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{{Infobox
 |title=Service 162
 |img=[[File:SG3056H 162.jpg|centre|300px]]
 |info=
  {{Infohead|Route Information}}
  {{Infoline|Route|[[Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange|Yio Chu Kang Interchange]] ↺ Sin Ming Drive (Loop)}}
  {{Infoline|Route Length|21.6 km}}
  {{Infoline|Travelling Time|95 mins<br><small>(1 h 35 mins)</small>}}
  {{Infoline|Operator|{{SBST}}<br>([[Seletar Bus Package]])}}
}}

{{SBST/1| Bus Service 162}} links the residential towns of [[Ang Mo Kio]], [[Bishan]] and Upper Thomson, and both industrial/residential developments Sin Ming, with rail connections along the {{NSL}}, {{TEL}}, and {{CCL}}.

==Service Information==
===Bus Duty & Fleet===
{| class='wikitable' style='text-align:center;width:100%'
|+Service 162
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Depot
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet Size
!style='{{CSS/SBST|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet
|-
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/SBST|bgop=c0|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Seletar Depot (SEDEP)
|rowspan=2|11
!11 Single Deckers
|-
|
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SG3055K}} {{Col|SG3056H}} {{Col|SG3057E}} {{Col|SG3058C}} {{Col|SG3059A}} {{Col|SG3060U}} {{Col|SG3061S}} {{Col|SG3062P}}
|model=BYD K9
}}
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SG1085L}} {{Col|SG1107H}}
|model=Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
}}
|}
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Notes
|-
|
* 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.
|}

==Historical Information==
{|class='wikitable' style='text-align:center;'
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Operator
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Route
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Year
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Date
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Service changes
|-
|rowspan=18|{{SBST}}<br>'''(Current)'''<br>''Known as {{SBS}} prior to 1 November 2001''
|Yio Chu Kang ↺ Shenton Way
|rowspan=2|'''2001'''
|'''26 February'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced between Yio Chu Kang Ter and Shenton Way (Loop) as a semi-express day service on weekdays and Saturdays.
|-
|rowspan=3|Yio Chu Kang ↔ Shenton Way
|'''17 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to Shenton Way Ter and converted to trunk service, serving all bus stops along Bishan Rd and Upp Thomson Rd.
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2002'''
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|First bus from Yio Chu Kang Ter brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays.
|-
|'''7 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd.
|-
|rowspan=5|{{Bus/D|162|note=Yio Chu Kang ↔ Shenton Way}}{{Bus/D|162A|PAST|note=Yio Chu Kang → Sin Ming Ave}}
|'''2004'''
|'''5 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{Bus/D|162A|PAST|note=Introduced from Yio Chu Kang Ter to Sin Ming Ave (Ai Tong Sch) during morning peak hours on weekdays.}}
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2005'''
|'''19 February'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves additional pair of bus stops outside One Raffles Lk along Nicoll Highway and after Esplanade Bridge along Esplanade Dr.
|-
|'''2 July'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Lk with the partial closure of Somerset Rd.
|-
|'''2006'''
|'''29 October'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn.
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2008'''
|{{TBC}}
|style='text-align:left'|First bus from Yio Chu Kang Ter brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays.
|-
|rowspan=7|Yio Chu Kang ↔ Shenton Way
|'''25 February'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{Bus/D|162A|PAST|note=Discontinued.}}
|-
|'''2011'''
|'''7 March'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}
|-
|'''2017'''
|'''25 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|Amended to the relocated Shenton Way Ter.
|-
|'''2018'''
|'''11 March'''
|style='text-align:left'|Last bus from Shenton Way Ter extended to 1430 hrs on Saturdays.
|-
|'''2020'''
|'''8 November'''
|style='text-align:left'|Skips the bus stop opposite SLF Cplx along Thomson Rd to facilitate the construction of the North-South Corridor (NSC).
|-
|rowspan=4|'''2023'''
|'''8 January'''
|style='text-align:left'|Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.
|-
|'''27 August'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.
|-
|rowspan=2|Yio Chu Kang ↺ Sin Ming Dr
|rowspan=2|'''17 December'''
|style='text-align:left'|Shortened to loop at Sin Ming Dr from Yio Chu Kang Int under Thomson-East Coast Line Bus Rationalisation.
|-
|style='text-align:left'|Integrated with Service 162M and converted to a full day service, operating daily.
|}

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