[Defunct] SBS Transit Bus Service 131M

SBS Transit Bus Service 131M was a supplementary trunk service plying from Bukit Merah Interchange and looped at Bukit Purmei Avenue, passing through Lower Delta Road. It was a route variant of Service 131.

Service 131M was withdrawn on 12 December 2022, with the last day of operations on Friday, 9 December 2022.

Route Overview
Route	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange ↺ Bukit Purmei Avenue (Loop)
Passes Through	Jln Bukit Merah, Lower Delta Rd
Route Length	4.2 km
Travelling Time	24 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bukit Merah Bus Package
Former Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Former Depot	Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)
Former Fleet	Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22 – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bukit Merah	Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
	06:39 – 09:13 & 17:10 – 19:40
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6.30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	30 – 31 mins			34 mins			24 – 34 mins			32 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Supplementary Service 131M served residential estates and schools around Bukit Purmei and Lower Delta Road with connections to Jalan Bukit Merah and Bukit Merah Town Centre. It duplicated its parent Service 131 along its entire route, and enhances connectivity for Bukit Purmei residents.

Introduced as a replacement for Feeder Service 275, this route duplicates the withdrawn Service 275 entirely. Both Service 131 and Service 275 were duplicating between Bukit Merah Int and Bukit Purmei Ave since the amendment of Service 131 in 2005. As such, Service 275 had low frequencies until the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) in 2013. To better utilize resources, Service 275 was withdrawn entirely, and Service 131M introduced to take its place, operating only during weekday peak hours. Service 131M was later withdrawn in December 2022.

Departure Timings

• From Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
  Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
  Morning Peak: 06:39, 07:09, 07:40, 08:11, 08:39 & 09:13
  Evening Peak: 17:10, 17:34, 18:00, 18:34, 19:08 & 19:40

Route Variant:

• Service 131: St. Michael’s Ter ↔ Bukit Merah Int
  Daily
  

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Operator History:

• 25 Aug 2014 – 9 Dec 2022: SBS Transit Ltd

History:

• 2014 (25 Aug): Introduced between Bt Merah Int and Bt Purmei Ave (Loop) as a peak hour variant of Service 131 on weekdays, replacing Service 275
• 2018 (18 Nov): Start of operations under Bukit Merah Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
• 2022 (12 Dec): Service withdrawn. Last day of operations on 9 Dec 2022.

Route History:

• 2014: Bt Merah Int, Bt Merah Central, Henderson Rd, Jln Bt Merah, Lower Delta Rd, Bt Purmei Ave, Lower Delta Rd, Jln Bt Merah, Henderson Rd, Bt Merah Central and Bt Merah Int.

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