[Defunct] SBS Transit Bus Service 139M

SBS Transit Bus Service 139M was a supplementary service plying between Toa Payoh Interchange and looping at Jalan Bahagia, passing through Balestier Road and Jalan Rajah. It was a route variant of Service 139, introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) and launched on Sunday, 14 September 2014.

Service 139M was withdrawn on 11 December 2022. The last day of operations was on Saturday, 10 December 2022.
New Short Trip Service 139A commences service from Monday, 12 December 2022.

139M

Toa Payoh Int
↺ Jln Bahagia (Loop)

52009 Toa Payoh Int A2 NS19 Lor 6 Toa Payoh

52079 Opp Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh

50161 Bef Jln Dusun Balestier Rd

50171 Zhongshan Mall Balestier Rd

52401 Blk 102 Jln Rajah

52411 Blk 105 Jln Rajah

52451 Blk 114 Whampoa Rd

52129 Blk 29 Jln Bahagia

52109 Bet Blks 33/34 Jln Bahagia

52419 Opp Blk 105 Jln Rajah

52409 Opp Blk 102 Jln Rajah

52479 Opp EAIM Ah Hood Rd

50169 Aft Irrawaddy Rd Balestier Rd

51011 Opp Tan Tong Meng Twr Thomson Rd

52071 Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh

52009 Toa Payoh Int NS19 Lor 6 Toa Payoh

Route Overview
Route	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange ↺ Jalan Bahagia (Loop)
Passed Through	Jln Toa Payoh, Balestier Rd, Jln Rajah
Route Length	7.9 km
Travelling Time	35 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bishan–Toa Payoh Bus Package
Former Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Former Depot	Braddell Bus Park (BRBP)
Former Fleet	Single Deck Bus – MAN A22
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Toa Payoh	Weekdays				Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:35 – 23:00				05:45 – 23:00
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	9 – 18 mins			13 – 28 mins			11 – 32 mins			14 – 28 mins
Saturdays	12 – 24 mins			11 – 26 mins			14 – 27 mins			13 – 29 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	13 – 23 mins			11 – 27 mins			12 – 28 mins			11 – 30 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 139M formerly provided residents of St. Michael’s Estate and Balestier Road with greater connectivity to Toa Payoh MRT and Interchange, along with other amenities in the neighbourhood. The route served HDB Hub, Toa Payoh Town Park, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, HomeTeamNS – JOM@Balestier and Whampoa CC. This bus service was introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), as well as the third M-suffixed service under the BSEP.

The service duplicated Service 139, relieving demand and improving the reliability of bus services for commuters along 139’s most crowded stretches of the route. With Service 139 operating at low headway across most of the day, 139M enhanced connections along the high-demand sectors between Toa Payoh and St. Michael’s Estate.

Short Trip Service 139A, plying Toa Payoh Int → Kim Keat Rd (Opp Jumbo Ind Bldg) during weekday evening peak hours, was discontinued following the introduction of Service 139M owing to duplication.

Withdrawal

Service 139M was withdrawn on Sunday, 11 December 2022, with the last day of operations being the day before (Saturday, 10 December 2022). The withdrawal of Bus Service 139M came amidst ongoing rationalization of the bus network, with existing Bus Services 129 and 139 also connecting Toa Payoh–Whampoa along the same route.

Short Trip Service 139A was reintroduced to supplement weekday evening peak demand from Toa Payoh Bus Interchange to Whampoa. This time, the short trip service terminated at Jalan Bahagia (Bet Blks 33/34) instead of Kim Keat Road.

MRT Station Served

• NS19 Toa Payoh

Route Variant

• Service 139: Toa Payoh Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
  Daily

Gallery

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Operator History

• 14 Sep 2014 – 10 Dec 2022: SBS Transit Ltd

History

• 2014 (14 Sep): Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and St. Michael’s Estate under LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2022 (11 Dec): Service withdrawn, replaced by Short Trip Service 139A during weekday evening peak hours. Last day of service on 10 Dec 2022.

Route History

• 2014: Toa Payoh Int, Lor 2 Toa Payoh, Jln Toa Payoh, Jln Datoh, Balestier Rd, Jln Rajah, Kim Keat Rd, Whampoa Rd, Whampoa Dr, Jln Bahagia, Kim Keat Rd, Jln Rajah, Ah Hood Rd, Balestier Rd, Thomson Rd, Jln Toa Payoh, Lor 2 Toa Payoh, Lor 6 Toa Payoh and Toa Payoh Int.

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