SBS Transit Bus Service 4

SBS Transit Bus Service 4 is a trunk route running between Tampines Bus Interchange and Changi North Way, passing through Flora Road and Changi North Industrial Estate. Bus Service 4 commenced operations on Sunday, 17 March 2013 as the 7th bus service under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Technical Information
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange ↺ Changi North Way (Loop)
Passes Through	Tampines Ave 7, Flora Rd, Tanah Merah Besar Rd
Route Length	10.2 km
Travelling Time	55 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 Double Deck Buses: – Volvo B9TL Note: Full Single Deck deployment on Weekends & Public Holidays
Departure Times from Tampines	0600hrs – 2330hrs (Daily)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630 – 0830: 10 – 12 mins 0831 – 1659: 11 – 13 mins 1700 – 1900: 10 – 13 mins After 1900: 11 – 12 mins

Bus Service 4 provides better connectivity for commuters travelling between Tampines and the Changi North Industrial Estate and its surrounding areas. It enhances connectivity for commuters travelling between Tampines, Flora Road and Changi North Industrial Estate as well as its surrounding areas.

The bus service serves eight new bus stops in Flora Road and Changi North Industrial Estate. It also enhances the connectivity to key transport nodes at Tampines Bus Interchange and MRT, where they can transfer to other bus services or rail lines to reach their destination. In addition, Bus Service 4 improves connection of these areas to amenities within Tampines Town.

Service 4 receives considerable demand from Flora Road, where residents previously heading to Tampines had to rely on a shuttle bus run by ComfortDelGro charging a flat fare of $1.30. In addition, this route helps disperse Service 37’s high peak demand for workers at Changi North Industrial Estate, as well as providing new bus connectivity for industries along Changi North Way.

MRT Stations Served:

• EW2DT32 Tampines
• DT33 Tampines East

Special Departures:

• Changi North Way (Bef Changi Prison Cplx) → Tampines Int
  Daily: 0550hrs, 0605hrs

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

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Operator History

• 17 Mar 2013 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 01 Sep 2024 under the Tampines Bus Package.

History

• 2013 (17 Mar): Introduced as a loop service from Tampines to Changi North Way under LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2013 (31 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2015 (17 Aug): Start of Double Decker Bus Deployments

Past Routings

• Refer to this article
• 2013: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2013.

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