SBS Transit Bus Service 121

SBS Transit Bus Service 121 is a residential trunk route travelling between Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal and Telok Blangah Rise, passing through Ganges Avenue, Tiong Bahru MRT, Kim Tian Road and Telok Blangah Way / Crescent / Rise.

Bus Service 121 will be amended to start from Shenton Way Bus Terminal as part of the as part of the TEL3 Bus Service Changes from 17 Dec 2023.
The effective date was delayed by 1 week from 10 Dec 2023 in an update by the Land Transport Authority on 28 Nov 2023.

Notes:

[From 17 Dec 2023]

• No alighting is allowed at Shenton Way Ter.
• Service 121 serves Bus Stop 03218 – Opp MAS Bldg, Shenton Way both towards Telok Blangah Rise & Shenton Way Ter (for alighting only)

Route Overview
Route	Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal ↺ Telok Blangah Rise (Loop) [From 17 Dec 2023] Shenton Way Bus Terminal ↺ Telok Blangah Rise (Loop)
Passes Through	Outram Rd, Ganges Ave, Tiong Bahru Rd, Jln Bt Merah, Lower Delta Rd, Telok Blangah Cres
Route Length	15.5 km
Travelling Time	65 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bukit Merah Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Kampong Bahru [From 17 Dec 2023] Shenton Way	Daily
	05:55 – 23:30 [From 17 Dec 2023] 05:50 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	10 – 11 mins			9 – 12 mins			8 – 10 mins			10 – 13 mins
Saturdays	11 – 13 mins			9 – 12 mins			10 – 13 mins			10 – 14 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	10 – 14 mins			9 – 12 mins			10 – 13 mins			10 – 15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 121 provides residents of Telok Blangah, Kim Tian and Havelock with greater connectivity to Tiong Bahru and Outram Park MRT Stations, along with other amenities in the vicinity. It is the twenty-fifth (25th) bus service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), and the second new BSEP service originating from New Bridge Road after Service 120.

The inter-town service improves on existing bus connections between the estates at Telok Blangah Way / Crescent / Rise, Kim Tian and Ganges Avenue, and providing the much-needed bus connection between the estates and Tiong Bahru MRT Station. The service also calls at a new pair of bus stops along Kim Tian Road, which had no bus services plying the stretch prior to the introduction of this service.

For the Telok Blangah Estates, Service 121 closely duplicates the existing Feeder Service 272, which does not connect to any MRT station. Residents enjoyed better connectivity to Tiong Bahru MRT with the new service, which also relieves demand on Service 195.

The service will be amended to Shenton Way Bus Terminal as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation via Cantonment Road / Cantonment Link from 17 December 2023. This replaces the lost sector of Services 75 with its amendment to Bukit Merah Int on the same day. The amendment was planned to take effect from 10 December 2023, but was delayed by 1 week in an announcement by the Land Transport Authority on 28 November 2023.

MRT Stations Served

• EW15 Tanjong Pagar [From 17 Dec 2023]
• EW16NE3TE17 Outram Park
• TE16 Havelock
• EW17 Tiong Bahru

Special Departures

• [Till 16 Dec 2023]
  Telok Blangah Way (Blk 27) → Kampong Bahru Ter
  Weekdays: 05:45, 05:54, 06:03 & 06:12
  Saturdays: 05:45, 05:56 & 06:08
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00 & 06:10
• [From 17 Dec 2023]
  Telok Blangah Way (Blk 27) → Shenton Way Ter
  Weekdays & Saturdays: 05:45 till before first bus from Shenton Way Ter
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00 till before first bus from Shenton Way Ter

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Operator History:

• 2014 – 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:

• 2014 (16 Mar): Introduced between New Bridge Road Ter and Telok Blangah Rise (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
• 2014 (29 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2018 (10 Mar): Amended to Kampong Bahru Ter. First bus departure timings from Kampong Bahru brought forward by 5 minutes.
• 2018 (18 Nov): Start of operations under Bukit Merah Bus Package (Tendered Contract); Start of regular double decker bus deployments.
• 2023 (17 Dec): Amended to Shenton Way Ter as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation, replacing lost sector of Service 75 along Cantonment Road and Cantonment Link, initially announced to take effect on 10 Dec 2023.

Past Routings

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