Refer to Page 1 of this article for the March 2026 version of Shuttle 8.
This page refers to the November & December 2025 version of Shuttle 8.
Shuttle 8 is a Rail Replacement Service for the East West Line (EWL), plying between Bedok – Expo.
The route was activated to operate from 29 November to 8 December 2025, as EWL train services were suspended for 10 days between Tampines – Bedok & Tanah Merah – Expo. This was to facilitate modification works needed to integrate the EWL with the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID), and to operationalise the new train platform at Tanah Merah.
| Shuttle 8: Bedok—Expo Shuttle Bus Service | |
| Towards Expo |
Towards Bedok |
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The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:
- EW5 Bedok
- EW4CG Tanah Merah
- CG1DT35 Expo
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Bedok MRT ↔ Expo MRT | |||||||||||
| Passes Through |
Tanah Merah MRT Station | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd |
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| Fleet | Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
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| Departure Times from Bedok |
Affected Weekdays & Saturdays (29 Nov 2025 – 8 Dec 2025) |
Affected Sundays (30 Nov 2025 & 7 Dec 2025) |
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| 05:02 – 00:35 | 05:29 – 00:35 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Expo |
Affected Weekdays & Saturdays (29 Nov 2025 – 8 Dec 2025) |
Affected Sundays (30 Nov 2025 & 7 Dec 2025) |
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| 05:19 – 00:16 | 05:45 – 00:16 | |||||||||||
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| Affected Days | 8 – 10 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges distance fares based on the distance between MRT Stations by rail | |||||||||||
The Shuttle Bus Service operated on the following dates in November 2025 & December 2025, to support the full EWL closure between Tampines–Bedok & Tanah Merah–Expo:
- 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
Normal EWL train services resumed on Monday, 8 December 2025, one day ahead of schedule. Shuttle 8 continued to operate on 8 December 2025, and was only withdrawn after the morning peak hours.
Operator Posters
Shuttle Bus Boarding Points at Stations
Shuttle Bus Transfer at Tanah Merah
- Shuttle 7: Bedok—Tampines
Towards Tampines –
Pick Up / Drop Off Point outside Tanah Merah Stn Exit B, New Upp Changi Rd
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:
Gallery
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]
Page 1: Shuttle 8 (Mar 2026) Route Information
Page 2: More Photos
Page 4: Shuttle 8 (Mar & Apr 2018) Route Information
Page 5: Shuttle 8 (Jan & Feb 2018) Route Information
Tanah Merah to Expo leh? Must expect the general public who don’t know a thing about buses to either take the long way transfer via DTL3, or take buses 12 / 24 / 35 / 38 / 47 and then brave the unsheltered path all the way to the atrium? Or even direct them to Simei to board bus 20? Ridiculous oversight.
If shuttle 8 goes from changi airport to expo how will passenger go tanah merah to change to shuttle 7.do they need to take the downtown line to tampines or what.