Shuttle 7: Tampines—Tanah Merah Shuttle Bus Service

Refer to Page 1 of this article for the December 2024 version of Shuttle 7.
This page refers to the March & April 2018 version of Shuttle 7.

Shuttle 7, also known as the Paya Lebar—Pasir Ris Shuttle Bus Service, is a Rail Replacement Service plying between Paya Lebar and Pasir Ris, serving en-route East West Line (EWL) stations.

The route was activated to operate on 12 March, 14 March, as well as Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in March & April 2018, when shortened operating hours are implemented on the East West Line to facilitate more time for track maintenance and renewal work.

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The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:

• EW8CC9 Paya Lebar
• EW7 Eunos
• EW6 Kembangan
• EW5 Bedok
• EW4CG Tanah Merah
• EW3 Simei
• EW2DT32 Tampines
• EW1 Pasir Ris

Route:

Shuttle 7: Paya Lebar—Pasir Ris Shuttle Bus Service
Direction 1 – Towards Pasir Ris	Direction 2 – Towards Paya Lebar
Paya Lebar Rd – Paya Lebar Stn Exit B EW8CC9 Sims Ave – Eunos Stn/Int EW7 Sims Ave East – Kembangan Stn EW6 New Upp Changi Rd – Bedok Stn Exit B EW5 – Tanah Merah Stn Exit B EW4CG Simei St 3 – Opp Simei Stn EW3 Tampines Ave 5 – Our Tampines Hub EW2DT32 Pasir Ris Dr 3 – Pasir Ris Int EW1	Pasir Ris Central – Aft Pasir Ris St 53 EW1 Tampines Ave 5 – Opp Our Tampines Hub EW2DT32 Simei St 3 – Simei Stn EW3 New Upp Changi Rd – Tanah Merah Stn Exit A EW4CG – Bedok Stn Exit A EW5 Changi Rd – Mjd Kassim EW6 Eunos Rd 2 – Eunos Int (Berth B6) EW7 Paya Lebar Rd – Paya Lebar Stn Exit C EW8CC9

Technical Information
Route	Paya Lebar MRT ↔ Pasir Ris MRT
Passes Through	Eunos, Kembangan, Bedok, Tanah Merah, Simei, Tampines MRT Station
Travelling Time	42 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Not Applicable
Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Buses – Volvo B9TL
Departure Times from Paya Lebar	11.28pm – 12.56am (Early Closure on Affected Fridays & Saturdays) 6.11am – 8.35am (Late Opening on Affected Saturdays) 6.39am – 8.35am (Late Opening on Affected Sundays) 10.58pm – 12.56am (Extended Early Closure on 12 & 14 March)
Departure Times from Pasir Ris	10.35pm – 11.33pm (Early Closure on Affected Fridays & Saturdays) 5.28am – 8.18am (Late Opening on Affected Saturdays) 5.54am – 8.18am (Late Opening on Affected Sundays) 10.05pm – 11.33pm (Extended Early Closure on 12 & 14 March)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	4 – 10 mins	4 – 10 mins

The Shuttle Bus Service will only operate on affected days in March & April.

These Days are as follows:

• 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 & 31 March
• 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 April

 

• On days of Extended Early Closure (12 & 14 March),
  buses will operate from the start time of the extended early closure till the stipulated last bus timings below.
• On days of Early Closure (2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 & 31 March, 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28 April)
  buses will operate from the start time of the early closure till the stipulated last bus timings below.
• On days of Late Opening (3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 & 31 March, 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 & 29 April),
  buses will operate from the stipulated first bus timings below till the start time of normal train operations.

This Shuttle Service was reflected as Service 487 on the Bus Ticketing System.

Shuttle Bus Departure Timings from Stations

Shuttle Bus Transfer at Tanah Merah

• Shuttle 8: Tanah Merah – Changi Airport
  Bus Stop 85091: Tanah Merah Stn Exit B, New Upp Changi Rd

Shuttle Bus Transfer at Bedok

• Express 13: Bedok – Bedok North
  Bus Stop 84039: Bedok Stn Exit A, New Upp Changi Rd

Shuttle Bus Transfer at Paya Lebar

• Shuttle 6: Raffles Place—Paya Lebar
  Bus Stop 81119: Paya Lebar Stn Exit C, Paya Lebar Rd

Other Rail Replacement Services

The route is one of ten Shuttle Bus Services operating during periods of planned closure in March & April 2018, the other routes being:

• Shuttle 1: Buona Vista—Raffles Place
• Shuttle 2: Joo Koon—Buona Vista
• Shuttle 3: Tuas Link—Joo Koon
• Express 5: Boon Lay—Outram Park (via Jurong East & Buona Vista only)
• Shuttle 6: Raffles Place—Paya Lebar
• Shuttle 8: Tanah Merah—Changi Airport
• Express 12: Changi Airport—Bugis
• Express 13: Bedok—Bedok North
• Express 15: Clementi—Beauty World

References

• Shortened Operational Hours for January to Continue Until First Weekend of February, Shortened Operational Hours in March Along All 35 East – West Line MRT Stations operational hours for weekends in January 2018 – SMRT Corporation
• More Shuttle Bus Services to Support Shortened East-West Line Operational Hours from 2 March to 1 April 2018 – SMRT Corporation

Page 1: Shuttle 7 (Dec 2024) Route Information
Page 2: More Photos
Page 3: Shuttle 7 (Apr 2020) Route Information
Page 4: Shuttle 7 (Dec 2019) Route Information
Page 6: Shuttle 7 (Jan & Feb 2018) Route Information