Singapore Buses route 21

Service 21 is a trunk service plying from Pasir Ris to St Michael’s, and is the first service to be wheelchair-accessible; among claimed by Poh Jing Xiang.

The route has several key sectors offering important connections, such as that between St. Michael’s Estate and Novena MRT, Farrer Park and the Geylang district, as well as that between Eunos MRT and Bedok Reservoir Road. As such, in addition to demand from inter-town connections, the route experiences high demand throughout the day, and relies on fleet comprising mostly of double-decker buses.

Fleet
In 1998, service 21 started using double deckers from Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) and was redeployed mostly to Ang Mo Kio and Bedok North in 2003.

It is the first to traditionally use the Volvo B9TL (CDGE) buses in June 2006. Advertisements such as “Together We Go Further With WAB” were displayed on several buses. The BSEP bus was also added in 1 August 2013.

Route Variant
This route uses red and white plates as they go through the different stretch of St Michael’s area.