Refer to Page 1 of this article for the November & December 2025 version of Shuttle 7.
This page refers to the December 2024 version of Shuttle 7.
Shuttle 7 is a Rail Replacement Service for the East West Line (EWL), plying between Tampines – Tanah Merah.
The route will be activated to operate in December 2024, as EWL train services are suspended for 4 days between Tanah Merah and Tampines for a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East-West Line to the East Coast Integrated Depot in preparation for its opening in 2026.
Update: Normal EWL train service resumed on Tuesday, 10 December 2024.
| Shuttle 7: Tampines—Tanah Merah Shuttle Bus Service | |
| Towards Tanah Merah |
Towards Tampines |
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The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:
- EW2–DT32 Tampines
- EW3 Simei
- EW4CG Tanah Merah
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Tampines MRT ↔ Tanah Merah MRT | |||||||||||
| Passes Through |
Simei MRT Station | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| Operators | SBS Transit Ltd SMRT Buses Ltd Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd |
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| Fleet | Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Tampines |
Affected Weekdays & Saturdays (7, 9 & 10 Dec 2024) |
Affected Sundays (8 Dec 2024) |
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| 05:31 – 23:26 | 05:57 – 23:26 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Tanah Merah |
Affected Weekdays & Saturdays (7, 9 & 10 Dec 2024) |
Affected Sundays (8 Dec 2024) |
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| 05:16 – 00:33 | 05:42 – 00:33 | |||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Affected Days | 3 – 5 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges distance fares based on the distance between MRT Stations by rail | |||||||||||
The Shuttle Bus Service operates on days of Full Closure between Tanah Merah – Tampines on the EWL in December 2024, namely:
- Saturday 7 December 2024
- Sunday 8 December 2024
- Monday 9 December 2024
- Tuesday 10 December 2024
Shuttle 7 operated only until about 9:30am on 10 Dec 2024, where EWL train service was fully resumed from the start of operating hours one day ahead of schedule.
Shuttle Bus Boarding Points at Stations
Gallery (Dec 2024)
Page 1: Shuttle 7 (Nov & Dec 2025) Route Information
Page 2: More Photos
Page 4: Shuttle 7 (Apr 2020) Route Information
Page 5: Shuttle 7 (Dec 2019) Route Information
Page 6: Shuttle 7 (Mar & Apr 2018) Route Information
Page 7: Shuttle 7 (Jan & Feb 2018) Route Information
I wonder why LTA doesn’t engaged Go-Ahead?
The buses can use tampines concourse bus int to layover.