SBS Transit Feeder Service 296 is a Feeder service operating from Tampines Bus Interchange and looping at Tampines North Drive 2, serving new and existing housing estates in Tampines North, as well as the Tampines Retail Park.
↺ Tampines Nth Drive 2 (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Tampines Bus Interchange ↺ Tampines North Drive 2 (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Tampines Ave 6, Tampines St 64 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 7.6 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 40 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 buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Tampines |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:15 – 00:50 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 10 mins | 15 mins | 10 – 15 mins | 10 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 15 mins | 10 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 – 17 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services. |
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Bus Service 296 connects residents in Tampines North to Tampines MRT Station and nearby amenities such as Tampines North Polyclinic and Tampines Retail Park.
Upon its introduction, this service caters to residents of new HDB BTO housing estates in Tampines North, including Tampines Greenglade, Tampines Greenglen, and Tampines Greencrest, via newly constructed bus stops along Tampines North Drive 1 and Tampines Street 64.
Notably, Bus Service 296 is the first public bus to serve within Tampines Retail Park (IKEA, Giant & Courts), with a new bus stop directly outside IKEA Tampines. Previously, the retail park was only accessible via Tampines Retail Park shuttle bus services, or other bus services along Tampines Avenue 10. Commuters travelling to and from industrial buildings at T-Space and BHCC Space along Tampines North Drive 2 also benefit from new bus stops constructed outside these buildings. The bus stop outside Giant Hypermarket along Tampines North Drive 2 opened for service on 15 Sep 2024.
MRT Station Served:
- EW2–DT32 Tampines
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Buses:
Operator History:
- 28 Apr 2024 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Tampines Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2024.
Route History:
- 2024 (28 Apr): Introduced as a feeder service from Tampines Int and Tampines North Drive 2 (Loop).
- 2024 (15 Sep): Serves new bus stop outside Giant Hypermarket along Tampines Nth Dr 2
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FInally a bus directly to IKEA from Tampines North!!!
Hopefully there will be bus guides for this service, lately tampines int guide racks are mostly empty
Ya what’s happening I also noticed lately no more guides in alot of int.
As of 8 Apr have what
was amending 127 to tampines retail park an option rather than this 296?
Um… not exactly, since 127 serves the industrial area west of the park
No. 127 is supposed to serve Tampines Industrial Dr 5 not Tampines Retail Park/St 64
That’s practically impossible looking at 127 current route, Tampines Nth Dr 2 from Tampines Ave 10 is one way, and 127 also doesn’t serve Tampines North estate
Should have start from tampines concourse bus int. But have it stop at tampines bus int as well like hw service 3 plys pasir ris int.
Wouldn’t it make sense by just terminating at Tampines Bus Interchange since alot of commuters can be attracted?
what he mean is that the service start at Tamp Concourse then next stop Tamp Inter, then proceed to Tamp Retail Park
Then again, it would not make any sense, cos there won’t be any passenger from Tamp concourse to Tamp Inter, basically you can just walk over since is sheltered too.
Why of all numbers, choose this one? Iykyk.
Here’s how it works.
291 – refers to Neighbourhood 2, but have to subtract by -1 because of 292 using “2” ending. In other words, fill up missing number between ex-290 in Simei & existing-292.
292 – refers to “Street 22” or “2xx” blocks
293 – refers to Tampines Ave 3 in the West Loop since its origins.
296 – refers to “Street 64” or “6xx” blocks
298 – refers to “Street 86” or “8xx” blocks
Explain 294/5/7?
299?
haha your don’t any how la
291 – Combine both 291 and 295
292 – No changes
293 – Combine both 293 and 297
294 – Intergrated to 3
295 – as above
297 – as above
298 – Current
Asper SBS Transit style, they don’t like to use old number hence skip 295 and 297, but then why not 299, reason is unknown
Perhaps to make yet another feeder in tampines south. I noticed some provisions in the 9XX cluster
Things just change over time. Diff generation diff numbering arrangement