Bus Service 131

Service 131 File:SBS5058C 131.jpg
Route Information
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

Service 131/131A

Depot	Fleet Size		Fleet
	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

ExpandNotes
2 missing buses. Weekdays: 15A-16P / 1E / 6S (23 buses) Saturdays: TBC (TBC buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: TBC (TBC buses) Special Weekdays: TBC (23 buses)

ExpandService 131 duty allocation
Weekdays (15A-16P / 1E / 6S)
	A/P	SBS5122A, SBS5131Z, SBS5160P, SBS5186R, SBS6652E, SBS6721P, SBS8114D, SBS8491P, SBS8728H, SBS8729E, SBS8763E, SBS8778M, SBS8817J & SBS8822T
	P
	E	SBS5035T, SBS5085Z, SBS6254X, SBS6270Z, SBS8768S, SBS8773B & SBS8947S
	S

Route Information

Special Departures

• 14389

  Aft Radin Mas Pr Sch
  Bt Purmei Ave
  →
  10009

  Bt Merah Int
  Bt Merah Ctrl
  • Daily: 05:50

• 04111

  Capitol Bldg
  Stamford Rd
  NS25EW13City Hall
  Capitol Singapore
  Raffles City →
  52499

  St. Michael's Ter
  Whampoa Rd
  • Weekdays: 06:05 & 06:13
  • Saturdays: 06:05

• 50029

  Opp United Sq
  Thomson Rd
  →
  10009

  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

SBS5178P on Short-Trip Service 131A

• 52499

  St. Michael's Ter
  Whampoa Rd
  →
  03217

  Opp AXA Twr
  Shenton Way
  EW15Tanjong Pagar
  • Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 06:50 (SBS8763E), 06:57 (SBS8114D) & 07:14 (SBS5131Z)

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
STC	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 prior to 1 November 2001		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	2002	TBC	131AIntroduced from St. Michael's Ter to Shenton Way (Opp Temasek Twr) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		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	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.
	131Bukit Merah ↔ St. Michael's 131ASt. Michael's → Shenton Way		1 June	131BDiscontinued.
			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	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.