SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 293

SBS Transit Feeder Service 293 is a Feeder service operating from Tampines Interchange and looping at Tampines Street 71 and Avenue 7, passing through Tampines Avenue 3, 8, 9 and Street 42. It operates as a dual-loop service, calling at Tampines Interchange twice in a single trip.

• Service 293 buses will continue to the other loop at Tampines Int.
• Service 293T buses will terminate at Tampines Int.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange ↺ Tampines Street 71 & Tampines Avenue 7 (Loop)
Passes Through	West Loop: Tampines Ave 4, Tampines Ave 3, Tampines Ave 8 East Loop: Tampines St 41, Tampines Ave 9, Tampines St 45, Tampines St 42
Route Length	15.1 km
Travelling Time	85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Tampines Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB						12-metre Double Deck Bus – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tampines (West Loop)	Daily
	05:00 – 00:50
Departure Times from Tampines (East Loop)	Daily
	05:00 – 00:50
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	1 – 6 mins			1 – 8 mins			1 – 6 mins			1 – 14 mins
Saturdays	6 – 7 mins			6 – 8 mins			5 – 8 mins			6 – 9 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	7 – 8 mins			7 – 8 mins			7 – 10 mins			8 – 13 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services.

Feeder Service 293 serves residents and schools around Tampines Neighbourhoods 7, 8 and 9 on the West Loop, and Neighbourhood 4 on the East Loop, connecting both ends to Tampines Regional Centre.

A full trip of Service 293 will first ply the West Loop followed by the East Loop, while calling at Tampines Interchange between loops. Terminating trips will display Service 293T to indicate that the bus will no longer continue its journey after Tampines Interchange.

From Tampines Interchange, different boarding berths are used for the East (Berth B3) and West (Berth B4) loop respectively. Passengers should check the service direction before boarding the bus.

As part of the DTL3 Opening Bus Enhancements, the East Loop for Service 293 was amended to loop at Tampines Street 42 & Tampines Ave 7 from 21 Oct 2017, skipping Tampines Street 43. This enhances connectivity to Tampines East MRT Station.

The Townlink branding for Service 293 was dropped in August 2018.

During Eves of Public Holidays, as well as MRT Early Closure affecting Tampines MRT Station, operating hours will be extended. Exact last bus hours are announced by SBS Transit closer to these dates.

MRT Stations Served

• EW2–DT32 Tampines
• DT33 Tampines East

Special Departures

• Tampines Int → Tampines Int via Tampines Ave 7 (East Loop)
  Weekdays: 05:00, 05:10, 05:20, Morning Peak Hours & Evening Peak Hours
  Saturdays: 05:00 & 05:14
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:00 & 05:13
• Tampines Ave 7 (Tampines East Stn Exit A) → Tampines Int
  Weekdays: 05:00 & 05:12
  Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:00 & 05:11

Terminating Trips

• Service 293T: Tampines Int ↺ Tampines St 71 (West Loop)
  
• Service 293T: Tampines Int ↺ Tampines Ave 7 (East Loop)

Gallery:

Service 293

Service 293T

Poster Gallery

Operator History:

• 1984 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2024 under the Tampines Bus Package.

History:

Service 293

• 1984 (12 Aug): Introduced between Tampines Ter and Tampines Ave 3 (Loop)
• 1985: Amended to loop at Tampines St 81
• 1987 (29 Nov): Amended to Tampines Int
• 1988 (19 Jun): Extended to ply Tampines St 84
• 1996 (06 Jul): Integrated with Service 297, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines St 45
• 1997 (14 Dec): Amended to loop at Tampines St 71, skipping Tampines St 81 & Tampines St 84
• 2009 (26 Oct): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2017 (21 Oct): Amended to loop at Tampines Ave 7, skipping Tampines St 43
• 2018 (12 Aug): Townlink branding dropped, re-branded as a Feeder Bus Service
• 2019 (05 Oct): Daily last bus timing from Tampines extended from 00:45 to 00:50

Service 293T

• 2018 (12 Aug): Terminating Trips reflected as Service 293T instead of using T Plates.

Past Routings

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