Bus Service 196

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	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. Train services will be extended on the eve of Christmas (Tuesday, 24 December 2024), and on the eve of New Year (Tuesday, 31 December 2024). Selected bus service will be extended to coincide with the last train timings. There will also be a change in selected bus service operating timing. Please refer to the following for more information: (Extension of Train & Bus services) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours for Christmas & New Year Eves) (Extension of bus service on Christmas Eve) (Extension of bus service on New Year Eve) From 22 December 2024, bus service 193 will serve an additional bus stop along Benoi Road, opposite Joo Koon Interchange. Please refer here for more information. From Thursday, 2 January 2025, City Direct Services 675, 676, 677 & 678 will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the city for commuters along the North-East Corridor. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for commuters in Marsiling and Admiralty to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). Please refer here for more information.

Service 196
Route Information
Route	Bedok Bus Interchange ↔ Clementi Bus Interchange
Route Length	31.5 km (towards Clementi) 31 km (towards Bedok)
Travelling Time	125 mins (2 h 5 mins)
Operator	(Bedok Bus Package)

Bus Service 196 is a inter-town route connecting residents of Clementi, Dover, Bukit Merah, Mountbatten and Marine Parade to the City areas of Outram Park, Shenton Way and Nicoll Highway. The route experiences high demand throughout the day owing to inter-town connections.

Short-Trip Bus Service 196A operates during Weekday Morning Peak hours and supplements the high demand for Service 196 prior to the opening of the Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 4 in June 2024 from residential estates around Marine Parade and Mountbatten, connecting to the City areas of Suntec City, Raffles Place and Shenton Way.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 196/196A

Depot	Fleet Size (196)	Fleet Size (196A)	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	34 Bedok North: 17 Bukit Batok: 17	5 Bedok North: 4 Bukit Batok: 1	5 Single Decker	12 Double Deckers
			SBS6770Y Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8206Y SBS8523G SBS8535Y SBS8549H Scania K230UB	SG5836K MAN ND323F SBS3102X SBS3147S SBS3610X SBS3723DA SBS3763MA SBS3773J SBS3842T SBS3925M SBS3971D SG5033K SG5407R Volvo B9TL
Bukit Batok Depot (BBDEP)			1 Single Decker	16 Double Deckers
			SBS8040H Scania K230UB	SBS3020Z SBS3025K SBS3034J SBS3035G SBS3042KA SBS3043H SBS3711M SBS3715C SBS3739J SBS3740D SBS3819L SBS3848C SG5037A SG5331A SG5537Z SG5563Y Volvo B9TL

Notes

SBS6179E, SBS6787A, SBS6788Y & SBS6795B (Express 196e) will perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 196 during Weekdays PM Off-Peak. SBS6179E & SBS6787A (Express 196e) will perform a few crossover trips on Short-Trip 196A. 1 BBDEP Service 48 SD, 1 BBDEP Service 175 bus & 1 BBDEP SD will operate on Service 196 on Weekends & Public Holidays. This service operates on Special Weekdays schedule during service diversions along Esplanade Drive. Weekdays: Bedok North 10A-11P / 6S; Bukit Batok 9A-8P / 2E / 4S / 1T / 1 TBC (34 buses) Saturdays: Bedok North 7A-8P; Bukit Batok 11A-12P / 1E (21 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: Bedok North 7A-7P / 1T; Bukit Batok 10A-10P / 1T (19 buses) Special Weekdays: Bedok North 13A-12P / 1E / 3S; Bukit Batok 11A-7P / 4S / 2T (34 buses)

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)
towards Clementi	07 - 15 minutes	08 - 16 minutes	11 - 16 minutes	13 - 23 minutes
towards Bedok	11 - 14 minutes	05 - 19 minutes	08 - 16 minutes	11 - 24 minutes

Special Departures

• Lagoon View 93049
  Marine Parade Rd → Clementi Int 17009
  Clementi Ave 3
  • Weekdays: 06:27, 07:57 & 08:20
• Opp MAS Bldg 03218
  Shenton Way → Clementi Int 17009
  Clementi Ave 3
  • Weekdays: 05:30, 05:40, 05:50 & 06:00
  • Saturdays: 05:30, 05:44 & 05:58
  • Sundays/Public Holidays: 05:40 & 05:56
• Blk 19 11039
  Queensway → Bedok Int 84009
  Bedok Nth Dr
  • Weekdays: 06:05 & 07:20
• Hub Synergy Pt 03222
  Anson Rd → Bedok Int 84009
  Bedok Nth Dr
  • Weekdays: 18:22
• Fullerton Sq 03011
  Fullerton Rd → Bedok Int 84009
  Bedok Nth Dr
  • Weekdays: 08:38 (SBS3763M)

Service 196A

SG5882B on Short-Trip Service 196A

• Bedok Int 84009
  Bedok Nth Dr → Opp MAS Bldg 03218
  Shenton Way
  • Weekdays: 07:09 (SBS3763M)

Special Departures

• Lagoon View 93049
  Marine Parade Rd → Opp MAS Bldg 03218
  Shenton Way
  • Weekdays: 06:37, 06:40, 06:48, 06:55, 09:15, 09:25, 09:35, 09:45 & 10:43

Direction 1 (Bedok → Clementi)

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Bus Stops		Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
			First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Bedok Int (Berth B5) 84009 Bedok Nth Dr	196A	EW5Bedok Bedok Mall	05:30	23:15	05:30	23:15	05:45	23:15
Panasonic 84139 Bedok Sth Rd	196A
Fujitec S'pore Ltd 84129 Bedok Sth Rd	196A
Casafina 84151 Bedok Sth Ave 1	196A
Opp Eastern Lagoon II 93131 Bedok Sth Ave 1	196A
Lagoon View 93049 Marine Parade Rd	196A
Siglap Stn/Laguna Park 93039 Marine Parade Rd	196A	TE28Siglap Victoria Sch	05:39	23:25	05:38	23:25	05:38	23:24
Victoria Sch 93201 Marine Parade Rd	196A		05:40	23:26		23:26	05:39	23:25
Mandarin Gdns 93029 Marine Parade Rd	196A
Neptune Ct 93019 Marine Parade Rd	196A
Marine Terr Stn/Katong Convent 92089 Marine Parade Rd	196A	TE27Marine Terrace CHIJ Katong Convent	05:43	23:29	05:41	23:29	05:41	23:28
CHIJ Katong Convent (Sec) 92211 Marine Terr	196A		05:44	23:30		23:30	05:42	23:29
Blk 19 92221 Marine Terr	196A
Blk 34 92231 Marine Cres	196A
Tao Nan Sch 92069 Marine Parade Rd	196A	Tao Nan Sch
Marine Pde Stn Exit 6 92059 Marine Parade Rd	196A	TE26Marine Parade Parkway Pde	05:50	23:36	05:47	23:36	05:47	23:35
Marine Pde Stn/Parkway Pde 92049 Marine Parade Rd	196A		05:51	23:37	05:48	23:37	05:48	23:36
Amber Gdns 92241 Amber Rd	196A
One Amber 92099 Mountbatten Rd	196A
Aft Tg Katong Rd 91079 Mountbatten Rd	196A
Bef Walton Rd 91069 Mountbatten Rd	196A
Aft Margate Rd 91059 Mountbatten Rd	196A
Bef Fort Rd 91049 Mountbatten Rd	196A
Bef Kg Kayu Rd 91091 Mountbatten Rd	196A
Opp Mountbatten Stn 80271 Mountbatten Rd	196A	CC7Mountbatten	06:01	23:48	05:57	23:47	05:57	23:46
Opp S.A. Deaf 80141 Mountbatten Rd	196A
Natl Stadium 80219 Nicoll Highway	196A	Stadium
Nicoll Highway Stn 80169 Nicoll Highway	196A	CC5Nicoll Highway	06:06	23:53	06:02	23:52	06:02	23:51
Suntec City 80159 Nicoll Highway	196A	Suntec City
Opp War Memorial Pk 02119 Nicoll Highway	196A	CC3Esplanade	06:08	23:56	06:05	23:55	06:05	23:54
OUE Bayfront 03019 Collyer Quay	196A	EW14NS26Raffles Place	06:10	23:59	06:08	23:58	06:07	23:57
One Raffles Quay 03059 Raffles Quay	196A
UIC Bldg 03129 Shenton Way	196A	TE19Shenton Way	06:12	00:01	06:10	00:00	06:10	23:59
Opp MAS Bldg 03218 Shenton Way	196A	EW15Tanjong Pagar	05:30	00:03	05:30	00:02	05:40	00:01
Blk 16 05631 Cantonment Lk
Maritime Hse 05521 Cantonment Rd
Blk 3 10021 Neil Rd
Bef Kampong Bahru Ter 10041 Kg Bahru Rd
Blk 149 10051 Jln Bt Merah
Blk 140 10061 Jln Bt Merah
Blk 111 10071 Jln Bt Merah
Blk 104 10501 Jln Bt Merah
Opp Blk 120 10081 Jln Bt Merah
Bt Merah Town Ctr 10091 Jln Bt Merah
Opp Bt Merah Sec Sch 10101 Jln Bt Merah		Bt Merah Sec Sch
Opp Blk 28 10111 Jln Bt Merah
Opp Blk 2 10131 Jln Bt Merah
Aft Queenstown NPC HQ 11021 Queensway
Opp Queen's Cl 11031 Queensway
Aft C'wealth Dr 11041 Queensway
Opp Queenstown Polyclinic 11051 Queensway		Queenstown Polyclinic
C'wealth Stn Exit A/D 11161 C'wealth Ave		EW20Commonwealth	05:57	00:32	05:56	00:29	06:06	00:28
Opp Blk 7B 11171 C'wealth Ave
Opp Blk 43 11181 C'wealth Ave
Buona Vista Stn Exit D 11369 Nth Buona Vista Rd		EW21CC22Buona Vista The Star Vista	06:01	00:36	06:00	00:33	06:09	00:32
Essec Business Sch 18149 Nth Buona Vista Rd		Essec Business Sch
Opp Fairfield Meth Pr Sch 18119 Dover Rd		Fairfield Meth Pri Sch
ACS Independent 19089 Dover Rd
Dover Ct Intl Sch 19079 Dover Rd		Dover Ct Intl Sch
Opp Ayer Rajah Telecoms 19069 Dover Rd
University Town 19059 Dover Rd		NUS
Yale-NUS College 17099 Clementi Rd
Blk 610 17121 AYE
Clementi Flyover 17131 AYE
Clementi Stadium 17141 AYE		Clementi Stadium
Regent Pk 17059 Clementi Ave 6
Blk 317 17189 C'wealth Ave West
Clementi Int (Alighting) 17009 Clementi Ave 3		EW23Clementi The Clementi Mall	06:23	00:56	06:18	00:55	06:28	00:54

Direction 2 (Clementi → Bedok)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Clementi Int (Berth B3) 17009 Clementi Ave 3	EW23Clementi The Clementi Mall	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45	05:45	23:45
Opp Blk 317 17181 C'wealth Ave West
Opp Regent Pk 17051 Clementi Ave 6
Blk 431 20019 AYE
Blk 426 17149 AYE
Aft Clementi Ave 2 17139 AYE
NUS High Sch 17191 Clementi Rd	NUS
New Town Sec Sch 19051 Dover Rd	New Town Sec Sch
Ayer Rajah Telecoms 19061 Dover Rd
Opp ACS Independent 19071 Dover Rd
Opp ACS Boarding Sch 19081 Dover Rd
Fairfield Meth Pr Sch 18111 Dover Rd	Fairfield Pri Sch
Aft Anglo-Chinese JC 18141 Nth Buona Vista Rd	Anglo-Chinese JC
Buona Vista Stn Exit C 11361 Nth Buona Vista Rd	EW21CC22Buona Vista The Star Vista	06:05	00:01	06:03	00:02	06:02	00:00
Blk 43 11189 C'wealth Ave
Blk 8 11179 C'wealth Ave
C'wealth Stn Exit B/C 11169 C'wealth Ave	EW20Commonwealth	06:09	00:05	06:07	00:06	06:06	00:03
Queenstown Polyclinic 11059 Queensway	Queenstown Polyclinic
Opp Blessed Sacrament Ch 11049 Queensway	Blessed Sacrement Ch
Blk 19 11039 Queensway
Blk 166/Aft Mei Chin Rd 11029 Queensway
Bef Blk 2 11019 Jln Bt Merah
Blk 1 10139 Jln Bt Merah
Opp Pacific Tech Ctr 10119 Jln Bt Merah
Bt Merah Sec Sch 10109 Jln Bt Merah	Bt Merah Sec Sch
Opp Bt Merah Town Ctr 10099 Jln Bt Merah
Blk 119 10089 Jln Bt Merah
Blk 201 10079 Jln Bt Merah
Opp Blk 140 10069 Jln Bt Merah
Opp Blk 149 10059 Jln Bt Merah
Opp Kampong Bahru Ter 10049 Kg Bahru Rd
Aft Hosp Dr 10017 Eu Tong Sen St	EW16NE3TE17Outram Park	06:23	00:23	06:28	00:23	06:25	00:22
Blk 1G 05519 Cantonment Rd
Opp Southpoint 05629 Cantonment Rd
Hub Synergy Pt 03222 Anson Rd
Aft Capital Twr 03111 Robinson Rd
80 Robinson Rd 03071 Robinson Rd
Raffles Pl Stn Exit F 03031 Robinson Rd	EW14NS26Raffles Place	06:35	00:34	06:40	00:34	06:37	00:32
Fullerton Sq 03011 Fullerton Rd		06:37	00:36	06:42	00:36	06:39	00:34
Esplanade Bridge 02111 Esplanade Dr
Opp Suntec City 80151 Nicoll Highway	Suntec City
Opp Nicoll Highway Stn 80161 Nicoll Highway	CC5Nicoll Highway	06:42	00:41	06:47	00:40	06:44	00:38
Opp Natl Stadium 80211 Nicoll Highway	Natl Stadium
S.A. Deaf 80149 Mountbatten Rd
Mountbatten Stn Exit B 80279 Mountbatten Rd	CC7Mountbatten	06:49	00:47	06:53	00:45	06:50	00:43
Bef Wilkinson Rd 91099 Mountbatten Rd
KiddiWinkie S/H @ Mountbatten 91041 Mountbatten Rd
Opp Santa Fe Mansions 91051 Mountbatten Rd
Bet Hse No. 767/767A 91061 Mountbatten Rd
Bef Tg Katong Rd 91071 Mountbatten Rd
Opp Amber Gdns 92249 Amber Rd
Marine Pde Stn Exit 2 92041 Marine Parade Rd	TE26Marine Parade Parkway Pde	07:01	00:57	07:03	00:53	07:00	00:51
Marine Pde Stn Exit 4 92051 Marine Parade Rd		07:05	00:58	07:04	00:54	07:01	00:52
CHIJ Katong Convent (Pr) 92061 Marine Parade Rd	TE27Marine Terrace CHIJ Katong Convent	07:07	00:59	07:06	00:56	07:03	00:54
Blk 45 92239 Marine Cres
Marine Terr Stn Exit 4 92071 Marine Parade Rd	TE27Marine Terrace St. Patrick's Sch	07:11	01:02	07:09	00:59	07:06	00:57
St. Patrick's Sch 92081 Marine Parade Rd		07:13	01:03	07:10	01:00	07:07	00:58
Opp Neptune Ct 93011 Marine Parade Rd
Opp Mandarin Gdns 93021 Marine Parade Rd
Siglap Stn/Opp Victoria Sch 93031 Marine Parade Rd	TE28Siglap Victoria Sch	07:19	01:06	07:13	01:02	07:10	01:00
Hua Xin Ct 93041 Marine Parade Rd
Eastern Lagoon II 93139 Bedok Sth Ave 1
Opp Casafina/Temasek JC 84159 Bedok Sth Ave 1	Temasek JC
Aft Bedok Sth Ave 1 84121 Bedok Sth Rd
Opp Panasonic 84131 Bedok Sth Rd
Bedok Int (Alighting) 84009 Bedok Nth Dr	EW5Bedok Bedok Mall	07:28	01:12	07:21	01:07	07:18	01:07

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
United Bus Company	Jln Bt Merah ↔ Jln Samulun	1971	11 April	Introduced between Gagak Selari Barat Ter and Jln Samulun Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001.	Prince Edward ↔ Jln Samulun	1974	3 February	Extended to Prince Edward Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation.
		1976	9 May	Amended to ply Jurong Pier Rd in both directions.
		1977	17 May	Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave Extension and Nth Buona Vista Rd towards Jln Samulun Ter.
	Prince Edward ↔ Jurong	1978	1 June	Amended to Jurong Int.
		1979	11 February	Amended to ply the extended Shenton Way towards Jurong Int, skipping Parsi Rd and Anson Rd.
		1980	20 January	Amended to ply Spottiswoode Pk Rd with the partial conversion of Cantonment Rd to one-way traffic.
		1981	11 October	Serves new staggered bus stop outside Tunas Bldg along Anson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Intl Plaza.
	Marine Parade ↔ Jurong	1984	16 September	Integrated with Service 15 and extended to Marine Parade Ter.
		1986	1 June	Skips removed bus stop before Ayer Rajah Rd along Clementi Rd.
		1987	1 November	Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Marine Parade Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd.
		1988	6 June	First bus from Marine Parade Ter brought forward to 0545 hrs daily.
				Last bus from Jurong Int revised to 2345 hrs daily.
	Marine Parade ↔ Boon Lay	1990	1 July	Amended to Boon Lay Int.
		1991	3 November	Serves additional bus stop after Jln Bt Merah along Kg Bahru Rd.
	Marine Parade ↔ Buona Vista	1992	28 June	Shortened to Buona Vista Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 8.
	Marine Parade ↔ Clementi		15 November	Extended to Clementi Int.
		1994	29 May	Serves 2 new pairs of bus stops outside The Concourse, outside Golden Mile Twr and outside and opposite Suntec City along Nicoll Highway.
		2001	15 April	Amended to ply Esplanade Dr, skipping Connaught Dr/Empress Pl.
	Bedok ↔ Clementi		16 September	Extended to Bedok Int with the closure of Marine Parade Ter.
		2002	TBC	Serves additional bus stop before Hosp Dr along Eu Tong Sen St.
		2004	20 April	Amended to ply Mountbatten Rd, Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd, Victoria St, Jln Sultan and Beach Rd to facilitate reinstatement works for the collapsed Nicoll Highway.
			6 December	Amended to ply the reinstated Nicoll Highway, skipping Mountbatten Rd, Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd, Victoria St, Jln Sultan and Beach Rd.
		2005	2 July	Serves the bus stop outside Fullerton Sq along Fullerton Rd and an additional bus stop opposite AIA Twr along Robinson Rd with the abolition of the bus stop outside Clifford Ctr along Collyer Quay.
	196Bedok ↔ Clementi 196AMountbatten Rd → Shenton Way		17 October	196AIntroduced from Mountbatten Rd (Aft Tg Katong Rd) to Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2006	TBC	Serves merged bus stop opposite Buona Vista Stn along Nth Buona Vista Rd with the closure of the staggered bus stop.
				Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd.
			29 October	Amended to Clementi Temp Int.
			3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	196Bedok ↔ Clementi 196AMarine Parade Rd → Shenton Way	2007	TBC	196AExtended to start from Marine Parade Rd (Lagoon View)
	196Bedok ↔ Clementi 196ABedok → Shenton Way	2009	3 August	196AExtended to start from Bedok Int.
		2011	19 November	Amended to Bedok Temp Int.
			26 November	196Amended to Clementi Integrated Transport Hub.
		2014	10 August	Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 2 along Mountbatten Rd.
			30 November	Amended to Bedok Integrated Transport Hub.
		2017	26 November	196Skips removed bus stop before Hosp Dr along Kg Bahru Rd.
		2024	28 January	196Serves relocated bus stop after Clementi Swim Cplx along AYE.