Singapore Buses route 31

Service 31 is an intra-town trunk route between Tampines and Toa Payoh, and caters to the high demand between Tampines and Tanah Merah which is due to ITE College East. This is the bus route that can get a seat at Tampines Bus Interchange.

Double deckers make up the majority of the fleet owing to the high demand throughout the day. There was a plan to get extended from Tampines to Tampines North as the Marina South Pier MRT Station also opens on 23 November 2014, and the development of Tampines North New Town shortly thereafter.

Service 31A: Tampines - Tanah Merah Station
Service 31A operates as a shortworking trip from Tampines to Tanah Merah during the - It caters to the higher school-going demand from Tampines all the way to Tanah Merah.
 * Morning peak from 6.44am and ends at 11.08am.
 * Evening peak from 6.10pm and ends at 11.09pm.

Fleet
Service 31 operates with the majority of Volvo Olympians, Volvo B9TLs, Volvo B10TLs (SBS9810X was plying along service 31) and some Scania K230UBs. A Volvo B9TL (which is under BSEP) is also deployed on this route, as it is SBS3335R, before being replaced by SBS7469L and SBS7493R.