Rail replacement bus services operate when there are service disruptions to the rail network during MRT/LRT operating hours.
MRT / LRT Bridging Buses
These bus services are activated only during an unplanned rail disruption. Rides are offered for free.
| Free Bridging Buses | |
| Description | Sector |
| East-West Line Free Bridging Bus | Pasir Ris – Tuas Link |
| Tanah Merah – Changi Airport | |
| North-South Line Free Bridging Bus | Jurong East – Marina South Pier |
| North-East Line Free Bridging Bus | HarbourFront – Punggol Coast |
| Circle Line Free Bridging Bus | Dhoby Ghaut – HarbourFront |
| Promenade – Marina Bay | |
| Downtown Line Free Bridging Bus | Bukit Panjang – Expo |
| Thomson-East Coast Line Free Bridging Bus | Woodlands North – Bayshore |
| Bukit Panjang LRT Free Bridging Bus | LRT Bridging A Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang (Loop) via Senja |
| LRT Bridging B Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang (Loop) via Petir |
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| Sengkang LRT Free Bridging Bus | LRT Bridging West Sengkang – Thanggam (Loop) via Cheng Lim |
| LRT Bridging East Sengkang – Bakau (Loop) via Ranggung |
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| Punggol LRT Free Bridging Bus | LRT Bridging West Punggol – Punggol Point (Loop) via Sam Kee |
| LRT Bridging East Punggol – Riviera (Loop) via Damai |
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Long Term Free Bridging Bus
| Service No. | Description | Dates Affected |
| 602 | Tuas Link – Joo Koon Free Bus Bridging Service | 16 – 19 Nov 2017 |
| 602 | Joo Koon – Gul Circle Free Shuttle Bus Service | 20 Nov 2017 – 26 May 2018 (Except on Sundays between 29 Apr – 27 May 2018) |
Ad-Hoc Shuttle Bus Services
During planned closures of the rail network (usually to facilitate additional engineering hours), Shuttle Bus Services are deployed to shuttle commuters between affected MRT Stations. These bus services charge regular distance-based fares based on the distance between MRT / LRT Stations by rail.
| Service | Routing | Operation Period |
| Joo Koon – Bukit Gombak Bus Parallel Service | Sundays 05 Jun 2016 – 30 Oct 2016 |
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| Lakeside – Joo Koon Bus Parallel Service | 14 & 21 Apr 2017 | |
| Lakeside – Boon Lay Bus Parallel Service | ||
| Tanah Merah – Changi Airport Bus Parallel Service (via Expo) |
28 Apr 2017 & 05 May 2017 (Cancelled on 05 May 2017) |
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| Tanah Merah – Changi Airport Bus Parallel Service (Direct; Skips Expo) |
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| Downtown Line Shuttle Service (Bukit Panjang – Chinatown) |
Sundays 14 May 2017 – 27 Aug 2017 (Except 25 Jun 2017) |
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| Bukit Panjang LRT Shuttle Service | Sundays 12 Nov 2017 – 31 Dec 2017 |
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| Shuttle 1 | Outram Park – Jurong East | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 08 – 31 Dec 2017 |
| Shuttle 2 | Jurong East – Joo Koon | |
| Shuttle 3 | Joo Koon – Tuas Link | |
| Shuttle 4 | Jurong East – Choa Chu Kang | |
| Express 5 | Boon Lay – Outram Park | Saturdays & Sundays 08 – 31 Dec 2017 |
| Shuttle 7 | Aljunied – Pasir Ris | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 05 – 28 Jan 2018 |
| Shuttle 8 | Tanah Merah – Changi Airport | |
| Shuttle 11 | Aljunied – MacPherson | |
| Express 12 | Changi Airport – Bugis | |
| Shuttle 1 | Buona Vista – Raffles Place | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 02 Mar – 29 Apr 2018, 12 & 14 Mar 2018 |
| Shuttle 2 | Joo Koon – Buona Vista | |
| Shuttle 3 | Tuas Link – Joo Koon | |
| Express 5 | Boon Lay – Outram Park | Saturdays & Sundays 03 Mar – 29 Apr 2018 |
| Bukit Panjang LRT Shuttle Service | Sundays 15 Apr 2018 – 28 Oct 2018 |
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| Shuttle 6 | Raffles Place – Paya Lebar | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 02 Mar – 29 Apr 2018, 12 & 14 Mar 2018 |
| Shuttle 7 | Paya Lebar – Pasir Ris | |
| Shuttle 8 | Tanah Merah – Changi Airport | |
| Express 12 | Changi Airport – Bugis | |
| Express 13 | Bedok – Bedok North | |
| Express 15 | Clementi – Beauty World | |
| Shuttle 9 | Yishun – Newton | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 04 May – 27 May 2018 |
| Express 16 | Ang Mo Kio – Serangoon | |
| Shuttle 10 | Woodlands – Ang Mo Kio | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 01 Jun – 01 Jul 2018, except 15, 16 & 17 Jun |
| Express 17 | Woodlands – Bukit Panjang | |
| Shuttle 11 | Bukit Batok – Sembawang | Fridays & Saturdays 06 Jul – 28 Jul 2018 |
| Shuttle 2 | Buona Vista – Joo Koon | Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 03 Aug – 30 Sep 2018, except 10 – 12 Aug, 17 – 19 Aug & 14 – 16 Sep |
| Shuttle 4 | Jurong East – Choa Chu Kang | |
| Express 5 | Boon Lay – Buona Vista | Saturdays & Sundays 04 Aug – 30 Sep 2018, except 11 – 12 Aug, 18 – 19 Aug & 15 – 16 Sep |
| Shuttle 1 | Jurong East – Outram Park | Fridays & Saturdays 05 Oct – 27 Oct 2018 |
| Shuttle 3 | Tuas Link – Boon Lay | Fridays & Saturdays 02 Nov – 24 Nov 2018 |
| Shuttle 2 | Boon Lay – Buona Vista | Fridays & Saturdays 30 Nov 2018, 07 – 15 Dec 2018 |
| Shuttle 4 | Jurong East – Woodlands | |
| Express 17 | Woodlands – Bukit Panjang | |
| Shuttle 6 | Raffles Place – Bugis | Fridays & Saturdays 04 Jan – 12 Jan 2019 |
| Shuttle 21 | Serangoon – Punggol | Fridays & Saturdays 04 Jan – 12 Jan 2019; 22 Feb – 23 Feb 2019; 01 Mar – 02 Mar 2019 |
| Shuttle 22 | HarbourFront – Dhoby Ghaut | Fridays & Saturdays 08 Mar – 30 Mar 2019 |
| Shuttle 6 | Bugis – Tanah Merah | Fridays & Saturdays 03 May – 11 May 2019; 31 May – 29 Jun 2019 |
| Shuttle 10 | Woodlands – Yishun | 18 & 19 May 2019 |
| Shuttle 10 | Woodlands – Ang Mo Kio | 20 May 2019 |
| Express 17 | Woodlands – Bukit Panjang | 18 – 20 May 2019 |
| Shuttle 21 | Serangoon – Punggol | Fridays & Saturdays 05 – 27 July 2019 |
| Shuttle 4 | Jurong East – Woodlands | Saturdays & Sundays 24 Aug – 1 Sep 2019 |
| Shuttle 4 | Jurong East – Kranji | Fridays & Saturdays 6 – 14 Sep 2019; 27 – 28 Sep 2019 |
| Shuttle 1 | Jurong East – Outram Park | Fridays & Saturdays 11 – 19 Oct 2019; 2 – 23 Nov 2019 |
| Shuttle 7 | Tanah Merah – Pasir Ris | Fridays & Saturdays 6 – 14 Dec 2019 |
| Shuttle 9 | Ang Mo Kio – Newton |
Fridays & Saturdays 3 – 11 Jan 2020 |
| Shuttle 10 | Canberra – Ang Mo Kio | Fridays & Saturdays 7 Feb 2020 – 28 Mar 2020 |
| Shuttle 7 | Aljunied – Tanah Merah | 3 & 4 Apr 2020 |
| Shuttle 2 | Buona Vista – Boon Lay | Cancelled |
| Shuttle 4 | Jurong East – Choa Chu Kang | Cancelled |
| Shuttle 3 | Boon Lay – Tuas Link | 14, 21 & 28 Mar 2021 4, 11 & 18 Apr 2021 |
| Shuttle 3 | Joo Koon – Tuas Link |
25 Apr 2021 2, 9, 16 & 23 May 2021 |
| Shuttle 21 | Serangoon – Punggol | 9, 10, 16 & 17 Apr 2021 |
| Shuttle 22 | HarbourFront – Dhoby Ghaut | 23 & 24 Apr 2021 |
| Shuttle 51 | Woodlands North – Caldecott | 4, 5, 11, 18, 19, 25, 26 Nov 2023 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 Dec 2023 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 Jan 2024 |
| Shuttle 52 | Caldecott – Outram Park | |
| Express 31 | Kent Ridge – HarbourFront | Weekdays (except Public Holidays) 22 Jan 2024 – 5 Apr 2024 |
| Shuttle 21 | Punggol – Serangoon | 30 Jun 2024 7, 14 & 21 Jul 2024 |
| Shuttle 22 | Serangoon – HarbourFront | |
| Shuttle 7 | Tampines – Tanah Merah | 7 – 10 Dec 2024 |
| LRT Shuttle B | Bukit Panjang LRT Service B Shuttle (via Petir) | 31 Aug 2025 & 21 Sep 2025 |
| Shuttle 36 | HarbourFront – Bishan | 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28 Sep 2025 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 Oct 2025 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 & 23 Nov 2025 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28 Dec 2025 |
| Shuttle 37 | Bishan – Promenade | |
| Shuttle 7 | Bedok – Tampines | 30 Nov 2025 – 8 Dec 2025 |
| Shuttle 8 | Bedok – Tanah Merah | |
| Shuttle 38 | Paya Lebar – Stadium | Weekdays (except Public Holidays) 5 Jan 2026 – 17 Apr 2026 |
| Shuttle 37A | Serangoon – Paya Lebar | |
| Shuttle 37B | Tai Seng – Bishan | |
| Shuttle 38C | Tai Seng – Serangoon | |
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