Bus Service 18
Service 18 |
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Route Information | |
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Route | Tampines North Interchange ↔ Bedok North Depot |
Route Length | 12.2 km (towards Bedok North Depot) 12.7 km (towards Tampines North) |
Travelling Time | 55 mins |
Operator | ![]() (Tampines Bus Package) |
SBS Transit Bus Service 18 is an inter-town service linking the residential estate of Tampines and Bedok. It was amended to ply Bedok North Street 2 with the opening of Bedok Temporary Interchange in 2011 to increase bus connectivity for residents in the area and extended to Tampines Concourse in 2016.
Service 18 was later amended to serve Tampines Streets 32, 33, and 34 as part of the Downtown Line 3 – Bus Service Enhancements from 21 Oct 2017. The route amendment provides a direct connection for Tampines Streets 32, 33, and 34 residents to Tampines East station as well as providing alternative travel options between Tampines and Bedok apart from Services 291 and 28.
The service was further amended in November 2022 with the opening of Tampines North Interchange via Tampines North Drive 1 and Tampines Avenue 9 while in addition, the service was amended in the other direction to Bedok North Bus Depot via Bedok North Avenue 4.
Service Information[edit]
Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet |
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Bedok North Depot (BNDEP) | 12 | 12 Single Deckers |
SBS6189B SBS6247S SBS6251D SG1138T SG1139R Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
SBS5082G SBS8092H SBS8126U SBS8129L SBS8333M SBS8349T SBS8480X Scania K230UB
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Route Information[edit]
Frequency[edit]
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) |
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towards Bedok North Depot | 11 - 15 minutes | 14 - 16 minutes | 14 - 17 minutes | 15 - 25 minutes |
towards Tampines North | 13 - 16 minutes | 14 - 16 minutes | 15 - 23 minutes |
Special Departures[edit]
![]() Opp Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7 ![]() Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4 Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 05:10 05:22 05:34 | ||||
Saturdays | 05:15 05:30 05:45 | ||||
Sundays & Public Holidays | 05:45 |
Direction 1 (Tampines North → Bedok North Depot)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() | 05:30 | 23:45 | 05:30 | 23:45 | 05:40 | 23:45 | |
![]() Tampines East Stn Exit D Tampines Ave 9 | DT33Tampines East | 05:47 | 00:03 | 05:48 | 00:03 | 05:58 | 00:03 |
![]() Opp Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7 | 05:10 | 00:04 | 05:15 | 00:04 | 05:45 | 00:04 | |
![]() Bef Tampines West Stn Tampines Ave 1 | DT31Tampines West SAFRA Tampines | 05:26 | 00:17 | 05:30 | 00:17 | 06:00 | 00:17 |
![]() Bedok Resvr Stn Exit B Bedok Nth Ave 3 | DT30Bedok Reservoir Bedok Town Park | 05:34 | 00:22 | 05:37 | 00:22 | 06:05 | 00:21 |
![]() SBST Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4 | 05:41 | 00:31 | 05:43 | 00:30 | 06:12 | 00:30 | |
![]() Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4 |
05:44 | 00:34 | 05:46 | 00:33 | 06:15 | 00:33 |
Notes:
- 1: No boarding/alighting at this stop.
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route bus rather than one starting from the first stop.
Direction 2 (Bedok North Depot → Tampines North)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4 |
05:20 | 00:35 | 05:25 | 00:35 | 05:55 | 00:35 | |
![]() Opp SBST Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4 | 05:23 | 00:38 | 05:28 | 00:38 | 05:58 | 00:38 | |
![]() Bedok Resvr Stn Exit A Bedok Nth Ave 3 | DT30Bedok Reservoir Bedok Town Park | 05:33 | 00:48 | 05:37 | 00:47 | 06:08 | 00:47 |
![]() Tampines West Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 1 | DT31Tampines West SAFRA Tampines | 05:38 | 00:53 | 05:42 | 00:52 | 06:13 | 00:52 |
![]() | 06:14 | 01:26 | 06:19 | 01:27 | 06:51 | 01:27 |
Notes:
- 1: No boarding/alighting at this stop.
Historical Information[edit]
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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![]() (Current) Known as ![]() |
Bedok ↺ Tampines Ave 2 | 1982 | 2 May | Introduced between Bedok Int and Tampines Ave 2 (Loop). |
Bedok ↺ Tampines St 22 | 1985 | 3 November | Amended to loop at Tampines St 22 from Bedok Int. | |
Tampines ↺ Bedok | 1987 | 29 November | Extended to start from Tampines Int and loop at Bedok Int, skipping Tampines St 22. | |
1988 | 25 January | First bus brought forward to 0515 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays. | ||
1999 | TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite The Clearwater Condo along Bedok Reservoir Rd. | ||
2001 | TBC | Serves new pair of bus stops opposite Blk 761 and opposite Baywater along Bedok Nth Ave 3. | ||
2006 | TBC | Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite Bedok Green Sec Sch along Bedok Nth Ave 3. | ||
2011 | 7 March | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
19 November | Amended to loop at Bedok Temp Int and amended to ply Bedok Nth Rd and Bedok Nth Ave 2. | |||
2012 | 11 March | Serves new bus stop outside Blk 204 along Bedok Nth Int. | ||
2014 | 30 November | Amended to loop at Bedok Integrated Transport Hub. | ||
Tampines Concourse ↺ Bedok | 2016 | 18 December | Extended to Tampines Concourse Int. | |
2017 | 21 October | Amended to ply Tampines St 32, Tampines St 33 and Tampines St 34. | ||
First bus brought forward to 0505 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays, and 0535 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays. | ||||
2021 | 12 December | Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Heartbeat @ Bedok along Bedok Nth St 1. | ||
Tampines North ↔ Bedok North Depot | 2022 | 27 November | Extended to Tampines Nth Int and Bedok Nth Depot and converted to bi-directional service.[1] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Route Amendments for Services 18 and 129 SBS Transit, 31 October 2022
External Links[edit]
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[ V • T • E] | |||
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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 | |||
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) |