Bus Service 196e

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Service 196e
Route Information
Route	AM: Marine Parade Road → Shenton Way PM: Anson Road → Marine Parade Road
Route Length	13 km (towards Shenton Way) 13.5 km (towards Marine Parade Rd)
Travelling Time	51 mins
Operator	(Bedok Bus Package)

Express Bus Service 196e provides faster connections from the East to the City areas of Nicoll Highway and Shenton Way, with less stops than its parent route and operating during the peak hours.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 196e

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	4	4 Single Deckers
		SBS6179E SBS6787A SBS6788Y SBS6795B Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro

Notes

SBS6179E & SBS6787A (Express 196e) will perform two (2) supplementary trips as Service 196 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak. perform down-route trips as Short Trip 196A from Marine Parade Road (Bus Stop 93049 - Lagoon View) during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak. perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 196 during Weekdays PM Off-Peak. SBS6788Y & SBS6795B (Express 196e) will perform two (2) supplementary trips as Service 196 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak. perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 196 during Weekdays PM Off-Peak. Weekdays: 4S (4 buses)

Route Information

Departure Timings

Period	Weekdays Peak Hours
towards Shenton Way	07:56	08:04	08:12	08:20
towards Marine Parade Rd	18:18	18:26	18:34	18:42

Direction 1 (Marine Parade Rd → Shenton Way)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
Lagoon View 93049 Marine Parade Rd		07:56	08:20
Siglap Stn/Laguna Park 93039 Marine Parade Rd	TE28Siglap Victoria Sch	07:57	08:21
Victoria Sch 93201 Marine Parade Rd		07:58	08:22
Mandarin Gdns 93029 Marine Parade Rd
Neptune Ct 93019 Marine Parade Rd
Marine Terr Stn/Katong Convent 92089 Marine Parade Rd	TE27Marine Terrace CHIJ Katong Convent	08:02	08:26
CHIJ Katong Convent (Sec) 92211 Marine Terr		08:03	08:27
Blk 19 92221 Marine Terr
Blk 34 92231 Marine Cres
Tao Nan Sch 92069 Marine Parade Rd	Tao Nan Sch
Marine Pde Stn Exit 6 92059 Marine Parade Rd	TE26Marine Parade Parkway Pde	08:11	08:35
Marine Pde Stn/Parkway Pde 92049 Marine Parade Rd		08:12	08:36
Amber Gdns 92241 Amber Rd
Opp War Memorial Pk 02119 Nicoll Highway	CC3Esplanade	08:39	09:03
OUE Bayfront 03019 Collyer Quay	EW14NS26Raffles Place	08:43	09:07
One Raffles Quay 03059 Raffles Quay
UIC Bldg 03129 Shenton Way	TE19Shenton Way	08:45	09:09
Opp MAS Bldg 03218 Shenton Way	EW15Tanjong Pagar	08:46	09:10

Direction 2 (Anson Rd → Marine Parade Rd)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
Hub Synergy Pt 03222 Anson Rd		18:18	18:42
Aft Capital Twr 03111 Robinson Rd
80 Robinson Rd 03071 Robinson Rd
Raffles Pl Stn Exit F 03031 Robinson Rd	EW14NS26Raffles Place	18:27	18:51
Fullerton Sq 03011 Fullerton Rd		18:31	18:55
Opp Suntec City 80151 Nicoll Highway	Suntec City
Opp Amber Gdns 92249 Amber Rd
Marine Pde Stn Exit 2(Rear Berth) 92041 Marine Parade Rd	TE26Marine Parade Parkway Pde	18:55	19:19
Marine Pde Stn Exit 4 92051 Marine Parade Rd		18:57	19:21
CHIJ Katong Convent (Pr) 92061 Marine Parade Rd	TE27Marine Terrace CHIJ Katong Convent	18:58	19:22
Blk 45 92239 Marine Cres
Marine Terr Stn Exit 4 92071 Marine Parade Rd	TE27Marine Terrace St. Patrick's Sch	19:02	19:26
St. Patrick's Sch 92081 Marine Parade Rd		19:03	19:27
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	19:07	19:31
Hua Xin Ct 93041 Marine Parade Rd		19:08	19:32

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	AMMarine Parade Rd → Shenton Way AMAnson Rd → Marine Parade Rd (PM)	2005	12 December	Introduced between Marine Parade Rd (Lagoon View) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Anson Rd (Apex Twr) and Marine Parade Rd (Hua Xin Ct) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays.
		2007	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd.
		2016	25 January	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2018	12 August	Converted to Express service.
	N/A	2020	8 April	Suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures.
	AMMarine Parade Rd → Shenton Way PMAnson Rd → Marine Parade Rd		2 June	Resumed normal operations.