Bus Service 165

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	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.

Service 165
Route Information
Route	Hougang Central Interchange ↔ Clementi Interchange
Route Length	24.6 km (towards Clementi) 23.7 km (towards Hougang Central)
Travelling Time	95 – 98 mins (1 h 35 mins – 1 h 38 mins)
Operator	(Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 165 is an inter-town route linking the residential estates of Hougang West, Ang Mo Kio, Upper Thomson, Bukit Timah, and Clementi North.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 165

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Sengkang West Depot (SWDEP)	12	8 Single Deckers	4 Double Deckers
		SBS6089G Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS5225L SBS8117X SBS8235M SBS8389C SBS8448R SBS8695T SBS8998U Scania K230UB	SBS3054B SBS7632G SBS7633D SG5446C Volvo B9TL
Bukit Batok Depot (BBDEP)	10	9 Single Deckers	1 Double Decker
		SBS6023X Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8145P SBS8167B SBS8173H SBS8188R SBS8211G SBS8881Y Scania K230UB	SBS7566P Volvo B9TL

Notes

2 missing BBDEP SDs. SBS3881E (Duty 12S) will perform one (1) crossover trip on City Direct 655 during Weekdays PM Peak, departing Central Boulevard (Bus Stop 03539 - Marina Bay Stn) at 1820 hours. 1 BBDEP SD (Duty 13S) will perform one (1) crossover trip on City Direct 655 during Weekdays PM Peak, departing Central Boulevard (Bus Stop 03539 - Marina Bay Stn) at 1835 hours. Any 1 BBDEP DD will operate on Service 165 on Sundays & Public Holidays. Any 3 – 4 BBDEP DDs will operate on Service 165 on Saturdays.

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 Clementi	08 - 13 minutes	08 - 14 minutes	08 - 15 minutes	11 - 16 minutes
towards Hougang Central	07 - 13 minutes	08 - 15 minutes	10 - 16 minutes

Special Departures

54269 Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 → 17009 Clementi Int Clementi Ave 3 Departure Time
Weekdays & Saturdays	05:30 05:41

51079 Opp MacRitchie Resvr Thomson Rd → 17009 Clementi Int Clementi Ave 3 Departure Time
Weekdays & Saturdays	05:20 05:34

54261 Aft Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit A Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 → 64009 Hougang Ctrl Int Hougang Ctrl Departure Time
Daily	00:58 (SWDEP DD)

Direction 1 (Hougang Central → Clementi)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Sundays / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int(Berth B3) Hougang Ctrl	NE14 Hougang	05:30	23:20	05:30	23:20	05:30	23:20
64551 Blk 836 Hougang Ctrl		05:32	23:22	05:32	23:22	05:32	23:21
64529 Hougang Polyclinic Hougang Ave 4	Hougang Polyclinic	05:33	23:22	05:33	23:22	05:32	23:22
64339 Blk 602 Hougang Ave 4		05:35	23:24	05:35	23:24	05:34	23:23
63379 Blk 608 Hougang Ave 8		05:36	23:25	05:36	23:25	05:35	23:24
63389 Opp Xinmin Pr Sch Hougang Ave 8		05:38	23:27	05:38	23:27	05:37	23:26
63399 Blk 632 Hougang Ave 8		05:40	23:28	05:40	23:28	05:38	23:27
63319 Opp Blk 634 Hougang Ave 2		05:41	23:29	05:41	23:29	05:39	23:28
66109 Blk 151 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:43	23:31	05:43	23:31	05:41	23:30
66339 Blk 101 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:45	23:32	05:45	23:32	05:42	23:31
66349 Opp Daikin S'pore Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:47	23:34	05:47	23:34	05:44	23:33
54309 Opp Blk 5022 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:48	23:35	05:48	23:35	05:45	23:34
54299 Opp Blk 565 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:50	23:37	05:50	23:37	05:47	23:37
54289 Blk 452 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:50	23:37	05:51	23:37	05:48	23:38
54279 Blk 427 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:51	23:38	05:52	23:38	05:49	23:39
54269 Opp Ang Mo Kio Stn Ang Mo Kio Ave 3	NS16 Ang Mo Kio	05:30	23:39	05:30	23:39	05:30	23:40
54248 Blk 324 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3	AMK Hub	05:34	23:41	05:34	23:41	05:52	23:42
54239 Blk 209 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:35	23:42	05:35	23:42	05:53	23:43
54229 Ang Mo Kio Pr Sch Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:36	23:44	05:36	23:44	05:55	23:45
54219 Opp Mayflower Sec Sch Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		05:38	23:45	05:37	23:45	05:56	23:46
54069 Opp Blk 244 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1	Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park	05:39	23:47	05:38	23:47	05:58	23:48
56269 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1	Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park	05:40	23:48	05:39	23:48	05:59	23:49
53099 Aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Upp Thomson Rd		05:42	23:49	05:40	23:49	06:00	23:50
53089 Faber Gdn Upp Thomson Rd		05:42	23:50	05:41	23:50	06:01	23:51
53079 Flame Tree Pk Upp Thomson Rd		05:44	23:51	05:42	23:51	06:02	23:52
53069 Aft Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd		05:45	23:52	05:43	23:51	06:02	23:53
53059 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 2 Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson Thomson Plaza	05:46	23:53	05:44	23:52	06:03	23:54
53049 Bef Jln Todak Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson	05:47	23:54	05:45	23:53	06:04	23:55
53039 Thomson CC Upp Thomson Rd		05:48	23:55	05:46	23:54	06:05	23:56
53029 Shunfu Est Upp Thomson Rd		05:49	23:55	05:46	23:55	06:06	23:57
53019 Opp St. Theresa's Hme Upp Thomson Rd		05:50	23:57	05:48	23:57	06:07	23:58
51079 Opp MacRitchie Resvr Thomson Rd	MacRitchie Reservoir	05:20	23:58	05:20	23:59	06:09	00:00
51119 Bef Andrew Rd Lornie Rd		05:23	23:59	05:21	00:00	06:10	00:01
40269 LP 57 Lornie Rd		05:24	00:00	05:22	00:01	06:11	00:02
40259 Bef Wallace Way Lornie Rd		05:25	00:01	05:23	00:01	06:11	00:02
41159 Aft Lornie Wk Lornie Rd		05:25	00:01	05:23	00:02	06:12	00:03
41169 Bef Kheam Hock Rd Lornie Highway	Central Catchment Reserve	05:27	00:03	05:24	00:03	06:13	00:04
41139 Aft The Japanese Assn Adam Rd		05:28	00:04	05:25	00:04	06:14	00:05
41129 Opp S'pore Bible Coll Adam Rd		05:29	00:05	05:25	00:05	06:15	00:06
41119 Opp Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd		05:30	00:06	05:26	00:06	06:16	00:08
41109 Opp St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd		05:31	00:06	05:26	00:06	06:17	00:09
11119 Farrer Rd Stn Exit A Farrer Rd	CC20 Farrer Road	05:32	00:07	05:27	00:07	06:18	00:10
11109 Spanish Village Farrer Rd		05:33	00:08	05:28	00:08	06:19	00:10
11099 Opp Leedon Green Farrer Rd		05:33	00:09	05:28	00:09	06:20	00:11
11231 Aft Hyll on Holland Holland Rd		05:34	00:10	05:29	00:10	06:21	00:12
11261 Holland Village Holland Rd	One Holland Village	05:37	00:13	05:31	00:12	06:23	00:13
11271 Aft East Sussex Lane Holland Rd		05:38	00:14	05:32	00:13	06:24	00:14
11281 Aft Tan Boon Chong Ave Holland Rd		05:39	00:15	05:33	00:14	06:25	00:15
11291 Cold Storage Jelita Holland Rd		05:39	00:15	05:33	00:15	06:26	00:16
12021 Bef Moonbeam Wk Holland Rd		05:41	00:16	05:34	00:16	06:27	00:17
12031 Pandan Valley Condo Ulu Pandan Rd		05:42	00:17	05:35	00:17	06:28	00:18
12041 Aft Pandan Valley Ulu Pandan Rd		05:43	00:18	05:36	00:18	06:28	00:18
12051 Pine Gr Condo Ulu Pandan Rd		05:44	00:19	05:37	00:19	06:29	00:19
12111 Bef Clementi Rd Ulu Pandan Rd		05:45	00:19	05:37	00:19	06:29	00:19
17119 Opp Blk 343 Clementi Rd		05:47	00:20	05:38	00:20	06:30	00:20
17109 Opp Blk 352 Clementi Rd	School of Science and Technology	05:48	00:20	05:39	00:21	06:31	00:21
17151 Blk 410 C'wealth Ave West		05:53	00:22	05:43	00:24	06:33	00:23
17161 Blk 455 C'wealth Ave West		05:55	00:23	05:44	00:25	06:34	00:24
17171 Clementi Stn Exit A C'wealth Ave West	EW23 Clementi The Clementi Mall	05:56	00:24	05:46	00:26	06:35	00:25
17009 Clementi Int(Alighting) Clementi Ave 3	EW23 Clementi The Clementi Mall	05:58	00:25	05:46	00:27	06:36	00:26

Notes:

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

Direction 2 (Clementi → Hougang Central)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Sundays / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
17009 Clementi Int(Berth B4) Clementi Ave 3	EW23 Clementi The Clementi Mall	05:45	00:00	06:00	00:00	06:00	00:00
17239 NTUC Fairprice Clementi Ave 3		05:48	00:03	06:03	00:02	06:03	00:03
17159 Blk 365 C'wealth Ave West		05:50	00:06	06:05	00:04	06:05	00:05
17101 Blk 352 Clementi Rd		05:53	00:09	06:07	00:06	06:07	00:08
Non-Stop Clementi Rd		Non-stop
12119 Police KINS Trg Camp Ulu Pandan Rd		05:55	00:11	06:09	00:07	06:08	00:09
12059 Opp Pine Gr Condo Ulu Pandan Rd		05:55	00:11	06:09	00:08	06:09	00:09
12049 Opp Pandan Valley Ulu Pandan Rd		05:56	00:12	06:10	00:09	06:10	00:10
12039 Opp Pandan Valley Condo Ulu Pandan Rd		05:57	00:13	06:11	00:09	06:10	00:11
12029 Opp Moonbeam Wk Holland Rd		05:58	00:14	06:12	00:10	06:11	00:11
11299 Opp Cold Storage Jelita Holland Rd		05:59	00:15	06:13	00:11	06:12	00:12
11289 Opp Tan Boon Chong Ave Holland Rd		06:00	00:16	06:14	00:12	06:13	00:13
11279 Aft Coronation Rd West Holland Rd		06:01	00:16	06:15	00:13	06:14	00:13
11269 Opp Holland Village Holland Rd		06:02	00:17	06:16	00:15	06:15	00:14
11239 Fairlodge Holland Rd		06:04	00:19	06:18	00:18	06:17	00:16
11091 Leedon Green Farrer Rd		06:05	00:20	06:19	00:19	06:18	00:16
11101 Empress Rd Mkt/FC Farrer Rd		06:06	00:21	06:20	00:20	06:19	00:17
11111 Farrer Rd Stn Exit B Farrer Rd	CC20 Farrer Road	06:07	00:21	06:21	00:20	06:20	00:17
41101 St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd		06:08	00:22	06:22	00:20	06:20	00:17
41111 Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd		06:08	00:22	06:22	00:21	06:21	00:18
41121 S'pore Bible Coll Adam Rd		06:10	00:24	06:24	00:22	06:22	00:19
41131 Opp The Japanese Assn Adam Rd		06:11	00:25	06:25	00:23	06:23	00:20
41141 Aft Adam Dr Adam Rd	Central Catchment Reserve	06:12	00:26	06:26	00:24	06:24	00:21
41151 Aft Sime Rd Lornie Rd		06:13	00:27	06:27	00:25	06:25	00:22
40251 Aft Wallace Way Lornie Rd		06:14	00:28	06:28	00:25	06:26	00:23
40261 LP 52 Lornie Rd		06:15	00:28	06:28	00:26	06:26	00:24
51111 Opp Andrew Rd Lornie Rd		06:16	00:29	06:29	00:27	06:27	00:25
51071 MacRitchie Resvr Thomson Rd	MacRitchie Reservoir	06:17	00:30	06:30	00:27	06:28	00:26
53011 St. Theresa's Hme Upp Thomson Rd		06:19	00:32	06:31	00:28	06:30	00:27
53021 Lakeview Est Upp Thomson Rd		06:20	00:33	06:33	00:30	06:31	00:29
53041 Bef Thomson Ridge Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson	06:21	00:34	06:34	00:31	06:32	00:30
53051 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 5 Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson Thomson Plaza	06:22	00:35	06:34	00:31	06:33	00:30
53061 Bef Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd		06:24	00:36	06:35	00:32	06:34	00:31
53071 Opp Flame Tree Pk Upp Thomson Rd		06:25	00:37	06:36	00:33	06:35	00:32
53081 Opp Faber Gdn Upp Thomson Rd		06:26	00:38	06:37	00:34	06:36	00:33
53091 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Upp Thomson Rd		06:27	00:38	06:37	00:34	06:36	00:33
56261 Aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1	Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park	06:29	00:39	06:38	00:35	06:37	00:34
54061 Blk 244 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1	Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park	06:30	00:40	06:39	00:36	06:38	00:35
54211 Mayflower Sec Sch Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:32	00:42	06:41	00:38	06:40	00:36
54221 Opp Ang Mo Kio Pr Sch Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:35	00:43	06:42	00:39	06:41	00:37
54231 Blk 129 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:36	00:44	06:43	00:40	06:42	00:38
54241 Blk 700B Ang Mo Kio Ave 3	AMK Hub	06:39	00:46	06:45	00:42	06:44	00:39
54261 Aft Ang Mo Kio Stn Exit A Ang Mo Kio Ave 3	NS16 Ang Mo Kio	06:42	00:58	06:47	00:58	06:46	00:58
54271 Blk 586 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:43	00:59	06:48	00:59	06:47	00:59
54281 Blk 570 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:45	01:00	06:49	01:00	06:48	01:00
54291 Blk 564 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:46	01:01	06:50	01:01	06:49	01:01
54301 Blk 5022 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:48	01:02	06:51	01:02	06:50	01:02
66341 Daikin S'pore Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:49	01:03	06:51	01:03	06:50	01:02
66331 Blk 554 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:52	01:04	06:53	01:05	06:52	01:04
66101 Blk 516 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3		06:54	01:05	06:54	01:06	06:53	01:05
63311 Blk 634 Hougang Ave 2		06:56	01:07	06:56	01:08	06:54	01:07
63391 Blk 639 Hougang Ave 8		06:58	01:08	06:58	01:09	06:55	01:08
63381 Xinmin Pr Sch Hougang Ave 8		06:59	01:09	06:59	01:10	06:56	01:10
63371 Blk 679 Hougang Ave 8		07:01	01:10	07:01	01:11	06:58	01:12
64331 Blk 508 Hougang Ave 4		07:03	01:12	07:02	01:13	06:59	01:13
64521 Blk 834 Hougang Ave 4	Hougang Polyclinic	07:05	01:13	07:03	01:14	07:00	01:14
64559 Blk 830A Hougang Ctrl		07:06	01:14	07:05	01:15	07:02	01:16
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int(Alighting) Hougang Ctrl	NE14 Hougang	07:08	01:15	07:06	01:15	07:03	01:16

Notes:

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

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
United Bus Company	Upp Thomson Rd ↔ Jln Boon Lay	1971	11 April	Introduced between Yio Chu Kang Rd Ter and Jln Boon Lay Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation.
			28 September	Amended to ply the extended Ganges Ave towards Yio Chu Kang Rd Ter.
		1972	11 June	Amended to ply Upp Cross St with the partial conversion of Havelock Rd to one-way traffic, skipping Upp Hokien St.
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001		1973	1 July	Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services.
		1974	3 February	Amended to ply Lornie Rd, Adam Rd, Farrer Rd, Holland Rd, Ulu Pandan Rd and Clementi Rd under 1974 Bus Rationalization.
	Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 ↔ Jln Boon Lay	1977	19 September	Extended to Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Ter.
	Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 ↔ Jurong	1978	1 June	Amended to Jurong Int.
	Ang Mo Kio ↔ Jurong	1979	12 August	Amended to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 Ter.
		1981	5 July	Amended to Ang Mo Kio Ctrl 2 Ter.
		1983	10 April	Amended to Ang Mo Kio Int.
		1986	1 June	Skips removed bus stop before Ayer Rajah Rd along Clementi Rd.
		1987	12 August	Skips removed bus stop after Joan Rd along Lornie Rd.
		1990	21 February	Skips removed bus stop opposite Jasmine Rd along Upp Thomson Rd.
	Ang Mo Kio ↔ Boon Lay		1 July	Amended to Boon Lay Int temporarily.
	Ang Mo Kio ↔ Clementi		7 July	Shortened to Clementi Int.
	Hougang Ctrl ↔ Clementi	1995	8 January	Extended to Hougang Ctrl Int.
	Hougang Ctrl Temp Int ↔ Clementi	1998	24 May	Amended to Hougang Ctrl Temp Int.
				Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 836 and outside Blk 830A along Hougang Ctrl.
	Hougang Ctrl ↔ Clementi	2001	20 May	Amended back to Hougang Ctrl Int.
			TBC	First bus from Clementi Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays.
		2004	TBC	Skips removed bus stop outside Nanyang Pr Sch along Farrer Rd.
		2006	29 October	Amended to Clementi Temp Int.
		2009	19 April	Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 834 and outside Hougang Polyclinic along Hougang Ave 4.
		2011	26 November	Amended to Clementi Integrated Transport Hub.
		2012	26 March	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2018	28 October	Amended to ply southbound Lornie Highway with the partial closure of Adam Rd.

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