Bus Service 129

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SBS Transit Bus Service 129 is a trunk route connecting Tampines North to Whampoa. It provides a fast link between Tampines and Toa Payoh, running a semi-express sector 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 calls at the same bus stop(s) along Whampoa Road, Jalan Bahagia, and Jalan Tenteram in both directions (towards Tampines North Interchange and Saint Michael's Terminal). Commuters should check the Electronic Display Signage (EDS) or Destination Plate displayed before boarding.

129

(towards Tampines North Interchange)

129

(towards Saint Michael's Terminal)

Short-Trip Service 129A supplements the high demand from Temasek Polytechnic to Bartley station. Operating during weekday peak hours, it terminates at Bartley Road (Bartley Stn Exit A).

Short-Trip Service 129B operates in the reverse direction of Short-Trip 129A, supplementing the high demand from Bartley station to Temasek Polytechnic. Operating during weekday peak hours, it terminates at Tampines Avenue 1 (Opp Temasek Poly East G).

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 129/129A/129B
Depot	Fleet Size			Fleet
Depot	129	129A	129B	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	14	2	2	4 Single Deckers	10 Double Deckers
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	14	2	2	SG1869S^A/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		2 Single Deckers	4 Double Deckers
Hougang Depot (HGDEP) / Braddell Bus Park (BRBP)	6	N/A		SG1132J Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8395J Scania K230UB	SG6209P SG6258Y MAN ND323F SG5143B SG5590T Volvo B9TL

Notes
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. 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
Weekdays (4A-4P / 2S)	S	SG1132J & 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

Template:BS75251 → Template:BS74009 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

Template:BS75229 → Template:BS62071 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

Template:BS62099 → Template:BS75221 Departure Time
Weekdays (SG1869S & 1 BNDEP SD)	07:30 08:06 08:56 09:15 17:33 17:56 18:41 19:09

Direction 1 (Tampines North → Saint Michael's)

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Bus Stops		Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
Bus Stops		Point of Interest	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Template:BS74009		05:35	23:20	05:35	23:20	05:35	23:20
Template:BS75561		05:37	23:22	05:36	23:21	05:36	23:21
Template:BS75571		05:38	23:23	05:38	23:23	05:38	23:23
Template:BS76541		05:41	23:26	05:40	23:25	05:40	23:25
Template:BS76511		05:42	23:26	05:41	23:26	05:41	23:26
Template:BS76521		05:43	23:27	05:42	23:27	05:42	23:27
Template:BS76559		05:45	23:29	05:43	23:28	05:43	23:28
Template:BS76191		05:46	23:30	05:44	23:29	05:44	23:29
Template:BS76149		05:48	23:32	05:46	23:31	05:46	23:31
Template:BS76139		05:49	23:33	05:47	23:32	05:47	23:32
Template:BS76111		05:51	23:35	05:49	23:34	05:49	23:34
Template:BS76121		05:52	23:36	05:50	23:35	05:50	23:35
Template:BS76281		05:53	23:37	05:51	23:36	05:51	23:36
Template:BS75229	05:55	23:39	05:52	23:37	05:52	23:37
Template:BS75239	05:57	23:41	05:54	23:39	05:54	23:39
Template:BS75249	05:58	23:42	05:55	23:40	05:55	23:40
Template:BS75259	05:58	23:42	05:55	23:40	05:55	23:40
Template:BS62071	06:10	23:53	06:06	23:51	06:06	23:51
Template:BS62081		06:11	23:54	06:07	23:52	06:07	23:52
Template:BS62091		06:12	23:55	06:07	23:52	06:08	23:52
Template:BS66069		06:15	23:58	06:11	23:56	06:11	23:56
52069 ComfortDelGro Corp Ltd Braddell Rd			06:16	23:59	06:11	23:56	06:12	23:56
52059 Blk 219 Braddell Rd			06:00	00:00	06:00	23:57	06:00	23:57
52361 Blk 1 Lor 6 Toa Payoh			06:02	00:02	06:02	23:59	06:02	23:59
52449 Bef Blk 105 Lor 1 Toa Payoh			06:03	00:03	06:03	00:00	06:03	00:00
52179 Braddell Stn/Blk 106 Lor 1 Toa Payoh		Template:Code/S Braddell	06:04	00:04	06:04	00:01	06:04	00:01
52209 Blk 101C CP Lor 2 Toa Payoh			06:05	00:05	06:05	00:02	06:05	00:02
52199 Blk 84B Lor 2 Toa Payoh			06:06	00:06	06:06	00:03	06:06	00:03
52189 Toa Payoh Stn Lor 2 Toa Payoh		Template:Code/S Toa Payoh HDB Hub	06:07	00:07	06:07	00:04	06:07	00:04
52079 Opp Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh			06:11	00:11	06:11	00:08	06:11	00:08
50161 Bef Jln Dusun Balestier Rd			06:13	00:12	06:12	00:09	06:12	00:09
50171 Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd		Zhongshan Mall	06:15	00:14	06:13	00:10	06:14	00:10
52401 Blk 102 Jln Rajah			06:17	00:16	06:15	00:12	06:16	00:12
52411 Blk 105 Jln Rajah			06:19	00:17	06:16	00:13	06:17	00:13
52451 Blk 114 Whampoa Rd ¹ 129(towards St. Michael’s Ter)			06:21	00:19	06:18	00:15	06:19	00:15
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia ¹ 129(towards St. Michael’s Ter)			06:21	00:20	06:19	00:16	06:19	00:16
52049 Blk 19 Jln Tenteram ¹ 129(towards St. Michael’s Ter)			06:22	00:21	06:20	00:17	06:20	00:17
52119 Opp Blk 65 Jln Tenteram ¹ 129(towards St. Michael’s Ter)			06:25	00:23	06:23	00:19	06:23	00:19
52499 St. Michael's Ter Whampoa Rd			06:26	00:25	06:24	00:21	06:24	00:21

Notes:

¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Tampines North and towards Saint Michael’s). Commuters should check the bus destination signage before boarding.
06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.

Direction 2 (Saint Michael's → Tampines North)

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Bus Stops		Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
Bus Stops		Point of Interest	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
52499 St. Michael's Ter Whampoa Rd			05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30
52451 Blk 114 Whampoa Rd ¹ 129(towards Tampines North Int)			05:46	23:31	05:46	23:31	05:46	23:31
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia ¹ 129(towards Tampines North Int)			05:47	23:32	05:47	23:32	05:47	23:32
52049 Blk 19 Jln Tenteram ¹ 129(towards Tampines North Int)			05:48	23:33	05:48	23:33	05:48	23:33
52119 Opp Blk 65 Jln Tenteram ¹ 129(towards Tampines North Int)			05:50	23:34	05:50	23:34	05:49	23:34
52419 Opp Blk 105 Jln Rajah			05:52	23:36	05:52	23:36	05:51	23:36
52409 Opp Blk 102 Jln Rajah			05:53	23:37	05:53	23:37	05:52	23:37
52479 Opp EAIM Ah Hood Rd		Zhongshan Mall	05:56	23:40	05:56	23:39	05:55	23:39
50169 Aft Irrawaddy Rd Balestier Rd			05:57	23:41	05:57	23:40	05:56	23:40
Template:BS51011		05:59	23:42	05:58	23:42	05:57	23:41
52071 Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh			06:02	23:45	06:01	23:44	06:00	23:43
52181 Opp Toa Payoh Stn Lor 2 Toa Payoh		Template:Code/S Toa Payoh HDB Hub	06:04	23:47	06:03	23:46	06:02	23:45
52191 Blk 138B Lor 2 Toa Payoh			06:05	23:48	06:04	23:47	06:03	23:46
52201 Blk 121 Lor 2 Toa Payoh			06:07	23:49	06:05	23:48	06:04	23:47
52171 Braddell Stn/Blk 107 Lor 1 Toa Payoh		Template:Code/S Braddell	06:08	23:50	06:06	23:49	06:05	23:48
52441 Blk 202 Lor 1 Toa Payoh			06:09	23:51	06:07	23:50	06:06	23:49
52369 Blk 237 Lor 6 Toa Payoh			06:10	23:52	06:08	23:51	06:07	23:50
Template:BS52051		06:13	23:55	06:10	23:53	06:09	23:52
52061 BCA Acad Braddell Rd			06:14	23:56	06:11	23:54	06:10	23:53
Template:BS66061		06:16	23:58	06:12	23:55	06:11	23:54
Template:BS62099	06:19	00:02	06:15	23:58	06:14	23:57
Template:BS62089	06:20	00:03	06:16	23:59	06:15	23:58
Template:BS62079	06:20	00:03	06:16	23:59	06:15	23:58
Template:BS75251	06:00	00:13	06:00	00:08	06:00	00:07
Template:BS75241	06:01	00:14	06:01	00:09	06:01	00:08
Template:BS75231	06:02	00:15	06:02	00:10	06:02	00:09
Template:BS75221	06:03	00:16	06:03	00:11	06:03	00:10
Template:BS76289		06:05	00:18	06:05	00:13	06:05	00:12
Template:BS76129		06:07	00:19	06:06	00:14	06:06	00:13
Template:BS76119		06:09	00:20	06:07	00:15	06:07	00:14
Template:BS76131		06:10	00:21	06:08	00:16	06:08	00:15
Template:BS76141		06:12	00:23	06:10	00:18	06:10	00:17
Template:BS76199		06:14	00:24	06:12	00:19	06:12	00:18
Template:BS76551		06:16	00:25	06:13	00:20	06:13	00:19
Template:BS76529		06:17	00:27	06:15	00:22	06:15	00:21
Template:BS76519		06:18	00:28	06:16	00:23	06:16	00:22
Template:BS76549		06:20	00:29	06:17	00:24	06:17	00:23
Template:BS75591		06:22	00:30	06:19	00:26	06:19	00:24
Template:BS75579		06:23	00:31	06:20	00:27	06:20	00:25
Template:BS75569		06:25	00:33	06:21	00:28	06:21	00:27
Template:BS74009		06:27	00:35	06:24	00:31	06:23	00:29

Notes:

¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Tampines North and towards Saint Michael’s). Commuters should check the bus destination signage before boarding.
06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Tampines Concourse ↔ Saint 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. ^[1]
	Tampines Concourse ↔ Saint Michael’s	2017	28 May	Serves additional pair of bus stops outside and opposite Gambir Ridge along Bartley Rd.^[2]
	Tampines North ↔ Saint Michael’s	2022	27 November	Extended to Tampines Nth Int.^[3]
	129Tampines North ↔ Saint 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. ^[4]
		2024	26 August	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. ^[4]

References

↑ "New Services 127 & 129 and route extensions for Services 18 & 39" SBS Transit, 29 November 2016
↑ "Additional calling stops for Services 58 and 129" SBS Transit, 23 May 2017
↑ "Route Amendments for Services 18 and 129" SBS Transit, 31 October 2022
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Introduction of Services 129A and 129B" SBS Transit, 19 August 2024

External Links

Tampines Bus Package			[ V • T • E]
Services	4 • 10 • 10e • 18 • 19 • 20 • 23 • 28 • 29 • 31 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 47 • 65 • 69 • 72 • 81 • 127 • 129 • 513		Operated under Negotiated Contract
	Tampines Feeders	291 • 292 • 293 • 296 • 298 • 298X • 299
	Defunct	2N
Bus Fleet	Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)
	Single Decker	Linkker LM312 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 1 • Euro IV, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH
	Double Decker	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1 • WEG2, Batch 2 • WEG2, Batch 3 • WEG2, Batch 4)

[1] "New Services 127 & 129 and route extensions for Services 18 & 39" SBS Transit, 29 November 2016

[2] "Additional calling stops for Services 58 and 129" SBS Transit, 23 May 2017

[3] "Route Amendments for Services 18 and 129" SBS Transit, 31 October 2022

[129A/B-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Introduction of Services 129A and 129B" SBS Transit, 19 August 2024

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Bus Service 129

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