Bus Service 167
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TRAVEL ADVISORY (30/3/2025) | !
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Service 167 |
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Route | Sembawang Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Interchange |
Route Length | 30.2 km (towards Bukit Merah) 30 km (towards Sembawang) |
Travelling Time | 77 - 119 mins (1 h 17 mins - 1 h 59 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package) |
Tower Transit Bus Service 167 is a trunk route linking Sembawang and Thomson to city areas like Newton, Orchard, and the Central Business District (CBD). It also complements Service 980 (between Sembawang and Novena) and Service 196 (between Bukit Merah and CBD).
Following the opening of the Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 3, this service was initially set to be withdrawn in December 2023[1], which was later retained and revised to operate at 30-minute intervals daily[2].
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet |
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Mandai Depot (MDDEP) | 9 | 9 Single Deckers |
SMB3C SMB7S SMB33R SMB47B SMB96J SMB131R Mercedes-Benz OC500LE
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Route Information
Frequency
Period | AM Peak (First Bus - 08:30) |
AM Off Peak (08:31 - 16:59) |
PM Peak (17:00 - 19:00) |
PM Off Peak (19:01 - Last Bus) |
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towards Bukit Merah | 30 minutes | |||
towards Sembawang | 30 minutes |
Direction 1 (Sembawang → Bukit Merah)
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() | NS11Sembawang Sun Plaza | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 |
![]() Springleaf Stn Exit 2 Upp Thomson Rd | TE4Springleaf | 05:49 | 23:49 | 05:51 | 23:47 | 06:06 | 23:47 |
![]() Upp Thomson Stn Exit 2 Upp Thomson Rd | TE8Upper Thomson Thomson Plaza | 06:01 | 23:57 | 06:03 | 23:58 | 06:20 | 23:58 |
![]() Bef Novena Stn Exit B Thomson Rd | NS20Novena Velocity @ Novena Square Tan Tock Seng Hospital | 06:17 | 00:11 | 06:19 | 00:11 | 06:36 | 00:13 |
![]() Newton Stn Exit B Scotts Rd | NS21DT11Newton | 06:21 | 00:15 | 06:23 | 00:14 | 06:40 | 00:17 |
![]() Far East Plaza Scotts Rd | Far East Plaza Shaw Centre Tang Plaza | 06:25 | 00:17 | 06:26 | 00:17 | 06:43 | 00:19 |
![]() Orchard Stn/Tang Plaza Orchard Rd | NS22TE14Orchard ION Orchard Lucky Plaza Shaw Centre Tang Plaza Wheelock Place Wisma Astra | 06:26 | 00:18 | 06:27 | 00:18 | 06:44 | 00:20 |
![]() Bef Cairnhill Rd Orchard Rd | NS23Somerset 268 Orchard Cineleisure Design Orchard Knightsbridge Mandarin Gallery Ngee Ann City Paragon The Heeren | 06:28 | 00:20 | 06:29 | 00:20 | 06:46 | 00:22 |
![]() Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd | NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut Plaza Singapura | 06:32 | 00:23 | 06:33 | 00:23 | 06:50 | 00:25 |
![]() Bencoolen Stn Exit B Bras Basah Rd | DT21Bencoolen SMU School of the Arts The Cathay | 06:34 | 00:25 | 06:35 | 00:25 | 06:52 | 00:27 |
![]() Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A Bras Basah Rd | CC2Bras Basah NTUC Trade Union House | 06:36 | 00:26 | 06:36 | 00:26 | 06:53 | 00:28 |
![]() Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd | NS25EW13City Hall CC3Esplanade Raffles City South Beach Tower | 06:38 | 00:27 | 06:38 | 00:27 | 06:55 | 00:29 |
![]() Aft Esplanade Stn Exit D Esplanade Dr | CC3Esplanade Asian Civilisations Museum Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Victoria Concert Hall | 06:41 | 00:29 | 06:41 | 00:29 | 06:57 | 00:31 |
![]() OUE Bayfront Collyer Quay | NS26EW14Raffles Place CIMB Plaza | 06:43 | 00:31 | 06:43 | 00:31 | 06:59 | 00:33 |
![]() UIC Bldg Shenton Way | TE19Shenton Way | 06:45 | 00:33 | 06:46 | 00:33 | 07:01 | 00:35 |
![]() Opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 06:47 | 00:35 | 06:48 | 00:35 | 07:03 | 00:37 |
![]() | 07:06 | 00:48 | 07:03 | 00:48 | 07:19 | 00:50 |
Direction 2 (Bukit Merah → Sembawang)
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() | 05:45 | 23:45 | 05:45 | 23:45 | 06:00 | 23:45 | |
![]() Aft Hosp Dr(Rear Berth) Eu Tong Sen St | EW16NE3TE17Outram Park Singapore General Hospital | 05:58 | 23:55 | 05:56 | 23:54 | 06:09 | 23:54 |
![]() Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd | EW15Tanjong Pagar | 06:07 | 00:02 | 06:02 | 00:01 | 06:16 | 00:01 |
![]() Prudential Twr Cecil St |
DT18Telok Ayer | 06:10 | 00:04 | 06:05 | 00:04 | 06:18 | 00:03 |
![]() Fullerton Sq Fullerton Rd | NS26EW14Raffles Place Asian Civilisations Museum CIMB Plaza Victoria Concert Hall | 06:12 | 00:06 | 06:07 | 00:06 | 06:20 | 00:05 |
![]() Esplanade Bridge Esplanade Dr | CC3Esplanade | 06:13 | 00:07 | 06:08 | 00:07 | 06:21 | 00:06 |
![]() Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd | NS25EW13City Hall Capitol Singapore Raffles City | 06:16 | 00:09 | 06:10 | 00:09 | 06:23 | 00:08 |
![]() Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Penang Rd | NS24NE6CC1Dhoby Ghaut 9 Penang Rd Plaza Singapura | 06:21 | 00:13 | 06:15 | 00:14 | 06:28 | 00:13 |
![]() Somerset Stn Somerset Rd | NS23Somerset 111 Somerset 313@Somerset Orchardgateway | 06:24 | 00:16 | 06:18 | 00:17 | 06:31 | 00:16 |
![]() Opp Orchard Stn/ION Orchard Turn | NS22TE14Orchard ION Orchard Wheelock Place | 06:27 | 00:19 | 06:21 | 00:20 | 06:34 | 00:19 |
![]() Newton Stn Exit A Scotts Rd | NS21DT11Newton | 06:32 | 00:25 | 06:26 | 00:26 | 06:39 | 00:24 |
![]() Opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd | NS20Novena | 06:36 | 00:28 | 06:29 | 00:29 | 06:42 | 00:27 |
![]() MacRitchie Resvr(Outer Berth) Thomson Rd | MacRitchie Reservoir | 06:45 | 00:35 | 06:36 | 00:36 | 06:50 | 00:34 |
![]() Upp Thomson Stn Exit 5 Upp Thomson Rd | TE8Upper Thomson Thomson Plaza | 06:50 | 00:40 | 06:41 | 00:41 | 06:55 | 00:39 |
![]() Springleaf Stn Exit 3 Upp Thomson Rd | TE4Springleaf | 07:02 | 00:52 | 06:50 | 00:51 | 07:05 | 00:50 |
![]() | NS11Sembawang Sun Plaza | 07:25 | 01:11 | 07:10 | 01:11 | 07:27 | 01:11 |
Historical Information
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Rotherham Gate ↔ New Bridge Rd | 1974 | 3 February | Re-numbered from Service 160A as a service between Rotherham Gate Ter and New Bridge Rd Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation. |
24 February | Amended to ply Grange Rd, Orchard Blvd and Paterson Rd towards Rotherham Gate Ter with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way traffic. | |||
Admiralty Rd West ↔ Tg Pagar Rd | 1976 | 23 August | Amended to Admiralty Rd West Ter and Tg Pagar Ter. | |
1979 | 1 August | Amended to temporary terminal along Lim Teck Kim Rd with the closure of Tg Pagar Ter. | ||
Admiralty Rd West ↔ Anson Rd | 23 December | Amended to Anson Rd Ter. | ||
1980 | 20 January | Amended to ply Hoe Chiang Rd towards Anson Rd Ter, skipping Lim Teck Kim Rd. | ||
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1983 | 3 April | Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services. | |
Admiralty Rd West ↔ World Trade Ctr | 1985 | 13 January | Extended to World Trade Ctr Ter. | |
1987 | 27 September | Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards Admiralty Rd West Ter to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd. | ||
1 November | Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Admiralty Rd West Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd. | |||
13 December | Serves new staggered bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Blvd, skipping the bus stop opposite Orchard Stn. | |||
Serves new bus stop outside Newton Stn along Scotts Rd. | ||||
1990 | 21 February | Skips removed bus stop opposite Jasmine Rd along Upp Thomson Rd. | ||
1992 | 19 July | Amended to ply Orchard Lk due to the closure of Grange Rd to facilitate road expansion works. | ||
Sembawang Rd End ↔ Bukit Merah | 20 September | Integrated with Services 161 and 850, extended to Sembawang Rd End Ter, extended to Bt Merah Int and amended to ply Cecil St/Shenton Way under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 9, skipping Eu Tong Sen St/Sth Bridge Rd and Tg Pagar Rd. | ||
1995 | 7 May | Amended to ply Orchard Turn. | ||
2001 | 11 February | Amended to ply Canberra Rd and Canberra Lk. | ||
2002 | 7 July | Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd. | ||
2005 | 3 May | Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Concert Hall along Empress Pl. | ||
2 July | Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Lk with the partial closure of Somerset Rd. | |||
Sembawang ↔ Bukit Merah | 20 November | Amended to Sembawang Int. | ||
2006 | 18 February | Serves additional bus stop after Hosp Dr along Eu Tong Sen St. | ||
29 October | Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn. | |||
2012 | 15 November | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
2016 | 1 May | Amended to ply Esplanade Dr with the partial closure of Fullerton Rd. | ||
2017 | 26 November | Skips removed bus stop before Hosp Dr along Kg Bahru Rd. | ||
2019 | 22 December | Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd. | ||
2020 | 8 November | Skips the bus stop opposite SLF Cplx along Thomson Rd to facilitate the construction of the North-South Corridor (NSC). | ||
27 December | Serves a pair of new bus stops opposite and before Canberra Dr along Sembawang Rd. | |||
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2021 | 3 October | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.[3] | |
26 December | Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards Bt Merah Int with the closure of Connaught Dr. | |||
2023 | 8 January | Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.[4] | ||
27 August | Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.[5] | |||
17 December | Operates at a reduced frequency of 30-minute intervals daily under Thomson–East Coast Line Bus Rationalisation.[6] | |||
2025 | 30 March | To serve new bus stop opposite Police Cantonment Cplx along Cantonment Rd. |
References
- ↑ "Ridership on TEL almost tripled with introduction of TEL3" (Land Transport Authority, 17 November 2023)
- ↑ "LTA Media Statement on Bus Service 167" (Land Transport Authority, 28 November 2023)
- ↑ "Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package" Tower Transit Singapore, 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Bus Stop Skipped For Service 5, 54, 124, 143, 162/162M, 167, 518/518A & 972M From Sunday, 8 January 2023" SBS Transit, 27 December 2022
- ↑ "Reopening Of Bus Stop For Service 5, 54, 124, 143, 162/162M, 167, 518/518A & 972M From Sunday, 27 August 2023" SBS Transit, 14 August 2023
- ↑ "Change in Timetable for Service 167" (Tower Transit Singapore, 30 November 2023)
External Links
- Bus Service Information for Service 167 (Tower Transit)
- Bus Service Information for Service 167 (SimplyGo eGuide)
- Bus Service Route Map for Service 167
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[ V • T • E ] | |||
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Services | 167 • 169 • 171 • 825 • 853 • 853M • 854 • 854e • 855 • 856 • 857 • 858 • 859 • 859A • 859B • 861 • 861M • 882 • 883 • 883M • 963 • 963e • 965 • 966 • 969 • 980 • 981 | ![]() Tender Awarded | ||
City Direct Services | 656 • 663 • 670 | |||
Yishun Feeders | 801 | |||
Defunct | 167e • 963R • NR1 • NR2 | |||
Bus Fleet | Mandai Depot (MDDEP) | |||
Single Decker | MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH | |||
Double Decker | Alexander-Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door • Batch 1 • Batch 2) • MAN ND323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1) | |||
Articulated Buses | MAN NG363F | |||
Midibus | BYD C6 |