Bus Service 969

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	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 From Monday, 13 January 2025, bus service 912M will be withdrawn with the introduction of new bus service 967 under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).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 969
Route Information
Route	Woodlands Interchange ↔ Tampines Interchange
Route Length	27.4 km (towards Tampines) 27 km (towards Woodlands)
Travelling Time	70 mins (1 h 10 mins)
Operator	(Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package)

Bus Service 969 is an inter-town route serving between the housing estates around Woodlands, Yishun and Tampines. The route is frequented as a fast connection between Yishun and Tampines owing to its express sector along the Seletar Expressway (SLE) and Tampines Expressway (TPE).

As the fastest public transport link between Tampines and Yishun, this service experiences good demand all day round with significantly higher demand during peak hours. Many buses are added during peak periods to cope with the demand increase to cope with peak hour loads. The journey between Yishun and Tampines takes around 40 minutes.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 969/969A

Depot	Fleet Size		Fleet
	969	969A
Mandai Depot (MDDEP)	29	1	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
			SMB305G SMB1361L SMB1363G MAN NL323F	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) SG5941P SG5965X SG6070X SG6071T SG6081P SG6105E SG6132B SG6133Z SG6134X SG6136R SG6138K SG6145P MAN ND323F

Notes
This service practises jumpbus. Weekdays: 17A-17P / 12S (29 buses) Saturdays: 16A-17P / 2T (19 buses) Sundays: 13A-13P / 2T (15 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 Tampines	04 - 08 minutes	04 - 09 minutes	05 - 12 minutes	08 - 12 minutes
towards Woodlands	07 - 10 minutes	05 - 10 minutes	05 - 06 minutes	05 - 09 minutes

Special Departures

• Blk 114 57129
  Sembawang Rd → Tampines Int 75009
  Tampines Ctrl 1
  • Weekdays: 05:40, 05:45, 05:53, 06:03 & 06:09

Short Trip 969A

• Tampines Int 75009
  Tampines Ctrl 1 → Yishun Stn 59079
  Yishun Ave 2
  • Weekdays: 08:11

Direction 1 (Woodlands → Tampines)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Woodlands Int (Berth B2) 46009 W'lands Sq	NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Centre Woods Square	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45	05:45	23:45
Blk 825 46281 W'lands Ave 7		05:33	23:48	05:33	23:48	05:48	23:47
Blk 853 46391 W'lands Ave 7		05:34	23:49	05:35	23:49	05:49	23:48
Blk 706 46761 W'lands Ave 7		05:36	23:51	05:37	23:51	05:51	23:50
Opp Admiralty Stn 46771 W'lands Ave 7	NS10Admiralty Kampong Admiralty	05:38	23:53	05:39	23:53	05:53	23:52
Blk 793 47601 W'lands Ave 7		05:40	23:55	05:41	23:55	05:55	23:54
Northoaks Condo 47611 W'lands Ave 7		05:42	23:56	05:42	23:56	05:56	23:55
3M Bldg 58301 Gambas Ave		05:44	23:58	05:44	23:58	05:58	23:57
Bef Gambas Cres 58581 Gambas Ave		05:45	23:59	05:45	23:59	05:59	23:58
Bef Sembawang Ave 58571 Gambas Ave		05:46	00:00	05:46	00:00	06:00	23:59
Blk 114 57129 Sembawang Rd		05:40	00:03	05:49	00:03	06:03	00:02
Blk 101 57119 Sembawang Rd		05:42	00:04	05:51	00:04	06:05	00:03
Opp Blk 701A 59119 Yishun Ave 5		05:43	00:05	05:53	00:05	06:07	00:04
Blk 145 59149 Yishun Ave 5		05:45	00:08	05:55	00:07	06:09	00:06
Opp Yishun Stn 59073 Yishun Ave 2	NS13Yishun Northpoint City	05:49	00:11	05:58	00:10	06:12	00:09
Opp Blk 757 59069 Yishun Ave 2		05:50	00:13	05:59	00:11	06:13	00:10
Blk 608 59059 Yishun Ave 2		05:52	00:15	06:01	00:13	06:15	00:12
Opp Khatib Stn 59049 Yishun Ave 2	NS14Khatib	05:54	00:17	06:03	00:15	06:17	00:14
Yishun Sports Hall 59039 Yishun Ave 2		05:55	00:18	06:04	00:16	06:18	00:15
Aft Yishun Ave 1 59029 Lentor Ave		05:57	00:19	06:05	00:17	06:19	00:16
Aft Sg Seletar Bridge 59019 Lentor Ave		05:58	00:20	06:06	00:18	06:20	00:17
LP 94 55289 Lentor Ave		05:58	00:20	06:06	00:18	06:20	00:17
Aft Punggol Rd 65199 TPE		06:10	00:31	06:17	00:29	06:31	00:27
Opp Blk 638A 75589 Tampines Ave 12		06:18	00:39	06:26	00:37	06:40	00:36
Opp Blk 631B 75599 Tampines Ave 12		06:19	00:40	06:27	00:38	06:41	00:37
Citylife @ Tampines 76541 Tampines Ave 9		06:20	00:41	06:28	00:39	06:42	00:38
The Tampines Trilliant 76511 Tampines Concourse		06:21	00:42	06:29	00:40	06:43	00:39
Opp Blk 519A 76521 Tampines Concourse		06:22	00:43	06:30	00:41	06:44	00:40
Tampines Int (Alighting) 75009 Tampines Ctrl 1	EW2DT32Tampines Tampines Mall Tampines 1 Century Square	06:26	00:46	06:34	00:45	06:48	00:44

Direction 2 (Tampines → Woodlands)

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Bus Stops		Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
			First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Tampines Int (Berth B4) 75009 Tampines Ctrl 1	969A	EW2DT32Tampines Tampines Mall Tampines 1 Century Square	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45	05:45	23:45
Blk 519A 76529 Tampines Concourse	969A		05:33	23:48	05:33	23:48	05:48	23:48
Bet Blks 524B/523D 76519 Tampines Concourse	969A		05:34	23:49	05:34	23:49	05:49	23:49
Opp Citylife @ Tampines 76549 Tampines Ave 9	969A		05:35	23:51	05:36	23:51	05:51	23:51
Bef Blk 631B 75591 Tampines Ave 12	969A		05:36	23:52	05:37	23:52	05:52	23:52
Blk 637 CP 75581 Tampines Ave 12	969A		05:37	23:53	05:38	23:53	05:53	23:53
Bef Punggol Rd 65191 TPE	969A		05:45	00:01	05:45	00:00	06:00	00:01
Aft SLE 55281 Lentor Ave	969A		05:58	00:13	05:55	00:10	06:10	00:11
Bef Sg Seletar Bridge 59011 Lentor Ave	969A		05:58	00:13	05:55	00:10	06:10	00:11
Bef Yishun Ave 1 59021 Lentor Ave	969A		05:59	00:14	05:56	00:11	06:11	00:12
Opp Yishun Sports Hall 59031 Yishun Ave 2	969A		06:00	00:15	05:57	00:12	06:12	00:14
Bef Khatib Stn 59041 Yishun Ave 2	969A	NS14Khatib	06:02	00:17	05:59	00:14	06:14	00:16
Blk 790 59051 Yishun Ave 2	969A		06:04	00:19	06:01	00:16	06:16	00:18
Blk 763 59061 Yishun Ave 2	969A		06:06	00:20	06:02	00:17	06:17	00:19
Yishun Stn 59079 Yishun Ave 2	969A	NS13Yishun Northpoint City	06:08	00:22	06:04	00:19	06:19	00:21
Blk 741 59141 Yishun Ave 5			06:10	00:24	06:06	00:21	06:21	00:23
Blk 701 59111 Yishun Ave 5			06:12	00:26	06:08	00:23	06:24	00:25
Opp Blk 101 57111 Sembawang Rd			06:14	00:28	06:10	00:24	06:26	00:27
Opp Blk 115B 57121 Sembawang Rd			06:15	00:29	06:11	00:25	06:27	00:28
Aft Sembawang Ave 58579 Gambas Ave			06:18	00:32	06:14	00:28	06:30	00:31
Opp Gambas Cres 58589 Gambas Ave			06:19	00:33	06:15	00:29	06:31	00:32
Opp 3M Bldg 58309 Gambas Ave			06:20	00:34	06:16	00:30	06:32	00:33
Blk 688 CP 47619 W'lands Ave 7			06:21	00:35	06:17	00:31	06:33	00:34
Opp Blk 793 47609 W'lands Ave 7			06:23	00:36	06:18	00:32	06:34	00:35
Admiralty Stn 46779 W'lands Ave 7		NS10Admiralty Kampong Admiralty	06:25	00:38	06:20	00:34	06:36	00:37
Blk 666 46769 W'lands Ave 7			06:27	00:40	06:22	00:35	06:38	00:38
Aft 888 Plaza 46399 W'lands Ave 7			06:29	00:42	06:24	00:37	06:40	00:40
Blk 891C CP 46289 W'lands Ave 7			06:30	00:43	06:25	00:38	06:41	00:41
Woodlands Int (Alighting) 46009 W'lands Sq		NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Centre Woods Square	06:33	00:45	06:28	00:41	06:44	00:44

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as Template:Trans Island Bus Services prior to 10 May 2004	Woodlands ↔ Tampines (2001 - 2016)	2001	15 April	Introduced between Woodlands Reg Int and Tampines Int.
		2002	TBC	Serves the bus stop outside Blk 923 along Yishun Ave 2, skipping the bus stop outside Northpoint Shop Ctr.
		2013	7 July	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2014	5 October	Serves additional pair of bus stops before and after Punggol Rd along TPE.
	Woodlands Temp Int ↔ Tampines (2016 - 2021)	2016	12 March	Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
			18 December	Amended to ply Tampines Ave 9 and Tampines Concourse.
		2020	22 March	Serves a new pair of bus stops near Sembawang Ave along Gambas Ave.
	Woodlands ↔ Tampines (since 2021)	2021	13 June	Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
(Current)			19 September	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
			3 October	Serves a new pair of bus stops before and opposite Gambas Cres along Gambas Ave.
			22 December	Amended to ply the realigned Tampines Ave 12, skipping a portion of Tampines Ave 9.
		2022	9 October	Serves new pair of bus stops before and opposite Blk 631B and outside Blk 637 CP along Tampines Ave 12.
			30 October	Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 638A along Tampines Ave 12.

Short Trip 969A

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Tampines → Yishun Ave 2 (since 2013)	2013	29 July	Introduced from Tampines Int to Yishun Ave 2 (Yishun Stn) during peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
		2014	5 October	Serves additional bus stop before Punggol Rd along TPE.
		2016	18 December	Amended to ply Tampines Ave 9 and Tampines Concourse.
(Current)		2021	19 September	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
			22 December	Amended to ply the realigned Tampines Ave 12, skipping a portion of Tampines Ave 9.
		2022	9 October	Serves new bus stops before Blk 631B and outside Blk 637 CP along Tampines Ave 12.