to the City areas of Bras Basah, Shenton Way and HarbourFront, catering to both the weekday office crowds and the weekend demand to leisure venues around HarbourFront and Bras Basah.
It also links St. Michael’s and Pek Kio estates to the nearby Novena MRT and United Square mall. Demand for this service is moderate to heavy owing to its inter-town and intra-city routing.
Service 131 uses coloured information plates.
- 131(towards Bukit Merah Interchange)
- 131(towards Saint Michael's Terminal)
Short-Trip Service 131A operates during weekday morning peak hours, and supplements the high demand for Service 131 between St. Michael’s, Novena, Pek Kio, Rochor, Bras Basah, Collyer Quay and Shenton Way.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | ||||
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131 | 131A | |||||
Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP) | 23 | 3 | 23 Single Deckers | |||
SBS6254X SBS6270Z SBS6652E SBS6721P Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS5035T SBS5085Z SBS5122A SBS5131ZA SBS5160P SBS5186R SBS8114DA SBS8491P SBS8728H SBS8729E SBS8763EA SBS8768S SBS8773B SBS8778M SBS8817J SBS8822T SBS8947S Scania K230UB
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Route Information
Special Departures
- →
14389
Aft Radin Mas Pr Sch
Bt Purmei Ave10009
Bt Merah Int
Bt Merah Ctrl- Daily: 05:50
- NS25EW13City Hall
04111
Capitol Bldg
Stamford Rd
Capitol Singapore
Raffles City →52499
St. Michael's Ter
Whampoa Rd- Weekdays: 06:05 & 06:13
- Saturdays: 06:05
- →
50029
Opp United Sq
Thomson Rd10009
Bt Merah Int
Bt Merah Ctrl- Weekdays: 05:15, 05:27, 05:39, 05:51, 08:13 & 08:33
- Saturdays: 05:20, 05:34 & 05:48
- Sundays & Public Holidays: 05:20 & 05:39
Service 131A
- →
52499
St. Michael's Ter
Whampoa RdEW15Tanjong Pagar03217
Opp AXA Twr
Shenton Way- Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 06:50 (SBS8763E) 06:57 (SBS8114D) 07:14 (SBS5131Z)
Historical Information
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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STCNE16Sengkang | Balestier Rd ↔ Tg Pagar Rd | 1971 | 11 April | Introduced between Balestier Rd Ter and Tg Pagar Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation. |
Associated Bus Services | 6 December | Operations transferred to ABS. | ||
![]() (Current) Known as ![]() |
1974 | 8 December | Amended to ply Cecil St, skipping Robinson Rd. | |
1975 | 19 July | Amended to ply Coleman St and Armenian St, skipping Stamford Rd. | ||
Tg Pagar Rd ↺ Balestier Rd | 1978 | 2 December | Amended to ply Balestier Rd, Jln Dusun and Jln Datoh due to the partial closure of Ah Hood Rd for redevelopment. | |
1979 | 11 February | Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Rambau St and Trafalgar St towards Tg Pagar Ter, skipping Parsi Rd. | ||
Anson Rd ↺ Balestier Rd | 1 August | Amended to Anson Rd Ter. | ||
Anson Rd ↺ Rangoon Rd (1983 - 1985) | 1983 | 2 January | Amended to loop at Norfolk Rd from Anson Rd Ter. | |
3 July | Amended to ply Kent Rd and Owen Rd with the partial closure of Rangoon Rd to facilitate the construction of CTE. | |||
Prince Edward ↺ Rangoon Rd | 1985 | 27 January | Amended to Prince Edward Ter with the closure of Anson Rd Ter. | |
1987 | 7 June | Amended to ply Owen Rd, Dorset Rd, Kg Java Rd, Bt Timah Rd and Sungei Rd, skipping Race Course Rd, Kerbau Rd, Kg Kapor Rd, Upp Weld Rd and Jln Besar. | ||
Shenton Way ↺ Rangoon Rd | 28 June | Amended to Shenton Way Ter. | ||
Shenton Way ↔ St. Michael's | 1992 | 3 May | Extended to St. Michael's Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7. | |
Bukit Merah ↔ St. Michael's | 1993 | 4 April | Extended to Bt Merah Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 12. | |
11 April | Amended to ply Stamford Rd, skipping Coleman St and Armenian St. | |||
1999 | TBC | Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
TBC | Serves new bus stop outside Farrer Pk Tennis Ctr along Dorset Rd. | |||
2001 | 18 February | Serves new staggered bus stop outside Novena Stn along Thomson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Novena Ch. | ||
2005 | 19 June | Amended to ply Bt Purmei Ave in both directions. | ||
2006 | 29 October | Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
2007 | 28 April | Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Concert Hall along Fullerton Rd. | ||
2008 | 7 December | Skips removed bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mque along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
2011 | 16 October | Amended to ply Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd with the partial closure of Bencoolen St to facilitate the construction of Bencoolen MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line. | ||
3 December | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | |||
2014 | 25 August | Last bus from Bt Merah Int extended to 2400 hrs daily. | ||
2016 | 1 May | Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards St. Michael's Ter with the partial closure of Fullerton Rd. | ||
11 December | style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd. | |||
2021 | 26 December | style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards Bt Merah Int with the closure of Connaught Dr. |
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Services | Trunk | 5 • 16 • 16M • 57 • 93 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 123M • 131 • 145 • 160 • 170 • 170X • 195 • 198 • 400 • 993 | ![]() Tender Awarded | |
Feeder | Bukit Merah | 272 • 273 | ||
Defunct | 131M • 160M • 402 | |||
Bus Fleet | Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP) | |||
Single Deckers | MAN NL323F | Euro V (Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Euro VI | ||
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro | Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3 | |||
Scania K230UB | Euro IV (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Euro V (Batch 1 • Batch 2) | |||
Double Deckers | MAN ND323F | 3-Door • Euro V (Batch 3) • Euro VI (Batch 1 • Batch 2) | ||
Volvo B9TL | Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3 • Batch 4) |