SBS Transit Bus Service 191

SBS Transit Bus Service 191 is a trunk route running from Buona Vista Terminal and looping at Media Circle, passing through North Buona Vista Road and Portsdown Road.

• No boarding and alighting at Buona Vista Terminal.

Route Overview
Route	Buona Vista Bus Terminal ↺ Media Circle (Loop)
Passes Through	North Buona Vista Rd, Portsdown Rd
Route Length	7.5 km
Travelling Time	30 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Clementi Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bukit Batok Bus Depot (BBDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Buona Vista	Daily
	06:30 – 20:10
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	15 – 20 mins			15 – 20 mins			15 mins			20 mins
Saturdays	20 mins			20 mins			20 mins			20 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	20 mins			20 mins			20 mins			20 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 191 primarily serves low-density private housing estates at Portsdown Road as well as the Mediacorp Campus with connections to Buona Vista MRT, one-north station, and Holland. The route also serves the Fusionopolis development near one-north.

No boarding and alighting is allowed at Buona Vista Bus Terminal. The first and last stop of this route is 11381 – Blk 10A and 11389 – Buona Vista CC along Holland Drive respectively.

MRT Stations Served

• EW21CC22 Buona Vista
• CC23 one-north

LTA Autonomous Public Bus Pilot

Service 191 was identified for the deployment of Autonomous Public Buses by the Land Transport Authority in January 2025, which is scheduled to commence in mid-2026 after its initial deployment on Service 400.

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Operator History

• 1988 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2025 under the Clementi Bus Package.

Route History

• 1988 (29 May): Introduced between Ghim Moh Ter and Portsdown Rd (Loop), replacing the deleted sectors of Services 33 and 200
• 1994 (16 Jan): Amended to Buona Vista Ter and converted to peak hour service on weekdays and Saturdays, skipping Ghim Moh Rd
• 1994 (01 Feb): Reverted to day service and extended to operate on Sundays and Public Holidays
• 2006: Serves merged bus stop opposite Buona Vista Stn along North Buona Vista Rd with the closure of the staggered bus stop
• 2015 (06 Dec): Extended to loop at Media Circle; Last bus extended to 2010 hrs daily
• 2017 (21 Aug): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)

Past Routings

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