SBS Transit Express Bus 513

SBS Transit Express 513 is a peak-hour Express service between Tampines West and Shenton Way, passing through Tampines Avenue 1 and Marina Bay. It is a peak hour route introduced under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Route Overview
Route	[AM]: Tampines Avenue 5 (Darul Ghufran Mque) → Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) [PM]: Anson Road (Hub Synergy Pt) → Tampines Avenue 5 (Opp Darul Ghufran Mque)
Passes Through	Tampines St 83, Tampines Ave 1, Central Blvd / Marina Blvd
Route Length	Towards Shenton Way: 25.1 km						Towards Tampines Ave 5: 24.6 km
Travelling Time	63 – 65 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 Ave 5	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	07:20 – 07:45
Departure Times from Anson Rd	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	18:15 – 18:30
Operating Frequency
From Tampines Ave 5	12 – 13 mins
From Anson Rd	15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

Express Bus Service 513 plies between the residential estate of Tampines West and the city area of Marina Bay and Shenton Way. Introduced as the fifth new service under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme, it provides direct connections to the city during peak hours, with journey times comparable to taking the MRT and transferring to a feeder bus route. It incorporates an express sector between Tampines Avenue 1 and Downtown/Marina Bay, via Simei Avenue, Xilin Avenue and East Coast Parkway (ECP).

This service operates on weekdays (except Public Holidays), with three trips from Tampines in the morning and two return trips from Anson Road to Tampines in the evening. During special occasions such as Christmas Eve, New Years’ Eve & Chinese New Year Eve, return trip timings may be brought forward to early afternoon.

An additional morning trip from Tampines to the CBD using a single-decker bus was added from 12 Jan 2015 to cope with the growing demand for this service. Departure timings were revised on 9 Jan 2017 to cater to commuters with earlier working hours in the CBD.

MRT Stations Served

• DT31 Tampines West
• NS27CE2TE20 Marina Bay
• DT17 Downtown
• TE19 Shenton Way
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar

Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

• Morning Peak from Tampines Ave 5 (Darul Ghufran Mque):
  07:20, 07:32 & 07:45
• Evening Peak from Anson Rd (Hub Synergy Pt):
  18:15 & 18:30

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Operator History

• 2012 – 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

• 2012 (17 Dec): Introduced between Tampines Ave 5 (Darul Ghufran Mque) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Anson Rd (Hub Synergy Pt) and Tampines Ave 5 (Opp Darul Ghufran Mque) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2013 (31 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2013 (01 Dec): Serves new bus stop outside Downtown Stn along Central Blvd
• 2013 (30 Dec): Amended to ply Sheares Ave towards Shenton Way with the partial closure of ECP
• 2015 (12 Jan): Third morning peak trip added
• 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.

Past Routings

Changes in Departure Times:

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