Bus Service 293

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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. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for commuters in Marsiling and Admiralty to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). Please refer here for more information.

Service 293
Route Information
Route	Tampines Interchange ↺ Tampines Street 71 / Tampines Avenue 7 (Loop)
Route Length	15.1 km
Travelling Time	85 mins (1 h 25 mins)
Operator	(Tampines Bus Package)

Feeder Service 293 serves residents and schools around Tampines Neighbourhoods 7, 8 and 9 on the West Loop, and Neighbourhood 4 on the East Loop, connecting both ends to Tampines Regional Centre.

As this service serves the East wing of Tampines Interchange instead of West wing, commuters may be charged additional fares when travelling between Tampines Ave 7 (Blk 503) and Tampines Interchange when compared with Services 4, 8, 19, 28, 29, 37, 38, 81, and 291.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 293

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	23	14 Single Deckers	9 Double Deckers
		SBS6151J SBS6163A SBS6166S SBS6202X SBS6203T SBS6253Z SBS6272T SBS6642J SBS6709B SBS6801S SBS6871P SG1125E Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8569A Scania K230UB	SBS3290K SBS3637U SBS3812E SBS3828K SBS7660A SBS7661Y SBS7671T SBS7676E SBS7680S Volvo B9TL

Notes
1 missing SD. SBS8569A will operate on Feeder 291 on Weekends & Public Holidays. This service practises jumpbus. Weekdays: 13A-13P / 3E / 9S (23 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 10A-10P / 2S / 1E (11 buses) Special Weekdays: 13A-12P / 3E / 9S (23 buses)

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)
Loop Service	04 - 06 minutes	03 - 08 minutes	04 - 07 minutes	05 - 14 minutes

Special Departures

• 76221

  Tampines East Stn Exit A
  Tampines Ave 7
  →
  75009

  Tampines Int
  Tampines Ctrl 1
  • Weekdays: 05:00 & 05:12
  • Weekends & Public Holidays: 05:00 & 05:11

Loop Service

• Service 293T buses will terminate at Tampines Int and will not ply the other loop.

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Bus Stops			Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
				First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
75009 Tampines Int(Berth B4) Tampines Ctrl 1	293T		EW2DT32Tampines Tampines Mall Tampines 1 Century Square	05:00	00:50	05:00	00:50	05:00	00:50
76059 Opp Our Tampines Hub Tampines Ave 5	293T			05:03	00:53	05:02	00:53	05:02	00:52
76111 Blk 945 Tampines Ave 4	293T			05:04	00:54	05:03	00:54	05:03	00:53
76121 Opp St. Hilda's Sec Sch Tampines Ave 4	293T			05:06	00:55	05:04	00:55	05:04	00:54
75079 Blk 819 Tampines Ave 3	293T			05:07	00:56	05:06	00:56	05:06	00:56
75089 Blk 827 Tampines Ave 3	293T			05:09	00:58	05:07	00:58	05:07	00:57
75109 Blk 888 Tampines Ave 3	293T			05:10	00:59	05:08	00:59	05:08	00:58
75151 Opp Blk 871A Tampines Ave 8	293T			05:12	01:01	05:10	01:01	05:10	01:00
75141 Blk 730 Tampines Ave 5	293T			05:14	01:03	05:12	01:02	05:11	01:01
75329 Poi Ching Sch Tampines St 71	293T			05:16	01:04	05:14	01:04	05:13	01:03
75339 Blk 734 Tampines St 71	293T			05:17	01:05	05:15	01:05	05:14	01:04
75159 Blk 874 Tampines Ave 8	293T			05:20	01:07	05:17	01:07	05:16	01:06
75101 Blk 880 Tampines Ave 3	293T			05:22	01:09	05:19	01:09	05:18	01:07
75081 Blk 831 Tampines Ave 3	293T			05:24	01:11	05:21	01:10	05:20	01:08
75071 Opp Blk 819 Tampines Ave 3	293T			05:25	01:12	05:22	01:11	05:21	01:09
76129 St. Hilda's Sec Sch Tampines Ave 4	293T			05:27	01:11	05:23	01:11	05:22	01:10
76119 Opp Blk 945 Tampines Ave 4	293T			05:28	01:12	05:24	01:12	05:23	01:12
76051 Our Tampines Hub Tampines Ave 5	293T			05:29	01:13	05:25	01:12	05:24	01:13
75009 Tampines Int(Berth B3) Tampines Ctrl 1	293T	293T	EW2DT32Tampines Tampines Mall Tampines 1 Century Square	05:00	01:15	05:00	01:15	05:00	01:14
76191 Blk 401 Tampines Ave 7		293T		05:03	00:52	05:02	00:53	05:03	00:52
76399 Blk 417 Tampines St 41		293T		05:05	00:54	05:04	00:55	05:05	00:54
76369 Blk 496F Tampines Ave 9		293T		05:08	00:56	05:06	00:58	05:07	00:56
76359 Blk 493B Tampines Ave 9		293T		05:09	00:58	05:08	00:59	05:08	00:58
76279 Blk 491C Tampines St 45		293T		05:11	00:59	05:09	01:01	05:10	00:59
76269 Opp Blk 489A Tampines St 45		293T		05:12	01:01	05:11	01:03	05:12	01:01
76259 Opp Blk 487B Tampines St 45		293T		05:13	01:02	05:12	01:04	05:13	01:02
76239 Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7		293T		05:15	01:04	05:14	01:06	05:15	01:04
76311 Blk 460 Tampines Ave 9		293T		05:17	01:06	05:16	01:08	05:17	01:06
76371 Blk 459 Tampines St 42		293T		05:18	01:06	05:16	01:08	05:17	01:06
76471 Blk 444 Tampines St 42		293T		05:19	01:08	05:18	01:10	05:19	01:08
76211 Blk 449 Tampines Ave 7		293T		05:21	01:09	05:19	01:11	05:20	01:09
76221 Tampines East Stn Exit A Tampines Ave 7		293T	DT33Tampines East	05:00	01:10	05:00	01:12	05:00	01:10
76231 Opp Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7		293T		05:02	01:12	05:02	01:13	05:02	01:11
76251 Blk 487B Tampines St 45		293T		05:04	01:13	05:03	01:14	05:03	01:13
76261 Blk 489B Tampines St 45		293T		05:06	01:14	05:05	01:15	05:04	01:14
76271 Dunman Sec Sch Tampines St 45		293T		05:08	01:15	05:06	01:16	05:05	01:15
76351 Blk 484 Tampines Ave 9		293T		05:09	01:17	05:07	01:17	05:07	01:16
76361 Blk 430 Tampines Ave 9		293T		05:10	01:18	05:09	01:18	05:08	01:17
76391 Blk 418 Tampines St 41		293T		05:13	01:20	05:12	01:20	05:10	01:19
76199 Blk 503 Tampines Ave 7		293T		05:16	01:22	05:14	01:22	05:12	01:21
75009 Tampines Int(Berth B4) Tampines Ctrl 1		293T	EW2DT32Tampines Tampines Mall Tampines 1 Century Square	05:20	01:26	05:18	01:26	05:16	01:24

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 3	1984	12 August	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines Ave 3 (Loop).
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81	1985	23 June	Amended to loop at Tampines St 81.
		1987	29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
		1988	19 June	Extended to ply Tampines St 84.
		1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 & St 45	1996	6 July	Integrated with Service 297, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines St 45.
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & St 45	1997	14 December	Amended to loop at Tampines St 71, skipping Tampines St 81 & Tampines St 84.
		2009	26 October	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2013	TBC	Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
	Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & Ave 7	2017	21 October	Amended to loop at Tampines Ave 7, skipping Tampines St 43.
		2018	12 August	Converted to Feeder service.
				Introduction of terminating trip 293T, instead of using ‘T’ plates.
		2019	5 October	Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.