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Revision as of 11:18, 25 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) |
SBS Transit Bus Service 131 is a inter-town route that connects the residential area of Novena, Kampong Java subzone, Kallang, and Bukit Merah to Downtown Core, catering to both the weekday office crowds and the weekend demand to leisure venues around HarbourFront and Bras Basah. Owing to its routing, this service faces moderate to heavy demand.
Service 131 uses coloured information plates.
- 131(towards Bukit Merah Interchange)
- 131(towards St. Michael's Terminal)
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
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) |
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towards Bukit Merah | 08 - 11 minutes | 09 - 15 minutes | 10 minutes | 10 - 12 minutes |
towards St. Michael's | 09 - 10 minutes | 09 - 14 minutes | 09 - 12 minutes | 14 - 15 minutes |
Special Departures
- →
14389
Aft Radin Mas Pr Sch
Bt Purmei Ave10009
Bt Merah Int
Bt Merah Ctrl- Daily: 05:50
- →
04111
Capitol Bldg
Stamford Rd52499
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)
Direction 1 (St. Michael’s → Bukit Merah)
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Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||||
![]() St. Michael's Ter(Berth 4) Whampoa Rd |
131A | 05:45 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 | ||
![]() Blk 29 Jln Bahagia 131(towards Bukit Merah Interchange)
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131A | 05:47 | 23:32 | 05:47 | 23:32 | 05:47 | 23:32 | ||
![]() Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia 131(towards Bukit Merah Interchange)
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131A | 05:49 | 23:33 | 05:49 | 23:33 | 05:48 | 23:33 | ||
![]() Opp Shaw Plaza Balestier Rd | Shaw Plaza | 131A | 05:53 | 23:36 | 05:53 | 23:36 | 05:52 | 23:37 | |
![]() Opp Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd | Zhongshan Mall | 131A | 05:55 | 23:37 | 05:55 | 23:38 | 05:54 | 23:39 | |
![]() Novena Stn Thomson Rd | 131A | NS20Novena Velocity @ Novena Square Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
05:59 | 23:41 | 06:00 | 23:43 | 05:58 | 23:43 | |
![]() Opp KK Women & Child Hosp Kg Java Rd | 131A | KK Women's and Children's Hospital | 05:22 | 23:49 | 05:26 | 23:52 | 05:26 | 23:50 | |
![]() Little India Stn Bt Timah Rd | 131A | NE7DT12Little India | 05:24 | 23:51 | 05:28 | 23:54 | 05:28 | 23:52 | |
![]() Bef Rochor Stn Exit B Sungei Rd | 131A | DT13Rochor Tekka Place |
05:25 | 23:52 | 05:30 | 23:56 | 05:29 | 23:53 | |
![]() Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A Bras Basah Rd | 131A | CC2Bras Basah NTUC Trade Union House |
05:30 | 23:57 | 05:35 | 00:01 | 05:35 | 23:58 | |
![]() OUE Bayfront Collyer Quay | NS26EW14Raffles Place CIMB Plaza |
131A | NS26EW14Raffles Place | 05:36 | 00:03 | 05:41 | 00:07 | 05:41 | 00:03 |
![]() UIC Bldg Shenton Way | TE19Shenton Way | 131A | TE19Shenton Way | 05:39 | 00:05 | 05:43 | 00:10 | 05:44 | 00:06 |
![]() Opp AXA Twr Shenton Way | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 131A | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 05:39 | 00:06 | 05:45 | 00:11 | 05:45 | 00:07 |
![]() HarbourFront Stn/VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity |
NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity |
05:48 | 00:13 | 05:52 | 00:19 | 05:52 | 00:14 | |
![]() Opp HarbourFront Int Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront HarbourFront Centre Singapore Cruise Centre |
HarbourFront Cruise Centre | 05:49 | 00:14 | 05:53 | 00:20 | 05:53 | 00:15 | |
![]() Aft Radin Mas Pr Sch Bt Purmei Ave | 1 131(towards Bukit Merah Interchange)
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05:50 | 00:24 | 05:50 | 00:32 | 05:50 | 00:26 | ||
![]() Blk 109 Bt Purmei Ave | 1 131(towards Bukit Merah Interchange)
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05:51 | 00:25 | 05:51 | 00:33 | 05:51 | 00:27 | ||
![]() Bt Merah Int(Alighting) Bt Merah Ctrl | 05:59 | 00:31 | 05:58 | 00:41 | 05:56 | 00:32 |
- Notes:
- 1: This service calls at this stop twice (towards Bukit Merah Int and towards St. Michael's Ter). Commuters are to check the bus destination before boarding.
Direction 2 (Bukit Merah → St. Michael's)
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Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | ||||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | |||
![]() Bt Merah Int(Berth B5) Bt Merah Ctrl | 05:45 | 00:00 | 05:45 | 00:00 | 05:45 | 00:00 | ||
![]() Aft Radin Mas Pr Sch Bt Purmei Ave | 1 131(towards St. Michael's Terminal)
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05:53 | 00:06 | 05:53 | 00:08 | 05:53 | 00:07 | |
![]() Blk 109 Bt Purmei Ave | 1 131(towards St. Michael's Terminal)
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05:54 | 00:07 | 05:54 | 00:09 | 05:54 | 00:08 | |
![]() HarbourFront Stn Exit A Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront | 06:06 | 00:16 | 06:06 | 00:19 | 06:05 | 00:19 | |
![]() Opp VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity |
06:07 | 00:17 | 06:07 | 00:20 | 06:06 | 00:20 | |
![]() Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd | EW15Tanjong Pagar | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 06:15 | 00:24 | 06:14 | 00:27 | 06:13 | 00:27 |
![]() Prudential Twr Cecil St |
DT18Telok Ayer NS26EW14Raffles Place |
06:18 | 00:27 | 06:16 | 00:29 | 06:15 | 00:29 | |
![]() Fullerton Sq Fullerton Rd | NS26EW14Raffles Place Asian Civilisations Museum CIMB Plaza Victoria Concert Hall |
NS26EW14Raffles Place | 06:20 | 00:29 | 06:18 | 00:31 | 06:17 | 00:31 |
![]() Esplanade Bridge Esplanade Dr | CC3Esplanade | CC3Esplanade | 06:21 | 00:30 | 06:20 | 00:33 | 06:19 | 00:33 |
![]() Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd | NS25EW13City Hall Capitol Singapore Raffles City |
06:05 | 00:32 | 06:05 | 00:34 | 06:20 | 00:34 | |
![]() SMU Stamford Rd | CC2Bras Basah SMU National Museum of Singapore |
06:06 | 00:33 | 06:06 | 00:36 | 06:21 | 00:36 | |
![]() Tekka Ctr S'goon Rd | NE7DT12Little India Tekka Centre Tekka Place |
06:11 | 00:38 | 06:12 | 00:41 | 06:26 | 00:41 | |
![]() Farrer Pk Stn Exit A Rangoon Rd |
NE8Farrer Park | 06:15 | 00:41 | 06:15 | 00:44 | 06:29 | 00:45 | |
![]() United Sq/Bef Novena Stn Thomson Rd | NS20Novena | 06:22 | 00:47 | 06:21 | 00:51 | 06:35 | 00:51 | |
![]() Opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd | NS20Novena | 06:23 | 00:49 | 06:23 | 00:53 | 06:37 | 00:53 | |
![]() Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd | Zhongshan Mall | 06:27 | 00:53 | 06:27 | 00:56 | 06:40 | 00:56 | |
![]() Shaw Plaza Balestier Rd | Shaw Plaza | 06:29 | 00:54 | 06:28 | 00:58 | 06:42 | 00:57 | |
![]() Blk 29 Jln Bahagia 131(towards St. Michael's Terminal)
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06:34 | 00:59 | 06:33 | 01:02 | 06:46 | 01:01 | ||
![]() Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia 131(towards St. Michael's Terminal)
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06:35 | 01:00 | 06:34 | 01:03 | 06:47 | 01:02 | ||
![]() St. Michael's Ter(Berth 4) Whampoa Rd |
06:38 | 01:02 | 06:36 | 01:05 | 06:49 | 01:04 |
- Notes:
- 1: This service calls at this stop twice (towards Bukit Merah Int and towards St. Michael's Ter). Commuters are to check the bus destination before boarding.
Historical Information
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Singapore Traction Company | 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 Associated Bus Services. | ||
![]() (Current) Known as ![]() |
1973 | 1 July | Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services. | |
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. | ||
131Bukit Merah ↔ St. Michael's 131ASt. Michael's → Shenton Way
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2002 | TBC | 131AIntroduced from St. Michael's Ter to Shenton Way (Opp Temasek Twr) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
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2005 | 19 June | Amended to ply Bt Purmei Ave in both directions. | ||
131Bukit Merah ↔ St. Michael's 131ASt. Michael's → Shenton Way 131BSerangoon Rd → Norfolk Rd
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2006 | 23 January | 131BIntroduced as a short-trip service from Serangoon Rd (Tekka Ctr) to Norfolk Rd (Bef Carlisle Rd) during evening peak hours on weekdays.
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131Bukit Merah ↔ St. Michael's 131ASt. Michael's → Shenton Way
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1 June | 131BDiscontinued.
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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 DT21Bencoolen station on the Downtown 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 | Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd. | |||
2021 | 26 December | Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards Bt Merah Int with the closure of Connaught Dr. |
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