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 January & February 2018 version of Shuttle 7.

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

The route will be activated to operate on selected Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in January 2018 and 2, 3 & 4 February 2018, when shortened operating hours are implemented across sections of the EWL to facilitate more time for track maintenance and renewal work.

The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:

• EW1 Pasir Ris
• EW2DT32 Tampines
• EW3 Simei
• EW4CG Tanah Merah
• EW5 Bedok
• EW6 Kembangan
• EW7 Eunos
• EW8CC9 Paya Lebar
• EW9 Aljunied

Route:

Technical Information
Route	Aljunied MRT ↔ Pasir Ris MRT
Passes Through	Paya Lebar, Eunos, Kembangan, Bedok, Tanah Merah, Simei, Tampines MRT Station
Travelling Time	50 – 60 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Not Applicable
Operator	SBS Transit Ltd and SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Fleet	SBS Transit 12-metre Double Deck Buses – Volvo B9TL SMRT Buses 12-metre Double Deck Buses – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL
Departure Times from Aljunied	2300hrs – 0030hrs (Early Closure on Affected Fridays & Saturdays) 0609hrs – 0801hrs (Late Opening on Affected Saturdays) 0637hrs – 0801hrs (Late Opening on Affected Sundays) 0637hrs – 0030hrs (Full Line Closure on Affected Sundays)
Departure Times from Pasir Ris	2302hrs – 2333hrs (Early Closure on Affected Fridays & Saturdays) 0528hrs – 0818hrs (Late Opening on Affected Saturdays) 0554hrs – 0818hrs (Late Opening on Affected Sundays) 0554hrs – 2333hrs (Full Line Closure on Affected Sundays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	Peak Hours: 03 – 05 mins Off Peak Hours: 05 – 10 mins	Peak Hours: 03 – 05 mins Off Peak Hours: 05 – 10 mins

The Shuttle Bus Service will only operate on affected days in January & February 2018. These Days are: 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28 January 2018, 2, 3 & 4 February 2018.

• On days of Early Closure (5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27 Jan, 2 & 3 Feb), buses will operate from the start time of the early closure till the stipulated last bus timings.
• On days of Late Opening (6, 7, 13, 14, 20 & 27 Jan, 3 & 4 Feb), buses will operate from the stipulated first bus timings till the start time of normal train operations.
• The Shuttle Buses will operate for the entire day on Full Closure days (21 & 28 January).

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

Shuttle Bus Departure Timings from Stations

Also check out:

• Shortened Operating Hours on the East West Line (Jan 2018)
• Reduced Train Frequencies on North South Line (Jan 2018)

External Links & References:

• Shuttle bus services to support shortened East-West Line operational hours for weekends in January 2018 – SMRT
• More Shuttle Bus Services to Support Shortened East-West Line Operational Hours from 2 March to 1 April 2018 – SMRT

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 5: Shuttle 7 (Mar & Apr 2018) Route Information

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