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.
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- 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  |
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) |
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| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses | |||||||||||
| 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 | 8 – 11 mins | 9 – 15 mins | 10 mins | 12 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 14 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 14 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 16 – 17 mins | 13 – 17 mins | 16 – 17 mins | 15 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| From Bukit Merah |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 9 – 10 mins | 9 – 14 mins | 9 – 13 mins | 14 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 15 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 12 – 15 mins | 15 – 16 mins | 16 mins | 16 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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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
- NS20 Novena
- NE8 Farrer Park
- NE7DT12 Little India
- DT13 Rochor
- DT21 Bencoolen
- CC2 Bras Basah
- EW13NS25 City Hall
- CC3 Esplanade
- EW14NS26 Raffles Place
- DT18 Telok Ayer
- TE19 Shenton Way
- EW15 Tanjong Pagar
- NE1CC29 Harbourfront
Special Departures
- Thomson Rd (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 (Aft Radin Mas Pr Sch) → Bukit Merah Int
Daily: 05:50 - Stamford Rd (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): 06:47 – 07:15
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Operator History
- 11 Apr 1971 – 05 Dec 1971: Singapore Traction Company
- 06 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
- 1975 (19 Jul): Amended to ply Coleman St and Armenian St, skipping Stamford Rd
- 1978 (02 Dec): Amended to ply Balestier Rd, Jln Dusun and Jln Datoh due to the partial closure of Ah Hood Rd for redevelopment
- 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 from Anson Rd Ter
- 1983 (03 Jul): Amended to ply Kent Rd and Owen Rd with the partial closure of Rangoon Rd to facilitate the construction of CTE
- 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: Skips abolished pair of bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd
- 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 service (WAB)
- 2014 (25 Aug): Last bus from Bt Merah Int extended to 2400 hrs daily
- 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
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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
because 131 has narrow roads along peikio estate
Why 131 don’t have double-decker?
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