Go-Ahead Bus Service 12

Go-Ahead Bus Service 12 is a trunk route connecting Pasir Ris and Kampong Bahru through Bugis, East Coast, Bedok South, Simei and Tampines. Like Service 2, it provides a link between Chinatown and the eastern part of Singapore, but along different routes.

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77009 Pasir Ris Int B6 EW1 Pasir Ris Dr 3
78109 Downtown East Pasir Ris Dr 3
78081 Blk 467 Pasir Ris Dr 6
78071 Blk 446 Pasir Ris Dr 6
78069 Blk 442 Pasir Ris Dr 1
78031 Blk 191 Pasir Ris St 12
78181 Bef Blk 187 Pasir Ris St 11
78191 Aft Blk 182 Pasir Ris St 11
98099 Blk 269A Pasir Ris Dr 1
98019 Opp Blk 149A Loyang Ave
76249 Blk 370 Tampines Ave 7
76239 Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7
76039 Tampines East Stn Exit C DT33 Tampines Ave 2
76109 Blk 302 Tampines Ave 2
96129 Melville Pk Simei Rd
96189 Blk 166 Simei Rd
96199 Opp Blk 224 Simei Rd
96209 Opp Simei Green Condo Simei Rd
95909 Aft Somapah Rd Upp Changi Rd East
96039 Expo Halls 4/5/6 CG1DT35 Upp Changi Rd East
96029 Expo Halls 1/2/3 Upp Changi Rd East
96019 Aft Simei Ave Upp Changi Rd East
85109 Bef Bedok Rd Upp Changi Rd East
85099 Tanah Merah Stn Exit A EW4CG New Upp Changi Rd
84101 ECO Condo Bedok Sth Ave 3
84071 Blk 71 Bedok Sth Rd
84081 Opp Blk 40 Bedok Sth Rd
84141 Opp Lion Hme for Elders Bedok Sth Rd
84111 Temasek JC Bedok Sth Rd
84151 Casafina Bedok Sth Ave 1
93099 Siglap Sth CC Upp East Coast Rd
93089 Opp Goodwill Ct Upp East Coast Rd
93079 Opp Springvale East Coast Rd
93069 Aft Siglap Rd East Coast Rd
93059 Aft Jln Buloh Perindu East Coast Rd
92159 St. Patrick's Sch East Coast Rd
92149 St. Patrick's Green East Coast Rd
92139 Opp Caltex Stn East Coast Rd
92129 The Holy Family Ch East Coast Rd
92119 Roxy Sq East Coast Rd
92109 Opp Katong Shop Ctr Mountbatten Rd
92099 One Amber Mountbatten Rd
91079 Aft Tg Katong Rd Mountbatten Rd
91069 Bef Walton Rd Mountbatten Rd
91059 Aft Margate Rd Mountbatten Rd
91049 Bef Fort Rd Mountbatten Rd
91091 Bef Kg Kayu Rd Mountbatten Rd
80271 Opp Mountbatten Stn CC7 Mountbatten Rd
80141 Opp S.A. Deaf Mountbatten Rd
80111 Bef Geylang Rd Sims Way
80049 Aft Sims Way Geylang Rd
80039 Opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter EW10 Geylang Rd
80029 Bef Kg Bugis Kallang Rd
01319 Lavender Stn Exit A/ICA EW11 Kallang Rd
01219 Blk 461 Victoria St
01129 Opp Stamford Pr Sch Victoria St
01059 Bugis Stn Exit B EW12DT14 Victoria St
01119 Aft Bugis Stn Exit C EW12DT14 Victoria St
01019 Bras Basah Cplx Victoria St
04159 Aft CHIJMES Victoria St
04149 Grand Pk City Hall Hill St
04229 High St Ctr Hill St
04239 Opp Clarke Quay Stn NE5 New Bridge Rd
05059 Hong Lim Pk NE5 New Bridge Rd
05049 Chinatown Stn Exit E NE4DT19 New Bridge Rd
05039 New Bridge Ctr New Bridge Rd
05019 Aft Duxton Plain Pk EW16NE3TE17 New Bridge Rd
10011 Bef Neil Rd New Bridge Rd
10041 Bef Kampong Bahru Ter Kg Bahru Rd
10499 Kampong Bahru Ter Spooner Rd
10499 Kampong Bahru Ter Spooner Rd
10049 Opp Kampong Bahru Ter Kg Bahru Rd
10017 Aft Hosp Dr EW16NE3TE17 Eu Tong Sen St
05013 Chinatown Stn Exit C NE4DT19 Eu Tong Sen St
05023 Opp Hong Lim Pk Eu Tong Sen St
04222 Clarke Quay Stn Exit E NE5 Eu Tong Sen St
04142 Armenian Ch Hill St
01012 Hotel Grand Pacific Victoria St
01112 Opp Bugis Stn Exit C EW12DT14 Victoria St
01121 Stamford Pr Sch Victoria St
01211 Opp Blk 461 Victoria St
01311 Lavender Stn Exit B EW11 Kallang Rd
80011 Aft Padang Jeringau Kallang Rd
80031 Kallang Stn EW10 Sims Ave
80051 Aft Lor 1 Geylang Sims Ave
80119 Aft Geylang Rd Sims Way
80149 S.A. Deaf Mountbatten Rd
80279 Mountbatten Stn Exit B CC7 Mountbatten Rd
91099 Bef Wilkinson Rd Mountbatten Rd
91041 EtonHouse Pre-Sch Mountbatten Rd
91051 Opp Santa Fe Mansions Mountbatten Rd
91061 Bet Hse No. 767/767A Mountbatten Rd
91071 Bef Tg Katong Rd Mountbatten Rd
92091 Opp One Amber Mountbatten Rd
92101 Katong Shop Ctr Mountbatten Rd
92111 Opp Roxy Sq East Coast Rd
92121 Opp The Holy Family Ch East Coast Rd
92131 Caltex Stn East Coast Rd
92141 Nafa Arts Kindergarten East Coast Rd
92151 Christ Meth Ch East Coast Rd
93051 Aft Dunbar Wk East Coast Rd
93061 Bef Siglap Rd East Coast Rd
93071 Crescendo Bldg Upp East Coast Rd
93081 Opp Chiang Ct Upp East Coast Rd
93091 Opp Siglap Sth CC Upp East Coast Rd
84159 Opp Casafina/Temasek JC Bedok Sth Ave 1
84119 Opp Temasek JC Bedok Sth Rd
84149 Lion Hme for Elders Bedok Sth Rd
84089 Blk 40 Bedok Sth Rd
84079 Opp Blk 71 Bedok Sth Rd
84109 Bef Bedok View Sec Sch Bedok Sth Ave 3
85091 Tanah Merah Stn Exit B EW4CG New Upp Changi Rd
85101 Aft Bedok Rd Upp Changi Rd East
96011 Bef Simei Ave Upp Changi Rd East
96021 Opp Expo Halls 1/2/3 Upp Changi Rd East
96031 Opp Expo Halls 4/5/6 CG1DT35 Upp Changi Rd East
95901 Bef Simei Rd Upp Changi Rd East
96201 Simei Green Condo Simei Rd
96191 Blk 224 Simei Rd
96181 Blk 151 Simei Rd
96121 Metta Welfare Assn Simei Rd
76101 Tampines East CC Tampines Ave 2
76031 Tampines East Stn Exit B DT33 Tampines Ave 2
76231 Opp Blk 390 Tampines Ave 7
76241 Blk 497D Tampines Ave 7
98011 Blk 149A Loyang Ave
98091 Blk 156 Pasir Ris Dr 1
78199 Opp White Sands Pri Sch Pasir Ris St 11
78189 Opp Blk 187 Pasir Ris St 11
78039 Blk 104 Pasir Ris St 12
78061 Opp Pasir Ris Polyclinic Pasir Ris Dr 1
78079 Blk 429 Pasir Ris Dr 6
78089 Blk 405 Pasir Ris Dr 6
78101 Opp Downtown East Pasir Ris Dr 3
77009 Pasir Ris Int EW1 Pasir Ris Dr 3
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Pasir Ris Bus Interchange ↔ Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal
Passes Through Tampines Ave 2, Simei Rd, Upp Changi Rd East, Bedok South Rd, East Coast Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Victoria St, Eu Tong Sen St
Route Length Towards Kampong Bahru: 25.8 km Towards Pasir Ris: 25.7 km
Travelling Time 105 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Loyang Bus Package
Current Operator Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd
(Go-Ahead Singapore)
Current Depot Loyang Bus Depot
Current Fleet Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Pasir Ris
Daily
05:30 – 23:30
Departure Times from Kampong Bahru
Weekdays & Saturdays Sundays / Public Holidays
05:55 – 00:00 06:25 – 00:00
Operating Frequency
  6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
From Pasir Ris 9 mins 9 – 14 mins 9 – 10 mins 11 – 13 mins
From Kampong Bahru 10 mins 8 – 15 mins 8 – 14 mins 10 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares

 

Service 12 plies from the East to Central Singapore, connecting the residential estates of Pasir Ris, Tampines, Simei and Bedok South, along with private housing districts of East Coast and Mountbatten, to the Central areas of Kallang, Bugis, Clarke Quay and Chinatown. The route serves numerous inter-town connections, supplementing Services 21 and 358 between Pasir Ris Town Centre and Pasir Ris Drive 1, and Service 38 between Bedok South, Tanah Merah and Simei. Owing to steady demand throughout the day, this service operates a majority of double-deck buses in addition to single-deck buses.

MRT Stations served:
Special Departures:
  • Sims Ave (Kallang Stn) Pasir Ris Int
    Weekdays: 05:45, 05:55 & 06:05
    Saturdays: 06:15
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:30 & 06:40
Route Variant
  • Express 12e: Pasir Ris Int ↔ Kampong Bahru Ter
    Daily, skips East Coast Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Kallang Rd

Gallery (Go-Ahead Singapore):
Gallery (SBS Transit):
Poster Gallery:

Operator History:
  • 11 Apr 1971 – 31 Oct 1973: Associated Bus Services Pte Ltd
  • 01 Nov 1973 – 31 Oct 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
  • 01 Nov 2001 – 17 Sep 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
  • 18 Sep 2016 – Present: Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (formerly known as Go Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd)

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Loyang Bus Package.

History:
  • 1971 (11 Apr): Introduced between Bedok Rd Ter and Commonwealth Ave Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation
  • 1974 (03 Feb): Amended to Upp Changi Rd 8¼ ms (13.3km) Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation
  • 1975 (02 Mar): Amended to ply Sims Ave and Lor 1 Geylang towards Upp Changi Rd 13.3 km Ter with the conversion of Geylang Rd to one-way traffic
  • 1975 (02 Nov): Amended to temporary bus terminal along Holland Dr with the partial closure of Commonwealth Ave Ter to facilitate the extension of Commonwealth Ave
  • 1975 (11 Dec): Amended to ply New Upp Changi Rd, Bedok Walk, Bedok Plain and Bedok Highway
  • 1977 (17 Jan): Amended to ply Bedok View, skipping Bedok Walk
  • 1977 (29 Aug): Amended back to Commonwealth Ave Ter via North Buona Vista Rd
  • 1979: Relocated to Upp Changi Rd 15.5km Ter
  • 1980 (15 Jun): Amended to Somapah Depot
  • 1980 (13 Jul): Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave with the conversion of Queens Circus to a signalised junction, skipping Queensway and Holland Rd
  • 1980 (28 Dec): Amended to ply Upp Changi Rd East, skipping Bedok Rd and Upp Changi Rd
  • 1981 (28 Jun): Amended to Somapah Int
  • 1982 (27 May): Amended to Buona Vista Ter
  • 1987 (27 Sep): Amended to ply North Canal Rd and Eu Tong Sen St, skipping Upp Circular Rd
  • 1987 (13 Dec): Serves new staggered bus stop opposite Peninsula Plaza along North Bridge Rd, skipping the bus stop outside St Andrew’s Cathedral
  • 1988 (23 Oct): Extended to Pasir Ris Ter and amended to New Bridge Rd Ter
  • 1989 (10 Dec): Amended to Pasir Ris Int
  • 1990 (22 Jul): Serves additional bus stop outside Ellenborough Market along Eu Tong Sen St
  • 1993 (11 Apr): Amended to ply Jln Sultan, Victoria St, Hill St and New Bridge Rd, skipping South Bridge Rd and Upp Cross St
  • 1994 (03 Jul): Amended to ply Kallang Rd and Victoria St, skipping Crawford St, North Bridge Rd and Jln Sultan
  • 1997 (07 Dec): Amended to ply Upp Pickering St, South Bridge Rd and Kreta Ayer Rd with the partial closure of New Bridge Rd to facilitate the construction of Chinatown MRT station on the North East MRT Line
  • 2001: Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Lion Home for Elders along Bedok South Rd
  • 2002 (20 Apr): Amended to ply the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Upp Pickering St, South Bridge Rd and Kreta Ayer Rd
  • 2005 (05 Jun): Amended to ply Sims Ave and Sims Way with the partial closure of southbound Mountbatten Rd
  • 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Sims Way and Geylang Rd with the partial closure of northbound Mountbatten Rd
  • 2006 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
  • 2007: First bus from New Bridge Rd Ter brought forward to 0600 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays
  • 2014 (10 Aug): Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 2 along Mountbatten Rd
  • 2016 (18 Sep): Operations transferred to Go Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd.
  • 2017 (21 Oct): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2
  • 2018 (10 Mar): Extended to Kg Bahru Ter with the closure of New Bridge Rd Ter; First bus from Kg Bahru Ter brought forward to 0555 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays, and 0625 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays
  • 2018 (08 Apr): Serves new pair of bus stops after Somapah Rd and before Simei Rd along Upp Changi Rd East
  • 2022 (30 Oct): Amended to ply Pasir Ris St 12 and Pasir Ris St 11 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of Pasir Ris East MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line

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4 thoughts on “Go-Ahead Bus Service 12

  • 3 September 2022 at 9:58 AM
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    3-Door MAN A95 Buses can be launched on this service. There is especially moderate to high demand during peak hours in The Central areas of Bugis and Chinatown. Service 12e is good, and the fleet will not change, except for Service 12.

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    • 20 December 2023 at 12:20 PM
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      I prefer Single Deckers way more than Double Deckers on this Service

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  • 30 November 2018 at 1:29 PM
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    One of the first few services to deploy MAN ND363F’s (A95) besides Service 2 and Express route variant 12e.

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  • 13 October 2016 at 8:23 AM
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    The bus 12 bus plate no SBS3455C whole journey keep shaking feel very uncomfortable sitting that bus

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