(Defunct) On-Demand Public Bus (Night Bus – CBD to Bedok / Tampines)

On-Demand Public Bus (ODPB) services plying from the CBD area to Geylang, Bedok & Tampines are being offered between 4 January 2019 and 15 June 2019, during late night hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Eves of Public Holidays. Buses will operate with the service number NB-x, where x is a single-digit number between 1 and 6.

The trial for the CBD to Geylang / Bedok / Tampines area covers bus stops presently served by NightRider NR7 in the Geylang area, the City area, as well as the entire Bedok & Tampines town.

Commuters who prefer fixed-route Night Bus Services can take Nite Owl 2N (to Bedok / Tampines) or Nite Owl 4N (to Marine Parade / Bedok / Simei / Pasir Ris).

Check out the review article, On-Demand Night Bus: A review, for a comprehensive overview of Night Bus operations.

Technical Information
Catchment Area	Marina Centre, Clarke Quay, River Valley, Orchard, Somerset, Dhoby Ghaut, Rochor, Bugis, Geylang, Bedok & Tampines
Operator Information
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Buses – MAN A22
Operating Hours	2330hrs – 0200hrs (Fridays, Saturdays & Eve of Public Holidays)
Frequency	On-demand during Operating Hours
Fare	$4.50 Flat fare equivalent to SMRT NightRider Services
Booking App	BusNow (Android/iOS)

As part of the On-Demand Public Bus trial, Service NB-x serves the City and Marina Centre area to Geylang, Bedok, and Tampines during late night hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Eve of Public Holidays (2330hrs to 0200hrs the following day). Buses dispatched follow a flexible route, depending on demand, as directed by the BusNow mobile application developed by Ministry of Movement (Swat).

Bus Stops served by the On-Demand Public Bus Service – Night Bus are also served by SMRT NightRider NR7 (except the Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris areas). As such, NightRider NR7 will be suspended from 4 January 2019 till 15 June 2019, throughout the ODPB trial period. Affected commuters who are heading to Pasir Ris may take SBS Transit Nite Owl 4N instead.

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Booking a Ride

Commuters who wish to book a trip on the on-demand bus must first download the BusNow app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

During the booking, commuters are required to indicate:

• Boarding Stop (within the trial area)
• Alighting Stop (within the trial area)
• Number of Passengers (1 to 5)
• If any passengers are wheelchair-bound

With a successful booking, the Bus Registration Number, Unique Bus Service Number (NB-1, NB-2, NB-3, etc.) and Boarding Code will be relayed to the commuter via the app.

Upon boarding, commuters are required to flash their unique boarding number to the Bus Captain through the BusNow app. They will then need to pay their fare (via contactless card or cash) no differently from other bus services. Additional commuters not accounted for in the booking may be denied boarding by the Bus Captain.

Commuters may be banned from the On-Demand Public Bus trial if he/she cancels or does not show up for a confirmed booking, for up to 3 times within 24 hours. The duration of the ban is at the discretion of the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

Commuters are not allowed to book trips from Bedok or Tampines to the CBD and from Tampines to Bedok. However, bookings for travel within the same zone is allowed, or from Bedok to Tampines.

Booking Rules

• As the bus travels from CBD to Geylang, Bedok and then to Tampines, commuters cannot book rides in the other direction (i.e. Tampines to Bedok, or Geylang to CBD)
• Intra-town trips (i.e. boarding and alighting within Bedok or Tampines estate) are allowed
• The mobile application can occasionally fail to pair commuters with a bus and return an erroneous ‘overwhelming demand’ message. Commuters are advised to be persistent with the ‘rebooking’ function and look out for a narrow booking window which opens sometime before the scheduled departure of a night bus from Marina Centre Terminal.

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Bus Stops Served

The following bus stops may be used as boarding or alighting points for the On-Demand Public Bus (Night Bus) service. Bear in mind that the bus travels from CBD to Geylang, Bedok and Tampines in order, and bookings in the reverse direction are not allowed.

City / CBD Area

Note that the diagram does not illustrate all roads for which are available for booking, such as North Boat Quay, Irwell Bank Rd/Kim Seng Rd, Middle Rd etc.

List of Bus Stops (Click to expand)

Geylang Area

Includes Lavender, Kallang, Aljunied, Paya Lebar & Eunos.

List of Bus Stops (Click to expand)

Bedok Area

Includes Kaki Bukit & Chai Chee

List of Bus Stops (Click to expand)

Tampines Area

List of Bus Stops (Click to expand)

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Fare

During the ODPB Trial, a flat fare similar to that of SMRT NightRider Service applies for all passengers. Transfer benefits from Distance Fares and monthly Concession Pass are not applicable.

• Cash / Card: $4.50

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Operator History:

• 04 January 2019 – 15 June 2019: SMRT Buses Ltd

This bus service is part of the On-Demand Public Bus Service trial.

Gallery:

More photos on Page 2

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References:

• Six-Month Trial for On-Demand Public Buses to Start on 17 December 2018 – LTA
• Coming soon: Buses on demand in Marina-Downtown, Joo Koon, and from CBD to the east – Today Online

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