Bus Service 229

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	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 Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer to the following here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 10 November 2024, bus service 268 in the return direction to Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot will be amended; first bus will depart earlier at 5.25am; first bus from Blk 700B (B/S 54241, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3) will depart earlier at 5.25am on Weekdays and Saturdays (excluding Public Holidays) and at 5.44am on Sundays and Public Holidays. Please refer here for more information. On Sunday, 10 November 2024, Bus Service 167 will skip bus stops along Cecil St, Esplanade Dr, Fullerton Rd & Stamford Rd. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 11 November 2024, New Supplemantary City Direct Service 660M will be introduced. It will alternate with City Direct Service 660 and call at eight additional bus stops along Buangkok Crescent and Buangkok Link. 660M will ply the same route as its parent between Hougang Street 93 and the city. City Direct Service 654 will call at additional additional bus stops along Anchorvale Crescent. The operating hours will also be extended with two additional morning trips and one additional evening trip. City Direct Services 671 & 672 will call at ten additional bus stops along Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard. The operating hours during the evening peak period will be adjusted. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services 110 , 114 & 156 will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service 374 will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange. Please refer to the following for more information.

Service 229
Route Information
Route	Bedok Bus Interchange ↺ Upper East Coast Road (Loop)
Route Length	9.7 km
Travelling Time	50 mins
Operator	(Bedok Bus Package)

Feeder Bus Service 229 serves the residents of Chai Chee and Bedok South to the Town Centre.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 229

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	7	7 Single Deckers
		SBS6170D SBS6172Z SBS6198A Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8275Y SBS8425G SBS8630E SBS8805T Scania K230UB

Notes
1 Feeder 229 bus will perform crossover trips on Feeder 222 on Weekdays. 1 Express 30e bus will perform crossover trips on Feeder 229 during Weekdays AM & PM Off-Peak. 3 Feeder 229 buses practise overnight parking at Bedok Interchange. Weekdays: 3A-3P / 1E / 3S (7 buses) Saturdays: 3A-3P / 1S / 2T (6 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 3A-3P / 1E / 1T (5 buses)

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 Bedok	08 - 16 minutes	07 - 18 minutes	07 - 18 minutes	07 - 18 minutes

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Bedok Int (Berth B8) 84009 Bedok Nth Dr	EW5Bedok Bedok Mall	05:45	00:40	05:45	00:40	05:45	00:40
Opp Blk 42 84549 Chai Chee St
Opp Blk 24 84649 Chai Chee Rd
Blk 32 84021 New Upp Changi Rd
Panasonic 84139 Bedok Sth Rd
Fujitec S'pore Ltd 84129 Bedok Sth Rd
Opp Temasek JC 84119 Bedok Sth Rd
Lion Hme For Elders 84149 Bedok Sth Rd
Blk 40 84089 Bedok Sth Rd
Blk 172 84661 Bedok Sth Ave 3
Aft Blk 156 84671 Bedok Sth Ave 3
Opp Temasek Sec Sch 94051 Upp East Coast Rd		06:04	00:56	06:03	00:57	06:01	00:55
Blk 163 84681 Bedok Sth Rd
Blk 171 84691 Bedok Sth Rd
Blk 71 84071 Bedok Sth Rd
Opp Blk 40 84081 Bedok Sth Rd
Opp Lion Hme for Elders 84141 Bedok Sth Rd
Temasek JC 84111 Bedok Sth Rd
Aft Bedok Sth Ave 1 84121 Bedok Sth Rd
Opp Panasonic 84131 Bedok Sth Rd
Opp Blk 32 84029 New Upp Changi Rd
Blk 24 84641 Chai Chee Rd
Blk 42 84541 Chai Chee St
Bedok Int (Alighting) 84009 Bedok Nth Dr	EW5Bedok Bedok Mall	06:20	01:11	06:21	01:11	06:18	01:09

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Bedok ↺ Upper East Coast Rd	1999	12 December	Re-numbered from Service 219 as a service between Bedok Int and Upper East Coast Rd (Loop).
		2001	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Lion Home for Elders along Bedok Sth Rd.
		2011	19 November	Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
		2012	30 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2014	30 November	Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
		2015	4 May	Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.