SBS Transit Bus Service 31A

SBS Transit Bus Service 31A is a Short-Trip Service variant of Bus Service 31.

The route operates from Tampines Bus Interchange and ends at New Upp Changi Road (Tanah Merah Stn Exit A), operating only during the weekday morning peak hours during the ITE College East school term.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange → New Upp Changi Road (Tanah Merah Stn Exit A)
Passes Through	Tampines Ave 5, Simei Ave
Route Length	4.5 km
Travelling Time	20 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Tampines Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tampines	Weekdays (ITE School Term, except Public Holidays)
	06:42 – 11:20
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Short Trip Service 31A is a trunk service operating from Tampines Bus Interchange and ends at New Upp Changi Road (Tanah Merah Stn Exit A) on Weekday mornings.

As a Short-Trip Service, the route operates during Weekday Morning Peak hours and supplements the high demand for Service 31 from Tampines Interchange/MRT to ITE College East. In addition, Service 31A buses will perform special departures of Service 31 from New Upp Changi Road (Tanah Merah Stn Exit B) to Tampines Bus Interchange to supplement high demand from Tanah Merah MRT to ITE College East.

On operating afternoons & evenings, special Service 31 departures from Tanah Merah to Tampines Interchange are operated in the reverse direction of 31A, supplementing high demand from ITE College East to Tampines Interchange/MRT.

This service only operates during ITE School Term.

MRT Stations Served

• EW2–DT32 Tampines
• EW4CG Tanah Merah

Departure Timings

• From Tampines Bus Interchange:
  Weekdays (ITE School Term, except Public Holidays): 06:42, 06:51, 06:59, 07:11, 07:21, 07:31, 07:43, 07:52, 08:02, 08:12, 08:22, 08:40, 08:50, 08:59, 09:09, 09:19, 09:41, 09:53, 10:14, 10:43, 10:55 & 11:20

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Operator History:

• 10 Jan 2005 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Tampines Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2024.

Route History:

• 2005 (10 Jan): Introduced as a short-trip service from Tampines Int to New Upp Changi Rd (Tanah Merah Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays

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