Bus Service 196e

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Service 196e
Route Information
Route	AM: Marine Parade Road → Shenton Way PM: Anson Road → Marine Parade Road
Route Length	13 km (towards Shenton Way) 13.5 km (towards Marine Parade Rd)
Travelling Time	51 mins
Operator	(Bedok Bus Package)

Express Bus Service 196e provides faster connections from the East to the City areas of Nicoll Highway and Shenton Way, with less stops than its parent route and operating during the peak hours.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 196e

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Bedok North Depot (BNDEP)	4	4 Single Deckers
		SBS6179E SBS6787A SBS6788Y SBS6795B Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro

Notes

SBS6179E & SBS6787A (Express 196e) will perform two (2) supplementary trips as Service 196 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak. perform down-route trips as Short Trip 196A from Marine Parade Road (Bus Stop 93049 - Lagoon View) during Weekdays AM Peak & AM Off-Peak. perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 196 during Weekdays PM Off-Peak. SBS6788Y & SBS6795B (Express 196e) will perform two (2) supplementary trips as Service 196 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak. perform one (1) down-route trip as Service 196 during Weekdays PM Off-Peak. SBS6179E, SBS6787A, SBS6788Y & SBS6795B (Express 196e) will perform on Service 401 during Weekends & Public Holidays. Weekdays: 4S (4 buses)

Route Information

Departure Timings

Period	Weekdays Peak Hours
towards Shenton Way	07:56	08:04	08:12	08:20
towards Marine Parade Rd	18:18	18:26	18:34	18:42

Direction 1 (Marine Parade Rd → Shenton Way)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
93049 Lagoon View Marine Parade Rd		07:56	08:20
93039 Siglap Stn/Laguna Park Marine Parade Rd	TE28Siglap Victoria Sch	07:57	08:21
93201 Victoria Sch Marine Parade Rd		07:58	08:22
93029 Mandarin Gdns Marine Parade Rd
93019 Neptune Ct Marine Parade Rd
92089 Marine Terr Stn/Katong Convent Marine Parade Rd	TE27Marine Terrace CHIJ Katong Convent	08:02	08:26
92211 CHIJ Katong Convent (Sec) Marine Terr		08:03	08:27
92221 Blk 19 Marine Terr
92231 Blk 34 Marine Cres
92069 Tao Nan Sch Marine Parade Rd	Tao Nan Sch
92059 Marine Pde Stn Exit 6 Marine Parade Rd	TE26Marine Parade Parkway Pde	08:11	08:35
92049 Marine Pde Stn/Parkway Pde Marine Parade Rd		08:12	08:36
92241 Amber Gdns Amber Rd
02119 Opp War Memorial Pk Nicoll Highway	CC3Esplanade	08:39	09:03
03019 OUE Bayfront Collyer Quay	EW14NS26Raffles Place	08:43	09:07
03059 One Raffles Quay Raffles Quay
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	TE19Shenton Way	08:45	09:09
03218 Opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way	EW15Tanjong Pagar	08:46	09:10

Direction 2 (Anson Rd → Marine Parade Rd)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
03222 Hub Synergy Pt Anson Rd		18:18	18:42
03111 Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd
03071 80 Robinson Rd Robinson Rd
03031 Raffles Pl Stn Exit F Robinson Rd	EW14NS26Raffles Place	18:27	18:51
03011 Fullerton Sq Fullerton Rd		18:31	18:55
80151 Opp Suntec City Nicoll Highway	Suntec City
92249 Opp Amber Gdns Amber Rd
92041 Marine Pde Stn Exit 2(Rear Berth) Marine Parade Rd	TE26Marine Parade Parkway Pde	18:55	19:19
92051 Marine Pde Stn Exit 4 Marine Parade Rd		18:57	19:21
92061 CHIJ Katong Convent (Pr) Marine Parade Rd	TE27Marine Terrace CHIJ Katong Convent	18:58	19:22
92239 Blk 45 Marine Cres
92071 Marine Terr Stn Exit 4 Marine Parade Rd	TE27Marine Terrace St. Patrick's Sch	19:02	19:26
92081 St. Patrick's Sch Marine Parade Rd		19:03	19:27
93011 Opp Neptune Ct Marine Parade Rd
93021 Opp Mandarin Gdns Marine Parade Rd
93031 Siglap Stn/Opp Victoria Sch Marine Parade Rd	TE28Siglap Victoria Sch	19:07	19:31
93041 Hua Xin Ct Marine Parade Rd		19:08	19:32

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	AMMarine Parade Rd → Shenton Way AMAnson Rd → Marine Parade Rd (PM)	2005	12 December	Introduced between Marine Parade Rd (Lagoon View) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Anson Rd (Apex Twr) and Marine Parade Rd (Hua Xin Ct) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays.
		2007	TBC	Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd.
		2016	25 January	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2018	12 August	Converted to Express service.
	N/A	2020	8 April	Suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures.
	AMMarine Parade Rd → Shenton Way PMAnson Rd → Marine Parade Rd		2 June	Resumed normal operations.