SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 291

SBS Transit Feeder Service 291 is a Feeder service operating from Tampines Interchange and looping at Tampines Street 81 and Street 32, passing through Tampines Street 83, 84, 21, 23 and 33. It operates as a dual-loop service, calling at Tampines Interchange twice in a single trip.

• Service 291 buses will continue to the other loop at Tampines Int.
• Service 291T buses will terminate at Tampines Int.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange ↺ Tampines Street 81 & Street 32 (Loop)
Passes Through	West Loop: Tampines Ave 3 / Ave 5, Tampines St 83 / St 84 East Loop: Tampines St 21 / St 23 /  St 33
Route Length	10.6 km
Travelling Time	65 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Tampines Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tampines (West Loop)	Daily
	05:30 – 00:50
Departure Times from Tampines (East Loop)	Daily
	05:30 – 00:50
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	1 – 5 mins			3 – 7 mins			1 – 6 mins			1 – 12 mins
Saturdays	5 – 7 mins			5 – 7 mins			5 – 7 mins			4 – 10 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	7 – 9 mins			7 – 9 mins			6 – 8 mins			6 – 13 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services.

Feeder Service 291 serves residents and schools around Tampines Neighbourhoods 7 and 8 on the West Loop, and Neighbourhoods 2 and 3 on the East Loop, connecting both ends of its route to Tampines Regional Centre.

A full trip of Service 291 will first ply the West Loop followed by the East Loop, while calling at Tampines Interchange between loops. Terminating trips are indicated as Service 291T to indicate that the bus will no longer continue its journey after Tampines Interchange.

From Tampines Interchange, different boarding berths are used for the East (Berth B8) and West loop (Berth B9) respectively. Passengers should check the service direction before boarding the bus.

The Townlink branding for Service 291 was dropped in August 2018.

On the eve of public holidays, operating hours will be extended to align with the extended train service hours. Extended last bus timings will be provided by the operator closer to the affected day.

MRT Station Served

• EW2–DT32 Tampines

Terminating Trips

• Service 291T: Tampines Int ↺ Tampines St 81 (West Loop)
  
• Service 291T: Tampines Int ↺ Tampines St 32 (East Loop)

Service 291T buses would terminate at Tampines Int and not continue to the other loop.

Special Departures

• Tampines Int → Tampines Int via Tampines St 32 (East Loop)
  Weekdays: 05:30, 05:38, 05:46, Morning & Evening Peak Hours
  Saturdays: 05:30, 05:38 & 05:46
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:30 & 05:42
• Tampines St 32 (Opp Blk 331) → Tampines Int
  Weekdays: 05:30

Gallery:

Service 291

Service 291T

Poster Gallery:

Operator History:

• 1994 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

History:

Service 291

• 1994 (11 Sep): Introduced between Tampines Int and Tampines St 33 (Loop)
• 1996 (06 Jul): Integrated with Service 295, converted to Townlink service and extended to loop at Tampines Ave 8; Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily
• 1997 (14 Dec): Amended to loop at Tampines St 81, skipping Tampines Ave 8
• 2003 (30 Nov): Amended to ply Tampines Ave 3 and Tampines St 84
• 2009 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2013: Last bus extended to 0045 hrs daily
• 2017 (24 Dec): Amended to ply Tampines Central 8 and Tampines Concourse towards Tampines Int
• 2018 (12 Aug): Townlink branding dropped, re-branded as a Feeder Bus Service.
• 2019 (05 Oct): Last bus timing from Tampines extended from 00:45 to 00:50 daily

Service 291T

• 2018 (12 Aug): Terminating Trips reflected as Service 291T instead of using T Plates.

Past Routings

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