SBS Transit Bus Service 42 is a residential trunk route, serving the landed housing areas of Kembangan and Siglap with connections to Kembangan MRT.
↺ Fidelio St (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Jalan Kembangan (Kembangan Stn) ↺ Fidelio Street (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Lengkong Empat, Taman Kembangan, Siglap Rd, Frankel Ave | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 5.8 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 25 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Bedok Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Kembangan |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 06:00 – 00:00 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 10 – 12 mins | 10 – 14 mins | 11 – 14 mins | 10 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 10 – 12 mins | 9 – 16 mins | 12 – 16 mins | 8 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 8 – 12 mins | 8 – 15 mins | 9 – 14 mins | 9 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 42 is a residential route serving the private residential estates of Kembangan, Siglap and Opera Estate, connecting them to Kembangan MRT station along the East-West Line. The service was renumbered from Service M2 in 1997.
The route operates in a continuous loop fashion, with drivers taking a short break at Jalan Kembangan (Kembangan MRT) while passengers may board or alight, or stay onboard for the next journey. It is one of the few bus routes not operating from a bus interchange or terminal.
At the end of Fidelio Street, buses perform a 3-point turn at the junction with Aida Street.
Formerly operating with Dennis Dart midibuses, they were retired in 2011 and replaced by standard 12-metre buses. A BSEP fleet addition in 2014 saw the addition of a third bus to the fleet. It currently operates with a fleet of 4 buses.
MRT Station Served
- EW6 Kembangan
Special Departures
- Fidelio St (Bef Tosca St) → Jln Kembangan (Kembangan Stn)
Weekdays: 06:00
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Operator History:
- 1997 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Bedok Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2023.
History:
- 1997 (05 Oct): Re-numbered from Service M2 as a service between Jln Kembangan (Kembangan Stn) and Fidelio St (Loop)
- 2014 (29 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2023 (27 Nov): Last bus timing daily extended from 23:30 to 00:00
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Since now they building residential beside Kembangan MRT, shouldn’t they also build ITH? Then all the buses that have to loop at Marine Parade can do a “Downtown Line” route and end at Kembangan, while those already ending at Kembangan can have a fixed terminating point (This includes 15, 42, 43e, 47, 135, 966). Some services from Bedok coming from the east can end here as well (17, 69, 35 etc)
Service 42 should serve extend to upper east coast terminal and may more residents from Siglap rd to upper east coast rd, to upper east coast terminal and return to kembangan loop , which will provide drive for most rest
Same route directions but not using
this service could be extended to Changi Airport and loop at Kembangan Area serving fieldo Street in both directions passing via ECP, Bayshore MRT(Only towards Airport), Upp East Coast Rd, Siglap Road, Fieldo Street (in both directions), Sims Avenue, Kembangan MRT, and kembangan Estate(loop)
the purpose of extending to Changi Airport is so East Coast/Siglap/Kembangan Residents can get to Changi Airport without transfering or anything
42’s route will be too convoluted if its amended to Bedok Int. Means it has to ply Opera estate and Frankel estate twice in both directions otherwise Opera estate will lose one way connection from Kembangan MRT. The lack of right turn to Siglap Rd from Fidelio St doesn’t help with the excessive duplication either. Extending 42 to Eunos Int would work slightly better but it still has to call at the pair of Jln Kembangan stops twice in both directions.
I think its better to just convert Kembangan MRT stop into a proper roadside terminal tbh.
This service can be extended or amended to Bedok Int