Bus Service 518A

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	From 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 10.30pm 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 15 June 2025 to 30 July 2025, Train services on the Circle Line will end earlier at 11pm on Sundays, Mondays to Wednesday. This is to facilitate the integration for the CCL6. There is no bridging bus service provided. 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. From Saturday, 18 October 2025, with the realignment of Lim Chu Kang Road, bus service 405 will be amended to skip Lim Chu Kang Road. Please refer here for more information.

Service 518A
Route Information
Route	Pasir Ris Interchange → Bayfront Avenue
Route Length	32.6 km
Travelling Time	106 mins (1 h 46 mins)
Operator	(Loyang Bus Package)

Go-Ahead Express Service 518A is a unidirectional peak hour variant of Express Service 518, bringing direct doorstep access from the residential areas of Pasir Ris to the central areas of Newton, Orchard and the Downtown Core. It offers a faster and more direct journey for Pasir Ris to the city compared to its parent route, plying via Tampines Expressway (TPE), Pan Island Expressway and Central Expressway (CTE), with a total journey time of just 30 minutes along the non-stop sector from Loyang Avenue to Moulmein Road by skipping the entire Tampines town.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Fleet Information

Service 518A

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Loyang Depot (LYDEP)	2	1 Single Decker	1 Double Decker
		MAN NL323F Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	MAN ND323F Volvo B9TL

Route Information

From 77009 Pasir Ris Int Pasir Ris Dr 3 Departure Time
Weekdays	07:00 (SD) 07:30 (DD)

Unidirectional Service

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
77009 Pasir Ris Int(Berth B1) Pasir Ris Dr 3	EW1 Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Mall White Sands Mall	07:00	07:30
77191 Blk 500A Pasir Ris Dr 3	Pasir Ris Park	07:02	07:32
77201 Pasir Ris Elias CC Pasir Ris Dr 3	Elias Mall	07:03	07:33
77211 Blk 626 Pasir Ris Dr 3		07:04	07:34
77251 Blk 713 Pasir Ris Dr 3		07:05	07:35
77261 Blk 717 Pasir Ris Dr 12		07:06	07:36
77271 Aft Pasir Ris St 72 Pasir Ris Dr 12		07:07	07:37
77289 Blk 738 Pasir Ris Dr 1		07:08	07:38
77239 Blk 643 Pasir Ris Dr 1	Tampines Meridian JC	07:09	07:40
77249 Blk 640 Pasir Ris Dr 1		07:10	07:41
78049 Blk 612 Pasir Ris Dr 1		07:11	07:42
77019 Blk 515 Pasir Ris Dr 1		07:12	07:43
77029 Blk 571 Pasir Ris Dr 1		07:15	07:45
77039 Pasir Ris Stn Exit B Pasir Ris Ctrl	EW1 Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Mall White Sands Mall	07:18	07:47
77049 Pasir Ris Town Pk Pasir Ris Dr 1	Pasir Ris Town Park	07:22	07:49
77059 Blk 425 Pasir Ris Dr 1		07:26	07:52
78069 Blk 442 Pasir Ris Dr 1		07:29	07:54
78031 Blk 191 Pasir Ris St 12		07:30	07:55
78181 Bef Blk 187 Pasir Ris St 11		07:31	07:56
78191 Aft Blk 182 Pasir Ris St 11		07:35	08:00
98099 Blk 269A Pasir Ris Dr 1		07:38	08:03
98019 Opp Blk 149A Loyang Ave		07:41	08:06
Express TPE		Non-stop
Non-Stop Upp Changi Rd East		Non-stop
Express PIE		Non-stop
Express CTE		Non-stop
50129 Opp Natl Skin Ctr Moulmein Rd	Tan Tock Seng Hospial	08:11	08:36
50119 St. Joseph Instn Jnr Moulmein Rd		08:13	08:38
50069 Hotel Royal Newton Rd		08:16	08:41
40189 Newton Stn Exit B Scotts Rd	NS21 DT11 Newton	08:19	08:44
40179 Env Bldg Scotts Rd		08:20	08:45
09219 Far East Plaza Scotts Rd	Far East Plaza Shaw Centre Tang Plaza	08:22	08:47
09048 Orchard Stn/Lucky Plaza Orchard Rd	NS22 TE14 Orchard ION Orchard Lucky Plaza Paragon Ngee Ann City Tang Plaza Wisma Atria	08:24	08:49
09038 Opp Somerset Stn Orchard Rd	NS23 Somerset 313@Somerset Design Orchard Midpoint Orchard Orchard Central Orchard Point The Centrepoint The Heeren	08:26	08:51
08138 Concorde Hotel S'pore Orchard Rd	Concorde Shopping Mall Orchard Point	08:29	08:54
08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd	NS24 NE6 CC1 Dhoby Ghaut Plaza Singapura	08:31	08:56
08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bras Basah Rd	DT21 Bencoolen SMU School of the Arts The Cathay	08:33	08:58
04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A Bras Basah Rd	CC2 Bras Basah NTUC Trade Union House	08:35	08:59
02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd	NS25 EW13 City Hall CC3 Esplanade Raffles City South Beach Tower	08:36	09:01
02151 Suntec Convention Ctr Temasek Blvd	CC3 Esplanade Marina Square Suntec City	08:39	09:03
02161 Aft Promenade Stn Exit C Temasek Ave	CC4 DT15 Promenade Millenia Walk	08:41	09:05
02171 Opp The Ritz-Carlton Temasek Ave	Singapore Flyer	08:42	09:05
03509 Bayfront Stn Exit B/MBS Bayfront Ave	CE1 DT16 Bayfront Gardens by the Bay Marina Bay Sands	08:44	09:07
03519 Bayfront Stn Exit A Bayfront Ave	CE1 DT16 Bayfront	08:46	09:09

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Pasir Ris ↺ Temasek Ave	2005	27 December	Introduced between Pasir Ris Int and Temasek Ave (Loop) as a peak hour variant of Service 518 on weekdays, skipping Tampines Ave 7, Tampines Ave 2, Tampines Ave 1, Tampines Ave 10 and Bedok North Rd.
	Pasir Ris → Bayfront Ave	2010	26 April	Shortened to terminate at Bayfront Ave (Opp Marina Bay Sands MICE) and revised to operate during weekday morning peak hours only.
		2012	29 April	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 612 along Pasir Ris Dr 1.
			3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2016	18 September	Operations transferred to Go-Ahead Singapore.
	N/A	2020	8 April	Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures in Singapore until 1 June 2020.
	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.
			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.
		2025	27 April	Amended to Pasir Ris Integrated Transport Hub.

External Links

• Bus Service Information (Go-Ahead)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map