Bus Service 969

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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 Tower Transit
(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 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

  • icon57129
    Blk 114
    Sembawang Rd
    icon75009
    Tampines Int
    Tampines Ctrl 1
    EW2DT32Tampines
    Century Square
    Tampines 1
    Tampines Mall
    • Weekdays: 05:40, 05:45, 05:53, 06:03 & 06:09

Short Trip 969A

  • icon75009
    Tampines Int
    Tampines Ctrl 1
    EW2DT32Tampines
    Century Square
    Tampines 1
    Tampines Mall →
    icon59079
    Yishun Stn
    Yishun Ave 2
    NS13Yishun
    Northpoint City
    • 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
icon46009
Woodlands Int(Berth B2)
W'lands Sq
NS9TE2Woodlands
Causeway Point
Woodlands Civic Center
Woods Square
NS9TE2Woodlands
Causeway Point
Woodlands Civic Centre
Woods Square
05:30 23:45 05:30 23:45 05:45 23:45
icon46771
Opp Admiralty Stn
W'lands Ave 7
NS10Admiralty
Admiralty Place
Kampung Admiralty
NS10Admiralty
Kampong Admiralty
05:38 23:53 05:39 23:53 05:53 23:52
icon57129
Blk 114
Sembawang Rd
05:40 00:03 05:49 00:03 06:03 00:02
icon59073
Opp Yishun Stn
Yishun Ave 2
NS13Yishun
Northpoint City
NS13Yishun
Northpoint City
05:49 00:11 05:58 00:10 06:12 00:09
icon59049
Opp Khatib Stn
Yishun Ave 2
NS14Khatib NS14Khatib 05:54 00:17 06:03 00:15 06:17 00:14
icon65199
Aft Punggol Rd(1A)
TPE
06:10 00:31 06:17 00:29 06:31 00:27
icon75009
Tampines Int(Alighting)
Tampines Ctrl 1
EW2DT32Tampines
Century Square
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall
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
icon75009
Tampines Int(Berth B4)
Tampines Ctrl 1
EW2DT32Tampines
Century Square
Tampines 1
Tampines Mall
969A EW2DT32Tampines
Tampines Mall
Tampines 1
Century Square
05:30 23:45 05:30 23:45 05:45 23:45
icon65191
Bef Punggol Rd(1A)
TPE
969A 05:45 00:01 05:45 00:00 06:00 00:01
icon59041
Bef Khatib Stn
Yishun Ave 2
NS14Khatib 969A NS14Khatib 06:02 00:17 05:59 00:14 06:14 00:16
icon59079
Yishun Stn
Yishun Ave 2
NS13Yishun
Northpoint City
969A NS13Yishun
Northpoint City
06:08 00:22 06:04 00:19 06:19 00:21
icon46779
Admiralty Stn
W'lands Ave 7
NS10Admiralty
Admiralty Place
Kampung Admiralty
NS10Admiralty
Kampong Admiralty
06:25 00:38 06:20 00:34 06:36 00:37
icon46009
Woodlands Int(Alighting)
W'lands Sq
NS9TE2Woodlands
Causeway Point
Woodlands Civic Center
Woods Square
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
SMRT Buses
Known as Trans Island prior to 10 May 2004
Woodlands ↔ Tampines 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). WAB
969Woodlands ↔ Tampines
969ATampines → Yishun Ave 2
29 July
969AIntroduced from Tampines Int to Yishun Ave 2 (Yishun Stn) during peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB
2014 5 October Serves additional pair of bus stops before and after Punggol Rd along TPE.
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.
2021 13 June Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
Tower Transit
(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.
icon Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package [ VTE ]
Services 167169171825853853M854854e855856857858859859A859B861861M882883883M963963e965966969980981 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