Bus Service 131

SBS Transit Bus Service 131 is an inter-town route linking the residential areas of Novena, Kampong Java (Kallang subzone), and Bukit Merah to Rochor and the Downtown Core.

This service calls at the same bus stop(s) along Bukit Purmei Avenue in both directions (towards Bukit Merah Interchange and Saint Michael’s Terminal). Commuters should check the Electronic Display Signage (EDS) or Destination Plate displayed before boarding.

131

(towards Bukit Merah Interchange)

131

(towards Saint Michael’s Terminal)

Short-Trip Service 131A supplements the high demand from Whampoa to Novena and the Central Business District. It serves Novena, Little India, Rochor, Bencoolen, Bras Basah, Esplanade, Raffles Place, Shenton Way, and Tanjong Pagar. Operating during weekday morning peak hours, it terminates at Shenton Way (Aft Straits Blvd).

Service Information

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	08 - 11 minutes	09 - 15 minutes	10 minutes	10 - 12 minutes
towards Saint Michael’s	09 - 10 minutes	09 - 14 minutes	09 - 12 minutes	14 - 15 minutes

Direction 1 (Saint Michael’s → 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
52499 St. Michael's Ter(Berth 4) Whampoa Rd	131A		05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30
52451 Blk 114 Whampoa Rd	131A		05:46	23:31	05:46	23:31	05:46	23:31
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia 1 131(towards Bt Merah Int)	131A		05:47	23:32	05:47	23:32	05:47	23:32
52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia 1 131(towards Bt Merah Int)	131A		05:49	23:33	05:49	23:33	05:48	23:33
52099 Opp NKF Kim Keat Rd	131A		05:51	23:34	05:51	23:34	05:50	23:35
50159 Bef Kim Keat Lane Kim Keat Rd	131A		05:52	23:35	05:52	23:35	05:51	23:36
50209 Aft Pegu Rd Balestier Rd	131A		05:53	23:36	05:53	23:36	05:52	23:37
50199 Opp Shaw Plaza Balestier Rd	131A	Shaw Plaza	05:53	23:36	05:53	23:36	05:52	23:37
50189 Opp Public Mansion Balestier Rd	131A		05:54	23:37	05:54	23:37	05:53	23:38
50179 Opp Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd	131A	Zhongshan Mall	05:55	23:37	05:55	23:38	05:54	23:39
50169 Aft Irrawaddy Rd Balestier Rd	131A		05:56	23:38	05:56	23:39	05:55	23:40
Template:BS50059	05:57	23:39	05:58	23:41	05:56	23:41
Template:BS50049	05:57	23:40	05:58	23:41	05:56	23:41
Template:BS50038	05:59	23:41	06:00	23:43	05:58	23:43
Template:BS50029	05:15	23:43	05:20	23:46	05:20	23:44
50079 Opp Carlisle Rd Norfolk Rd	131A		05:17	23:44	05:21	23:47	05:21	23:45
50089 Blk 51/Opp Pek Kio Mkt Owen Rd	131A	Pek Kio Market & Food Centre	05:18	23:46	05:23	23:49	05:23	23:47
50321 Aft Gloucester Rd Dorset Rd	131A		05:20	23:47	05:24	23:50	05:24	23:48
50351 Farrer Pk Tennis Ctr Dorset Rd	131A		05:21	23:48	05:25	23:51	05:25	23:49
Template:BS40109	05:22	23:49	05:26	23:52	05:26	23:50
Template:BS40019	05:24	23:51	05:28	23:54	05:28	23:52
Template:BS07539	05:25	23:52	05:30	23:56	05:29	23:53
07518 Opp NAFA Campus 3 Bencoolen St	131A	Fortune Centre Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Sunshine Plaza The Bencoolen	05:28	23:55	05:32	23:58	05:32	23:56
04019 Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bencoolen St	131A	Template:Code/S Bencoolen Template:Code/S Bras Basah SMU	05:29	23:56	05:34	24:00	05:33	23:57
04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A Bras Basah Rd	131A	Template:Code/S Bras Basah NTUC Trade Union House	05:30	23:57	05:35	00:01	05:35	23:58
02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd	131A	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/S City Hall Template:Code/S Esplanade Raffles City South Beach Tower	05:31	23:58	05:36	00:02	05:36	23:59
02029 Aft Esplanade Stn Exit D Esplanade Dr	131A	Template:Code/S Esplanade Asian Civilisations Museum Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Victoria Concert Hall	05:33	24:00	05:38	00:04	05:38	00:01
03019 OUE Bayfront Collyer Quay	131A	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/S Raffles Place CIMB Plaza	05:36	00:03	05:41	00:07	05:41	00:03
03059 One Raffles Quay Raffles Quay	131A		05:37	00:04	05:42	00:08	05:42	00:04
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	131A	Template:Code/S Shenton Way	05:39	00:05	05:43	00:10	05:44	00:06
03217 Aft Straits Blvd Shenton Way	131A	Template:Code/S Tanjong Pagar	05:39	00:06	05:45	00:11	05:45	00:07
05649 Opp Customs Port Br HQ Keppel Rd			05:41	00:08	05:47	00:13	05:47	00:09
14061 Opp Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd			05:42	00:09	05:48	00:14	05:48	00:10
14071 Keppel Workshop Keppel Rd			05:43	00:10	05:49	00:15	05:49	00:11
14081 Tg Pagar DP Blk F5 Keppel Rd			05:44	00:11	05:50	00:16	05:50	00:12
14101 Opp Keppel DP Blk 517 Keppel Rd			05:45	00:11	05:50	00:17	05:50	00:12
Template:BS14141		05:48	00:13	05:52	00:19	05:52	00:14
Template:BS14121		05:49	00:14	05:53	00:20	05:53	00:15
14131 Caribbean at Keppel Bay Telok Blangah Rd			05:50	00:15	05:54	00:21	05:54	00:16
14151 Opp Hotel Faber Pk Telok Blangah Rd		Community Chapel Church	05:52	00:16	05:55	00:23	05:55	00:17
Template:BS14041		05:54	00:18	05:57	00:25	05:58	00:19
Template:BS14051		05:56	00:19	05:59	00:27	06:00	00:21
Template:BS14279		05:58	00:22	06:01	00:29	06:02	00:23
Template:BS14299		05:59	00:23	06:02	00:30	06:03	00:24
14389 Aft Radin Mas Pr Sch Bt Purmei Ave 1 131(towards Bt Merah Int)			05:50	00:24	05:50	00:32	05:50	00:26
14381 Blk 109 Bt Purmei Ave 1 131(towards Bt Merah Int)			05:51	00:25	05:51	00:33	05:51	00:27
Template:BS14031		05:53	00:26	05:53	00:35	05:52	00:28
Template:BS10361		05:55	00:28	05:54	00:37	05:53	00:29
Template:BS10081		05:57	00:29	05:55	00:38	05:54	00:30
Template:BS10009		05:59	00:31	05:58	00:41	05:56	00:32

Notes:

• ¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Bukit Merah 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 (Bukit Merah → Saint Michael’s)

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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
Template:BS10009	05:45	00:00	05:45	00:00	05:45	00:00
Template:BS10089	05:48	00:02	05:48	00:03	05:48	00:02
Template:BS10369	05:50	00:04	05:50	00:05	05:50	00:04
Template:BS14039	05:51	00:05	05:51	00:06	05:51	00:06
14389 Aft Radin Mas Pr Sch Bt Purmei Ave 1 131(towards St. Michael’s Ter)		05:53	00:06	05:53	00:08	05:53	00:07
14381 Blk 109 Bt Purmei Ave 1 131(towards St. Michael’s Ter)		05:54	00:07	05:54	00:09	05:54	00:08
Template:BS14291	05:56	00:09	05:57	00:11	05:56	00:10
Template:BS14271	05:57	00:09	05:58	00:12	05:57	00:11
14281 SAFRA Mt Faber Telok Blangah Way	SAFRA Mount Faber	05:58	00:10	05:59	00:13	05:58	00:12
Template:BS14059	06:00	00:11	06:01	00:14	06:00	00:14
Template:BS14049	06:01	00:12	06:02	00:15	06:01	00:15
14159 Hotel Faber Pk Telok Blangah Rd		06:03	00:14	06:03	00:17	06:02	00:16
14139 Bef Seah Im Rd Telok Blangah Rd		06:04	00:15	06:04	00:18	06:03	00:17
Template:BS14129	06:06	00:16	06:06	00:19	06:05	00:19
Template:BS14119	06:07	00:17	06:07	00:20	06:06	00:20
14109 Keppel DP Blk 517 Keppel Rd		06:08	00:18	06:08	00:21	06:07	00:21
14089 Opp Tg Pagar DP Blk F5 Keppel Rd		06:09	00:19	06:09	00:22	06:08	00:22
14069 Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd		06:12	00:21	06:11	00:24	06:10	00:24
05641 Bef Cantonment Rd Keppel Rd		06:13	00:22	06:12	00:25	06:11	00:25
03223 Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd	Template:Code/S Tanjong Pagar	06:15	00:24	06:14	00:27	06:13	00:27
03151 Aft Telok Ayer St Cecil St		06:16	00:25	06:15	00:28	06:14	00:28
03021 Prudential Twr Cecil St	Template:Code/S Telok Ayer	06:18	00:27	06:16	00:29	06:15	00:29
03011 Fullerton Sq Fullerton Rd	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/S Raffles Place Asian Civilisations Museum CIMB Plaza Victoria Concert Hall	06:20	00:29	06:18	00:31	06:17	00:31
02111 Esplanade Bridge Esplanade Dr	Template:Code/S Esplanade	06:21	00:30	06:20	00:33	06:19	00:33
04111 Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/S City Hall Capitol Singapore Raffles City	06:05	00:32	06:05	00:34	06:20	00:34
04121 SMU Stamford Rd	Template:Code/S Bras Basah SMU National Museum of Singapore	06:06	00:33	06:06	00:36	06:21	00:36
08079 Sch of The Arts Prinsep St	School of the Arts GR.iD	06:08	00:35	06:08	00:37	06:23	00:37
07011 Bef Sophia Rd Selegie Rd	GR.iD Sunshine Plaza	06:09	00:36	06:09	00:38	06:24	00:38
07021 Selegie Ctr Selegie Rd		06:10	00:37	06:10	00:40	06:25	00:40
07031 Tekka Ctr S'goon Rd	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/S Little India Tekka Centre Tekka Place	06:11	00:38	06:12	00:41	06:26	00:41
07111 Broadway Hotel S'goon Rd	Angullia Mosque Mustafa Centre Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple	06:13	00:39	06:13	00:42	06:27	00:43
50251 Farrer Pk Stn Exit A Rangoon Rd	Template:Code/S Farrer Park	06:15	00:41	06:15	00:44	06:29	00:45
50261 Kentish Lodge Rangoon Rd		06:16	00:42	06:16	00:45	06:30	00:46
50301 Kentish Green Kent Rd		06:17	00:43	06:17	00:46	06:31	00:47
50081 Pek Kio Mkt Owen Rd	Pek Kio Market & Food Centre	06:18	00:44	06:17	00:47	06:32	00:48
50071 Bef Carlisle Rd Norfolk Rd		06:20	00:45	06:19	00:49	06:33	00:49
Template:BS50021	06:22	00:47	06:21	00:51	06:35	00:51
Template:BS50031	06:23	00:49	06:23	00:53	06:37	00:53
Template:BS50041	06:24	00:50	06:24	00:54	06:38	00:54
50161 Bef Jln Dusun Balestier Rd		06:26	00:52	06:26	00:55	06:39	00:55
50171 Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd	Zhongshan Mall	06:27	00:53	06:27	00:56	06:40	00:56
50191 Bef Balestier Plaza Balestier Rd		06:29	00:54	06:28	00:57	06:41	00:57
50201 Shaw Plaza Balestier Rd	Shaw Plaza	06:29	00:54	06:28	00:58	06:42	00:57
50211 Opp Balestier Pt Balestier Rd		06:30	00:55	06:29	00:59	06:43	00:58
50991 Blk 82 Whampoa Dr		06:32	00:57	06:31	01:00	06:44	00:59
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia 1 131(towards St. Michael’s Ter)		06:34	00:59	06:33	01:02	06:46	01:01
52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia 1 131(towards St. Michael’s Ter)		06:35	01:00	06:34	01:03	06:47	01:02
52499 St. Michael's Ter(Berth 4) Whampoa Rd		06:38	01:02	06:36	01:05	06:49	01:04

Notes:

• ¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Bukit Merah 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
Singapore Traction Company	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 Associated Bus Services.
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001		1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
		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	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 Template:Code/S Bencoolen station on the Downtown 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.

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