Bukit Merah Bus Package

Refer to Page 1 for details on the Bukit Merah Bus Package (PT218A – 2nd Tendered Term 2024 – 2029).

PT205 (TBC) – Bukit Merah Bus Package (Negotiated Contract Term: 2016 to 2018):

As part of the Bus Contracting Model which was fully implemented in September 2016, LTA entered into a Negotiated Contract with SBS Transit to operate bus services under the Bukit Merah Bus Package until the awarded operator for the open tender of the Bukit Merah Bus Package took over operations in November 2018.

With SBS Transit being the awarded operator, there was no change in operator in November 2018 as part of the start of the Tendered Package term for the Bukit Merah Bus Package.

Contract PT205 (TBC): Bukit Merah Bus Package (Negotiated Contract)
Operator SBS Transit Ltd
Duration 1 Sep 2016 – 17 Nov 2018
Bus Services
5, 16, 57, 93, 120, 121, 122, 123/123M, 131/131M, 145, 160, 170/170X, 195, 198, 272, 273, 400 & 402 (18 bus services)
Handover Date Transitioned to Tendered Package 1st Term (PT203):
18 Nov 2018 – All 18 bus services
Anchor Bus Depot Bukit Batok Bus Depot / Ayer Rajah Bus Park
Anchor Bus Interchange / Terminal Bukit Merah Bus Interchange, HarbourFront Bus Interchange, Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal, New Bridge Road Bus Terminal (Former), Queen Street Bus TerminalShenton Way Bus TerminalMarina Centre Bus Terminal
Bus Services (as of Nov 2018)

Operated by SBS Transit under the Bukit Merah Bus Package negotiated contract till November 2018:

Service Route Type
5 Pasir Ris Bukit Merah Trunk
16 Bedok Bukit Merah Trunk
57 Bishan Bukit Merah Trunk
93 HarbourFront Eunos Trunk
120 Kampong Bahru ↺ Telok Blangah Heights Trunk
121 Kampong Bahru ↺ Telok Blangah Rise Trunk
122 Kampong Bahru ↺ Commonwealth Drive Trunk
123 Bukit Merah Beach Station (Sentosa) Trunk
123M HarbourFront ↺ Tiong Bahru Road Supplementary
131 Saint Michael’s Bukit Merah Trunk
131A Saint Michael’s → Shenton Way (Opp AXA Twr) Short Trip
131M Bukit Merah ↺ Bukit Purmei Avenue Supplementary
145 Toa Payoh Buona Vista Trunk
145A Tiong Bahru Road (Redhill Stn) → Henderson Road (Blk 1) Short Trip
160 Jurong East ↺ Jalan Jim Quee (JB Sentral) Trunk
170 Queen Street Larkin Trunk
170A Queen Street → Woodlands Centre Road (W’Lands Train Checkpt) Short Trip
170X Kranji MRT Station JB Sentral Supplementary
195 Marina Centre ↺ Commonwealth Avenue Trunk
195A Marina Centre → Tiong Bahru Road (Tiong Bahru Stn) Short Trip
198 Boon Lay Bukit Merah Trunk
198A Boon Lay → Jurong East Avenue 1 (Opp Parc Oasis) Short Trip
272 Bukit Merah ↺ Telok Blangah Rise Feeder
273 Bukit Merah ↺ Henderson Road Feeder
400 Shenton Way ↺ Marina Gardens Drive Trunk
402 Shenton Way ↺ Marina Coastal Drive Trunk

Transition to Tendered Package Contract

Following the end of the negotiated contract for Bukit Merah Bus Package, the various bus services transitioned into the Tendered Package term for the Bukit Merah Bus Package.

SBS Transit continued operations for all 18 bus services for the services from 18 November 2018.

Tranche Implementation Date Bus Services No. of Routes
1 18 November 2018 5, 16, 57, 93, 120, 121, 122, 123/123M, 131/131M, 145, 160, 170/170X, 195, 198, 272, 273, 400 & 402 18

Bukit Merah Bus Package – Negotiated Contract (PT205) Timeline
  • 2016 (01 Sep): Start of Bukit Merah Bus Package (Negotiated Contract) with SBS Transit
  • 2018 (28 Oct): Short Trip Service 195B withdrawn
  • 2018 (18 Nov): All 18 Bus Services transitioned to Bukit Merah Bus Package (Tendered Package)

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