SBS Transit Bus Service 131A

SBS Transit Bus Service 131A is a Short-Trip Service variant of Bus Service 131.

The route operates from Saint Michael’s Bus Terminal and ends at Shenton Way (Opp AXA Twr), operating during the Weekday morning peak hours.

131A

St. Michael's Ter
→ Opp AXA Twr

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

Route Overview
Route	Saint Michael’s Bus Terminal → Shenton Way (Opp AXA Twr)
Passes Through	Jln Bahagia, Balestier Rd, Thomson Rd, Dorset Rd, Bencoolen St
Route Length	11.3 km
Travelling Time	53 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 buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from St. Michael’s	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	06:47 – 07:15
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Short Trip Service 131A is a trunk service operating from Saint Michael’s Bus Terminal and ends at Shenton Way (Opp AXA Twr).

As a Short-Trip Service, the route operates during weekday morning peak hours, and supplements the high demand for Service 131 between St. Michael’s, Novena, Pek Kio, Rochor, Bras Basah, Collyer Quay and Shenton Way.

MRT Stations Served:

• NS20 Novena
• NE7DT12 Little India
• DT13 Rochor
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC2 Bras Basah
• CC3 Esplanade
• EW14NS26 Raffles Place
• TE19 Shenton Way
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar

Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

• From Saint Michael’s Terminal:
  06:47, 06:56 & 07:15

Gallery:

Poster Gallery

Operator History:

• 2002 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

Route History:

• 2002: Introduced from St. Michael’s Ter to Shenton Way (Opp Temasek Twr)
• 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
• 2016 (11 Dec): Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd
• 2021 (26 Dec): Amended to ply Esplanade Dr due to closure of Connaught Dr to all vehicles

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