Tampines residents get new shuttle service

The Straits Times reported that residents in Tampines can now take a shuttle bus that will ferry them to the popular Tampines Round Market and Hawker Centre for $1 per trip.

The service will ply the route between Tampines Street 32 and 33, near Ngee Ann Secondary School as well as Tampines Street 11, where the Tampines Round Market and Hawker Centre is located. The bus will stop five times along the route, including at the Tampines Interchange. Payment must be made with an ez-link card.

The shuttle service, run by private operator Republic Express, will operate from 6:30am to 9:30am and 5:30pm to 8:30pm on weekdays. On weekends, the shuttle will operate from 6:30am to 10:30am at 15-minute intervals. It will not operate on weekend nights as there would be low demand.

The shuttle will help reduce the congestion of existing feeder bus services in the area, especially bus service 291.