Singapore Buses route 81

Service 81 is a trunk service plying between Tampines Int and looping at Serangoon Central, passing through Tampines East, Pasir Ris and Kovan. It has an express sector along the KPE and TPE between Pasir Ris Drive 12 and Tampines Road. Anyway, the entire sector is also included as it originally planned to go to New Bridge Road.

It is an essential intra-town service that goes from Tampines to Pasir Ris without crossing through Timothy Mok’s house, where Bert Koh and Ethel Ernest took the bus on 27 November 2013.

Fleet
Service 81 wanted to be wheelchair-accessible but it was not possible. SBS9573E, the Volvo Olympian was originally de-registered in August 2014 but popped up again as a resurrection in November 2014.

Service 81’s fleet consisted of Volvo B10M Mark IV (Walter Alexander Strider), Volvo Olympian and Volvo B10TL buses. The replacements also included Scania K230UB single deckers.