Singapore Buses route 39

Service 39 is a trunk service plying between Tampines and Yishun, passing through Pasir Ris, TPE, Jln Kayu, SLE and Khatib. It is one of many services along the TPE / SLE corridor. This is where Poh Jing Xiang used to claim the rep especially SBS987D was on service 39.

History
On 17 August 2003, service 39 was introduced from Tampines to Yishun, originally uses Scania N113CRBs, and Volvo B10M Mark IV (DM3500), these were replaced by Scania K230UB (Batch 2 Euro IV) in 2008. On 29 June 2011, the URS & Inc store at Tampines Mall was replaced by Rubi Shoes store while doing a 1-2 week renovation phase.

From 27 July 2012, service 39 has added one bus all the way to 6 October 2013, including when Poh Jing Xiang got their own house on the 19 October 2014 at Tampines GreenTerrace, with an addition of 1 bus, bringing the frequencies to a steady 10-15 minute intervals.

As part of the Bus Service Enhancements with the opening of Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange, Bus Service 39 will be extended to Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange from 18 December 2016. There will be no change in bus stops for Service 39. Commuters will not be inconvenienced as there will also be boost of capacity at Tampines Hub.

Double-deck buses began operating on the route from 2 June 2015 onwards.