Bus Service 169

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Service 169
SG6145P 169.jpg
Route Information
Route Woodlands InterchangeAng Mo Kio Interchange
Route Length 23.7 km (towards Ang Mo Kio)
23.2 km (towards Woodlands)
Travelling Time 80 mins (1 h 20 mins)
Operator Tower Transit
(Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package)

Tower Transit Bus Service 169 is an inter-town route serving the residential areas of Woodlands, Sembawang, Yishun and Ang Mo Kio and industrial estates of Senoko and Tagore. This service is also frequented by students of Republic Polytechnic to and from Woodlands Interchange, as well as foreign workers commuting to and from their dormitories. The route compliments SBS TransitBus Service 860 between Yishun and Tagore.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 169/169A/169B
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
169 169A 169B
Mandai Depot (MDDEP) 32 2 2 Single Deckers Double Deckers
SMB250E
SMB282M
SMB303L
SMB331E
SMB1331Z
SMB1568H
MAN NL323F
SMB3609K
SMB5035C
SMB5063X
SMB5075L
SMB5076J
SMB5082R
Alexander Dennis Enviro500
SMB5891Y
SMB5899B
MAN ND323F
Notes
  • SG6152T (City Direct 670) will perform crossover trips on Service 169 before & during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak.
  • This service practises jumpbus.
  • Weekdays: 17A-17P / 13S / 2T (32 buses)
  • Saturdays: 15A-14P / 1S / 2T (18 buses)
  • Sundays: 15A-16P / 2T (18 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 Ang Mo Kio 05 - 07 minutes 05 - 09 minutes 06 - 11 minutes 10 - 12 minutes
towards Woodlands 06 - 09 minutes 06 - 09 minutes 06 - 08 minutes 09 - 10 minutes

Special Departures

  • icon59079
    Yishun Stn
    Yishun Ave 2
    icon46009
    Woodlands Int
    W'lands Sq
    • Weekdays: 07:56
    • Saturdays: 19:20, 19:32 & 20:28
    • Sundays & Public Holidays: 20:01, 20:25, 20:49, 21:01 & 21:24

Service 169A

SMB5904U on Short-Trip Service 169A
  • icon46009
    Woodlands Int
    W'lands Sq
    icon59073
    Opp Yishun Stn
    Yishun Ave 2
    • Weekdays 06:56 (DD) & 07:03 (DD)

Service 169B

SMB3555G on Short-Trip Service 169B
  • icon46009
    Woodlands Int
    W'lands Sq
    icon46711
    Bef W'lands Ind Pk E3
    W'lands Ave 8
    • Weekdays 07:33 & 07:45

Direction 1 (Woodlands → Ang Mo Kio)

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon46009
Woodlands Int(Berth B2)
W'lands Sq
169A169BNS9TE2Woodlands
Causeway Point
Woodlands Civic Center
Woods Square
05:30 23:45 05:30 23:45 05:30 23:45
icon46711
Bef W'lands Ind Pk E3
W'lands Ave 8
169A 169B 05:45 23:56 05:43 23:56 05:42 23:56
icon58541
Opp Canberra Stn
Canberra Lk
169A NS12Canberra 06:04 00:10 06:02 00:10 06:01 00:12
icon59073
Opp Yishun Stn
Yishun Ave 2
169A NS13Yishun
Northpoint City
06:12 00:17 06:08 00:17 06:08 00:18
icon56099
Springleaf Stn Exit 2
Upp Thomson Rd
TE4Springleaf 06:27 00:30 06:20 00:30 06:21 00:31
icon56069
Bef Tagore Dr
Upp Thomson Rd
Thomson Nature Park 06:30 00:32 06:22 00:32 06:23 00:33
icon56261
Aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 2
Ang Mo Kio Ave 1
Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park 06:37 00:39 06:29 00:39 06:29 00:38
icon54061
Blk 244
Ang Mo Kio Ave 1
Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park 06:38 00:40 06:30 00:40 06:30 00:39
icon54241
Blk 700B
Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
AMK Hub 06:44 00:45 06:36 00:46 06:36 00:44
icon54009
Ang Mo Kio Int(Alighting)
Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
NS16Ang Mo Kio
AMK Hub
06:48 00:48 06:40 00:48 06:39 00:47

Direction 2 (Ang Mo Kio → Woodlands)

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon54009
Ang Mo Kio Int(Berth B4)
Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
NS16Ang Mo Kio
AMK Hub
05:30 23:45 05:30 23:45 05:30 23:45
icon54247
Blk 322
Ang Mo Kio Ave 3
AMK Hub 05:34 23:48 05:33 23:48 05:33 23:48
icon54069
Opp Blk 244
Ang Mo Kio Ave 1
Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park 05:40 23:53 05:39 23:53 05:38 23:53
icon56269
Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 2
Ang Mo Kio Ave 1
Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park 05:41 23:54 05:40 23:54 05:39 23:54
icon56061
Aft Tagore Dr
Upp Thomson Rd
Thomson Nature Park 05:48 00:01 05:46 00:01 05:47 00:01
icon56091
Springleaf Stn Exit 3
Upp Thomson Rd
TE4Springleaf 05:50 00:03 05:48 00:03 05:49 00:03
icon59079
Yishun Stn
Yishun Ave 2
NS13Yishun
Northpoint City
06:07 00:17 06:03 00:17 06:05 00:17
icon58549
Canberra Stn
Canberra Lk
NS12Canberra 06:14 00:23 06:09 00:23 06:11 00:23
icon46009
Woodlands Int(Alighting)
W'lands Sq
NS9TE2Woodlands
Causeway Point
Woodlands Civic Center
Woods Square
06:52 00:49 06:40 00:49 06:39 00:49

Historical Information

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Admiralty Rd ↺ Sembawang Rd 1976 23 August Introduced between Admiralty Rd Ter and Sembawang Rd (Loop).
Admiralty Rd ↔ Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 1977 31 January Extended to Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Ter.
Admiralty Rd ↔ Ang Mo Kio 1979 12 August Amended to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 Ter.
Woodlands Ctr ↔ Ang Mo Kio 1980 14 December Extended to Woodlands Town Ter.
1981 5 July Amended to Ang Mo Kio Ctrl 2 Ter.
29 November Amended to Woodlands Int and amended to ply Admiralty Rd, skipping Marsiling Dr.
1983 10 April Amended to Ang Mo Kio Int.
SMRT Buses
Known as Trans Island prior to 10 May 2004
5 June Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services.
Woodlands ↔ Ang Mo Kio 1996 4 February Amended to Woodlands Reg Int.
10 March Integrated with Service 857 and amended to ply Admiralty Rd West, Admiralty Rd East, Sembawang Rd, Yishun Ave 2 and Yishun Ave 3 under Woodlands MRT Rationalisation, skipping Canberra Rd.
1999 TBC First bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
2000 TBC Serves additional bus stop opposite Blk 324 along Ang Mo Kio Ave 3.
169Woodlands ↔ Ang Mo Kio
169AWoodlands → Yishun Ave 2
TBC
169AIntroduced from Woodlands Reg Int to Yishun Ave 2 (Northpoint Shop Ctr) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
2002 24 March Amended to Ang Mo Kio Temp Int.
2003 TBC Serves the bus stop outside Blk 923 along Yishun Ave 2, skipping the bus stop outside Northpoint Shop Ctr.
169ATerminating stop changed to Yishun Ave 2 (Blk 923).
2007 28 April Amended to Ang Mo Kio Integrated Transport Hub.
2015 11 October Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). WAB
2016 12 March Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
2018 27 May Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite The Visionaire along Canberra Lk.
169Woodlands ↔ Ang Mo Kio
169AWoodlands → Yishun Ave 2
169BWoodlands → Woodlands Ave 8
2019 25 February
169BIntroduced from Woodlands Temp Int to Woodlands Ave 8 (Bef Admiralty Rd West) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB
2 November Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Canberra Stn along Canberra Lk.
22 December Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd.
2021 13 June Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.[1]
Tower Transit
(Current)
19 September Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.[2]

References

External Links

icon Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package [ VTE ]
Services 167169171825 • 853 • 853M • 854854e • 855 • 856857858859859A859B861882883883M963963e965966969 • 980 • 981 Tower Transit
Tender Awarded
City Direct Services 656663670
Yishun Feeders 801
Defunct 167e • 963R • NR1 • NR2
Bus Fleet Mandai Depot (MDDEP)
Single Decker MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 3Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Batch 1Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH
Double Decker Alexander-Dennis Enviro500 (3-DoorBatch 1Batch 2) • MAN ND323F (Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 3Euro VI, Batch 1)
Articulated Buses MAN NG363F
Midibus BYD C6