Bus Service 161

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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. From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 39 , 175 & 804 will call at new bus stops. Please refer here for more information. On Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 10 , 14 16 , 70M & 196 will be affected by road closure on Nicoll Highway from the First Bus to 10.00am. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 674 will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 666 will be extended to Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard. An additional trip will operate during morning peak period and its frequency will be improved from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services 110 , 114 & 156 will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service 374 will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange. Please refer to the following for more information. From Sunday, 8 December 2024, Bus Services 84G & 84W will each call at an additional bus stop outside and opposite Blk 437B respectively. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 9 December 2024, Supplementary Bus Service 298X will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the Tampines town centre and transport hub for residents in the Tampines North and west areas. Please refer here for more information.

Service 161
Route Information
Route	Hougang Central Interchange → Woodlands Interchange
	Woodlands Interchange → Hougang Central Interchange
Route Length	Departing from Hougang Central Interchange: 23.6 km
	Departing from Woodlands Interchange: 23.5 km
Travelling Time	70 mins
Operator	(Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package)

Bus Service 161 is a residential inter-town route connecting Hougang and Sengkang with Woodlands. It incorporates a long express sector (~16km) between Punggol Road and Woodlands Avenue 2 along Tampines Expressway and Seletar Expressway, one of the longest unbroken express sectors for any trunk route in Singapore.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)	27 (2 extra single-decker buses)	2 Single-decker buses	27 Double-decker buses
		SG1208A SG1239K 2 Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (2 Batch 3)	SG5933M SG5936E SG5937C SG5938A SG5939Y SG5940S SG5956Y SG5971C SG6077C SG6087Z SG6088X SG6089T SG6099P SG6102M SG6104H SG6146L SG6173H SG6193A SG6203E SG6226P SG6227L SG6241U SG6247D 23 MAN ND323F (16 Euro VI Batch 1 / 7 Euro VI Batch 2) SBS3664R SBS3665M SBS3666K SBS3717Y 4 Volvo B9TL (4 WEG2 Batch 3)

Special Departures

• Aft Buangkok Dr 67459
  Sengkang East Rd → Woodlands Int 46009
  W'lands Sq
  • Weekdays: 05:55, 06:50 & 08:14
• Opp Sengkang Stn/Blk 260A 67401
  Sengkang East Way → Woodlands Int 46009
  W'lands Sq
  • Weekdays: 07:05 & 08:18

Route Information

Frequency

Period	AM Peak (First Bus - 05:45)	AM Off Peak (08:31 - 16:59)	PM Peak (17:00 - 19:00)	PM Off Peak (19:01 - Last Bus)
Hougang Central Interchange → Woodlands Interchange	Weekdays: 6 – 9 mins Saturdays: 10 – 13 mins Sundays / Public Holidays: 9 – 14 mins	Weekdays: 7 – 13 mins Saturdays: 11 – 15 mins Sundays / Public Holidays: 11 – 15 mins	Weekdays: 8 – 10 mins Saturdays: 13 – 15 mins Sundays / Public Holidays: 13 – 15 mins	Weekdays: 9 – 14 mins Saturdays: 11 – 13 mins Sundays / Public Holidays: 12 – 13 mins
Woodlands Interchange → Hougang Central Interchange	Weekdays: 6 – 11 mins Saturdays: 11 – 13 mins Sundays / Public Holidays: 10 – 15 mins	Weekdays: 7 – 13 mins Saturdays: 11 – 14 mins Sundays / Public Holidays: 10 – 14 mins	Weekdays: 5 – 9 mins Saturdays: 13 – 14 mins Sundays / Public Holidays: 14 – 15 mins	Weekdays: 8 – 13 mins Saturdays: 11 – 13 mins Sundays / Public Holidays: 12 – 14 mins

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Hougang Central Interchange → Woodlands Interchange Woodlands Interchange → Hougang Central Interchange	2002	2 June	Introduced between Hougang Central Interchange and Woodlands Interchange.
		2007	Unknown	First bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays.
		2007	24 June	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Innova JC along Woodlands Ave 2.
		2014	23 March	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2016	12 March	Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
		2021	13 June	Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
		2021	12 December	Temporarily amended to Woodlands Temp Int due to road closure of east entrance to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
		2021	26 December	Amended back to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
		2022	28 August	Amended to ply Hougang Ave 4 with the partial closure of Hougang Ctrl to facilitate the construction of Hougang MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line, serving an additional pair of bus stops outside Blk 513 & Blk 831 along Hougang Ave 10
		2022	11 December	Temporarily amended to Woodlands Temp Int due to road closure of east exit from Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
		2022	25 December	Amended back to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.