SBS Transit Bus Service 9

SBS Transit Bus Service 9 is a circular trunk route connecting Bedok and Changi Airfreight Centre through Simpang Bedok, Simei, Tampines and Loyang Avenue. It is one of three daily trunk services to Changi Airfreight Centre (formerly known as Changi Airport Cargo Complex).

Route Overview
Route	Bedok Bus Interchange ↺ Airport Cargo Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Bedok Rd, Simei St 3, Tampines Ave 7, Loyang Ave
Route Length	33.2 km
Travelling Time	130 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 Bedok	Daily
	05:30 – 00:00
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	5 – 9 mins			5 – 11 mins			7 – 16 mins			15 – 17 mins
Saturdays	10 mins			7 – 13 mins			7 – 13 mins			13 – 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	14 mins			12 – 15 mins			14 mins			12 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 9 is a popular inter-town route between Bedok, Tanah Merah, Simei, Tampines, Loyang and Changi Village. The sector between Simei and Changi Airfreight Terminal experiences high weekday peak demand from the factories and offices at Changi, in addition to heavy resident commute between estates. As such, a bulk of the fleet is comprised of double-deck buses.

Alongside Services 19 and 89, Service 9 is one of three daily trunk services to Changi Airfreight Centre (formerly known as Changi Airport Cargo Complex).

Changi Airfreight Centre

Changi Airfreight Centre is a restricted area and only staff with valid passes are allowed to enter. Auxiliary police officers will board the bus to check for staff passes at the Police Pass Office along Airline Road. Visitors who do not have a pass are to alight at Police Pass Office.

MRT Stations Served:

• EW5 Bedok
• EW4CG Tanah Merah
• EW3 Simei
• DT33 Tampines East

Special Departures:

• Airport Cargo Road (Airfreight Ter Bldg) → Bedok Int
  Weekdays: 06:00, 06:13, 06:32, 17:28 & 17:52
  Saturdays: 06:00
• Tampines Avenue 7 (Blk 370) → Bedok Int
  Weekdays: 06:26, 06:29, 06:38, 06:44 & 07:05
  Saturdays: 06:33

Short-Trip Service:

• Service 9A: Bedok Int → Loyang Avenue (Blk 149A)
  Weekdays: 18:07, 18:59 & 19:36
• Service 9A (Special Departure): Simei Avenue (Blk 3012) → Loyang Avenue (Blk 149A)
  Weekdays: 19:10
  Service 9B: Simei Street 3 (Simei Stn) → Airline Road (3rd Cargo Agents)
  Weekdays: 06:57 & 07:33
  

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Operator History

• 1979 – 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

• 1979 (09 Apr): Introduced between Geylang Fringe Car Park and Changi Point Ter, operating on weekdays and Saturdays only
• 1979 (14 Oct): Amended to ply Sims Ave East towards Changi Point Ter with the conversion of Changi Rd to one-way traffic
• 1981: Extended to operate on Sundays and public holidays
• 1981 (15 Jun): Amended to Loyang Ave and Loyang Way with the partial closure of Upp Changi Rd
• 1983 (25 Jun): Integrated with Services 391 and 395 and extended to loop at Changi Airport Cargo Complex under Changi Airport Bus Plan 1983
• 1985 (15 Dec): Amended to ply Loyang Ave, skipping Loyang Way
• 1987 (20 Sep): Skips 2 pairs of abolished bus stops along Upp Changi Rd East with the opening of TPE
• 1988 (10 Apr): Amended to ply Upp Changi Rd East, Simei Rd, Tampines Ave 2 and Tampines Ave 7, skipping Bedok Rd and Upp Changi Rd
• 1992 (29 Nov): Shortened to Bedok Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 10
• 1993 (13 Sep): Skips the bus stop outside Bedok Stn along New Upp Changi Rd towards Bedok Int
• 1994: First bus brought forward to 0545 hrs daily
• 1995 (15 Jan): Amended to ply Bedok Rd, Upp Changi Rd, Simei Ave and Simei St 3, skipping Upp Changi Rd East
• 2003: Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Loyang Ind Est along Loyang Ave
• 2004: Serves new bus stop before Changi Fire Stn along Upp Changi Rd
• 2008: Serves new bus stop outside Changi Beach CP 2 along Nicoll Dr, skipping the bus stop opposite Changi Beach CP 2
• 2008: First bus brought forward to 0530 hrs daily
• 2011 (19 Nov): Amended to Bedok Temp Int and serve bus stop outside Bedok Stn
• 2014 (30 Nov): Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub
• 2014 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2017 (21 Oct): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Tampines East Stn along Tampines Ave 2
• 2023 (26 Feb): Amended to ply a bus-only corridor along Loyang Ave & Loyang Way with the partial closure of Loyang Ave to facilitate the construction of Loyang Viaduct & Loyang MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line.

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