Bus Service 18

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	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. From Sunday, 26 January 2025, two bus stops along Thomson Road will be merged and relocated to facilitate works for the North South Corridor. As a result, bus services 132 and 156 will call at the bus stop in front of Singapore Polo Club (51031) instead of bus stop after Mount Pleasant Road (51023). Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 26 January 2025, the route of feeder service 230 will be extended to start and end at Toa Payoh Link (Caldecott station) to enhance connectivity for Toa Payoh East residents. As a result, it will no longer stop at Toa Payoh Interchange. Please refer here for more information.

Service 18
Route Information
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)

Bus Service 18 is a supplementary residential route connecting Tampines and Bedok. It was amended to Bedok North Street 2 with the opening of Bedok Temporary Interchange to increase bus connectivity for residents in the area.

High-capacity articulated buses were deployed on this route before they were sold off in 2006.

Service 18 was amended to serve Tampines Streets 32, 33, 34 as part of the Downtown Line 3 – Bus Service Enhancements from 21 Oct 2017. The route amendment provides a direct connection for Tampines Street 32, 33 & 34 residents to DT33Tampines East station as well as providing alternative travel options to Tampines & Bedok apart from Service 291 and Service 28.

The service was further amended in November 2022 with the opening of Tampines North Bus Interchange via Tampines North Drive 1 and Tampines Ave 9 while in addition, the service was amended in the other direction to Bedok North Bus Depot via Bedok North Ave 4.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 18

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
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

Notes
SG1869S (129) will perform two (2) crossover trips on Service 18 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak. 5 buses practise overnight parking at Tampines North Interchange.

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 Bedok North Depot	11 - 15 minutes	14 - 16 minutes	14 - 17 minutes	15 - 25 minutes
towards Tampines North	13 - 16 minutes	13 - 16 minutes	14 - 16 minutes	15 - 23 minutes

Special Departures

• 76231

  Opp Blk 390
  Tampines Ave 7
  →
  84299

  Bedok Nth Depot
  Bedok Nth Ave 4
  • 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)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
74009 Tampines Nth Int(Berth B1) Tampines St 62		05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45	05:40	23:45
75491 Blk 614 Tampines Ave 6		05:33	23:48	05:33	23:48	05:43	23:48
75511 Blk 610C Tampines Nth Dr 1		05:34	23:50	05:35	23:50	05:45	23:50
75501 Blk 604A Tampines Nth Dr 1		05:36	23:51	05:36	23:51	05:46	23:51
75279 Opp Blk 721 Tampines Ave 9		05:37	23:52	05:37	23:52	05:47	23:52
76549 Opp Citylife @ Tampines Tampines Ave 9		05:38	23:54	05:39	23:54	05:49	23:54
76369 Blk 496F Tampines Ave 9		05:43	23:59	05:44	23:59	05:54	23:59
76359 Blk 493B Tampines Ave 9		05:44	00:00	05:45	00:00	05:55	00:00
76349 Dunman Sec Sch Tampines Ave 9		05:46	00:02	05:47	00:02	05:57	00:02
76319 Tampines East Stn Exit D Tampines Ave 9	DT33Tampines East	05:47	00:03	05:48	00:03	05:58	00:03
76231 Opp Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7		05:10	00:04	05:15	00:04	05:45	00:04
76469 East Spring Sec Sch Tampines St 34		05:11	00:05	05:16	00:05	05:46	00:05
76439 Blk 351 Tampines St 33		05:14	00:07	05:18	00:07	05:49	00:07
76449 Blk 343 Tampines St 33		05:15	00:08	05:19	00:08	05:50	00:08
76459 Blk 323 Tampines St 33		05:16	00:09	05:20	00:09	05:51	00:09
76419 Blk 307A Tampines St 32		05:17	00:10	05:21	00:10	05:52	00:10
76109 Blk 302 Tampines Ave 2		05:17	00:11	05:23	00:11	05:53	00:11
76099 Blk 285 Tampines Ave 2		05:19	00:12	05:25	00:12	05:55	00:12
76089 The Holy Trinity Ch Tampines Ave 2		05:20	00:14	05:26	00:14	05:56	00:14
76079 Blk 101 Tampines Ave 2		05:22	00:15	05:28	00:15	05:57	00:15
75059 Bef Tampines West Stn Tampines Ave 1	DT31Tampines West	05:26	00:17	05:30	00:17	06:00	00:17
75069 Blk 960A Bedok Resvr Rd		05:30	00:20	05:33	00:19	06:02	00:19
75349 The Clearwater Condo Bedok Resvr Rd		05:33	00:21	05:36	00:21	06:04	00:20
84209 Bedok Resvr Stn Exit B Bedok Nth Ave 3	DT30Bedok Reservoir	05:34	00:22	05:37	00:22	06:05	00:21
84529 Blk 109 Bedok Nth Ave 3		05:37	00:24	05:39	00:24	06:07	00:23
84221 Blk 109 Bedok Nth Rd		05:34	00:25	05:37	00:24	06:07	00:23
84251 Blk 99 Bedok Nth Ave 4		05:37	00:27	05:40	00:26	06:09	00:25
84261 St. Anthony's Cano Sch Bedok Nth Ave 4		05:38	00:28	05:41	00:27	06:11	00:27
84271 Aft Bedok Ind Pk E Bedok Nth Ave 4		05:40	00:30	05:42	00:29	06:12	00:28
84591 SBST Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4		05:41	00:31	05:43	00:30	06:12	00:30
84299 Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4 *		05:44	00:34	05:46	00:33	06:15	00:33

^* This Bus Stop is not for alighting.

Direction 2 (Bedok North Depot → Tampines North)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
84299 Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4 *		05:20	00:35	05:25	00:35	05:55	00:35
84599 Opp SBST Bedok Nth Depot Bedok Nth Ave 4		05:23	00:38	05:28	00:38	05:58	00:38
84279 Aft Bedok Nth St 5 Bedok Nth Ave 4		05:24	00:39	05:29	00:39	05:59	00:39
84269 Blk 95 Bedok Nth Ave 4		05:26	00:41	05:31	00:41	06:01	00:41
84259 Blk 88 Bedok Nth Ave 4		05:28	00:43	05:32	00:42	06:03	00:42
84229 Blk 111 Bedok Nth Rd		05:30	00:45	05:34	00:44	06:05	00:44
84521 Blk 506 Bedok Nth Ave 3		05:31	00:46	05:35	00:45	06:06	00:45
84201 Bedok Resvr Stn Exit A Bedok Nth Ave 3	DT30Bedok Reservoir	05:33	00:48	05:37	00:47	06:08	00:47
75341 Opp The Clearwater Condo Bedok Resvr Rd		05:34	00:49	05:38	00:48	06:09	00:48
75061 Blk 954D Bedok Resvr Rd		05:35	00:50	05:39	00:49	06:10	00:49
75051 Tampines West Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 1	DT31Tampines West	05:38	00:53	05:42	00:52	06:13	00:52
76071 Blk 141 Tampines Ave 2		05:40	00:55	05:44	00:54	06:15	00:54
76081 Opp The Holy Trinity Ch Tampines Ave 2		05:42	00:57	05:46	00:56	06:17	00:56
76091 Blk 206 Tampines Ave 2		05:43	00:58	05:48	00:57	06:19	00:57
76101 Tampines East CC Tampines Ave 2		05:44	00:59	05:49	00:58	06:20	00:58
76411 Ngee Ann Sec Sch Tampines St 32		05:45	01:00	05:50	00:59	06:21	00:59
76451 Blk 324 Tampines St 33		05:47	01:02	05:52	01:01	06:23	01:01
76441 Opp Blk 345 Tampines St 33		05:48	01:03	05:53	01:02	06:24	01:02
76431 Blk 333 Tampines St 33		05:50	01:05	05:55	01:04	06:26	01:04
76461 Eden Condo Tampines St 34		05:51	01:06	05:56	01:05	06:27	01:05
76239 Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7		05:53	01:07	05:58	01:06	06:29	01:06
76311 Blk 460 Tampines Ave 9		05:54	01:09	05:59	01:08	06:30	01:08
76341 Blk 464 Tampines Ave 9		05:55	01:10	06:00	01:09	06:31	01:09
76351 Blk 484 Tampines Ave 9		05:57	01:11	06:02	01:10	06:33	01:10
76361 Blk 430 Tampines Ave 9		05:59	01:13	06:04	01:12	06:35	01:12
76541 Citylife @ Tampines Tampines Ave 9		06:04	01:17	06:09	01:17	06:40	01:17
75271 Blk 721 Tampines Ave 9		06:06	01:19	06:11	01:19	06:42	01:19
75509 Opp Blk 604A Tampines Nth Dr 1		06:07	01:20	06:12	01:20	06:44	01:20
75519 Opp Blk 610C Tampines Nth Dr 1		06:08	01:21	06:13	01:21	06:45	01:21
75499 Opp Blk 614 Tampines Ave 6		06:11	01:23	06:16	01:24	06:48	01:24
74009 Tampines Nth Int(Alighting) Tampines St 62		06:14	01:26	06:19	01:27	06:51	01:27

^* This Bus Stop is not for boarding.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001.	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.