SBS Transit Bus Service 46

SBS Transit Bus Service 46 is a trunk service plying between Upper East Coast Bus Terminal and Pasir Ris Bus Interchange. It travels via Bedok South, Bedok North, Tampines West and Tampines North. Service 46 commenced operations on Sunday, 12 June 2016 as the 65th route under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Route Overview
Route	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal ↔ Pasir Ris Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Bedok South Ave 3, Bedok South Rd, Bedok North Ave 3, Tampines Ave 4, Tampines St 83, Tampines Ave 6, Tampines North Dr 2, Pasir Ris Dr 8
Route Length	Towards Pasir Ris: 11.5 km						Towards Upper East Coast: 11.2 km
Travelling Time	47 – 65 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 & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Upper East Coast	Daily
	06:00 – 23:30
Departure Times from Pasir Ris	Daily
	06:00 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
From Upper East Coast	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	12 mins			13 – 15 mins			12 – 13 mins			13 – 22 mins
Saturdays	14 – 15 mins			12 – 15 mins			15 – 16 mins			14 – 21 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	14 – 15 mins			14 – 15 mins			15 mins			16 – 21 mins
From Pasir Ris	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	11 – 12 mins			13 – 15 mins			12 mins			16 – 22 mins
Saturdays	13 – 15 mins			12 – 15 mins			14 – 15 mins			14 – 24 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	14 – 15 mins			14 – 15 mins			15 mins			15 – 18 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 46 connects the residential towns of Tampines West, Bedok North, Bedok South and Tampines North. Unlike more recent BSEP-introduced routes, Service 46 was not wheelchair-accessible at introduction. It was finally designated a wheelchair-accessible bus service on 21 Aug 2017.

In end-October 2022, the service was extended to Pasir Ris via the new residential estate in Tampines North.

MRT Stations Served:

• DT31 Tampines West
• DT30 Bedok Reservoir
• EW1 Pasir Ris

Special Departures:

• Tampines Ave 5 (Blk 863) → Upp East Coast Ter
  Daily: 06:05

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Operator History:

• 2016 – 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.

Route History:

• 2016 (12 Jun): Introduced under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), plying between Upp East Coast Terminal and Tampines Int.
• 2017 (21 Aug): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2017 (24 Dec): Amended to ply via Tampines Central 8 & Tampines Concourse towards Tampines Int
• 2022 (30 Oct): Extended to Pasir Ris via Tampines North

Past Routings

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