Feeder bus
feeder service
Just Tell Me
A feeder bus connects an MRT station or bus interchange with nearby homes, workplaces and places within the same Singapore neighbourhood.
Also called: feeder service
Explain Like I’m Five
A feeder bus handles the shorter local part of a journey. It brings people between a transport hub and the surrounding estate, instead of travelling a long route across several parts of Singapore.
Where You’ll Run Into It
You may take one from an MRT station or bus interchange to an HDB block, school or industrial area that is not right beside the rail line.
For the authority behind the wider transport network, see LTA.
Example
“Take the feeder bus from the interchange for three stops.”
The bus is being used for the final local stretch after a longer train or bus journey.
The Part People Get Wrong
A feeder bus is still part of the public-bus network. “Feeder” describes the route’s local connecting role, not a separate kind of vehicle.
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Related
- housingHDBUpdated
HDB is Singapore’s Housing & Development Board, the public agency that plans towns, builds flats and supports public housing.
- housingHeartlandUpdated
In Singapore, the heartlands are residential neighbourhoods beyond the city centre, especially self-contained public-housing towns with everyday amenities.
- transportLTA (Land Transport Authority)Updated
LTA is Singapore’s Land Transport Authority, which plans and develops land transport infrastructure and systems and oversees public transport.
- transportMRTUpdated
MRT means Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore’s main urban rail system connecting neighbourhoods, business areas and major destinations across multiple lines.