1981 Routes
| Service | Route / Date Launched | Direction 1 | Direction 2 |
| 390 | Queen St – Changi Airport PTB (28 June 1981) |
Queen St, Ophir Rd, Blanco Court, (ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP), Rochor Rd, Victoria St, Arab St and Queen St. |
| 391 | Changi Point – Changi Cargo Cplx (Loop) (22 February 1981) |
Upp Changi Rd, Telok Paku Rd, Nicoll Dr, Coastal Rd and Changi Cargo Cplx (loop). | Coastal Rd, Nicoll Dr, Telok Paku Rd and Upp Changi Rd. |
| 392 | Somapah – Changi Airport PTB (28 June 1981) |
Somapah Interchange, Upp Changi Rd East, (PIE, ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP, PIE), Upp Changi Rd East and Somapah Interchange. |
| 393 | Somapah – Changi Cargo Cplx (Loop) (28 June 1981) |
Somapah Interchange, Upp Changi Rd East, Loyang Ave, Telok Paku Rd, Nicoll Dr, Coastal Rd and Changi Cargo Cplx (loop). | Coastal Rd, Nicoll Dr, Telok Paku Rd, Loyang Ave, Upp Changi Rd East and Somapah Interchange. |
| 394 | Bedok – Changi Airport PTB (3 May 1981) |
Bedok Interchange, Bedok Nth Ave 1, Bedok Sth Rd, Bedok Sth Ave 1, (ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Airport Blvd, (ECP), Bedok Sth Ave 1, Bedok Sth Rd, New Upp Changi Rd and Bedok Interchange. |
| 395 | Bedok – Changi Cargo Cplx (Loop) (28 June 1981) |
Bedok Interchange, Bedok Nth Ave 1, Bedok Sth Rd, Bedok Sth Ave 1, (ECP), Coastal Rd and Changi Cargo Cplx (loop). | Coastal Rd, (ECP), Bedok Sth Ave 1, Bedok Sth Rd, New Upp Changi Rd and Bedok Interchange. |
| 727 | Ang Mo Kio – Changi Airport PTB (28 June 1981) |
Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 (Blk 510), Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Lor Chuan, Boundary Rd, Upp Paya Lebar Rd, Airport Rd, Airport Lk, Jln Eunos, Sims Ave East, New Upp Changi Rd, Bedok Sth Rd, Bedok Sth Ave 1, (ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP), Bedok Sth Ave 1, Bedok Sth Rd, New Upp Changi Rd, Changi Rd, Jln Eunos, Airport Lk, Airport Rd, Upp Paya Lebar Rd, Boundary Rd, Lor Chuan, Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Ang Mo Kio St 53, Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 and Ang Mo Kio Ave 8. |
| 737 | Toa Payoh – Changi Airport PTB (28 June 1981) |
Lor 1 Toa Payoh (Blk 154), Lor 6 Toa Payoh, (Slip Rd), Jln Toa Payoh, MacPherson Rd, Aljunied Rd, Merpati Rd, Circuit Rd, Paya Lebar Way, (PIE, ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP, PIE), Paya Lebar Way, Paya Lebar Rd, Lor Bengkok, Circuit Rd, Pipit Rd, Circuit Rd, Merpati Rd, Mattar Rd, Aljunied Rd, MacPherson Rd, Bendemeer Rd, Whampoa Nth, Serangoon Rd, Jln Toa Payoh, (Flyover, Access Rd), Lor 2 Toa Payoh, Lor 1A Toa Payoh and Lor 1 Toa Payoh. |
| 747 | Kallang Basin – Changi Airport PTB (28 June 1981) |
Geylang Bahru (Blk 73), Kallang Bahru, Boon Keng Rd, Upp Boon Keng Rd, Lor 1 Geylang, Mountbatten Rd, Old Airport Rd, Dunman Rd, Tg Katong Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Amber Rd, Marine Parade Rd, Bedok Sth Ave 1, (ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP), Bedok Sth Ave 1, Marine Parade Rd, Amber Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Tg Katong Rd, Dunman Rd, Old Airport Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Geylang Rd, (Slip Rd), Sims Ave, Lor 1 Geylang, Upp Boon Keng Rd, Boon Keng Rd, Kallang Bahru, Jln Kolam Ayer, Bendemeer Rd and Geylang Bahru. |
| 757 | Holland Dr – Changi Airport PTB (28 June 1981) |
Holland Dr (opp Buona Vista Swim Cplx), Nth Buona Vista Rd, Commonwealth Ave, Queensway, Alexandra Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Outram Rd, Cantonment Rd, Keppel Rd, Anson Rd, Robinson Rd, Collyer Quay, Fullerton Rd, High St, St Andrew’s Rd, Stamford Rd, Beach Rd, Bras Basah Rd, Nicoll Highway, Mountbatten Rd, Fort Rd, (ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP), Fort Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Nicoll Highway, Connaught Dr, Fullerton Rd, Collyer Quay, Raffles Quay, Shenton Way, Keppel Rd, Cantonment Link, Cantonment Rd, Outram Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Alexandra Rd, Queensway, Commonwealth Ave, Holland Ave and Holland Dr. |
| 767 | Changi Airport PTB – Changi Cargo Cplx (Loop) (28 June 1981) |
Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, Coastal Rd and Changi Cargo Cplx (loop) | Coastal Rd, Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. |
1983 Routes
All route changes were implemented on Sunday, 25 June 1983 and operated by SBS.
| Service | Route / Replaced Services | Direction 1 | Direction 2 |
| 390 | Changi Airport PTB – Tomlinson Rd (Loop) (Amended from SBS 390) |
Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP), Rochor Rd, Bencoolen St, Orchard Rd, Penang Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Blvd and Tomlinson Rd (loop). | Tanglin Rd, Orchard Rd, Dhoby Ghaut, Selegie Rd, Sungei Rd, Ophir Rd, (ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. |
| 9 | Geylang Fringe Car Park – Changi Cargo Cplx (Loop) (Replacing SBS 391 & 395) |
Geylang Fringe Car Pk, Lor 1 Geylang, Geylang Rd, Sims Ave, Sims Ave East, New Upp Changi Rd, Bedok Rd, Upp Changi Rd, Loyang Way, Loyang Ave, Nicoll Dr, Airport Cargo Rd and Changi Cargo Cplx (loop) | Airport Cargo Rd, Nicoll Dr, Loyang Ave, Loyang Way, Upp Changi Rd, Bedok Rd, New Upp Changi Rd, Changi Rd, Geylang Rd and Geylang Fringe Car Pk. |
| 24 | Ang Mo Kio – Changi Airport PTB (Replacing SBS 392, 394 & SSB 727) |
Ang Mo Kio Interchange, Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Lor Chuan, Boundary Rd, Upp Paya Lebar Rd, Paya Lebar Rd, Sims Ave, Sims Ave East, New Upper Changi Rd, Upp Changi Rd East, (PIE, ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP, PIE), Upp Changi Rd East, New Upp Changi Rd, Changi Rd, Paya Lebar Rd, Upp Paya Lebar Rd, Boundary Rd, Lor Chuan, Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 and Ang Mo Kio Interchange. |
| 57 | [AM]: Buona Vista – Changi Airport PTB
[PM]: Changi Airport PTB – Buona Vista (Replacing SSB 757) |
Buona Vista Terminal, Nth Buona Vista Rd, Commonwealth Ave, Queensway, Alexandra Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Outram Rd, Cantonment Rd, Keppel Rd, (ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP), Keppel Rd, Spottiswoode Pk Rd, Cantonment Rd, Outram Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Alexandra Rd, Queensway, Commonwealth Ave, Holland Ave, Holland Dr and Buona Vista Terminal. |
| 149 | Toa Payoh – Changi Airport PTB (Replacing SSB 737 & 747) |
Toa Payoh Town Ctr, Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Lor 2 Toa Payoh, Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Kim Keat Ave, Jln Toa Payoh, Bendemeer Rd, Boon Keng Rd, Upp Boon Keng Rd, Lor 1 Geylang, Mountbatten Rd, Old Airport Rd, Dunman Rd, Tg Katong Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Amber Rd, Marine Parade Rd, Bedok Sth Ave 1, (ECP), Airport Blvd and Changi Airport PTB. | Changi Airport PTB, Airport Blvd, (ECP), Bedok Sth Ave 1, Marine Parade Rd, Amber Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Tg Katong Rd, Dunman Rd, Old Airport Rd, Mountbatten Rd, Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd, Sims Ave, Lor 1 Geylang, Upp Boon Keng Rd, Boon Keng Rd, Serangoon Rd, Jln Toa Payoh, Lor 2 Toa Payoh, Lor 1 Toa Payoh, Lor 6 Toa Payoh and Toa Payoh Town Ctr. |
External Links & References:
- SBS: A Guide to Changi Airport Services (1981)
- SBS: Changi Airport Bus Services (1983)
- “New bus services to serve Bedok and Changi”: The Straits Times, 21 February 1981
- “And SBS to provide six services”: The Straits Times, 29 April 1981
- “SBS airport service to run during peak hours”: The Straits Times, 10 May 1981
- “SBS No. 394”: The Straits Times, 10 June 1981
- “Bus services from 4 HDB estates to Changi Airport”: The Straits Times, 23 June 1981
- “Busmen want to cut services to airport”: New Nation, 22 July 1981
- “Running buses is no bed of roses”: The Straits Times, 14 March 1982
- “Changi Airport bus services under review”: Singapore Monitor, 4 April 1983
- “Airport bus service runs at $400,000 loss a year”: The Straits Times, 6 April 1983
- “SBS to introduce new bus plan for Changi Airport”: The Straits Times, 14 May 1983
- “From Saturday…”: The Straits Times, 22 June 1983
- “New service”: The Straits Times, 7 June 1985
- “Low demand, so services cut”: The Straits Times, 9 June 1987
- “SBS revises routes affected by MRT”: Business Times, 19 January 1988
- “INFOSERVICE”: The Straits Times, 29 November 1992
- “Changes to affect 13 bus services tomorrow”: The Straits Times, 4 December 1993
- “Bring back SBS 390 for airport”: The Straits Times, 5 January 1994
- “SBS perkenal khidmat No. 19”: Berita Harian, 23 January 1994
- “New service after complaints”: New Paper, 1 February 1994
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