Bus Service 161

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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 SBS Transit
(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 SG5444H
Volvo B9TL

Notes
  • 1 extra SD and 1 extra DD.
  • 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 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

  • icon67459
    Aft Buangkok Dr
    Sengkang East Rd
    →
    icon46009
    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)
  • icon67401
    Opp Sengkang Stn/Blk 260A
    Sengkang East Way
    NE16STCSengkang →
    icon46009
    Woodlands Int
    W'lands Sq
    NS9TE2Woodlands
    Causeway Point
    Woodlands Civic Center
    Woods Square
    • Weekdays: 07:05 & 08:18
  • icon65069
    Blk 190C
    Punggol Rd
    →
    icon64009
    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
icon64009
Hougang Ctrl Int(Berth B3)
Hougang Ctrl
NE14Hougang NE14Hougang 05:45 23:30 05:45 23:30 06:00 23:30
icon67459
Aft Buangkok Dr
Sengkang East Rd
 05:55 23:50 06:03 23:49 06:19 23:49
icon67401
Opp Sengkang Stn/Blk 260A
Sengkang East Way
NE16STCSengkang NE16STCSengkang 06:01 23:56 06:10 23:55 06:25 23:56
icon46339
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
icon46639
W'lands Stn Exit 4
W'lands Ave 2
TE2NS9Woodlands 06:33 00:25 06:41 00:26 06:56 00:27
icon46009
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
icon46009
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
icon46631
W'lands Stn Exit 5
W'lands Ave 2
TE2NS9Woodlands 05:50 23:35 06:04 23:34 06:04 23:34
icon67409
Sengkang Stn
Sengkang East Way
NE16STCSengkang
Compass One 		NE16STCSengkang 06:24 00:06 06:33 00:03 06:32 00:03
icon64381
Hougang Stn Exit C
Hougang Ave 10
NE14Hougang NE14Hougang 06:48 00:24 06:54 00:22 06:53 00:22
icon64009
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
SBS Transit
(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). 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.
icon Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package [ V • T • E]
Services 27 • 51 • 80 • 86 • 87 • 89 • 89e • 102 • 107 • 107M • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 117M • 132 • 151 • 153 • 159 • 161 • 163 • 165 SBS Transit
Operated under Negotiated Contract
City Direct Services 654 • 660 • 660M • 671 • 672 • 675 • 676 • 677
Hougang Feeders 324 • 325 • 329
Sengkang Feeders 371 • 372 • 374
Defunct 151e • 163M • 6N
Bus Fleet Sengkang West Depot (SWDEP)
Single Decker BYD BC12A04 • MAN NL323F (Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Scania K230UB (Euro IV, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2) • Zhongtong LCK6126EVG
Double Decker Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) • MAN ND323F (Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1 • WEG2, Batch 2 • WEG2, Batch 3 • WEG2, Batch 4)
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