Bus Service 40

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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 Monday, 26 May 2025, bus service 671 will operate additional morning and evening trips. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 8 June 2025, bus service 135 will serve a new pair of bus stops along Haig Road. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 8 June 2025, supplementary bus service 230M will be introduced to better serve residents travelling to the Kim Keat Avenue. This service will operate at a frequency of 15 minutes from Toa Payoh Bus Interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 29 June 2025, with the opening of Punggol Coast Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), bus services 34, 117 & 117M will be extended to commence operations from the interchange. Please refer here for more information.

Service 40
Route Information
Route	Bedok Interchange ↺ Merpati Rd (Loop)
Route Length	23.4 km
Travelling Time	55 mins
Operator	(Bedok Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 40 serves MacPherson Estate, Tanjong Katong, East Coast and Siglap Road with connections to nearby MRT stations. With multiple services duplicating its route across various sections of route, Service 40 fulfills more of a supplementary route and operates at low frequencies throughout the day.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 40

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	8	8 Single Deckers
		SG3070R SG3071M Linkker LM312 SBS6185L SBS6600E SBS6786C Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8415K SBS8610M SBS8645M Scania K230UB

Notes
SG3070R & SG3071M will operate on Service 38 on Weekends & Public Holidays. 2 buses practise overnight parking at Bedok Interchange. All Linkker LM312 buses are only deployed on Weekdays Peak hours. Weekdays: 6A-6P / 2S (8 buses) Weekends & Public Holidays: 6A-6P / 1T (7 buses)

Service 40 duty allocation
Weekdays (6A-6P / 2S)	A/P	SBS6185L, SBS6600E, SBS6786C, SBS8415K, SBS8610M & SBS8645M
	S	SG3070R & SG3071M

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	13 - 17 minutes	14 - 18 minutes	15 - 19 minutes	18 - 22 minutes

Special Departures

70151 Aft Jln Anggerek Merpati Rd → 84009 Bedok Int Bedok Nth Dr Departure Time
Weekdays	05:45 05:57 06:09

Loop Service

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns/PH
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
84009 Bedok Int(Berth B10) Bedok Nth Dr	EW5 Bedok Bedok Mall	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	06:00	23:30
84029 Opp Blk 32 New Upp Changi Rd		05:48	23:32	05:47	23:32	06:02	23:32
84019 Opp Chai Chee Ind Pk New Upp Changi Rd		05:49	23:33	05:48	23:33	06:03	23:33
83249 Flamingo Valley Siglap Rd		05:52	23:35	05:50	23:35	06:06	23:35
83239 Opp Cheviot Hill Siglap Rd		05:52	23:36	05:51	23:36	06:07	23:36
93119 Aft Elite Pk Ave Siglap Rd		05:53	23:37	05:52	23:37	06:08	23:37
93069 Aft Siglap Rd East Coast Rd	Siglap Centre	05:55	23:38	05:53	23:38	06:09	23:38
93059 Aft Jln Buloh Perindu East Coast Rd		05:56	23:39	05:54	23:39	06:10	23:39
92159 St. Patrick's Sch East Coast Rd	St. Patrick’s School	05:57	23:40	05:55	23:40	06:11	23:40
92149 St. Patrick's Green East Coast Rd		05:58	23:41	05:56	23:41	06:12	23:41
92139 Opp Caltex Stn East Coast Rd		05:59	23:41	05:56	23:42	06:12	23:41
92129 The Holy Family Ch East Coast Rd	The Holy Family Church	06:01	23:43	05:58	23:44	06:14	23:43
92119 Roxy Sq East Coast Rd	Roxy Square	06:02	23:44	05:59	23:45	06:15	23:44
92109 Opp Katong Shop Ctr Mountbatten Rd	Katong Shopping Center	06:03	23:44	06:00	23:46	06:16	23:44
92099 One Amber Mountbatten Rd		06:03	23:45	06:00	23:46	06:16	23:45
92161 Aft Katong PO Tg Katong Rd		06:05	23:46	06:02	23:48	06:18	23:46
82071 Opp Tg Katong Girls' Sch Tg Katong Rd		06:06	23:47	06:03	23:49	06:19	23:47
82081 Aft Dunman Rd Tg Katong Rd		06:07	23:48	06:04	23:51	06:20	23:48
82091 Aft Queen of Peace Ch Tg Katong Rd	Queen of Peace Church	06:08	23:48	06:05	23:52	06:21	23:48
82109 City Plaza Geylang Rd	City Plaza KINEX Paya Lebar Quarter	06:09	23:49	06:06	23:53	06:22	23:49
81069 Opp Lor 39 Geylang Geylang Rd		06:10	23:50	06:07	23:54	06:23	23:50
81049 Aft Lor 34 Geylang Geylang Rd		06:11	23:52	06:08	23:56	06:25	23:52
81029 Aft Lor 28 Geylang Geylang Rd		06:11	23:53	06:09	23:57	06:26	23:53
81231 Opp KH Plaza Aljunied Rd		06:12	23:55	06:10	23:58	06:28	23:54
81081 Opp Aljunied Stn Aljunied Rd	EW9 Aljunied	06:13	23:56	06:11	23:59	06:29	23:55
81091 Sims Urban Oasis Aljunied Rd		06:14	23:57	06:12	24:00	06:30	23:56
70011 Opp Blk 125 Aljunied Rd		06:15	23:58	06:13	00:01	06:31	23:57
70151 Aft Jln Anggerek Merpati Rd		05:45	23:59	06:15	00:02	06:33	23:59
70161 Opp Mattar Stn Exit A Merpati Rd	DT25 Mattar	05:46	24:00	06:16	00:03	06:34	24:00
70171 Blk 77 Circuit Rd		05:46	24:00	06:17	00:03	06:36	00:01
70181 Blk 36 Circuit Rd		05:47	00:01	06:18	00:04	06:37	00:02
70191 Opp Blk 66 Circuit Rd		05:48	00:02	06:19	00:05	06:38	00:03
70201 Opp MacPherson Stn Exit D Circuit Rd	CC10 DT26 MacPherson	05:49	00:03	06:20	00:06	06:39	00:04
70211 Blk 90 Pipit Rd		05:50	00:04	06:21	00:07	06:40	00:05
70221 Blk 79 FC Circuit Rd		05:51	00:05	06:22	00:08	06:42	00:06
70231 Opp Mattar Stn Exit B Mattar Rd	DT25 Mattar	05:52	00:06	06:23	00:09	06:43	00:07
70241 Aft Grace Baptist Ch Mattar Rd		05:54	00:07	06:24	00:10	06:44	00:08
70019 Blk 125 Aljunied Rd		05:55	00:08	06:25	00:11	06:46	00:09
81099 Blk 102 Aljunied Rd		05:57	00:09	06:27	00:12	06:47	00:10
81089 Aljunied Stn Aljunied Rd	EW9 Aljunied	05:59	00:10	06:28	00:13	06:49	00:11
81011 Aft Aljunied Stn Sims Ave	EW9 Aljunied	05:59	00:11	06:29	00:14	06:50	00:12
81031 Blk 134 Sims Ave		06:00	00:12	06:30	00:15	06:51	00:13
81051 Sims Ville Sims Ave		06:02	00:13	06:31	00:16	06:52	00:14
82119 Tg Katong Cplx Tg Katong Rd	City Plaza KINEX Paya Lebar Quarter	06:04	00:14	06:33	00:18	06:54	00:15
82099 CDAC Bldg Tg Katong Rd		06:05	00:15	06:34	00:19	06:55	00:16
82089 Aft Ipoh Lane Tg Katong Rd		06:06	00:15	06:35	00:20	06:56	00:16
82079 Tg Katong Girls' Sch Tg Katong Rd		06:05	00:16	06:36	00:21	06:57	00:17
92169 Bef Katong PO Tg Katong Rd		06:07	00:18	06:38	00:22	06:59	00:18
92091 Opp One Amber Mountbatten Rd		06:08	00:19	06:39	00:23	07:00	00:19
92101 Katong Shop Ctr Mountbatten Rd	Katong Shopping Center	06:09	00:20	06:40	00:24	07:01	00:20
92111 Opp Roxy Sq East Coast Rd	Roxy Square	06:10	00:20	06:40	00:25	07:01	00:21
92121 Opp The Holy Family Ch East Coast Rd	The Holy Family Church	06:10	00:22	06:42	00:26	07:03	00:22
92131 Caltex Stn East Coast Rd		06:12	00:23	06:44	00:27	07:05	00:23
92141 KiddiWinkie S/H @ East Coast East Coast Rd		06:13	00:24	06:45	00:28	07:06	00:24
92151 Christ Meth Ch East Coast Rd	Christ Methodist Church	06:14	00:24	06:45	00:29	07:06	00:25
93051 Aft Dunbar Wk East Coast Rd		06:15	00:25	06:47	00:30	07:08	00:26
93061 Bef Siglap Rd East Coast Rd	Siglap Centre	06:15	00:26	06:48	00:31	07:09	00:27
93111 Bef Elite Pk Ave Siglap Rd		06:17	00:28	06:50	00:33	07:10	00:29
83231 Bef Siglap Dr Siglap Rd		06:19	00:30	06:52	00:35	07:11	00:30
84011 Chai Chee Ind Pk New Upp Changi Rd		06:23	00:36	06:58	00:40	07:14	00:35
84021 Blk 32 New Upp Changi Rd		06:25	00:38	07:00	00:42	07:15	00:36
84009 Bedok Int(Alighting) Bedok Nth Dr	EW5 Bedok Bedok Mall	06:23	00:42	07:04	00:46	07:17	00:40

Notes:

• 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	Telok Kurau Rd ↔ Prince Edward	1971	11 April	Introduced between Telok Kurau Rd Ter and Prince Edward Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
United Bus Company			6 December	Operations transferred to United Bus Company.
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001.	Chai Chee ↔ Prince Edward	1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
				Extended to Chai Chee Ter.
	Upp Changi Rd Track 6 ↔ Prince Edward	1974	1 December	Extended to Upp Changi Rd Track 6 Ter.
			8 December	Amended to ply the extended Robinson Rd, skipping Market St.
	Chai Chee ↔ Prince Edward	1975	16 November	Amended to Chai Chee Ter.
		1976	15 February	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Overseas Union Finance along Robinson Rd.
			14 March	Serves new staggered bus stop outside The Cenotaph along Connaught Dr, skipping the bus stop opposite Singapore Cricket Club.
	AMChai Chee → Prince Edward PMPrince Edward → Chai Chee	1977	11 April	Converted to peak hour one-directional service from Chai Chee Ter to Prince Edward Ter during morning peak hours, and from Prince Edward Ter to Chai Chee Ter during evening peak hours on weekdays and Saturdays.
	Chai Chee ↔ Prince Edward	1978	1 June	Reverted to daily full day service with the discontinuation of Service 42.
		1979	11 February	Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Palmer Rd and Anson Rd, skipping Parsi Rd.
			14 October	Amended to ply Lor Sarina and Sims Ave East towards Chai Chee Ter with the conversion of Changi Rd to one-way traffic.
	Chai Chee ↺ Merpati Rd	1984	10 June	Shortened to loop at Merpati Rd from Chai Chee Ter.
	Bedok ↺ Merpati Rd	1985	8 September	Extended to Bedok Int with the closure of Chai Chee Ter.
		1992	3 May	Amended to ply Siglap Rd under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7, skipping Telok Kurau Rd and Sims Ave East/Changi Rd.
		1998	TBC	Serves new bus stop after Geylang Rd along Aljunied Rd.
		2003		Serves new bus stop outside Shell Kiosk along Tg Katong Rd.
		2011	26 June	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Kong Hwa Sch along Circuit Rd, skipping the bus stop outside MacPherson Sec Sch.
			19 November	Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
		2013	3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2014	30 November	Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
		2016	16 October	Serves bus stop outside MacPherson Sec Sch along Circuit Rd with the abolition of the bus stop outside Kong Hwa Sch.

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