Singapore Buses route 292

Service 292 is a feeder service operating from Tampines Interchange and looping at Tampines Street 22, passing through Tampines Avenue 5 and Street 11.

Feeder Service 292 serves Tampines Neighbourhood 1 and 2 with connections to Tampines Regional Centre. It plies Tampines Street 11 only on it’s return trip, and is currently the only feeder service in Tampines (excluding TownLinks).

Fleet
It uses Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaros, just for their elderly folks and because of the popularity of Xiaomi Redmi, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Minix Android set-top box, Mi 5, Mi Max, Redmi Note 3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Most of our commuters taking 292 uses Android instead of iPhone. It also has to pass through the Silver Zones, therefore it gives us a good feel.

Previously it used Scania N113CRBs (of which it is CAC, NAC and OAC versions) and Volvo B10M Mark IIIs before 22 August 2009. Scania K230UBs are deployed from 22 August 2009 to 8 June 2012.

For more information about the retiring Volvo B10M Mark IV (DM), please click here.

A fourth bus was added on January 2009 and also a BSEP bus was on September 2014, which is SBS6359C. Currently, a commuter who takes service 292 waits for 8 minutes during morning peak hour, compared to 13 – 15 minutes previously. But because SBS6359C has to be redeployed over to Abellio Bulim side, SBS8925E was taken over, similar to Daisy Ang’s iPhone of which she was changed on March 2016.

Double deckers are not deployed due to insufficient demand, plus it has to go through narrow roads of Tampines Street 22 and Tampines Street 11 (From Poh Jing Xiang and Timothy Mok). But sometimes high heels are also permanent on certain stretches, ranging on the 24th and 25th December 2015 and some work days.

292 has been a DDU-based service since 30 July 2016.

History

 * 20 February 1983: Introduced by the SBS as the first feeder service in Tampines, Tampines Avenue 5 – Tampines Avenue 2 (Loop), u-turning at the temporary junction of Tampines Street 21.
 * 29 November 1987: Extended to Tampines Interchange, and Tampines Street 22.
 * 19 June 1988: Amended to ply Tampines Street 11.
 * 3 December 2011: Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).

Past Routings

 * 1984: Tampines Ave 5 Ter, Tampines Ave 2, Tampines St 22, Tampines Ave 2, Tampines Ave 5 Ter
 * 1987: Tampines Int, Tampines Ctrl 1, Tampines Ctrl 2, Tampines Ave 5, Tampines Ave 2, Tampines St 22, Tampines Ave 2, Tampines Ave 5, Tampines Ctrl 2, Tampines Ctrl 1, Tampines Int
 * 1988: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 1988.