SBS Transit Bus Service 16

SBS Transit Bus Service 16 is a trunk service plying between Bedok and Bukit Merah, passing through Marine Parade, Joo Chiat, Old Airport, Orchard Road and Tiong Bahru. During selected hours on Weekdays & Saturdays (except Public Holidays), Service 16M will operate alternate trips of Service 16.

Route Overview
Route	Bedok Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Upp East Coast Rd, Marine Parade Rd, Marine Terr, Joo Chiat Rd, Dunman Rd, Orchard Rd, Kim Seng Rd / Zion Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd
Route Length	Towards Bukit Merah: 21.8 km						Towards Bedok: 21.3 km
Travelling Time	95 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bukit Merah Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP) Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bedok	Daily
	05:30 – 23:45
Departure Times from Bukit Merah	Daily
	05:45 – 23:45
Operating Frequency
From Bedok	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	18 mins			10 – 25 mins			10 – 15 mins			15 mins
Saturdays	24 mins			9 – 30 mins			10 – 14 mins			10 – 12 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	10 – 11 mins			10 – 12 mins			11 – 12 mins			10 – 14 mins
From Bukit Merah	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	9 – 10 mins			19 – 26 mins			7 – 13 mins			12 – 13 mins
Saturdays	10 – 15 mins			9 – 30 mins			10 – 12 mins			10 – 16 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	10 – 13 mins			10 – 12 mins			10 mins			10 – 15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Spanning from Bedok to Bukit Merah, Service 16 connects the housing estates of Marine Parade, Old Airport, Bukit Merah and Tiong Bahru, as well as private estates around Joo Chiat and Upper East Coast, with connections to the City areas of Bras Basah, Orchard Road and Havelock. The route is well utilized between housing estates and the City, while also benefiting the Joo Chiat area with bus connections by plying a unique stretch of Joo Chiat Road.

The route complements Service 14 between the Mountbatten area and Orchard Road. Between Marine Parade and Orchard Road, the route complements Service 36 by often being less crowded, although taking a longer route. Demand for the service is moderate to high throughout the day owing to unique sectors and City-estate connections.

From September 2010, the route was amended to skip the Stadium area due to the construction of the new Singapore Sports Hub. Therefore, the Stadium area is currently only served by Service 11.

Double-deck buses were deployed to Service 16 from 9 March 2020 in tandem with the launch of Service 16M.

MRT Stations Served

• EW5 Bedok
• TE27 Marine Terrace
  
• TE26 Marine Parade
• CC8 Dakota
• CC7 Mountbatten
• CC5 Nicoll Highway
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• CC3 Esplanade
• CC2 Bras Basah
• DT21 Bencoolen
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• NS23 Somerset
• NS22TE14 Orchard
• TE15 Great World
• TE16 Havelock
• EW17 Tiong Bahru

Special Departures

• Upp East Coast Rd (Crescendo Bldg) → Bedok Int
  Weekdays: 06:15 & 06:30

Route Variant

• Service 16M: Bedok ↔ Bukit Merah
  Selected hours on Weekdays & Saturdays, except Public Holidays
  Serves extra stops along Jalan Bukit Merah & Bukit Merah Central

Gallery:

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Operator History

• 1976 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2029 under the Bukit Merah Bus Package.

History

• 1976 (02 Aug): Introduced between Marine Terrace Ter and Henderson Rd Ter
• 1977 (27 Mar): Amended to relocated Marine Terrace Ter (opposite Blk 52)
• 1977 (28 Nov): Extended to Telok Blangah Heights Ter
• 1981 (15 Feb): Amended to Bt Merah Int
• 1981 (05 Jul): Amended to Marine Parade Ter
• 1983: Amended to ply Stadium Walk after 1930 hours daily
• 1986 (13 Apr): Amended to ply Stadium Rd, skipping Stadium Walk during the evening diversion into Kallang Park/National Stadium
• 1987 (23 Feb): Amended to Stadium Rd after 1845 hours daily
• 1992 (19 Jul): Amended to ply Orchard Link, skipping Grange Rd
• 1993 (23 May): Amended to ply Stadium Rd permanently under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 13
• 1993 (05 Dec): Integrated with Service 149, extended to loop at Changi Airport and amended to ply Zion Rd/Kim Seng Rd, Outram Rd and Tiong Bahru Rd under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 14, skipping River Valley Rd, Delta Rd and Lower Delta Rd
• 1994: First bus brought forward to 0545 hrs daily
• 1994 (29 May): Serves 2 new pairs of bus stops outside The Concourse, outside Golden Mile Twr and outside and opposite Suntec City along Nicoll Highway
• 1996: Converted to bi-directional service between Bt Merah Int and Changi Airport PTB 1
• 1998 (06 Sep): Shortened to Marine Parade Ter with the conversion of Service 36 to a full day trunk service
• 2001 (16 Sep): Amended to loop at Siglap Rd from Bt Merah Int with the closure of Marine Parade Ter
• 2002 (08 Feb): Amended to ply Stadium Walk and Stadium Cres with the partial closure of Stadium Blvd to facilitate the construction of Stadium MRT station on the Circle MRT Line
• 2002 (07 Jul): Skips the bus stop opposite Mandarin Singapore along Orchard Rd
• 2003: Serves new bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd
• 2004 (20 Apr): Amended to ply Mountbatten Rd, Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd, Victoria St, Jln Sultan and Beach Rd to facilitate reinstatement works for the collapsed Nicoll Highway
• 2004 (06 Dec): Amended to ply the reinstated Nicoll Highway, skipping Mountbatten Rd, Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd, Victoria St, Jln Sultan and Beach Rd
• 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to Grange Rd with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
• 2005 (30 Oct): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 94 along Zion Rd
• 2006 (18 Feb): Amended to ply Stadium Cres with the full closure of Stadium Blvd to facilitate the construction of Stadium MRT station on the Circle MRT Line
• 2006 (19 Mar): Amended to ply Cassia Link, Cassia Cres, Guillemard Rd and Guillemard Camp Rd with the partial closure of Old Airport Rd and Dunman Rd to facilitate the construction of Dakota MRT station on the Circle MRT Line
• 2007 (19 Aug): Extended to Bedok Int
• 2008 (29 Dec): Amended to ply the reinstated Old Airport Rd and Dunman Rd, skipping Cassia Link, Guillemard Rd and Guillemard Camp Rd
• 2010 (29 Sep): Amended to ply Mountbatten Rd with the closure of Stadium Rd/Stadium Dr to facilitate the construction of the Singapore Sports Hub
• 2011 (19 Nov): Amended to Bedok Temp Int
• 2011 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2014 (30 Nov): Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub
• 2017 (09 Apr): Amended to ply Still Rd South and East Coast Rd to facilitate the construction of Marine Parade MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line
• 2017 (12 Nov): Amended to ply the reinstated Marine Parade Rd and Joo Chiat Rd, skipping Still Rd South and East Coast Rd
• 2018 (18 Nov): Start of operations under Bukit Merah Bus Package (Tendered Contract)

Past Routings

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