View source for Bus Service 162

'''Bus Service 162''' serves the residential subzones of Yio Chu Kang, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan.

==Service Information==

===Bus Duty & Fleet===

{{BD/1A|class=SBST|Yio Chu Kang Interchange|Sin Ming Drive|Seletar Depot (SEDEP)|11|{{SBST}}|{{Seletar}}|
Fleet=
'''SG3055K SG3056H SG3057E SG3058C SG3059A SG3060U SG3061S SG3062P'''<br>
8 BYD K9 ''(8 Gemilang)''

'''SG1085L SG1107H'''<br>
2 Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro ''(2 Batch 3)''
}}
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!Notes
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* 1 missing bus.
* '''2 Service 162 buses''' will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 162 from Upp Thomson Road (Bus Stop 53021 - Lakeview Estate) towards Yio Chu Kang Interchange after Weekdays PM Peak, departing at 0046 hours & 0100 hours.
* '''2 Service 162 buses''' will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 162 from Upp Thomson Road (Bus Stop 53021 - Lakeview Estate) towards Yio Chu Kang Interchange after Sundays & Public Holidays PM Peak, departing at 0042 hours & 0105 hours.
* '''3 Service 162 buses''' will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 162 from Upp Thomson Road (Bus Stop 53021 - Lakeview Estate) towards Yio Chu Kang Interchange after Saturdays PM Peak, departing at 0044 hours, 0102 hours & 0120 hours.
* '''3 Service 162 buses''' will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 162 from Upp Thomson Road (Bus Stop 53021 - Lakeview Estate) towards Yio Chu Kang Interchange before & during Weekdays AM Peak, departing at 0600 hours, 0609 hours & 0617 hours.
* '''4 Service 162 buses''' will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 162 from Upp Thomson Road (Bus Stop 53021 - Lakeview Estate) towards Yio Chu Kang Interchange before & during Saturdays AM Peak, departing at 0600 hours, 0615 hours, 0630 hours & 0645 hours.
* '''4 Service 162 buses''' will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 162 from Upp Thomson Road (Bus Stop 53021 - Lakeview Estate) towards Yio Chu Kang Interchange before & during Sundays & Public Holidays AM Peak, departing at 0600 hours, 0614 hours, 0628 hours & 0641 hours.
* This service practises jumpbus.

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==Historical Information==

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!Operator
!Route
!Year
!Date
!Service changes
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!{{SBS}}
!Yio Chu Kang ↺ Shenton Way (Feb - Dec 2001)
|rowspan=2|2001
|26 February
|Introduced between Yio Chu Kang Ter and Shenton Way (Loop) as a semi-express day service on weekdays and Saturdays.
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!rowspan=15|{{SBST}}<br>(Current)
!rowspan=13|Yio Chu Kang ↔ Shenton Way (Dec 2001 - 2023)
|17 December
|Amended to Shenton Way Ter and converted to trunk service, serving all bus stops along Bishan Rd and Upp Thomson Rd.
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|rowspan=2|2002
|{{TBC}}
|First bus from Yio Chu Kang Ter brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays.
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|7 July
|Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd.
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|rowspan=2|2005
|19 February
|Serves additional pair of bus stops outside One Raffles Lk along Nicoll Highway and after Esplanade Bridge along Esplanade Dr.
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|2 July
|Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Lk with the partial closure of Somerset Rd.
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|2006
|29 October
|Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn.
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|2008
|{{TBC}}
|First bus from Yio Chu Kang Ter brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays.
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|2011
|7 March
|{{DWAB}}
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|2017
|25 June
|Amended to the relocated Shenton Way Ter.
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|2018
|11 March
|Last bus from Shenton Way Ter extended to 1430 hrs on Saturdays.
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|2020
|8 November
|Skips the bus stop opposite SLF Cplx along Thomson Rd to facilitate the construction of the North-South Corridor (NSC).
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|rowspan=4|2023
|8 January
|Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.
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|27 August
|Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.
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!rowspan=2|Yio Chu Kang ↺ Sin Ming Ave (since 2023)
|rowspan=2|17 December
|Shortened to loop at Sin Ming Dr from Yio Chu Kang Int under Thomson-East Coast Line Bus Rationalisation.
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|Integrated with Service 162M and converted to a full day service, operating daily.
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