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Revision as of 14:23, 14 February 2025

Service 8
File:SG6181J 8.jpeg
Route Information
Route Tampines Interchange ↔ Toa Payoh Interchange
Route Length 17.6 km (towards Toa Payoh)
17.4 km (towards Tampines)
Travelling Time 80 mins (1 h 20 mins)
Operator SBS Transit
(Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package)

Bus Service 8 is a inter-town route serving between Toa Payoh and Tampines, passing through MacPherson, Ubi, Kaki Bukit, Tampines Ave 2 and Tampines Ave 7. The route serves a unique catchment of both residents (of Toa Payoh, Kaki Bukit and Tampines) and workers heading to the industrial estates (around Ubi and MacPherson), leading to high demand throughout the day.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 8
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Hougang Depot (HGDEP) 25
Hougang: 19
Bedok North: 6 		4 Single Deckers 15 Double Deckers

SBS8322U SBS8789G SBS8977E
Scania K230UB

SG6181J
MAN ND323F

SBS3154X SBS3166L SBS3249G SBS3729M SBS3762R SBS3791G SBS3831A SBS3892Z SBS7500D SBS7603R SG5383A SG5557R
Volvo B9TL

Bedok North Depot (BNDEP) 2 Single Deckers 4 Double Deckers

SBS8348X SBS8497Z
Scania K230UB

SBS3122M SBS3142E SBS7705E SG5564U
Volvo B9TL

Notes
  • 3 missing HGDEP buses.
  • All HGDEP Service 8 Buses practise overnight parking at Braddell Bus Park (BRBP) or Toa Payoh Interchange.
  • SBS3122M, SBS3142E, SBS8348X & SBS8497Z (BNDEP Service 8) practise overnight parking at Tampines Interchange.
  • HGDEP Service 8 & Service 157 buses are interchangable.
  • Weekdays: Hougang 5A-5P / 14S; Bedok North 5A-5P / 1S (25 buses)
  • Saturdays: Hougang 7A-6P / 1S / 1T; Bedok North 4A-5P / 2T (16 buses)
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: Hougang 6A-6P / 1T; Bedok North 3A-5P / 2T (14 buses)
  • Special Weekdays: Hougang 12A-5P / 2E / 7S; Bedok North 6A-5P (25 buses)
Service 8 duty allocation
Braddell
Weekdays
(5A-5P / 14S)
A/P SBS3166L, SBS8322U
S SBS3154X, SBS3729M, SBS3762R, SBS3831A, SBS3892Z, SBS7500D, SBS7603R, SBS8789G, SBS8977E, SG5383A & SG5557R
Bedok North
Weekdays
(5A-5P / 1S)
A/P SBS3122M, SBS3142E, SBS8348X, SBS8497Z & SG5564U
S SBS7705E

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 Toa Payoh 06 - 14 minutes 05 - 15 minutes 08 - 15 minutes 12 - 18 minutes
towards Tampines 05 - 14 minutes 06 - 15 minutes 07 - 15 minutes 08 - 18 minutes

Special Departures

  • icon70131
    Bef Davidson Rd
    MacPherson Rd
    →
    icon75009
    Tampines Int
    Tampines Ctrl 1
    EW2DT32Tampines
    Century Square
    Tampines 1
    Tampines Mall
    • Weekdays: 06:06

Direction 1 (Tampines → Toa Payoh)

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Bus Stops Nearby Attraction Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon75009
Tampines Int(Berth A3)
Tampines Ctrl 1
EW2DT32Tampines
Century Square
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall 		EW2DT32Tampines
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall
Century Sq 		05:30 23:00 05:45 23:00 06:00 23:00
icon76221
Tampines East Stn Exit A
Tampines Ave 7
DT33Tampines East DT33Tampines East 05:38 23:08 05:53 23:09 06:08 23:08
icon76039
Tampines East Stn Exit C
Tampines Ave 2
DT33Tampines East 05:40 23:10 05:55 23:11 06:10 23:10
icon75059
Bef Tampines West Stn
Tampines Ave 1
DT31Tampines West
SAFRA Tampines 		DT31Tampines West 05:50 23:18 06:02 23:20 06:18 23:18
icon71129
Ubi Stn Exit A
Ubi Ave 2
DT27Ubi DT27Ubi 06:10 23:37 06:20 23:40 06:37 23:36
icon52009
Toa Payoh Int(Berth A7)
Lor 6 Toa Payoh
NS19Toa Payoh
HDB Hub 		NS19Toa Payoh 06:37 00:01 06:48 00:06 07:00 23:59

Direction 2 (Toa Payoh → Tampines)

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Bus Stops Nearby Attraction Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon52009
Toa Payoh Int(Berth A7)
Lor 6 Toa Payoh
NS19Toa Payoh
HDB Hub 		NS19Toa Payoh 06:00 23:30 06:00 23:30 06:00 23:30
icon71121
Ubi Stn Exit B
Ubi Ave 2
DT27Ubi DT27Ubi 06:13 23:52 06:24 23:53 06:22 23:54
icon75051
Tampines West Stn Exit B
Tampines Ave 1
DT31Tampines West
SAFRA Tampines 		DT31Tampines West 06:34 00:11 06:43 00:12 06:41 00:41
icon76031
Tampines East Stn Exit B
Tampines Ave 2
DT33Tampines East DT33Tampines East 06:44 00:18 06:51 00:20 06:48 00:22
icon76229
Opp Tampines East Stn
Tampines Ave 7
DT33Tampines East 06:45 00:19 06:52 00:21 06:49 00:23
icon75009
Tampines Int(Berth A3)
Tampines Ctrl 1
EW2DT32Tampines
Century Square
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall 		EW2DT32Tampines
Century Sq
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall 		06:52 00:26 06:59 00:28 06:56 00:30

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current)
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001 		Pasir Ris ↔ Toa Payoh 1990 1 March Introduced between Pasir Ris Int and Toa Payoh Int.
Tampines ↔ Toa Payoh 1992 29 November Shortened to Tampines Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 10.
1994 5 March Amended to ply Kim Keat Lk and Lor 6 Toa Payoh towards Toa Payoh Int.
1995 10 September Amended to ply Tampines Ave 1, Tampines Ave 10 and Bedok Nth Rd with the opening of Temasek Polytechnic.
1998 TBC First bus from Tampines Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays.
31 May Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int.
Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh.
2001 TBC Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Tropica Condo along Tampines Ave 1.
2002 19 May Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub.
2011 4 September Amended to skip Bendemeer Rd, Whampoa Nth and Serangoon Rd towards Toa Payoh Int with the permanent closure of Whampoa North.
2017 12 February Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Ubi Rd 3 along Ubi Ave 2.
21 August Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
21 October Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2.
2022 27 November Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite HomeTeamNS Bedok along Bedok Nth Rd.

External Links

icon Bishan – Toa Payoh Bus Package [ V • T • E]
Services Trunk 8 • 21 • 26 • 50 • 52 • 54 • 56 • 73 • 88 • 124 • 125 • 139 • 142 • 155 • 157 • 186 SBS Transit
Operated under Negotiated Contract
Feeder Toa Payoh 230 • 231 • 232 • 235 • 238
Bishan 410G • 410W
Defunct 128 • 139M • CT8 • 1N
Bus Fleet Hougang Depot (HGDEP) and Braddell Bus Park (BRBP)
Single Deckers MAN NL323F 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 Euro V (Batch 3) • Euro VI (Batch 1 • Batch 2)
Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2 (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3 • Batch 4)
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