SBS Transit Bus Service 19

SBS Transit Bus Service 19 is a trunk service connecting Tampines and Changi Airfreight Centre, via Tampines East, Loyang Avenue, and Nicoll Drive.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange ↺ Airport Cargo Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Tampines Ave 7, Loyang Ave, Nicoll Dr
Route Length	21.9 km
Travelling Time	80 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Tampines Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tampines	Daily
	05:30 – 20:15
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	6 – 7 mins			7 – 16 mins			6 – 9 mins			8 – 14 mins
Saturdays	8 – 13 mins			8 – 15 mins			8 – 12 mins			12 – 13 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	13 mins			11 – 13 mins			11 – 14 mins			12 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 19 connects Tampines Regional Centre and Tampines East MRT Station with industrial areas in Loyang, and Changi Airfreight Centre. From Tampines, the route takes the most direct route via Tampines Avenue 7 and Loyang Avenue, continuing past Changi Village and Changi Beach before entering Changi Airfreight Centre.

Service 19 is also one of three bus services that serve Changi Airfreight Centre daily, alongside Services 9 and 89. It is, however, the only one not to operate full-day, as the last bus departs Tampines Interchange at 8:15 pm daily.

Much of its route is also shared with other bus services; Service 9 plies the same route between Tampines East and Changi Airfreight Centre, while Service 59 shares the same route between Tampines East and Changi Village.

Demand Patterns

Service 19 operates with a fleet of single- and double-deck buses, with double-deck buses comprising the majority of the fleet.

The service primarily caters to workers commuting between the industrial areas and transport nodes at Tampines and Tampines East. Demand is high during the peak hours, reflecting normal commuting patterns. Therefore, despite the duplicating bus routes, Service 19 sustains demand throughout the day due to its direct connection with Tampines Interchange and MRT station.

Changi Airfreight Centre

Changi Airfreight Centre is a restricted area, accessible only to staff with valid entry passes. At the Police Pass Office along Airline Road (Bus Stop 95131), auxiliary police officers board the bus to verify staff passes. Visitors without a valid pass must alight at the Police Pass Office and wait to re-board the bus after it completes its loop inside the Airfreight Centre (at Bus Stop 95139, opposite the Police Pass Office).

MRT Stations Served:

• EW2–DT32 Tampines
• DT33 Tampines East

Gallery:

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Operator History:

• 1994 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

History:

• 1994 (23 Jan): Introduced between Tampines Int and Changi Airport Cargo Complex (Loop) as a day service with the permanent amendment of Service 29 to loop at Changi Village Ter
• 2003: Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Loyang Ind Est along Loyang Ave
• 2006: Last bus extended to 1945 hrs daily
• 2008: Serves new bus stop outside Changi Beach CP 2 along Nicoll Dr, skipping the bus stop opposite Changi Beach CP 2
• 2011 (26 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2013: Last bus extended to 2015 hrs daily
• 2023 (26 Feb): Amended to ply a bus-only corridor along Loyang Ave & Loyang Way with the partial closure of Loyang Ave to facilitate the construction of Loyang Viaduct & Loyang MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line

Past Routings

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