SBS Transit Bus Service 39

SBS Transit Bus Service 39 is a trunk service plying between Tampines Concourse and Yishun, passing through Pasir Ris, Punggol, Jln Kayu, SLE and Khatib.

Service 39 serves a new pair of bus stops along Pasir Ris Ind Dr 1 from 24 Nov 2024.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange ↔ Yishun Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Tampines Ave 2, Pasir Ris Dr 1, Punggol Ctrl, Punggol Way, Jln Kayu, Yishun Ave 2
Route Length	Towards Yishun: 26.7 km						Towards Tampines Concourse: 26.5 km
Travelling Time	110 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 Concourse	Weekdays				Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:25 – 23:30				06:00 – 23:30
Departure Times from Yishun	Daily
	06:00 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
From Tampines Concourse	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	9 – 11 mins			12 – 15 mins			10 – 16 mins			15 – 17 mins
Saturdays	13 mins			11 – 14 mins			12 – 13 mins			14 – 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	12 – 14 mins			12 – 14 mins			13 – 16 mins			15 – 16 mins
From Yishun	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	10 – 11 mins			10 – 15 mins			10 mins			11 – 15 mins
Saturdays	13 – 15 mins			11 – 14 mins			12 – 13 mins			13 – 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	13 mins			13 – 14 mins			14 – 16 mins			15 – 16 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 39 connects the housing estates of Tampines, Pasir Ris and Punggol with Khatib / Yishun via Jalan Kayu and Tampines / Seletar Expressway.

First introduced on 17 August 2003, Service 39 initially provided a direct connection between Pasir Ris / Tampines and Yishun towns via the Tampines and Seletar Expressways. Intermediate stops were later added at Jalan Kayu and TPE (Punggol Road) to enhance connectivity.

The terminus was amended to Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange on 18 December 2016, a short walk away from the original Tampines Bus Interchange.

On 24 October 2021, Service 39 was amended to ply Punggol Central and Punggol Way, parallel to the upcoming Cross Island Line Punggol Extension.

MRT / LRT Stations Served

• EW2–DT32 Tampines
• DT33 Tampines East
• EW1 Pasir Ris
• NE17PTC Punggol
• PW7 Soo Teck
• NS14 Khatib
• NS13 Yishun

Special Departures

• Pasir Ris Drive 1 (Blk 156) → Yishun Int
  Saturdays: 05:50 & 06:04
• Pasir Ris Central (Opp Pasir Ris Stn Exit B) → Yishun Int
  Weekdays: 06:55 & 07:20
• Jalan Kayu (Bef Seletar Camp G) → Tampines Concourse Int
  Weekdays: 18:25, 19:00 & 19:20
• Punggol Way (Blk 220C) → Tampines Concourse Int
  Weekdays: 06:15, 07:07 & 07:58
• Punggol Central (Blk 649) → Tampines Concourse Int
  Weekdays: 06:15

Short Trip Service:

• Service 39A: Pasir Ris Central (Opp Pasir Ris Stn Exit B) → Jalan Kayu (Aft Seletar Camp G)
  Weekdays (Except Public Holidays): 06:17 – 06:57 & 17:34 – 18:26
• Service 39B: Punggol Way (Blk 220C) → Pasir Ris Central (Pasir Ris Stn Exit B)
  Weekdays (Except Public Holidays): 06:08 & 06:37

Gallery (Buses):

Poster Gallery:

Operator History:

• 17 Aug 2003 – 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.

History:

• 2003 (17 Aug): Introduced between Tampines Int and Yishun Int
• 2004 (25 Jul): Amended to ply Jln Kayu in both directions
• 2004: First bus from Tampines Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays
• 2006: First bus from Tampines Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays
• 2011 (27 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2012 (29 Apr): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 612 along Pasir Ris Dr 1
• 2014 (05 Oct): Serves a pair of new bus stops at Tampines Expressway (Punggol Road) Bus Interchange
• 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int
• 2016 (18 Dec): Extended to Tampines Concourse Int
• 2017 (21 Oct): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2
• 2019 (08 Sep): Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub
• 2021 (24 Oct): Amended to Pasir Ris Ind Dr 1, Punggol Ctrl and Punggol Way, skipping Pasir Ris Dr 12 and a portion of TPE
• 2022 (30 Oct): Amended to ply Pasir Ris St 12 and Pasir Ris St 11 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of Pasir Ris East MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line
• 2023 (16 Jan): First bus timing at Bus Stop 65261 – Blk 649, Punggol Central towards Tampines Concourse Int brought forward to 6:15am on weekdays
• 2023 (27 Mar): First bus timing at Bus Stop 65439 – Blk 220C, Punggol Way towards Tampines Concourse Int brought forward to 6:15am on weekdays
• 2023 (08 Oct): Amended to ply Pasir Ris Ctrl and Pasir Ris Dr 8 with the partial closure of Pasir Ris Dr 1 to facilitate the construction of Pasir Ris MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line
• 2024 (27 May): First bus timing from Tampines Concourse Int brought forward from 5:30am to 5:25am on weekdays
• 2024 (24 Nov): Serves a new pair of bus stops outside and opp UMC along Pasir Ris Ind Dr 1

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