Bus Transport in Singapore - Routes

Routes

Singapore has many different bus services plying through the island. These bus routes can be grouped into the following categories:

  • Trunk: Routes that ply between towns. These are the basic forms of bus services, found almost throughout the island.
  • Short Trip: Routes that operate short haul trips which cater to high demand sectors of an entire trunk route, such as the area near an MRT station.
  • Feeder: Services that operate within a neighbourhood, connecting outlying areas to the town centre or bus interchange.
  • Intra-Town (SMRT Buses) and TownLink (SBS Transit): Routes that consist of combined feeder services to provide links and improve connectivity between neighbourhoods within the same town, and with the bus interchange and MRT.
  • Jurong Industrial Service: Routes that service the Jurong and Tuas industrial areas.
  • Express: Routes that stop at several nominated stops and generally run on expressways for faster travel between several towns.
  • Fast Forward: A modification of trunk routes, Fast Forward are routes which provide faster travel between places where there is higher demand, by calling at fewer stops.
  • NightRider (SMRT Buses) and Nite Owl (SBS Transit): After-hour services on Friday, weekends and eve of public holidays.
  • Chinatown Direct: Routes that run from suburban towns to Chinatown via the expressways. Such routes are very popular in the period before the Lunar New Year.
  • Parks: Services that run from major parks to the nearest bus interchange.
  • Premium: Services that run from major towns to Shenton Way, Orchard Road and Suntec City
  • Resorts World at Sentosa: Services that run from major locations to Resorts World at Sentosa

Special bus routes that have been terminated:

  • CityBuzz: Citybuzz had three special bus services that looped Marina Centre, Orchard Road, Chinatown, and Little India, and were more orientated towards sightseeing and tourists.
  • CityShopper: Services that run from major towns to and from Orchard Road and Suntec City.
  • Stadium Direct: Services that run from the Singapore Indoor Stadium to major towns after major concerts or events being held there.

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