First express feeder bus service to start on Dec 9 in Tampines

A first-of-its-kind express feeder bus service will ply the roads in Tampines from Dec 9, allowing residents to get to the town centre and major transport nodes like Tampines MRT station faster, with the bus calling at fewer stops.

- Kok Yufeng

Service 298X will act as a supplementary service to feeder service 298, which serves residents of Tampines North, Tampines Central and Tampines West.

Public transport operator SBS Transit (SBST), which will run the new express feeder service, said on Nov18 that 298X will provide faster connections by serving only selected bus stops along the regular route of its parent service.

According to SBST, the new service will operate only during peak hours, from 6.30am to 10am, and 4pm to 7.30pm on weekdays, except on public holidays.

Regular feeder service fares will apply.

In response to queries, SBST said it will deploy seven buses for the new 298X service, which will operate at a frequency of 10 to 12 minutes.

Like 298, 298X will be a loop service that starts and ends at Tampines North bus interchange. However, 298X will call at only 15 stops in between, compared with 36 stops for service 298.

According to SBST's route map, 298X will call at the bus stop opposite Block 648A, and bus stops at Block 641A and Block 637B - the same as 298.