Bus Service 129

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	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. Train services will be extended on the eve of Good Friday, 17 April 2025 (Thursday), and on the eve of Labour Day, 30 April 2025 (Wednesday). Selected bus services will have their operating hours extended to coincide with the last train timing. Please refer to the following for more information: (Good Friday) (Good Friday) (Good Friday) From Sunday, 20 April 2025, following the opening of Woodleigh Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), bus service 146 will be amended to operate from Woodleigh ITH. With the route amendment, it will serve three additional bus stops along Bidadari Park Dr and one additional bus stop along Upper Serangoon Rd. bus service 148 will be introduced, operating from Woodleigh ITH and looping at Potong Pasir Ave 1, providing direct connections to the bus interchange and key amenities such as Woodleigh Mall, Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, schools in Woodleigh and Potong Pasir and the upcoming Bidadari Polyclinic. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 27 April 2025, Pasir Ris Bus Interchange will be relocated to the new Pasir Ris Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), which will be accessible via Pasir Ris Mall, Level 1. There is no change to existing bus routes and stopping points. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 27 April 2025, feeder service 299 will be introduced, operating from Tampines North and looping at Tampines St 96. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 28 April 2025, supplementary bus service 21X will be introduced, operating from Saint Michael's Terminal and looping at Thomson Road. It will only operate during Weekday peak hours. Please refer here for more information.

Service 129
Route Information
Route	Tampines North Interchange ↔ Saint Michael's Terminal
Route Length	22.2 km (towards Saint Michael’s) 22.4 km (towards Tampines North)
Travelling Time	70 - 95 mins (1 h 10 mins – 1 h 55 mins)
Operator	(Tampines Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 129 is a trunk route connecting Tampines North to Saint Michael’s. It provides the fastest link between Tampines and Toa Payoh, running semi-express via Bartley Road and Bartley Road East, which makes it the quickest option for commutes between these towns. Along its route, it serves the residential areas of Tampines, Bartley, Toa Payoh, and Whampoa. The route also connects both ends to the Circle Line at Bartley station.

This service is the 70^th bus service introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

This service serves Whampoa Road, Jalan Bahagia, and Jalan Tenteram in both directions (towards Tampines North Interchange and towards Saint Michael's Terminal). Commuters are to check the Electronic Display Signage (EDS) or Destination Signage Plates on the bus before boarding.

129

(towards Tampines North Interchange)

129

(towards Saint Michael's Terminal)

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 129/129A/129B

Depot	Fleet Size			Fleet
	129	129A	129B
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	14	2	2	4 Single Deckers	10 Double Deckers
				SG1869SA/B MAN NL323F SBS6709B Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5155E SBS8832P Scania K230UB	SBS3235X SG5145X SG5146T SG5147R SG5410E SG5411C SG5479H SG5480C SG5588B SG5589Z Volvo B9TL
Hougang Depot (HGDEP) / Braddell Bus Park (BRBP)	6	N/A	N/A	2 Single Deckers	4 Double Deckers
				SBS5088R SBS8395J Scania K230UB	SG6209P SG6258Y MAN ND323F SG5143B SG5590T Volvo B9TL

Notes

SG1869S will perform two (2) crossover trips on Service 18 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak. operate on Service 20 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SG6209P will operate on Service 88 on Weekends & Public Holidays. This service practises jumpbus on Saturdays. SBS5155E, SG5588B & SG5589Z practise overnight parking at Tampines North Interchange. This service will only operate on Weekday Sch Hols schedule during Temasek Polytechnic (TP) vacations that coincides with Primary & Secondary School Holidays. All HGDEP buses practise overnight parking at Braddell Bus Park (BRBP). Weekdays: Bedok North 8A-8P / 5S / 1E; Hougang 4A-4P / 2S (20 buses) Saturdays: Bedok North 6A-6P / 2T; Hougang 5A-4P / 1T (14 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: Bedok North 8A-8P / 2T; Hougang 4A-5P (15 buses) Weekdays Sch Hols: Bedok North 9A-8P / 1S; Hougang 4A-4P / 1S (15 buses)

Service 129 duty allocation
Bedok North
Weekdays (8A-8P / 5S / 1E)	A/P	SBS5155E, SBS8832P, SG5145X, SG5146T, SG5147R, SG5410E, SG5588B & SG5589Z
	S	SBS3235X, SBS6709B, SG5411C, SG5479H & SG5480C
	E	SG1869S
Hougang
Weekdays (4A-4P / 2S)	A/P	SBS8395J, SG5590T, SG6209P & SG6258Y
	S	SBS5088R & SG5143B

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 Saint Michael’s	08 - 09 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	10 - 13 minutes	16 - 22 minutes
towards Tampines North	10 - 11 minutes	10 - 15 minutes	10 - 11 minutes	15 - 24 minutes

Special Departures

52059 Blk 219 Braddell Rd → 52499 St. Michael's Ter Whampoa Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	06:00 (HGDEP DD - Duty 1A) 06:09
Saturdays	06:00 (HGDEP DD - Duty 1A) 06:06
Sundays & Public Holidays	06:00 (HGDEP DD - Duty 1A) 06:07

75251 Opp Tropica Condo Tampines Ave 1 → 74009 Tampines Nth Int Tampines St 62 Departure Time
Weekdays	06:00 (SG5588B) 06:10 (SBS5155E) 06:20 (SG5589Z)
Saturdays	06:00 (SG5588B) 06:13 (SBS5155E)
Sundays & Public Holidays	06:00 (SG5588B) 06:15 (SBS5155E)

Short-Trip 129A

75229 Temasek Poly East G Tampines Ave 1 → 62071 Bartley Stn Exit A Bartley Rd Departure Time
Weekdays (SG1869S & 1 BNDEP SD)	07:14 07:32 08:21 08:40 17:02 17:24 18:06 18:33

Short-Trip 129B

62099 Gambir Ridge Bartley Rd → 75221 Opp Temasek Poly East G Tampines Ave 1 Departure Time
Weekdays (SG1869S & 1 BNDEP SD)	07:47 08:06 08:56 09:15 17:33 17:56 18:41 19:09

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Tampines Concourse ↔ St. Michael's	2016	18 December	Introduced between Tampines Concourse Int and St. Michael's Ter under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0545 hrs and 2330 hrs daily from Tampines Concourse Int and St. Michael's Ter. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
		2017	28 May	Serves additional pair of bus stops outside and opposite Gambir Ridge along Bartley Rd.
	Tampines North ↔ St. Michael's	2022	27 November	Extended to Tampines Nth Int.
	129Tampines North ↔ St. Michael's 129ATampines Ave 1 → Bartley Rd 129BBartley Rd → Tampines Ave 1	2024	26 August	129AIntroduced from Tampines Ave 1 (Temasek Poly East G) to Bartley Rd (Bartley Stn Exit A) during peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
				129BIntroduced from Bartley Rd (Gambir Ridge) to Tampines Ave 1 (Opp Temasek Poly East G) during peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.

External Links

• Service Information (SBS Transit)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map