History of Tampines Feeder/Townlink Services

Service 290 (1987 - 2002)

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1987	21 June	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Simei Rd (Loop).
		29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
	1988	17 January	Amended to ply Simei St 4 and Simei Rd.
	1989	17 April	Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
	1999	TBC	Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
	2002	7 April	Integrated with Service 220 to form Service 38 and withdrawn.

Service 291

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1994	11 September	Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines St 33 (Loop).
	1996	6 July	Integrated with Service 295, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines Ave 8.
			Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
	1997	14 December	Amended to loop at Tampines St 81, skipping Tampines Ave 8.
(Current)	2003	30 November	Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3 and Tampines St 84.
	2009	3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	2013	TBC	Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
	2017	24 December	Amended to ply Tampines Ctrl 8 and Tampines Concourse towards Tampines Int.
	2018	12 August	Converted to Feeder service.
	2019	5 October	Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.

Service 292

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1983	20 February	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 22 (Loop).
	1987	29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
	1988	19 June	Extended to ply Tampines St 11, skipping Tampines Ave 2.
	1999	TBC	Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
(Current)	2011	3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	2013	TBC	Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
	2019	5 October	Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.

Service 293

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1984	12 August	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines Ave 3 (Loop).
	1985	TBC	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.
	1996	6 July	Integrated with Service 297, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines St 45.
	1997	14 December	Amended to loop at Tampines St 71, skipping Tampines St 81 & Tampines St 84.
(Current)	2009	26 October	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	2013	TBC	Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
	2017	21 October	Amended to loop at Tampines Ave 7, skipping Tampines St 43.
	2018	12 August	Converted to Feeder service.
	2019	5 October	Last bus extended to 0050 hrs daily.

Service 294 (1984 - 2002)

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1984	12 August	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 21 (Loop).
	1987	29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
	1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
	2002	7 April	Integrated with Service 357 to form Service 3 and withdrawn.

Service 295 (1988 - 1996)

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1988	21 August	Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines Ave 8 (Loop).
	1989	23 January	Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
	1991	21 April	Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3, skipping Tampines St 84.
	1994	TBC	Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.
	1996	6 July	Integrated with Service 291 and withdrawn.

Service 297 (1985 - 1996)

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1985	14 July	Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines St 42 (Loop).
	1986	29 December	Last bus extended to 0015 hrs daily.
	1987	6 September	Serves new bus stop opposite Tampines JC along Tampines Ave 9.
		29 November	Amended to Tampines Int.
	1990	11 March	Amended to loop at Tampines St 45.
		16 December	Amended to ply Tampines St 41.
	1996	6 July	Integrated with Service 293 and withdrawn.

Service 298

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	2017	21 October	Introduced between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines St 86 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0530 hrs and 0045 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	2023	8 January	Extended to Tampines Nth Int.