History of Tampines Feeder/Townlink Services

Service 290 (1987 - 2002)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Tampines ↺ Simei Rd	1987	21 June	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Simei Rd (Loop).
			29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
		1988	17 January	Amended to ply Simei St 4 and Simei Rd.
		1989	17 April	Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
		1999	TBC	Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
		2002	7 April	Integrated with Service 220 to form Service 38 and discontinued.

Service 291

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 33	1994	11 September	Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines St 33 (Loop).
	Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 8 & St 33	1996	6 July	Integrated with Service 295, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines Ave 8.
				Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 & St 33 (since 1997)	1997	14 December	Amended to loop at Tampines St 81, skipping Tampines Ave 8.
		2003	30 November	Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3 and Tampines St 84.
		2009	3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2013	TBC	Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
		2017	24 December	Amended to ply Tampines Ctrl 8 and Tampines Concourse towards Tampines Int.
		2018	12 August	Converted to Feeder service.
				Introduction of terminating trip 291T, instead of using ‘T’ plates.
		2019	5 October	Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.

Service 292

Refer to Bus Service 292 for more information.

Service 293

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 3	1984	12 August	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines Ave 3 (Loop).
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81	1985	23 June	Amended to loop at Tampines St 81.
		1987	29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
		1988	19 June	Extended to ply Tampines St 84.
		1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 & St 45	1996	6 July	Integrated with Service 297, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines St 45.
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & St 45	1997	14 December	Amended to loop at Tampines St 71, skipping Tampines St 81 & Tampines St 84.
		2009	26 October	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2013	TBC	Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & Ave 7	2017	21 October	Amended to loop at Tampines Ave 7, skipping Tampines St 43.
		2018	12 August	Converted to Feeder service.
				Introduction of terminating trip 293T, instead of using ‘T’ plates.
		2019	5 October	Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.

Service 294 (1984 - 2002)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 21	1984	12 August	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 21 (Loop).
		1987	29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
		1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
		2002	7 April	Integrated with Townlink Service 357 to form Service 3 and discontinued.

Service 295 (1988 - 1996)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 8	1988	21 August	Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines Ave 8 (Loop).
		1989	23 January	Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
		1991	21 April	Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3, skipping Tampines St 84.
		1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
	1996	6 July	Integrated with Townlink Service 291 and discontinued.

Service 296

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Tampines ↺ Tampines Ind Dr 2	2024	28 April	Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines Nth Dr 2 (Loop), operating between 0515 hrs and 0050 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
			15 September	Serves new bus stop outside Giant Hypermarket along Tampines Nth Dr 2.

Service 297 (1985 - 1996)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 42	1985	14 July	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 42 (Loop).
		1986	29 December	Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
		1987	6 September	Serves new bus stop opposite Tampines JC along Tampines Ave 9.
			29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 45	1990	11 March	Amended to loop at Tampines St 45.
			16 December	Amended to ply Tampines St 41.
		1996	6 July	Integrated with Townlink Service 293 and discontinued.

Service 298

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Tampines Concourse ↺ Tampines St 86	2017	21 October	Introduced between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines St 86 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0530 hrs and 0045 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
	Tampines North ↺ Tampines Ave 5	2023	8 January	Extended to Tampines Nth Int.
			10 September	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 875B along Tampines St 86.

Service 298X

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Tampines North ↺ Tampines St 86	2024	9 December	Introduced between Tampines North Int and Tampines St 86 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0630 hrs – 1000 hrs and 1600 hrs – 1930 hrs on Weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.