Bus Service 162

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

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Direction 1	Looping at	Depot	Number of buses	Operator	Bus Package
Yio Chu Kang Interchange	Sin Ming Drive	Seletar Depot (SEDEP)	11		Seletar

Fleet
SG3055K SG3056H SG3057E SG3058C SG3059A SG3060U SG3061S SG3062P 8 BYD K9 (8 Gemilang) SG1085L SG1107H 2 Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (2 Batch 3)

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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.

Historical Information

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