Bus Service 16

Service 16
Route Information
Route	Bedok Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange
Route Length	21.8 km (towards Bukit Merah) 21.3 km (towards Bedok)
Travelling Time	95 mins (1 h 35 mins)
Operator	(Bukit Merah Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 16 is an inter-town bus service that connects the residential estates of Bedok, Marine Parade, and Bukit Merah to the city area such as Orchard. This service provides connectivity to the Katong subzone (Marine Parade), particularly Joo Chiat, as it plies a unique stretch of Joo Chiat Road.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 16 (shared with Service 16M)

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Ulu Pandan Depot (UPDEP)	19	19 Single Deckers
		SG1721J SG1857B SG1882C SG1883A SMB3052R MAN NL323F SBS6214L SBS6216G SBS6218B SBS6229U SBS6233G SBS6639U SBS6650K SBS6655Y SBS6806D SG1225A Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5027S SBS8751P SBS8951D Scania K230UB
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	6	6 Single Deckers
		SBS6121X SBS6139X SBS6192R SBS6193M SG1227U Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5177S Scania K230UB

ExpandNotes

1 missing UPDEP SD. 4 BNDEP buses & 6 UPDEP buses will perform on Service 16M on Weekdays and Saturdays. Weekdays: Ulu Pandan 12A-13P / 5S / 1T; Bedok North 4A-4P / 2S (24 buses) Saturdays: Ulu Pandan 13A-14P / 1S / 1T; Bedok North 1A-1P / 3E / 2T (22 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: Ulu Pandan 13A-14P / 1S; Bedok North 3A-3P / 1T (19 buses) Special Weekdays: Ulu Pandan 13A-11P / 5S / 1T; Bedok North 4A-3P / 1S (22 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 Bukit Merah	10 - 24 minutes	09 - 30 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	10 - 15 minutes
towards Bedok	09 - 15 minutes	09 - 30 minutes	07 - 13 minutes	10 - 16 minutes

Special Departures

Collapse 93071 Crescendo Bldg Upp East Coast Rd → 84009 Bedok Int Bedok Nth Dr Departure Time
Weekdays	06:15 06:30

Direction 1 (Bedok → Bukit Merah)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
84009 Bedok Int(Berth B8) Bedok Nth Dr	EW5 Bedok Bedok Mall	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45
84139 Panasonic Bedok Sth Rd		05:32	23:47	05:32	23:47	05:32	23:47
84129 Fujitec S'pore Ltd Bedok Sth Rd		05:34	23:49	05:34	23:49	05:34	23:49
84151 Casafina Bedok Sth Ave 1		05:36	23:51	05:35	23:51	05:36	23:51
93099 Siglap Sth CC Upp East Coast Rd	Siglap South CC	05:38	23:53	05:37	23:53	05:38	23:53
93089 Opp Goodwill Ct Upp East Coast Rd		05:40	23:54	05:38	23:54	05:39	23:54
93079 Opp Springvale East Coast Rd		05:41	23:55	05:39	23:55	05:40	23:55
93129 Bef Sekolah Indonesia Siglap Rd		05:42	23:56	05:40	23:56	05:41	23:56
93029 Mandarin Gdns Marine Parade Rd		05:43	23:57	05:42	23:58	05:42	23:57
93019 Neptune Ct Marine Parade Rd		05:45	23:58	05:43	23:59	05:43	23:58
92089 Marine Terr Stn/Katong Convent Marine Parade Rd	TE27 Marine Terrace	05:46	23:59	05:45	00:00	05:44	23:59
92211 CHIJ Katong Convent (Sec) Marine Terr		05:47	00:00	05:46	00:01	05:45	00:00
92221 Blk 19 Marine Terr		05:48	00:01	05:47	00:03	05:46	00:01
92231 Blk 34 Marine Cres		05:49	00:02	05:49	00:04	05:47	00:02
92069 Tao Nan Sch Marine Parade Rd		05:51	00:03	05:50	00:06	05:48	00:03
92059 Marine Pde Stn Exit 6 Marine Parade Rd	TE26 Marine Parade	05:53	00:05	05:52	00:08	05:50	00:05
92181 i12 Katong Joo Chiat Rd		05:55	00:07	05:54	00:10	05:51	00:06
92171 Marshall Lane Joo Chiat Rd		05:58	00:09	05:56	00:12	05:53	00:08
82139 Maranatha Hall Dunman Rd		05:59	00:10	05:57	00:13	05:54	00:09
82129 Tg Katong Sec Sch Dunman Rd		06:00	00:11	05:58	00:14	05:55	00:10
81199 Bef Old Airport Rd Dunman Rd		06:02	00:13	06:00	00:16	05:57	00:12
81189 Dakota Stn Exit B/Blk 60 Old Airport Rd	CC8 Dakota	06:03	00:14	06:01	00:17	05:58	00:13
81179 Blk 22 Old Airport Rd	CC7 Mountbatten	06:04	00:15	06:02	00:18	05:59	00:14
80141 Opp S.A. Deaf Mountbatten Rd		06:05	00:17	06:03	00:19	06:00	00:15
80219 Natl Stadium Nicoll Highway	National Stadium	06:07	00:18	06:05	00:21	06:02	00:17
80169 Nicoll Highway Stn Nicoll Highway	CC5 Nicoll Highway	06:10	00:22	06:08	00:24	06:05	00:20
80159 Suntec City Nicoll Highway	Suntec City	06:12	00:24	06:10	00:26	06:06	00:21
04111 Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd	NS25 EW13 City Hall Capitol Singapore Raffles City	06:16	00:29	06:13	00:31	06:09	00:25
04121 SMU Stamford Rd	CC2 Bras Basah SMU National Museum of Singapore	06:18	00:30	06:14	00:32	06:10	00:26
08041 YMCA Orchard Rd	National Museum School of the Arts	06:19	00:32	06:15	00:34	06:11	00:27
08031 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Penang Rd	NS24 NE6 CC1 Dhoby Ghaut 9 Penang Rd Plaza Singapura	06:20	00:33	06:16	00:35	06:12	00:28
08111 Winsland Hse Penang Rd	Orchard Central Orchard Point The Centrepoint	06:22	00:35	06:17	00:37	06:13	00:30
08121 Somerset Stn Somerset Rd	NS23 Somerset 111 Somerset 313@Somerset Orchardgateway	06:23	00:36	06:18	00:38	06:14	00:31
09059 Somerset Youth Pk Grange Rd	Cineleisure *SCAPE	06:25	00:37	06:19	00:39	06:15	00:32
09022 Orchard Stn Exit 13 Orchard Blvd	NS22 TE14 Orchard ION Orchard	06:28	00:40	06:20	00:40	06:17	00:34
13199 Aft Orchard Stn Exit 12 Paterson Rd	NS22 TE14 Orchard	06:29	00:41	06:21	00:41	06:18	00:35
13159 Bef Zion Full Gospel Ch Irwell Bank Rd		06:30	00:41	06:22	00:43	06:19	00:36
13119 Great World Stn Exit 3 Kim Seng Rd	TE15 Great World	06:32	00:42	06:24	00:45	06:20	00:38
06129 Grand Copthorne Hotel Kim Seng Rd	TE16 Havelock	06:34	00:43	06:26	00:46	06:21	00:39
06069 Aft Furama RiverFront Outram Rd		06:36	00:45	06:28	00:48	06:23	00:41
06051 Blk 55 Tiong Bahru Rd		06:37	00:46	06:29	00:49	06:24	00:43
10141 Blk 18 Tiong Bahru Rd		06:38	00:47	06:30	00:50	06:25	00:44
10151 Ctrl Green Condo Tiong Bahru Rd		06:40	00:48	06:32	00:51	06:26	00:45
10161 Opp Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd	EW17 Tiong Bahru	06:41	00:49	06:33	00:52	06:27	00:46
10171 Opp Tiong Bahru Pk Tiong Bahru Rd		06:44	00:51	06:35	00:54	06:29	00:48
10359 Opp Blk 95C Henderson Rd		06:46	00:51	06:36	00:55	06:29	00:48
10349 Blk 116 Henderson Rd		06:48	00:52	06:37	00:56	06:30	00:49
10009 Bt Merah Int(Alighting) Bt Merah Ctrl		06:53	00:55	06:40	00:59	06:33	00:52

Direction 2 (Bukit Merah → Bedok)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
10009 Bt Merah Int(Berth B3) Bt Merah Ctrl		05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45
10341 Opp Blk 116 Henderson Rd		05:48	23:48	05:48	23:48	05:48	23:48
10351 Blk 95B Henderson Rd		05:49	23:49	05:49	23:49	05:49	23:49
10179 Tiong Bahru Pk Tiong Bahru Rd		05:51	23:51	05:51	23:51	05:51	23:51
10169 Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd	EW17 Tiong Bahru	05:54	23:53	05:54	23:53	05:54	23:53
10149 Blk 1 Tiong Bahru Rd		05:56	23:55	05:56	23:56	05:56	23:55
06071 Havelock Stn Exit 2 Zion Rd	TE16 Havelock	05:57	23:55	05:57	23:56	05:56	23:55
06081 Havelock Stn Exit 3 Zion Rd	TE16 Havelock	05:57	23:56	05:57	23:57	05:57	23:56
06131 Aft Blk 87 Zion Rd	TE15 Great World	05:59	23:57	05:59	23:59	05:58	23:57
13121 Opp Great World City Zion Rd		06:00	23:58	06:00	00:00	05:59	23:58
13141 Aft Zion Full Gospel Ch Hoot Kiam Rd		06:01	23:59	06:01	00:02	06:00	23:59
13191 Opp Orchard Stn Exit 12 Paterson Rd	NS22 TE14 Orchard	06:03	00:01	06:04	00:04	06:02	00:01
09048 Orchard Stn/Lucky Plaza Orchard Rd	NS22 TE14 Orchard ION Orchard Lucky Plaza Paragon Ngee Ann City Tang Plaza Wisma Atria	06:05	00:03	06:06	00:07	06:04	00:03
09038 Opp Somerset Stn Orchard Rd	NS23 Somerset 313@Somerset Design Orchard Midpoint Orchard Orchard Central Orchard Point The Centrepoint The Heeren	06:07	00:05	06:07	00:09	06:06	00:05
08138 Concorde Hotel S'pore Orchard Rd	Concorde Shopping Mall Orchard Point	06:08	00:06	06:08	00:10	06:07	00:06
08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd	NS24 NE6 CC1 Dhoby Ghaut Plaza Singapura	06:10	00:08	06:09	00:12	06:09	00:08
08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bras Basah Rd	DT21 Bencoolen SMU School of the Arts The Cathay	06:11	00:09	06:10	00:14	06:10	00:09
04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A Bras Basah Rd	CC2 Bras Basah NTUC Trade Union House	06:12	00:10	06:11	00:15	06:11	00:10
02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd	NS25 EW13 City Hall CC3 Esplanade Raffles City South Beach Tower	06:13	00:11	06:12	00:16	06:12	00:11
80151 Opp Suntec City Nicoll Highway	Suntec City	06:15	00:13	06:14	00:18	06:14	00:13
80161 Opp Nicoll Highway Stn Nicoll Highway	CC5 Nicoll Highway	06:17	00:15	06:16	00:20	06:16	00:15
80211 Opp Natl Stadium Nicoll Highway	National Stadium	06:21	00:18	06:19	00:24	06:19	00:18
80149 S.A. Deaf Mountbatten Rd		06:22	00:20	06:21	00:26	06:21	00:20
81171 Blk 39 Old Airport Rd	CC7 Mountbatten	06:24	00:21	06:22	00:28	06:22	00:21
81181 Dakota Stn Exit A/Blk 99 Old Airport Rd	CC8 Dakota	06:25	00:22	06:23	00:29	06:23	00:22
81191 Aft Old Airport Rd Dunman Rd		06:26	00:23	06:25	00:31	06:24	00:23
82121 Questa @ Dunman Dunman Rd		06:28	00:25	06:27	00:33	06:26	00:25
82131 Opp Maranatha Hall Dunman Rd		06:30	00:27	06:29	00:35	06:27	00:27
92179 Aft Duku Rd Joo Chiat Rd		06:31	00:28	06:31	00:38	06:29	00:28
92189 Opp i12 Katong Joo Chiat Rd		06:33	00:30	06:33	00:40	06:30	00:30
92051 Marine Pde Stn Exit 4 Marine Parade Rd	TE26 Marine Parade	06:34	00:31	06:34	00:41	06:31	00:31
92061 CHIJ Katong Convent (Pr) Marine Parade Rd		06:36	00:32	06:35	00:42	06:32	00:32
92239 Blk 45 Marine Cres		06:38	00:34	06:36	00:44	06:34	00:34
92071 Marine Terr Stn Exit 4 Marine Parade Rd	TE27 Marine Terrace	06:40	00:36	06:37	00:45	06:36	00:35
92081 St. Patrick's Sch Marine Parade Rd	TE27 Marine Terrace	06:41	00:37	06:38	00:46	06:37	00:36
93011 Opp Neptune Ct Marine Parade Rd		06:43	00:38	06:39	00:47	06:38	00:37
93021 Opp Mandarin Gdns Marine Parade Rd		06:44	00:39	06:41	00:49	06:39	00:39
93121 Opp Sekolah Indonesia Siglap Rd		06:46	00:40	06:42	00:50	06:40	00:40
93071 Crescendo Bldg Upp East Coast Rd		06:15	00:42	06:43	00:51	06:42	00:41
93081 Opp Chiang Ct Upp East Coast Rd		06:17	00:43	06:44	00:52	06:43	00:42
93091 Opp Siglap Sth CC Upp East Coast Rd	Siglap South CC	06:18	00:44	06:45	00:53	06:44	00:43
84159 Opp Casafina/Temasek JC Bedok Sth Ave 1		06:19	00:45	06:47	00:55	06:45	00:44
84121 Aft Bedok Sth Ave 1 Bedok Sth Rd		06:21	00:46	06:48	00:56	06:46	00:45
84131 Opp Panasonic Bedok Sth Rd		06:23	00:48	06:50	00:58	06:47	00:46
84009 Bedok Int(Alighting) Bedok Nth Dr	EW5 Bedok Bedok Mall	06:26	00:50	06:52	01:00	06:49	00:48

Notes:

• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Marine Terrace ↔ Henderson Rd	1976	2 August	Introduced between Marine Terr Ter and Henderson Rd Ter.
		1977	27 March	Amended to ply Marine Terr and Marine Cres towards Henderson Rd Ter, and Marine Cres, Marine Parade Rd and Marine Terr towards Marine Terr Ter with the relocation of Marine Terr Ter opposite Blk 52.
	Marine Terrace ↔ Telok Blangah Heights		28 November	Extended to Telok Blangah Hts Ter.
		1979	21 May	Amended to ply Stadium Wk in both directions after 1930 hours daily.
	Marine Terrace ↔ Bukit Merah	1981	15 February	Amended to Bt Merah Int.
	Marine Parade ↔ Bukit Merah		5 July	Amended to Marine Parade Ter.
		1986	13 April	Amended to ply Stadium Rd, skipping Stadium Wk during the evening diversion into Kallang Pk/Natl Stadium.
		1987	23 February	Amended to Stadium Rd after 1845 hours daily.
		1992	19 July	Amended to ply Orchard Lk due to the closure of Grange Rd to facilitate road expansion works.
		1993	23 May	Amended to ply Stadium Rd permanently under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 13.
	Bukit Merah ↺ Changi Airport		5 December	Integrated with Service 149, extended to loop at Changi Airport and amended to ply Zion Rd/Kim Seng Rd, Outram Rd and Tiong Bahru Rd under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 14, skipping River Valley Rd, Delta Rd and Lower Delta Rd.
		1994	TBC	First bus brought forward to 0545 hrs daily.
			29 May	Serves 2 new pairs of bus stops outside The Concourse, outside Golden Mile Twr and outside and opposite Suntec City along Nicoll Highway.
	Bukit Merah ↔ Changi Airport	1996	TBC	Converted to bi-directional service between Bt Merah Int and Changi Airport PTB 1.
	Bukit Merah ↔ Marine Parade	1998	6 September	Shortened to Marine Parade Ter with the conversion of Service 36 to a full day trunk service.
	16Bukit Merah ↺ Siglap Rd 16ABukit Merah → Siglap Rd	2001	16 September	Amended to loop at Siglap Rd from Bt Merah Int with the closure of Marine Parade Ter.
				16AIntroduced from Bt Merah Int to Siglap Rd (Opp Mandarin Gdns), operating after the last bus of Service 16 daily.
		2002	8 February	Amended to ply Stadium Wk and Stadium Cres with the partial closure of Stadium Blvd to facilitate the construction of CC6 Stadium station on the Circle Line.
			7 July	Skips the bus stop opposite Mandarin Singapore along Orchard Rd.
		2003	TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd.
		2004	20 April	Amended to ply Mountbatten Rd, Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd, Victoria St, Jln Sultan and Beach Rd to facilitate reinstatement works for the collapsed Nicoll Highway.
			6 December	Amended to ply the reinstated Nicoll Highway, skipping Mountbatten Rd, Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd, Victoria St, Jln Sultan and Beach Rd.
	16Bukit Merah ↺ Siglap Rd 16ABukit Merah → Marine Parade Rd	2005	25 April	16AExtended to terminate at Marine Parade Rd (Victoria Sch).
			2 July	Amended to ply Grange Rd with the partial closure of Somerset Rd.
	16Bukit Merah ↺ Siglap Rd 16ABukit Merah → Marine Parade Rd 16BBukit Merah → Bras Basah Rd		17 October	16BIntroduced from Bt Merah Int to Bras Basah Rd (Raffles Hotel) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
			30 October	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 94 along Zion Rd.
		2006	18 February	Amended to ply Stadium Cres with the full closure of Stadium Blvd to facilitate the construction of CC6 Stadium station on the Circle Line.
			19 March	Amended to ply Cassia Lk, Cassia Cres, Guillemard Rd and Guillemard Camp Rd with the partial closure of Old Airport Rd and Dunman Rd to facilitate the construction of CC8 Dakota on the Circle Line.
	16Bedok ↔ Bukit Merah 16BBukit Merah → Bras Basah Rd	2007	19 August	Extended to Bedok Int.
				16ADiscontinued with the route extension of Service 16 to Bedok Int.
		2008	29 December	Amended to ply the reinstated Old Airport Rd and Dunman Rd, skipping Cassia Lk, Guillemard Rd and Guillemard Camp Rd.
		2010	29 September	Amended to ply Mountbatten Rd with the closure of Stadium Rd/Stadium Dr to facilitate the construction of the Singapore Sports Hub.
	Bedok ↔ Bukit Merah		TBC	16BDiscontinued.
		2011	19 November	Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
			3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2014	30 November	Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
		2017	9 April	Amended to ply Still Rd Sth and East Coast Rd to facilitate the construction of TE26 Marine Parade station on the Thomson–East Coast Line.
			12 November	Amended to ply the reinstated Marine Parade Rd and Joo Chiat Rd, skipping Still Rd Sth and East Coast Rd.

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