Shuttle 7: Bedok—Tampines Shuttle Bus Service

Shuttle 7 is a Rail Replacement Service for the East West Line (EWL), plying between Bedok – Tampines.

The route will be activated to operate in November & December 2025, as EWL train services are suspended for 10 days between Tampines – Bedok & Tanah Merah – Expo for a series of works to facilitate the integration of the EWL to the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID), as well as to operationalise the new train platform at Tanah Merah.

The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:

• EW5 Bedok
• EW4CG Tanah Merah
• EW3 Simei
• EW2–DT32 Tampines

Route Overview
Route	Bedok MRT ↔ Tampines MRT
Passes Through	Tanah Merah MRT Station, Simei MRT Station
Operator Information
Operators	SMRT Buses Ltd SBS Transit Ltd Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Fleet	Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bedok	Affected Weekdays & Saturdays (29 Nov 2025 – 8 Dec 2025)								Affected Sundays (30 Nov 2025 & 7 Dec 2025)
	05:50 – 00:35								06:16 – 00:35
	At 00:35 daily, 2 last buses will depart Bedok: 1 direct bus to Tampines – to connect to the last train to Pasir Ris from Tampines at 01:02. 1 bus via Tanah Merah & Simei, arriving Tampines at 01:09
Departure Times from Tampines	Affected Weekdays & Saturdays (29 Nov 2025 – 8 Dec 2025)								Affected Sundays (30 Nov 2025 & 7 Dec 2025)
	05:01 – 00:41								05:27 – 00:41
Operating Frequency
Affected Days	3 – 5 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges distance fares based on the distance between MRT Stations by rail

The Shuttle Bus Service operates on days of Full Closure between Tampines – Bedok & Tanah Merah – Expo on the EWL in November 2025 & December 2025, namely:

• Saturday 29 November 2025
• Sunday 30 November 2025
• Monday 1 December 2025
• Tuesday 2 December 2025
• Wednesday 3 December 2025
• Thursday 4 December 2025
• Friday 5 December 2025
• Saturday 6 December 2025
• Sunday 7 December 2025
• Monday 8 December 2025

Operator Poster

Shuttle Bus Boarding Points at Stations

Shuttle Bus Transfer at Tanah Merah

• Shuttle 8: Bedok—Expo
  Towards Expo –
  Pick Up / Drop Off Point outside Tanah Merah Stn Exit B, New Upp Changi Rd

History of Activation

• EC: Early Closure | LO: Late Opening | EEC: Extended Early Closure | SC: Sunday Closure | FC: Full Closure

Bus Fares:

Charges regular distance fare based on the distance between MRT Stations by rail. Train, bus and hybrid concession passes are accepted, and distance fare rules apply.

Other Rail Replacement Services

The route is one of two Shuttle Bus Services operating during periods of planned closure in November & December 2025, the other route being:

• Shuttle 8: Bedok — Expo

Gallery:

History:

• 2017 (15 Dec): Route announced by SMRT Corporation
• 2018 (05 Jan): Launched as a Shuttle Bus Service between Aljunied and Pasir Ris, operating during periods of MRT closure
• 2018 (19 Jan): Extended to operate on 2, 3 & 4 February due to additional days of shortened operating hours on the East West Line
• 2018 (22 Feb): Revised Shuttle Route of Paya Lebar – Pasir Ris for March 2018 Early Closure / Late Opening announced
• 2018 (02 Mar): Start of operations for March 2018 MRT Early Closure, Late Opening with revised operating details
• 2018 (22 Mar): Extended operating days to Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in April 2018. Frequency reduced to 4 – 10 mins from 3 – 10 mins
• 2019 (26 Sep): Route announced for Early Closure in December 2019 between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris
• 2020 (25 Mar): Route announced for Early Closure in April 2020 between Aljunied and Tanah Merah
• 2020 (14 Apr): Operations for 17 – 25 April 2020 announced to be cancelled due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures
• 2024 (05 Nov): Route announced for 4 day closure in December 2024 between Tampines and Tanah Merah
• 2025 (03 Oct): Route announced for 10 day closure in November & December 2025 between Bedok and Tampines

External Links & References:

• Train Service Adjustments on the East-West Line – Land Transport Authority [Accessed 3 Oct 2025]
• Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT – Train Service Adjustments Along East-West Line from 29 November to 8 December 2025 to Facilitate Track Connection to the East Coast Integrated Depot and Operationalise New Platform at Tanah Merah MRT Station – Land Transport Authority [Accessed 3 Oct 2025]
• Service Announcement – Operations of Shuttle 7 and 8 during Train Service Adjustments along East-West Line – SMRT Corporation [Accessed 25 Nov 2025]

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