Bus Service 162

	Service 162;
Route Information
Route	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↺ Sin Ming Drive (Loop)
Route Length	21.6 km
Travelling Time	95 – 100 mins; (1 h 35 mins – 1 h 40 mins)
Operator	; (Seletar Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 162 is an inter-town route linking the residential estates of Ang Mo Kio and Bishan and the industrial estate of Sin Ming. It connects residential blocks, schools, and public amenities in Ang Mo Kio Neighbourhoods 3 and 7, Bishan Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4 to Ang Mo Kio Town Centre,

TE7

Bright Hill

,

TE8

Upper Thomson

and

CC16

Marymount

. This service complements Service 52, Feeder Service 410G and Feeder Service 410W between Bishan Street 22 and Upper Thomson Road. It is one of two services along with Bus Service 130 that serve the inner residential estates at Sin Ming and is a direct route from

CC16

Marymount

, thereby experiencing demand from residents and industrial workers especially during peak hours.

Service Information[edit]

Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]

Service 162
Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Seletar Depot (SEDEP)	11	11 Single Deckers
Seletar Depot (SEDEP)	11	SG3055K SG3056H SG3057E SG3058C SG3059A SG3060U SG3061S SG3062P BYD K9 SG1085L SG1107H Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro

ExpandNotes
1 missing diesel bus. This service practises jumpbus.

Route Information[edit]

Frequency[edit]

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)
Loop Service	11 - 15 minutes	13 - 17 minutes	14 - 15 minutes	15 - 24 minutes

Special Departures[edit]

Collapse 53021 Lakeview Est Upp Thomson Rd → 55509 Yio Chu Kang Int Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Departure Time
Weekdays	06:00 06:09 06:17 00:46 01:00
Saturdays	06:00 06:15 06:30 06:45 00:44 01:02 01:20
Sundays & Public Holidays	06:00 06:14 06:28 06:41 00:42 01:05

Loop Service[edit]

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
Bus Stops	Point of Interest	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
55509 Yio Chu Kang Int(Berth B1) Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	NS15 Yio Chu Kang	05:30	23:30	06:00	23:30	06:00	23:30
55209 Opp Blk 646 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6		05:32	23:31	06:02	23:33	06:02	23:32
54059 Bef Ang Mo Kio Lib Ang Mo Kio Ave 6	Ang Mo Kio Public Library	05:33	23:32	06:04	23:35	06:03	23:33
54049 Courts Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio Ave 6	Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic	05:35	23:33	06:05	23:37	06:05	23:35
54039 Bef Al-Muttaqin Mque Ang Mo Kio Ave 6	Masjid Al-Muttaqin	05:36	23:34	06:07	23:39	06:06	23:36
54241 Blk 700B Ang Mo Kio Ave 3	AMK Hub	05:37	23:35	06:08	23:41	06:07	23:37
54339 Blk 422 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		05:39	23:37	06:10	23:42	06:10	23:40
54329 Blk 420 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		05:41	23:39	06:12	23:43	06:12	23:42
54319 Opp Christ The King Ch Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		05:42	23:40	06:13	23:44	06:13	23:43
54531 Opp Bishan Pk Bishan Rd	Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park	05:44	23:41	06:15	23:44	06:15	23:45
53241 Opp Blk 217 Bishan Rd		05:45	23:42	06:16	23:45	06:16	23:46
53391 Opp Blk 203 Bishan St 22		05:47	23:44	06:18	23:47	06:18	23:48
53381 Bishan Nth Shop Mall Bishan St 22	Bishan North Shopping Mall	05:49	23:46	06:20	23:48	06:20	23:50
53371 Blk 257 Bishan St 22		05:50	23:47	06:21	23:49	06:21	23:51
53321 Opp Eunoia JC Sin Ming Ave		05:51	23:48	06:22	23:51	06:22	23:52
53331 Bef Bright Hill Tp Sin Ming Ave	Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery Tse Tho Aum Temple	05:53	23:50	06:24	23:52	06:24	23:54
53341 Bright Hill Stn Exit 2 Sin Ming Ave	TE7 Bright Hill	05:54	23:51	06:25	23:53	06:25	23:55
53351 Ai Tong Sch Sin Ming Ave	TE7 Bright Hill	05:55	23:54	06:27	23:56	06:26	23:56
53361 Blk 454 Sin Ming Ave		05:56	23:57	06:28	23:58	06:27	23:57
53069 Aft Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd		05:57	00:00	06:30	00:00	06:29	23:57
53059 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 2 Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson Thomson Plaza	05:58	00:03	06:31	00:03	06:30	23:58
53049 Bef Jln Todak Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson	05:59	00:06	06:33	00:05	06:31	23:59
53039 Thomson CC Upp Thomson Rd		06:00	00:07	06:35	00:06	06:32	00:00
53029 Shunfu Est Upp Thomson Rd		06:02	00:09	06:36	00:08	06:34	00:02
53121 Marymount Stn Marymount Rd	CC16 Marymount	06:04	00:11	06:38	00:10	06:36	00:03
53291 Shunfu Mart Shunfu Rd		06:06	00:13	06:40	00:12	06:38	00:05
53179 Sin Ming Plaza Sin Ming Rd		06:07	00:14	06:41	00:13	06:39	00:06
53171 Blk 23 Sin Ming Rd		06:09	00:16	06:43	00:15	06:41	00:08
53181 Amtech Bldg Sin Ming Rd		06:10	00:17	06:45	00:16	06:42	00:09
53191 Blk 7 Ind Est Sin Ming Rd		06:11	00:18	06:46	00:17	06:43	00:10
53519 Sin Ming Autocity Sin Ming Dr		06:13	00:20	06:48	00:19	06:45	00:12
53509 LTA Sin Ming Office Sin Ming Dr		06:15	00:21	06:49	00:20	06:46	00:13
53189 Blk 25 Sin Ming Rd		06:17	00:22	06:50	00:21	06:47	00:14
53299 Bef Jadescape Shunfu Rd		06:20	00:25	06:53	00:23	06:50	00:16
Non-Stop Marymount Rd		Non-stop
53021 Lakeview Est Upp Thomson Rd		06:00	01:00	06:00	01:20	06:00	01:05
53041 Bef Thomson Ridge Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson	06:01	01:02	06:01	01:21	06:03	01:07
53051 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 5 Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson Thomson Plaza	06:02	01:03	06:02	01:22	06:05	01:08
53061 Bef Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd		06:05	01:05	06:04	01:24	06:07	01:10
53369 Opp Blk 454 Sin Ming Ave		06:06	01:06	06:06	01:25	06:08	01:11
53359 Opp Ai Tong Sch Sin Ming Ave	TE7 Bright Hill	06:08	01:08	06:08	01:26	06:09	01:12
53349 Bright Hill Stn Exit 1 Sin Ming Ave	TE7 Bright Hill	06:10	01:08	06:09	01:27	06:10	01:13
53339 Opp Bright Hill Tp Sin Ming Ave	Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery Tse Tho Aum Temple	06:12	01:09	06:10	01:28	06:11	01:14
53329 Eunoia JC Sin Ming Ave		06:14	01:11	06:12	01:30	06:13	01:15
53379 Blk 245 Bishan St 22		06:16	01:12	06:13	01:31	06:14	01:16
53389 Opp Bishan Nth Shop Mall Bishan St 22	Bishan North Shopping Mall	06:17	01:12	06:14	01:32	06:15	01:17
53399 Blk 202 Bishan St 22		06:19	01:13	06:16	01:34	06:17	01:19
53249 Blk 210 Bishan Rd		06:21	01:14	06:18	01:36	06:19	01:20
54539 Bishan Pk Bishan Rd	Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park	06:23	01:16	06:19	01:37	06:21	01:22
54311 Blk 332 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		06:25	01:19	06:21	01:39	06:23	01:23
54321 Blk 354 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		06:26	01:20	06:23	01:40	06:24	01:24
54331 Blk 346 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		06:28	01:22	06:25	01:42	06:26	01:26
54247 Blk 322 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3	AMK Hub	06:31	01:24	06:27	01:44	06:28	01:27
54031 Opp Al-Muttaqin Mque Ang Mo Kio Ave 6	Masjid Al-Muttaqin	06:32	01:25	06:29	01:45	06:29	01:28
54041 Opp Courts Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio Ave 6	Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic	06:34	01:26	06:31	01:46	06:31	01:30
54051 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6		06:35	01:28	06:33	01:48	06:32	01:31
55201 Aft Blk 648 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6		06:36	01:29	06:34	01:49	06:33	01:32
55509 Yio Chu Kang Int(Alighting) Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	NS15 Yio Chu Kang	06:38	01:31	06:36	01:50	06:35	01:34

Notes:

06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first/last bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information[edit]

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Yio Chu Kang ↺ Shenton Way	2001	26 February	Introduced between Yio Chu Kang Ter and Shenton Way (Loop) as a semi-express day service on weekdays and Saturdays.
	Yio Chu Kang ↔ Shenton Way	2001	17 December	Amended to Shenton Way Ter and converted to trunk service, serving all bus stops along Bishan Rd and Upp Thomson Rd.
		2002	TBC	First bus from Yio Chu Kang Ter brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays.
		2002	7 July	Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd.
	162Yio Chu Kang ↔ Shenton Way 162AYio Chu Kang → Sin Ming Ave	2004	5 April	162AIntroduced from Yio Chu Kang Ter to Sin Ming Ave (Ai Tong Sch) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2005	19 February	Serves additional pair of bus stops outside One Raffles Lk along Nicoll Highway and after Esplanade Bridge along Esplanade Dr.
		2005	2 July	Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Lk with the partial closure of Somerset Rd.
		2006	29 October	Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn.
		2008	TBC	162First bus from Yio Chu Kang Ter brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays.
	Yio Chu Kang ↔ Shenton Way	2008	25 February	162ADiscontinued.
		2011	7 March	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2017	25 June	Amended to the relocated Shenton Way Ter.
		2018	11 March	Last bus from Shenton Way Ter extended to 1430 hrs on Saturdays.
		2020	8 November	Skips the bus stop opposite SLF Cplx along Thomson Rd to facilitate the construction of the North-South Corridor (NSC).^[1]
		2023	8 January	Skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd temporarily to facilitate upgrading works.^[2]
			27 August	Serves reinstated bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd.^[3]
	Yio Chu Kang ↺ Sin Ming Dr		17 December	Shortened to loop at Sin Ming Dr from Yio Chu Kang Int under Thomson–East Coast Line Bus Rationalisation.^[4]
	Yio Chu Kang ↺ Sin Ming Dr		17 December	Integrated with Service 162M and converted to a full day service, operating daily.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Merging Of Bus Stops For Service 54, 130, 132, 141, 156, 162, 162M, 166 & 851 From Sunday, 8 November 2020" SBS Transit, 26 October 2020.
↑ "Bus Stop Skipped For Service 5, 54, 124, 143, 162/162M, 167, 518/518A & 972M From Sunday, 8 January 2023" SBS Transit, 27 December 2022
↑ "Reopening Of Bus Stop For Service 5, 54, 124, 143, 162/162M, 167, 518/518A & 972M From Sunday, 27 August 2023" SBS Transit, 14 August 2023
↑ ^{Jump up to: 4.0} ^4.1 "Route Amendment for Service 162/162M" Land Transport Authority, 28 November 2023

External Links[edit]

Seletar Bus Package			[ V • T • E ]
Services	24 • 70 • 70M • 71 • 76 • 130 • 133 • 135 • 138 • 138M • 162 • 850E • 851 • 851e • 852 • 860		Tender Awarded
	City Direct Services	652 • 668
	Ang Mo Kio Feeders	261 • 262 • 265 • 268 • 269
	Yishun Feeders	800 • 803 • 804 • 805 • 806 • 807 • 811 • 812
	Defunct	162M
Bus Fleet	Seletar Depot (SEDEP)
	Single Decker	BYD K9 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 1 • Batch 2 • Batch 3) • Scania K230UB (Euro V, Batch 2)
	Double Decker	MAN ND323F (Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1) • Volvo B9TL (WEG2, Batch 1 • WEG2, Batch 4)
	Articulated Buses	MAN NG363F

[1] "Merging Of Bus Stops For Service 54, 130, 132, 141, 156, 162, 162M, 166 & 851 From Sunday, 8 November 2020" SBS Transit, 26 October 2020.

[2] "Bus Stop Skipped For Service 5, 54, 124, 143, 162/162M, 167, 518/518A & 972M From Sunday, 8 January 2023" SBS Transit, 27 December 2022

[3] "Reopening Of Bus Stop For Service 5, 54, 124, 143, 162/162M, 167, 518/518A & 972M From Sunday, 27 August 2023" SBS Transit, 14 August 2023

[TEL-4] {Jump up to: 4.0} ^4.1 "Route Amendment for Service 162/162M" Land Transport Authority, 28 November 2023

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Bus Service 162

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