Bus Service 518
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Service 518 |
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Route Information | |
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Route | Pasir Ris Interchange ↺ Bayfront Avenue (Loop) |
Route Length | 59.6 km |
Travelling Time | 155 mins (2 h 35 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Loyang Bus Package) |
Go-Ahead Express Service 518 is a full day express service that connects the residential areas of Pasir Ris, Tampines and part of Bedok Reservoir to the city areas of Newton, Orchard shopping belt, and tourist attractions around Bayfront in Downtown Core and is the 3rd longest bus route in Singapore.
As one of the oldest express services, it sees frequent patronage and high demand by commuters between Tampines Avenue 1, Tampines Avenue 2, Orchard and Bayfront during weekday peak hours, as well as weekends and public holidays. In addition, it also offers time-competitive alternatives to the Downtown Line when traffic conditions along express sectors are smooth. For instance, it takes 20 minutes plying a non-stop sector of Pan Island Expressway (PIE) and Central Expressway (CTE) from
Bedok North to
, while it takes 20 minutes plying another non-stop sector of Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and Pan Island Expressway (PIE) from
Bayfront to
Service 518 also complements Service 39 between Tampines West and Pasir Ris West, and Service 8 between Tampines East and Temasek Polytechnic, alleviating demand from both overcrowded services during weekdays peak hours.
In December 2019, the Public Transport Council announced that polytechnic students will be entitled to student concessionary fares. This led to increased demand for this express service among Temasek Polytechnic students commuting during morning peak hours on polytechnic school days. In response to overcrowded buses from Pasir Ris East, downroute trips from Tampines East during weekday mornings have been introduced to handle the high student demand.
Another unidirectional variant, Service 518A, offers a faster journey for commuters from Pasir Ris to Newton, skipping the entire Tampines sector during morning peak hours.
Service Information[edit]
Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]
Fleet Information[edit]
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | |
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Loyang Depot (LYDEP) | TBC | Single Deckers | Double Deckers |
MAN NL323F
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
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MAN ND323F
Volvo B9TL
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Special Departures[edit]
Collapse![]() 76249 Blk 370 Tampines Ave 7 ![]() 03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave ![]() 77009 Pasir Ris Int Pasir Ris Dr 3 Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 07:25 08:03 |
Collapse![]() 50129 Opp Natl Skin Ctr Moulmein Rd ![]() 03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave ![]() 77009 Pasir Ris Int Pasir Ris Dr 3 Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 22:54 23:15 23:29 23:44 00:00 | ||||
Saturdays | 22:52 23:14 23:28 23:43 00:00 | ||||
Sundays / Public Holidays | 22:53 23:11 23:19 23:31 23:43 00:00 |
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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Loop Service | 15 - 20 minutes | 13 - 20 minutes |
Loop Service[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 | ||||
![]() 77009 | EW1 Pasir Ris Mall Pasir Ris Town Park Whitesands Mall | 06:00 | 22:00 | 06:00 | 22:00 | 07:00 | 22:00 | ||
![]() 77201 Pasir Ris Elias CC Pasir Ris Dr 3 | Elias Mall | 06:03 | 22:03 | 06:02 | 22:03 | 07:03 | 22:03 | ||
![]() 77239 Blk 643 Pasir Ris Dr 1 | Tampines Meridian JC | 06:09 | 22:09 | 06:07 | 22:08 | 07:08 | 22:08 | ||
![]() 77039 Pasir Ris Stn Exit B Pasir Ris Ctrl | EW1 Pasir Ris Mall Whitesands Mall | 06:16 | 22:14 | 06:12 | 22:13 | 07:13 | 22:14 | ||
![]() 76249 Blk 370 Tampines Ave 7 | 06:37 | 22:31 | 06:29 | 22:30 | 07:29 | 22:31 | |||
![]() 76039 Tampines East Stn Exit C Tampines Ave 2 | DT33 Tampines East
| 06:40 | 22:34 | 06:31 | 22:32 | 07:31 | 22:33 | ||
![]() 75059 Bef Tampines West Stn Tampines Ave 1 | DT31 Tampines WestSAFRA Tampines | 06:50 | 22:41 | 06:39 | 22:40 | 07:39 | 22:41 | ||
![]() 75239 Temasek Poly Tampines Ave 1 | Temasek Polytechnic | 06:54 | 22:44 | 06:42 | 22:43 | 07:42 | 22:44 | ||
![]() 84539 Bedok Nth Stn Exit B Bedok Nth Rd | DT29 Bedok North
| 07:03 | 22:50 | 06:48 | 22:48 | 07:48 | 22:50 | ||
Express PIE | Non-stop | ||||||||
Express CTE | Non-stop | ||||||||
![]() 50129 Opp Natl Skin Ctr Moulmein Rd | Tan Tock Seng Hospial | 07:20 | 00:00 | 07:01 | 00:00 | 08:01 | 00:00 | ||
![]() 40189 Newton Stn Exit B Scotts Rd | NS21 DT11 NS21 DT11 | 07:27 | 00:05 | 07:06 | 00:06 | 08:06 | 00:05 | ||
![]() 09048 Orchard Stn/Lucky Plaza Orchard Rd | NS22 TE14 NS22 TE14 ION Orchard Knightsbridge Lucky Plaza Paragon Ngee Ann City Tang Plaza Wisma Astra | 07:31 | 00:09 | 07:10 | 00:12 | 08:10 | 00:09 | ||
![]() 09038 Opp Somerset Stn Orchard Rd | NS23 313@Somerset Design Orchard Midpoint Orchard Orchard Central Orchard Point The Centrepoint The Heeren | 07:33 | 00:10 | 07:11 | 00:14 | 08:11 | 00:11 | ||
![]() 08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd | NS24 NE6 CC1 Plaza Singapura | 07:38 | 00:14 | 07:14 | 00:19 | 08:15 | 00:16 | ||
![]() 08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bras Basah Rd | DT21 SMU School of the Arts The Cathay | 07:40 | 00:16 | 07:16 | 00:21 | 08:17 | 00:18 | ||
![]() 04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A Bras Basah Rd | CC2 NTUC Trade Union House | 07:41 | 00:17 | 07:17 | 00:22 | 08:18 | 00:19 | ||
![]() 02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd | NS25 EW13 NS25 EW13 CC3 Raffles City South Beach Tower | 07:42 | 00:18 | 07:19 | 00:24 | 08:19 | 00:20 | ||
![]() 02151 Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd | CC3 Marina Square Suntec City | 07:44 | 00:20 | 07:21 | 00:26 | 08:21 | 00:22 | ||
![]() 02161 Aft Promenade Stn Exit C Temasek Ave | CC4 DT15 PromenadeMillenia Walk | 07:46 | 00:22 | 07:23 | 00:28 | 08:23 | 00:24 | ||
![]() 02171 Opp The Ritz-Carlton Temasek Ave | Singapore Flyer | 07:47 | 00:23 | 07:24 | 00:29 | 08:23 | 00:25 | ||
![]() 03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave | CE1 DT16 BayfrontGardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands | 07:49 | 00:25 | 07:26 | 00:32 | 08:25 | 00:27 | ||
![]() 03519 Bayfront Stn Exit A Bayfront Ave | CE1 DT16 Bayfront
| 07:51 | 00:27 | 07:31 | 00:37 | 08:30 | 00:32 | ||
Express ECP | Non-stop | ||||||||
Express KPE | Non-stop | ||||||||
Express PIE | Non-stop | ||||||||
![]() 84451 Bedok Nth Stn Exit A Bedok Nth Rd | DT29 Bedok North
| 08:08 | 00:43 | 07:46 | 00:52 | 08:45 | 00:48 | ||
![]() 75231 Opp Temasek Poly Tampines Ave 1 | Temasek Polytechnic | 08:19 | 00:50 | 07:55 | 00:59 | 08:52 | 00:55 | ||
![]() 75051 Tampines West Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 1 | DT31 Tampines WestSAFRA Tampines | 08:22 | 00:54 | 07:58 | 01:03 | 08:55 | 00:58 | ||
![]() 76031 Tampines East Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 2 | DT33 Tampines East
| 08:30 | 01:01 | 08:05 | 01:10 | 09:01 | 01:04 | ||
![]() 77031 Opp Pasir Ris Stn Exit B Pasir Ris Ctrl | EW1 Pasir Ris Mall Whitesands Mall | 08:49 | 01:19 | 08:23 | 01:27 | 09:17 | 01:19 | ||
![]() 77231 Tampines Meridian JC Pasir Ris Dr 1 | Tampines Meridian JC | 08:54 | 01:24 | 08:29 | 01:32 | 09:22 | 01:24 | ||
![]() 77209 Opp Pasir Ris Elias CC Pasir Ris Dr 3 | Elias Mall | 09:00 | 01:29 | 08:36 | 01:38 | 09:28 | 01:30 | ||
![]() 77009 | EW1 Pasir Ris Mall Pasir Ris Town Park Whitesands Mall | 09:03 | 01:31 | 08:40 | 01:40 | 09:21 | 01:33 |
Notes:
- 00:20: Underlined times indicate that the last bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information[edit]
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Pasir Ris ↺ Temasek Ave | 2000 | 10 September | Re-numbered from Service 505 as a service between Pasir Ris Int and Temasek Ave (Loop). |
518Pasir Ris ↺ Temasek Ave 518APasir Ris → Temasek Ave
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2001 | TBC | 518AIntroduced from Pasir Ris Int to Temasek Ave (Opp Centennial Twr), operating during morning peak hours on weekdays.
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2002 | 7 July | Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd. | ||
Pasir Ris ↺ Temasek Ave | 2005 | 26 December | Amended to ply Pasir Ris Dr 3, Pasir Ris Dr 12 and Pasir Ris Dr 1, skipping Elias Rd. | |
518AAmended to loop at Temasek Ave and converted to peak hour route variant of Service 518 on weekdays.
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Pasir Ris ↺ Bayfront Ave | 2010 | 26 April | Amended to ply Bayfront Ave, skipping Raffles Blvd and Republic Blvd. | |
2012 | 29 April | Serves new bus stop outside Blk 612 along Pasir Ris Dr 1. | ||
3 December | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | |||
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2016 | 18 September | Operations transferred to Go-Ahead Singapore. | |
23 September | Amended to ply KPE and PIE towards Pasir Ris Int, skipping Bedok Sth Ave 1, Bedok Sth Rd and Bedok Nth Ave 1. | |||
2017 | 21 October | Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2. | ||
Serves new bus stop outside Bedok Nth Stn along Bedok Nth Rd. | ||||
N/A | 2020 | 8 April | Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures. | |
Pasir Ris ↺ Bayfront Ave | 2 June | Resumed normal operations. | ||
N/A | 2021 | 15 September | Temporarily suspended due to the impact of COVID-19 on available manpower. | |
Pasir Ris ↺ Bayfront Ave | 25 September | Resumed normal operations. | ||
2022 | 30 October | Temporarily amended to ply Pasir Ris St 11 and Pasir Ris St 12 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of CR4 Pasir Ris East station on the Cross Island Line.
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27 November | Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite HomeTeamNS Bedok along Bedok Nth Rd. | |||
2023 | 8 January | Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works. | ||
27 August | Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd. | |||
8 October | Temporarily amended to ply Pasir Ris Dr 8 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of CR5 CP1 EW1 Pasir Ris station on the Cross Island Line.
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2025 | 27 April | To be amended to Pasir Ris Integrated Transport Hub. |
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[ V • T • E ] | |||
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Services | 2 • 3 • 6 • 12 • 12e • 15 • 17 • 34 • 36 • 43 • 43e • 43M • 62 • 68 • 82 • 83 • 84G • 84W • 85 • 118 • 119 • 136 • 403 • 518 • 518A | ![]() Tender Awarded | ||
City Direct Services | 661 • 666 • 673 • 678 | |||
Pasir Ris Feeders | 354 • 358 • 359 | |||
Punggol Feeders | 381 • 382G • 382W • 384 • 386 | |||
Defunct | 84 | |||
Bus Fleet | Loyang Depot (LYDEP) | |||
Single Decker | MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Yutong ZK6128BEVG | |||
Double Decker | MAN ND323F (3 Door • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 2 • WEG2, Batch 3 • WEG2, Batch 4) • Yutong ZK6125BEVGS |