Singapore Buses route 513

Express 513 is a bus service that is from New Tampines City and ends at Shenton Way, via Marina Bay. It originally goes to Gardens by the Bay, however loading was dropped when Skyfall Line had opened.

Introduced as the fifth new service under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP), it aims to provide direct connections to the city during peak hours, with journey times comparable to taking the MRT and transferring to a feeder bus route. It incorporates an express sector between Tampines Ave 1 and Marina Bay, via Simei Ave, Xilin Ave and East Coast Parkway (ECP).

On 17 December 2012, it was introduced as a service from New Tampines City to Shenton Way. It was later designated as a wheelchair-accessible service on 31 March 2013. On 29 December 2013, the express service was amended via ECP, Sheares Avenue and Marina Street. On 28 September 2014, the bus stop at 03539 (Central Boulevard) was relocated, and the express sector was amended not to ply Marina Street and Marina Station Road.

The service operates every weekday (except Public Holiday), with three trips from Tampines in the morning, as well as two return trips from Shenton Way in the evening. Buses may ply alternative routes depending on the traffic conditions, such as the KPE and PIE. An additional morning trip was later added from 12 January 2015 to cope with the growing demand of the service.

Apart from the Express 513; Premium 554 and Premium 736 also offer direct services to Shenton Way but charges higher fares ($3.00 - $3.80). Departure times were later revised on 9 January 2017 to cope with earlier working hours in the CBD, likewise the timings were adjusted as follows:


 * Before 9 January 2017: 7.30am, 7.38am and 7.45am
 * After 9 January 2017: 7.20am, 7.32am and 7.45am