SBS Transit Bus Service 130 is a trunk service plying between Ang Mo Kio Int and Shenton Way Ter, passing through Sin Ming, Thomson, Balestier, Jalan Besar, Bugis, Fullerton Road and Shenton Way. The service shares the Ang Mo Kio – Shenton Way start/end termini with Service 133.
130
Note:
- No alighting at Shenton Way Bus Terminal
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Bus Terminal | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Sin Ming Rd, Upp Thomson Rd, Thomson Rd, Balestier Rd, Kitchener Rd / Jln Besar, Victoria St | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Shenton Way: 16.0 km | Towards Ang Mo Kio: 16.2 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 90 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Seletar Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro |
Double Deck Bus: – Volvo B9TL |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Ang Mo Kio |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:30– 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Shenton Way |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 06:00 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Ang Mo Kio |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 8 – 10 mins | 10 – 14 mins | 10 – 15 mins | 15 – 16 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 9 – 12 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 12 – 16 mins | 16 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 11 – 12 mins | 11 – 14 mins | 14 – 15 mins | 15 – 16 mins | ||||||||
| From Shenton Way |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 13 – 14 mins | 10 – 14 mins | 9 – 14 mins | 12 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 9 – 12 mins | 12 – 16 mins | 14 – 15 mins | 14 – 16 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 13 – 15 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 14 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 130 connects residents of Ang Mo Kio, Sin Ming and Balestier to the City areas, as well as serving areas like Kitchener Road. Running through older estates of Singapore, this route plies considerably different routing in its forward and return journeys, unlike most bidirectional trunk routes. It is also the only service to ply Syed Alwi Road.
MRT Stations Served
- NS16 Ang Mo Kio
- NE9 Boon Keng
- NE8 Farrer Park
- DT22 Jalan Besar
- EW12DT14 Bugis
- EW13NS25 City Hall
- CC3 Esplanade
- EW14NS26 Raffles Place
- TE19 Shenton Way
- EW15 Tanjong Pagar
Special Departures
- Serangoon Road (Aft Farrer Pk Stn Exit G) → Ang Mo Kio Int
Weekdays: 06:00 & 06:12
Short Trip Service
- Service 130A: Ang Mo Kio Int → Sin Ming Road (Blk 25)
Operates during the Qing Ming Period (2 weekends before, on the day & 2 weekends after Qing Ming), Eve of Vesak Day & Vesak Day.
Caters to high demand between Ang Mo Kio Int and Bright Hill Crematorium & Columbarium.
[Note: No operation in 2022]
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Operator History:
- 11 Apr 1971 – 05 Dec 1971: Singapore Traction Company
- 06 Dec 1971 – 1973: United Bus Company Pte Ltd
- 1973 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2025 under the Seletar Bus Package.
History:
- 1971 (11 Apr): Introduced between Balestier Rd Ter and Tg Pagar Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation
- 1971 (06 Dec): Operations transferred to UBC
- 1974 (03 Feb): Extended to Sin Ming Rd Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation
- 1974 (08 Dec): Amended to ply Cecil St, skipping Robinson Rd
- 1979 (11 Feb): Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way, Rambau St and Trafalgar St towards Tg Pagar Ter, skipping Parsi Rd
- 1979 (01 Aug): Amended to Anson Rd Ter
- 1979 (28 Oct): Amended to ply Ophir Rd and Blanco Court towards Anson Rd Ter with the conversion of Rochor Rd to one-way traffic
- 1983 (02 Jan): Amended to ply Balestier Rd, Lavender St and Serangoon Rd/Jln Besar, skipping Rangoon Rd, Kitchener Rd, Kg Kapor Rd and Upp Weld Rd
- 1983 (10 Apr): Extended to Ang Mo Kio Int
- 1985 (27 Jan): Amended to Prince Edward Ter with the closure of Anson Rd Ter and amended to ply Robinson Rd, skipping Cecil St
- 1987 (28 Jun): Amended to Shenton Way Ter
- 1993 (11 Apr): Amended to ply Victoria St, skipping North Bridge Rd
- 1999: Serves the bus stop opposite Bugis Junction along Victoria St, skipping the bus stop outside Bugis Stn
- 2000: Serves new bus stop after Shenton Way along Palmer Rd
- 2002 (24 Mar): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Temp Int
- 2003 (21 Jun): Amended to ply Boon Keng Rd and Bendemeer Rd under North East MRT Line Rationalisation Phase 1
- 2003: Serves the bus stop outside Bugis Stn along Victoria St, skipping the bus stop opposite Bugis Junction
- 2007 (28 Apr): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Integrated Transport Hub; Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Concert Hall along Fullerton Rd
- 2008 (02 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
- 2015 (19 Apr): Amended to ply St. Andrew’s Rd and Stamford Rd, skipping Coleman St and Hill St
- 2016 (01 May): Amended to Esplanade Dr with the partial closure of Fullerton Rd
- 2017 (25 Jun): Amended to relocated Shenton Way Bus Terminal
- 2018 (11 Mar): Start of operations under Seletar Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
- 2020 (08 Nov): Bus Stop 51041 temporarily merged with Bus Stop 51031 along Thomson Road to facilitate construction of North-South Corridor
- 2021 (26 Dec): Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards Shenton Way Ter due to closure of Connaught Dr to all vehicles
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Saw SG6203E (MAN A95) on service 130
Saw SG6203E (MAN A95) on service 130 yesterday and today
Yesterday while having lunch at a dim sum restaurant I saw a Scania K23OUB on bus service 130
Didn’t manage to get a shot of it but I think it was SBS 8279L
Also made a debut on 15 April 2021
I just saw one at Shenton Way on 11 Feb 2022
How would I find out the estimated time of arrival of the bus I just boarded. Eg . I got on the 130 at Kitchener Road and my destination is Any Mo Kio terminus.