SBS Transit Bus Service 131

SBS Transit Bus Service 131 is a trunk service plying between St. Michael’s Ter and Bukit Merah Int, passing through Novena, Pek Kio, Rochor, Bras Basah, Fullerton Road, HarbourFront, Telok Blangah Way and Bukit Purmei.

131
52499 St. Michael's Ter Whampoa Rd
52451 Blk 114 Whampoa Rd
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia
52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia
52099 Opp NKF Kim Keat Rd
50159 Bef Kim Keat Lane Kim Keat Rd
50209 Aft Pegu Rd Balestier Rd
50199 Opp Shaw Plaza Balestier Rd
50189 Opp Public Mansion Balestier Rd
50179 Opp Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd
50169 Aft Irrawaddy Rd Balestier Rd
50059 Opp Thomson Med Ctr Thomson Rd
50049 Opp Novena Lodge Thomson Rd
50038 Novena Stn NS20 Thomson Rd
50029 Opp United Sq Thomson Rd
50079 Opp Carlisle Rd Norfolk Rd
50089 Blk 51/Opp Pek Kio Mkt Owen Rd
50321 Aft Gloucester Rd Dorset Rd
50351 Farrer Pk Tennis Ctr Dorset Rd
40109 Opp KK Women & Child Hosp Kg Java Rd
40019 Little India Stn NE7DT12 Bt Timah Rd
07539 Bef Rochor Stn Exit B DT13 Sungei Rd
07518 Opp NAFA Campus 3 Bencoolen St
04019 Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B DT21 Bencoolen St
04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A CC2 Bras Basah Rd
02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd
02029 Aft Esplanade Stn Exit D CC3 Esplanade Dr
03019 OUE Bayfront EW14NS26 Collyer Quay
03059 One Raffles Quay Raffles Quay
03129 UIC Bldg TE19 Shenton Way
03217 Opp AXA Twr EW15 Shenton Way
05649 Opp Customs Port Br HQ Keppel Rd
14061 Opp Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd
14071 Keppel Workshop Keppel Rd
14081 Tg Pagar DP Blk F5 Keppel Rd
14101 Opp Keppel DP Blk 517 Keppel Rd
14141 HarbourFront Stn/Vivocity NE1CC29 Telok Blangah Rd
14121 Opp Harbourfront Int NE1CC29 Telok Blangah Rd
14131 Caribbean at Keppel Bay Telok Blangah Rd
14151 Opp Chr Community Chapel Telok Blangah Rd
14041 Blk 54 Henderson Rd
14051 Aft Telok Blangah Hts Henderson Rd
14279 Blk 25 Telok Blangah Way
14299 Opp Blk 27 Telok Blangah Way
14389 Opp Blk 109 Bt Purmei Ave
14381 Blk 109 Bt Purmei Ave
14031 St. Theresa's Convent Lower Delta Rd
10361 Cendex Ctr Lower Delta Rd
10081 Opp Blk 120 Jln Bt Merah
10009 Bt Merah Int Bt Merah Ctrl
10009 Bt Merah Int B5 Bt Merah Ctrl
10089 Blk 119 Jln Bt Merah
10369 Opp Cendex Ctr Lower Delta Rd
14039 Opp St. Theresa's Convent Lower Delta Rd
14389 Opp Blk 109 Bt Purmei Ave
14381 Blk 109 Bt Purmei Ave
14291 Blk 27 Telok Blangah Way
14271 Al-Amin Mque Telok Blangah Way
14281 Safra Mt Faber Telok Blangah Way
14059 Bef Telok Blangah Hts Henderson Rd
14049 Opp Blk 55 Henderson Rd
14159 Bef Chr Community Chapel Telok Blangah Rd
14139 Bef Seah Im Rd Telok Blangah Rd
14129 Harbourfront Stn Exit A NE1CC29 Telok Blangah Rd
14119 Opp VivoCity NE1CC29 Telok Blangah Rd
14109 Keppel DP Blk 517 Keppel Rd
14089 Opp Tg Pagar DP Blk F5 Keppel Rd
14069 Former Railway Stn Keppel Rd
05641 Bef Cantonment Rd Keppel Rd
03223 Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C EW15 Anson Rd
03151 Opp GB Bldg Cecil St
03021 Prudential Twr Cecil St
03011 Fullerton Sq EW14NS26 Fullerton Rd
02111 Esplanade Bridge Esplanade Dr
04111 Capitol Bldg EW13NS25 Stamford Rd
04121 SMU CC2 Stamford Rd
08079 Sch of the Arts Prinsep St
07011 Peace Ctr Selegie Rd
07021 Selegie Ctr Selegie Rd
07031 Tekka Ctr S'goon Rd
07111 Broadway Hotel S'goon Rd
50251 Farrer Pk Stn Exit A NE8 Rangoon Rd
50261 Kentish Lodge Rangoon Rd
50301 Kentish Green Kent Rd
50081 Pek Kio Mkt Owen Rd
50071 Bef Carlisle Rd Norfolk Rd
50021 United Sq/Bef Novena Stn NS20 Thomson Rd
50031 Opp Novena Ch NS20 Thomson Rd
50041 Novena Lodge Thomson Rd
50161 Bef Jln Dusun Balestier Rd
50171 Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd
50191 Bef Balestier Plaza Balestier Rd
50201 Shaw Plaza Balestier Rd
50211 Opp Balestier Pt Balestier Rd
50991 Blk 82 Whampoa Dr
52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia
52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia
52499 St. Michael's Ter Whampoa Rd
Note:

  • Bus Service 131 towards both Bukit Merah and Saint Michael’s duplicates along Jalan Bahagia & Bukit Purmei Avenue. Check the bus destination before boarding.
    – Buses displaying the Red 131 Plate head towards Bukit Merah
    – Buses displaying the White 131 Plate head towards Saint Michael’s.
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Saint Michael’s Bus Terminal ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange 
Passes Through Jln Bahagia, Balestier Rd, Dorset Rd / Rangoon Rd, Selegie Rd / Bencoolen St, Keppel Rd, Telok Blangah Rd, Bukit Purmei Ave
Route Length Towards Bukit Merah: 20.5 km Towards St. Michael’s: 20.1 km
Travelling Time 85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Bukit Merah Bus Package
Current Operator SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)
Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP)
Current Fleet Single Deck Bus:
MAN A22
Mercedes-Benz Citaro
Scania K230UB
Operating Hours
Departure Times from St. Michael’s
Daily
05:45 – 23:30
Departure Times from Bukit Merah
Daily
05:45 – 00:00
Operating Frequency
From St. Michael’s 6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 5 11 mins 9 13 mins 9 12 mins 12 13 mins
Saturdays 11 12 mins 10 16 mins 15 16 mins 14 16 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays 12 13 mins 13 17 mins 18 mins 14 17 mins
From Bukit Merah
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 8 11 mins 9 14 mins 9 10 mins 11 16 mins
Saturdays 11 12 mins 9 16 mins 16 mins 14 16 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays 12 16 mins 13 16 mins 14 18 mins 14 15 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares

 

Service 131 connects residents of St. Michael’s, Pek Kio, Bukit Merah and Bukit Purmei to the City areas of Bras Basah, Shenton Way and HarbourFront, catering to both the weekday office crowds and the weekend demand to leisure venues around HarbourFront and Bras Basah. It also links St. Michael’s and Pek Kio estates to the nearby Novena MRT and United Square mall. Demand for this service is moderate to heavy owing to its inter-town and intra-city routing.

This service calls at several bus stops in St. Michael’s Estate and along Bukit Purmei Road twice in different directions, i.e. towards Bukit Merah and towards St. Michael’s Ter. Red and white service plates are used to distinguish the direction of travel in addition to Electronic Display Signages (EDS) on buses. Red plate indicates buses heading for Bukit Merah; white plate indicates buses heading for St. Michael’s Ter.

MRT Stations Served
Special Departures
  • Thomson Road (Opp United Sq)  Bukit Merah Int
    Weekdays: 05:15, 05:27, 05:39, 05:51, 08:13 & 08:33
    Saturdays: 05:20, 05:34 & 05:48
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:20 & 05:39
  • Bukit Purmei Ave (Opp Blk 109) → Bukit Merah Int
    Daily: 05:50
  • Stamford Road (Capitol Bldg)  St. Michael’s Ter
    Weekdays: 06:05 & 06:13
    Saturdays: 06:05
Short Trip Service
  • Service 131A: St. Michael’s Ter → Shenton Way (Opp AXA Twr)
    Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 06:50 – 07:21

Gallery
Poster Gallery

 


Operator History
  • 11 Apr 1971 – 5 Dec 1971: Singapore Traction Company
  • 6 Dec 1971 – 1973: Associated Bus Services
  • 1973 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
  • 2001 – 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
  • 1971 (11 Apr): Introduced between Balestier Rd Ter and Tg Pagar Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation
  • 1971 (06 Dec): Operations transferred to ABS
  • 1974 (08 Dec): Amended to 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
  • 1983 (02 Jan): Amended to loop at Norfolk Rd
  • 1985 (27 Jan): Amended to Prince Edward Ter with the closure of Anson Rd Ter
  • 1987 (07 Jun): Amended to ply Owen Rd, Dorset Rd, Kg Java Rd, Bt Timah Rd and Sungei Rd, skipping Race Course Rd, Kerbau Rd, Kg Kapor Rd, Upp Weld Rd and Jln Besar
  • 1987 (28 Jun): Amended to Shenton Way Ter
  • 1992 (03 May): Extended to St. Michael’s Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 7
  • 1993 (04 Apr): Extended to Bt Merah Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 12
  • 1993 (11 Apr): Amended to ply Stamford Rd, skipping Coleman St and Armenian St
  • 1999: Serves new bus stop outside Farrer Pk Tennis Ctr along Dorset Rd
  • 2001 (18 Feb): Serves new staggered bus stop outside Novena Stn along Thomson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Novena Church
  • 2005 (19 Jun): Amended to ply Bukit Purmei Ave in both directions
  • 2006 (29 Oct): Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd
  • 2007 (28 Apr): Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Concert Hall along Fullerton Rd
  • 2008 (07 Dec): Skips abolished bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mosque along Telok Blangah Rd
  • 2011 (16 Oct): Amended to ply Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd with the partial closure of Bencoolen St to facilitate the construction of Bencoolen MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
  • 2011 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
  • 2016 (01 May): Amended to ply Esplanade Dr with the partial closure of Fullerton Rd
  • 2016 (11 Dec): Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd
  • 2018 (18 Nov): Start of operations under Bukit Merah Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
  • 2021 (26 Dec): Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards Bukit Merah Int due to closure of Connaught Dr to all vehicles

Past Routings

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4 thoughts on “SBS Transit Bus Service 131

  • 13 March 2024 at 9:32 PM
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    Shld amend 131 and 123 to skip bukit permei. Lost sectors can be covered by 123m and new feeder 271 which is like former 275 but also serves the route that is unique to 16M, so we can withdraw that route

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  • 17 January 2024 at 3:36 PM
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    because 131 has narrow roads along peikio estate

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  • 29 November 2019 at 9:26 PM
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    Why 131 don’t have double-decker?

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  • 17 March 2019 at 8:20 PM
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    Yesterday when me and my family were in 141 at the bus stop which was opposite pe Kio market , there was a bus 131 which broke down

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