(Defunct) SBS Transit Parks Bus Service 408

SBS Transit Parks 408 was a Parks service running from HarbourFront Interchange and looping at Port Road, serving Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Hortpark and Labrador Park. It was the last Parks service in operation and was withdrawn on 1 August 2016.

408
HarbourFront Int ↺ Port Road (Loop)
14009
HarbourFront Int
Seah Im Rd
14131
Caribbean at Keppel Bay
Telok Blangah Rd
14151
Opp Chr Community Chapel
Telok Blangah Rd
14041
Blk 54
Henderson Rd
14051
Aft Telok Blangah Hts
Henderson Rd
14241
Opp Blk 1
Henderson Rd
14191
Blk 104B
Depot Rd
14201
Blk 109B
Depot Rd
14471
Blk 114
Depot Rd
14211
ISS Intl Sch
Depot Rd
18019
Opp SP Jain
Alexandra Rd
15059
Opp Alexandra Pt
Alexandra Rd
15049
Opp NOL Bldg
Alexandra Rd
14409
Opp Blk 3B
Labrador Villa Rd
14419
CP A
Labrador Villa Rd
14429
CP B
Port Rd
14401
Opp The Furniture Warehse
Labrador Villa Rd
15041
NOL Bldg
Alexandra Rd
15051
Alexandra Pt
Alexandra Rd
14369
The Interlace
Depot Rd
14219
Opp Blk 114
Depot Rd
14209
Aft Hewlett Packard
Depot Rd
14199
Blk 118
Depot Rd
14249
Blk 1
Henderson Rd
14059
Bef Telok Blangah Hts
Henderson Rd
14049
Opp Blk 55
Henderson Rd
14159
Bef Chr Community Chapel
Telok Blangah Rd
14139
Bef Seah Im Rd
Telok Blangah Rd
14009
HarbourFront Int
Seah Im Rd

 

Technical Information
Route WAB_logo_20px HarbourFront Bus Interchange ↺ Port Road
Passes Through Henderson Rd, Depot Rd, Alexandra Rd
Route Length 14.5 km
Travelling Time 45 mins
Operator Information
Former Operator SBS Transit Ltd
Former Depot Ayer Rajah Bus Park (ARBP)
Former Fleet
12-metre Single Deck Bus
Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
Departure Times from HarbourFront
1100hrs — 2100hrs (Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays)
Frequency Loop Service
0630—0830: —
0831—1659: 17 – 20 mins
1700—1900: 12 – 26 mins
After 1900: 17 – 18 mins

Service 408 linked the transport node of HarbourFront MRT and Bus Interchange with Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Hortpark and Labrador Park, while also serving residents of Telok Blangah Heights / Depot Road, and Telok Blangah / Labrador Park MRT stations. The service was aimed at park-goers and improved public transport connectivity to the park.

Introduced in 2005 as one of five Parks services, the route primarily served Labrador Park. It underwent a major amendment in 2009 to increase its catchment area via Depot Road and another minor amendment in 2014 to skip Telok Blangah Heights/St 32/Dr. This service has two u-turn points, one at Labrador Villa Road (Carpark A) and the other at Port Road (Carpark B).

The route was withdrawn from 1 August 2016 likely due to insufficient demand levels, with the last day of service being Sunday, 31 July 2016. As the last surviving Parks service, its withdrawal marked the end of SBS Transit’s Parks bus services.


Card / Cash fares for Parks services
Child Free
Student $0.60
Adult, PWD*, WTCS** $1.20
Senior Citizen $0.85
*PWD = Persons with Disabilities
** WTCS = WorkFare Transport Concession Scheme cardholders

Bus/hybrid concession passes, adult/senior citizen/off peak monthly travel passes and distance-based fares were not applicable.

Operator History:

  • 12 Mar 2005 – 31 Jul 2016: SBS Transit Ltd

History:

  • 2005 (12 Mar): Introduced as a Parks service between HarbourFront and Labrador Park via Telok Blangah Road, operating between 9 am and 7 pm on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays only.
  • 2006 (10 Jun): Revised to operate between 11 am and 9 pm on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays.
  • 2009 (07 Mar): Extended to Depot Road in both directions via Henderson Road, Alexandra Road and Telok Blangah Street 32 (return direction only).
  • 2014 (01 Mar): Skips Telok Blangah Heights, St 32 and Drive towards HarbourFront, while calling at a new bus stop along Henderson Road.
  • 2016 (28 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
  • 2016 (01 Aug): Service withdrawn

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3 thoughts on “(Defunct) SBS Transit Parks Bus Service 408

  • 6 May 2024 at 12:34 PM
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    Given that there are plans to redevelop the empty plots at Tanjong Berlayar and the former golf course into a housing estate in the future, I won’t be surprised if LTA revives 408 as a trunk service or maybe a new service very similar to 408 will be introduced to ply Port Road and Labrador Villa Road again in the future. I believe the service’s routing will be similar to 408’s original route at its introduction in 2005 where it skips Depot Road and Telok Blangah and it will function like a feeder from HarbourFront and Labrador Park MRT.

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  • 13 June 2019 at 10:55 AM
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    Why withdrawn this service? If so, make more Parks services!

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  • 22 July 2016 at 9:55 PM
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    This service will be withdrawn. 🙁

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