Bus Service 161

!	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. From Sunday, 13 April 2025, bus service 135 will be amended to serve two new pairs of bus stops along Haig Road and one pair of bus stops along Dunman Road. Two pairs of bus stops along Tanjong Katong Road will be skipped. Please refer here for more information. From Wednesday, 16 April 2025, bus service 902 will be revised to operate from 0745 – 0915 hours to 0815 – 0950 hours. Please refer here for more information.

Service 161 File:SG6173H 161.jpg
Route Information
Route	Hougang Central Interchange ↔ Woodlands Interchange
Route Length	23.6 km (towards Woodlands) 23.5 km (towards Hougang Central)
Travelling Time	70 mins (1 h 10 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

Service 161

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)	27	Single Deckers	27 Double Deckers
		SG1208A Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	SG5903A SG5917K SG5933M SG5936E SG5937C SG5938A SG5940S SG5971C SG6077C SG6087Z SG6088X SG6089T SG6099P SG6102M SG6146L SG6173H SG6193A SG6203E SG6226P SG6227L SG6229G SG6241U SG6247D MAN ND323F SBS3664R SBS3665M SBS3666K SBS3717Y Volvo B9TL

Notes

1 extra SD. SG5566P (Service 107) will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 161 during Weekdays AM Peak, departing Hougang Central Interchange at 0610 hours. one (1) crossover trip on Service 161 during Weekdays AM Peak, departing Woodlands Interchange at 0725 hours. SG6229G will perform sharebus trips on Service 132 on Weekdays. Volvo B9TL buses are only deployed on Weekdays and Saturdays. Several buses will operate on Service 132 on Weekends & Public Holidays. SBS6825Z & SBS6826X (Service 159) will operate on Service 161 on Sundays & Public Holidays. All buses except SG5971C practise overnight parking at Sengkang West Depot.

Service 161 duty allocation
Weekdays (15A-15P / 10S / 2E)	A/P	N/A
	S	N/A
	E	N/A
Saturdays (14A-14P / 1T)	A/P	N/A
	T	N/A
Sundays & Public Holidays (15A-15P)	A/P	N/A

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 Woodlands	06 - 09 minutes	07 - 13 minutes	08 - 10 minutes	10 - 14 minutes
towards Hougang Central	06 - 09 minutes	07 - 13 minutes	05 - 09 minutes	08 - 13 minutes

Special Departures

• 67459

  Aft Buangkok Dr
  Sengkang East Rd
  →
  46009

  Woodlands Int
  W'lands Sq
  NS9TE2Woodlands
  Causeway Point
  Woodlands Civic Center
  Woods Square
  • Weekdays: 05:55 (SG6173H), 06:05 (SG6146L), 06:15 (SG6227L), 06:50 (SG6089T) & 08:14 (SG6226P)
• 67401

  Opp Sengkang Stn/Blk 260A
  Sengkang East Way
  NE16STCSengkang →
  46009

  Woodlands Int
  W'lands Sq
  NS9TE2Woodlands
  Causeway Point
  Woodlands Civic Center
  Woods Square
  • Weekdays: 07:05 & 08:18
• 65069

  Blk 190C
  Punggol Rd
  →
  64009

  Hougang Ctrl Int
  Hougang Ctrl
  NE14Hougang
  • Weekdays: 17:30 (SG6247D) & 18:15 (SG6146L)

Direction 1 (Hougang Central → 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
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int(Berth B3) Hougang Ctrl	NE14Hougang	NE14Hougang	05:45	23:30	05:45	23:30	06:00	23:30
64397 Blk 513 Hougang Ave 10
64389 Blk 522 Hougang Ave 10
64379 Punggol CC Hougang Ave 6
64369 Blk 532 Hougang Ave 8
64359 Montfort Sch Hougang Ave 8
64349 Blk 502 Hougang Ave 8
64411 Blk 670 Hougang Ave 4
64601 Blk 919 Hougang Ave 4
64611 Blk 913 Hougang Ave 4
64469 Opp Blk 579 Buangkok Green	Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Buangkok Campus
64629 Opp Blk 565 Buangkok Green
67459 Aft Buangkok Dr Sengkang East Rd			05:55	23:50	06:03	23:49	06:19	23:49
67469 Bef Sengkang East Ave Sengkang East Rd
67279 Blk 301D Sengkang East Rd
67449 Blk 323B Sengkang East Rd
67401 Opp Sengkang Stn/Blk 260A Sengkang East Way	NE16STCSengkang	NE16STCSengkang	06:01	23:56	06:10	23:55	06:25	23:56
67101 Blk 250A Sengkang East Way
65061 Blk 298A Punggol Rd
46229 Casablanca W'lands Ave 2
46339 Bef W'lands Stn Exit 7 W'lands Ave 2	TE2NS9Woodlands	NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Civic Centre Woods Square	06:29	00:21	06:37	00:22	06:52	00:23
46639 W'lands Stn Exit 4 W'lands Ave 2	TE2NS9Woodlands		06:33	00:25	06:41	00:26	06:56	00:27
46009 Woodlands Int(Alighting) W'lands Sq	NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Center Woods Square		06:37	00:29	06:45	00:30	07:00	00:31

Direction 2 (Woodlands → Hougang Central)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
46009 Woodlands Int(Berth B10) W'lands Sq	NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Center Woods Square	NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Civic Centre Woods Square	05:45	23:30	06:00	23:30	06:00	23:30
46631 W'lands Stn Exit 5 W'lands Ave 2	TE2NS9Woodlands		05:50	23:35	06:04	23:34	06:04	23:34
46331 Blk 511 W'lands Ave 2
46221 Opp Casablanca W'lands Ave 2
65069 Blk 190C Punggol Rd
65059 St. Anne's Ch Punggol Rd
67109 Blk 235 Sengkang East Way
67409 Sengkang Stn Sengkang East Way	NE16STCSengkang Compass One	NE16STCSengkang	06:24	00:06	06:33	00:03	06:32	00:03
67441 Sengkang Community Hub Sengkang East Rd	NE16STCSengkang Compass One
67271 Blk 201 CP Sengkang East Rd
67461 Aft Sengkang East Ave Sengkang East Rd
67451 Bef Buangkok Dr Sengkang East Rd
64621 Blk 565 Buangkok Green
64461 Blk 579 Buangkok Green	Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Buangkok Campus
64619 Opp Blk 913 Hougang Ave 4
64609 Blk 687 Hougang Ave 4
64419 Blk 681 Hougang Ave 4
64341 Bef Blk 683 Hougang Ave 8
64351 Opp Montfort Sch Hougang Ave 8
64361 Blk 535 Hougang Ave 8
64371 Opp Punggol CC Hougang Ave 6
64381 Hougang Stn Exit C Hougang Ave 10	NE14Hougang	NE14Hougang	06:48	00:24	06:54	00:22	06:53	00:22
64391 Blk 831 Hougang Ave 10
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int(Alighting) Hougang Ctrl	NE14Hougang	NE14Hougang	06:52	00:27	06:58	00:25	06:56	00:25

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Hougang Ctrl ↔ Woodlands	2002	2 June	Introduced between Hougang Ctrl Int and Woodlands Reg Int.
		2007	TBC	First bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays.
			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.
		2022	28 August	Temporarily amended to ply Hougang Ave 4 and Hougang Ave 10 with the partial closure of Hougang Ctrl to facilitate the construction of CR8NE14Hougang station on the Cross Island Line.