History of Tampines Feeder/Townlink Services

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Service 290 (1987 - 2002)[edit]

Operator Year Date Service changes
SBS 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.
SBS Transit 2002 7 April Integrated with Service 220 to form Service 38 and discontinued.

Service 291 Handicapped/disabled access[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Tampines ↺ Tampines St 33 (1994 - 1996) 1994 11 September Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines St 33 (Loop).
Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 8 & St 33 (1996 - 1997) 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.
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 & St 33 (since 1997) 1997 14 December Amended to loop at Tampines St 81, skipping Tampines Ave 8.
SBS Transit
(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 Handicapped/disabled access[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Tampines ↺ Tampines St 22 (since 1983) 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.
SBS Transit
(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 Handicapped/disabled access[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 3 (1984 - 1985) 1984 12 August Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines Ave 3 (Loop).
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 81 (1985 - 1996) 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 - 1997) 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 - 2017) 1997 14 December Amended to loop at Tampines St 71, skipping Tampines St 81 & Tampines St 84.
SBS Transit
(Current)
2009 26 October Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
2013 TBC Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily.
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 71 & Ave 7 (since 2017) 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)[edit]

Operator Year Date Service changes
SBS 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.
SBS Transit 2002 7 April Integrated with Townlink Service 357 to form Service 3 and discontinued.

Service 295 (1988 - 1996)[edit]

Operator Year Date Service changes
SBS 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 Townlink Service 291 and discontinued.

Service 296 Handicapped/disabled access[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current)
Tampines ↺ Tampines Ind Dr 2 (since 2024) 2024 28 April Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines Nth Dr 2 (Loop), operating between 0515 hrs and 0050 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
15 September Serves new bus stop outside Giant Hypermarket along Tampines Nth Dr 2.

Service 297 (1985 - 1996)[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Tampines ↺ Tampines Ave 7 (1985 - 1990) 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.
Tampines ↺ Tampines St 45 (1990 - 1996) 1990 11 March Amended to loop at Tampines St 45.
16 December Amended to ply Tampines St 41.
1996 6 July Integrated with Townlink Service 293 and discontinued.

Service 298 Handicapped/disabled access[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
(Current)
Tampines Concourse ↺ Tampines St 86 (2017 - 2023) 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.
Tampines North ↺ Tampines Ave 5 (since 2023) 2023 8 January Extended to Tampines Nth Int.
10 September Serves new bus stop outside Blk 875B along Tampines St 86.