Bus Service 61
Service 61 |
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Route | Bukit Batok Interchange ↔ Eunos Interchange |
Route Length | 39.7 km (towards Eunos) 35.7 km (towards Bukit Batok) |
Travelling Time | 85 mins (1 h 25 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package) |
SMRT Buses Bus Service 61 is a lengthy inter-town route serving residential, suburban and central areas of Bukit Batok, Ulu Pandan, Holland, Tanglin Halt, HarbourFront, Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Bugis, Kallang/Geylang Bahru, MacPherson Estate, Ubi and Eunos. It does not ply any expressways, unusual for trunk services of such length. At 39.6km in its longest direction (towards Eunos), it is the longest distance covered per direction for any bi-directional route in Singapore.
The lengthy nature of its route is a remnant of its long history where bus routes in the past were usually very long to serve more residential areas with connections to the City Centre, maximizing their catchment areas and hence profitability. The presence of many more alternative routes today has diminished the role of Service 61 as a crucial connection between the City and outlying housing estates.
Demand is spread evenly throughout, and this route mainly shuttles commuters over shorter distances throughout various points of the route.
This service is also the sole route serving Commonwealth Drive and surrounding estates.
At EW20Commonwealth station, Service 61 buses heading towards Eunos calls at both sides of Commonwealth Avenue. Buses heading towards Eunos will perform a U-Turn near EW20Commonwealth station along Commonwealth Avenue and at the junction of Queensway and Commonwealth Ave.
Service Information[edit]
Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | ||
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Kranji Depot (KJDEP) | 36 | 29 Single Deckers | 7 Double Deckers | |
SMB238S SMB251C SMB254U SMB255S SMB256P SMB258J SMB259G SMB309X SMB320L SMB321J SMB343X SMB1342S SMB1371H SMB1460J SMB1461G SMB1462D SMB1464Z SMB1466T SMB1467R SMB1524J SMB1587C SMB1604L SMB1605J SMB1621L SMB1622J SMB1628T SMB1638P SMB1644X SMB1646R MAN NL323F
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SG5949T SG5960J SG5981Z SG5982X SG6010U SG6025C SG6120K MAN ND323F
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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) |
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towards Eunos | 07 - 09 minutes | 09 - 14 minutes | 10 - 13 minutes | 10 - 15 minutes |
towards Bukit Batok | 08 - 13 minutes | 09 - 15 minutes | 08 - 15 minutes | 11 - 15 miuntes |
Special Departures[edit]
![]() Opp Blk 461 Victoria St ![]() Eunos Int Eunos Rd 2 Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 06:00 (SD) 06:13 (DD) 06:26 (SD) 06:38 (SD) | ||||
Saturdays | 06:00 (SD) 06:18 (SD) 06:36 (SD) | ||||
Sundays & Public Holidays | 06:10 (SD) 06:25 (SD) |
![]() Blk 3 Neil Rd ![]() Bt Batok Int Bt Batok Ctrl Departure Time | |||||
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Weekdays | 06:00 (DD) 06:14 (SD) | ||||
Saturdays | 06:00 (SD) 06:12 (SD) | ||||
Sundays & Public Holidays | 06:10 (SD) 06:26 (SD) |
Direction 1 (Bukit Batok → Eunos)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() | NS2Bukit Batok West Mall | 05:20 | 23:30 | 05:20 | 23:30 | 05:20 | 23:30 |
![]() Opp Beauty World Stn Jln Jurong Kechil | DT5Beauty World | 05:32 | 23:42 | 05:32 | 23:42 | 05:32 | 23:42 |
![]() Holland V Stn Exit A Holland Ave | CC21Holland Village | 05:51 | 00:00 | 05:50 | 00:00 | 05:49 | 00:00 |
![]() C'wealth Stn Exit B/C C'wealth Ave | EW20Commonwealth | 05:56 | 00:05 | 05:55 | 00:05 | 05:53 | 00:04 |
![]() C'wealth Stn Exit A/D C'wealth Ave | EW20Commonwealth | 05:59 | 00:08 | 05:58 | 00:08 | 05:56 | 00:07 |
![]() Blk 50 C'wealth Dr | 06:01 | 00:09 | 06:00 | 00:09 | 05:57 | 00:08 | |
![]() Opp Queensway Shop Ctr Alexandra Rd | Alexandra Hospital Queensway Shopping Centre | 06:12 | 00:19 | 06:11 | 00:20 | 06:07 | 00:18 |
![]() Opp Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd | CC28Telok Blangah | 06:19 | 00:26 | 06:19 | 00:26 | 06:13 | 00:23 |
![]() HarbourFront Stn Exit A Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront | 06:23 | 00:30 | 06:23 | 00:30 | 06:17 | 00:27 |
![]() Opp VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront VivoCity | 06:23 | 00:30 | 06:23 | 00:30 | 06:17 | 00:27 |
![]() Aft Hosp Dr(Front Berth) Eu Tong Sen St | EW16NE3TE17Outram Park Singapore General Hospital | 06:32 | 00:38 | 06:32 | 00:39 | 06:27 | 00:36 |
![]() Outram Pk Stn Exit 6/SGH Eu Tong Sen St | EW16NE3TE17Outram Park Singapore General Hospital | 06:32 | 00:38 | 06:32 | 00:39 | 06:27 | 00:36 |
![]() Chinatown Stn Exit C Eu Tong Sen St | NE4DT19Chinatown New Bridge Centre People's Park Complex Yue Hwa Building | 06:36 | 00:41 | 06:36 | 00:42 | 06:30 | 00:39 |
![]() Clarke Quay Stn Exit E Eu Tong Sen St | NE5Clarke Quay Clarke Quay Central | 06:39 | 00:44 | 06:39 | 00:45 | 06:33 | 00:42 |
![]() Bugis Stn Exit A Victoria St | EW12DT14Bugis Bugis Junction Bugis Street Fu Lu Shou Complex | 06:46 | 00:51 | 06:46 | 00:52 | 06:38 | 00:49 |
![]() Opp Blk 461 Victoria St | 06:00 | 00:54 | 06:00 | 00:55 | 06:10 | 00:52 | |
![]() Lavender Stn Exit B Kallang Rd | EW11Lavender ICA Building | 06:00 | 00:54 | 06:00 | 00:55 | 06:10 | 00:52 |
![]() Bendemeer Stn Exit A Kallang Bahru | DT23Bendemeer | 06:03 | 00:57 | 06:03 | 00:58 | 06:14 | 00:55 |
![]() Bef Geylang Bahru Stn Kallang Bahru | 06:06 | 01:00 | 06:07 | 01:01 | 06:17 | 00:58 | |
![]() Opp Mattar Stn Exit A Merpati Rd | DT25Mattar | 06:19 | 01:13 | 06:20 | 01:13 | 06:32 | 01:10 |
![]() MacPherson Stn Exit A Circuit Lk | CC10DT26MacPherson | 06:23 | 01:16 | 06:24 | 01:16 | 06:36 | 01:14 |
![]() Ubi Stn Exit B Ubi Ave 2 | DT27Ubi | 06:28 | 01:21 | 06:28 | 01:20 | 06:40 | 01:18 |
![]() Opp Eunos Stn Jln Eunos | EW7Eunos | 06:36 | 01:28 | 06:37 | 01:27 | 06:48 | 01:25 |
![]() Eunos Int(Alighting) Eunos Rd 2 | EW7Eunos | 06:47 | 01:38 | 06:49 | 01:38 | 06:58 | 01:36 |
Notes:
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.
Direction 2 (Eunos → Bukit Batok)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Nearby Attraction | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | |||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() Eunos Int(Berth B3) Eunos Rd 2 | EW7Eunos | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:45 | 23:30 |
![]() Eunos Stn/Int Sims Ave | EW7Eunos | 05:32 | 23:32 | 05:32 | 23:32 | 05:47 | 23:32 |
![]() Eunos Stn Jln Eunos | EW7Eunos | 05:33 | 23:33 | 05:33 | 23:33 | 05:48 | 23:33 |
![]() Ubi Stn Exit A Ubi Ave 2 | DT27Ubi | 05:41 | 23:41 | 05:41 | 23:41 | 05:55 | 23:40 |
![]() Opp MacPherson Stn Exit A Circuit Lk | CC10DT26MacPherson | 05:46 | 23:46 | 05:46 | 23:46 | 06:00 | 23:45 |
![]() Opp MacPherson Stn Exit D Circuit Rd | CC10DT26MacPherson | 05:47 | 23:47 | 05:47 | 23:47 | 06:01 | 23:46 |
![]() Opp Mattar Stn Exit B Mattar Rd | DT25Mattar | 05:52 | 23:52 | 05:52 | 23:52 | 06:06 | 23:51 |
![]() Blk 73/Geylang Bahru Stn Geylang Bahru | DT24Geylang Bahru | 06:02 | 00:02 | 06:02 | 00:03 | 06:17 | 00:01 |
![]() Bendemeer Stn Exit B Kallang Bahru | DT23Bendemeer | 06:06 | 00:06 | 06:06 | 00:07 | 06:21 | 00:05 |
![]() Bugis Stn/Parkview Sq Nth Bridge Rd | EW12DT14Bugis | 06:13 | 00:13 | 06:13 | 00:14 | 06:28 | 00:12 |
![]() City Hall Stn Exit B Nth Bridge Rd | NS25EW13City Hall Capitol Theatre Raffles City | 06:18 | 00:18 | 06:17 | 00:19 | 06:33 | 00:17 |
![]() Opp Hong Lim Cplx Sth Bridge Rd | NE4DT19Chinatown Chinatown Point Hong Lim Complex Nankin Street Mall | 06:22 | 00:22 | 06:21 | 00:23 | 06:37 | 00:22 |
![]() Opp Sri Mariamman Tp Sth Bridge Rd | Ann Siang Hill Buddha Relic Tooth Temple | 06:24 | 00:24 | 06:23 | 00:25 | 06:39 | 00:24 |
![]() Opp Maxwell Stn Exit 3 Neil Rd | TE18Maxwell | 06:26 | 00:25 | 06:25 | 00:26 | 06:40 | 00:26 |
![]() Blk 3 Neil Rd | 06:00 | 00:28 | 06:00 | 00:29 | 06:10 | 00:29 | |
![]() HarbourFront Stn/VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront S1VivoCity VivoCity | 06:06 | 00:34 | 06:08 | 00:35 | 06:16 | 00:35 |
![]() Opp HarbourFront Int Telok Blangah Rd | NE1CC29HarbourFront HarbourFront Centre Singapore Cruise Centre | 06:06 | 00:34 | 06:08 | 00:35 | 06:16 | 00:35 |
![]() Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd | CC28Telok Blangah | 06:09 | 00:37 | 06:11 | 00:38 | 06:19 | 00:38 |
![]() Alexandra Hosp Alexandra Rd | Alexandra Hospital Queensway Shopping Centre | 06:16 | 00:44 | 06:18 | 00:45 | 06:26 | 00:45 |
![]() Blk 72 C'wealth Dr | 06:23 | 00:51 | 06:25 | 00:52 | 06:33 | 00:52 | |
![]() Holland V Stn/Blk 12 Holland Ave | CC21Holland Village | 06:27 | 00:54 | 06:29 | 00:55 | 06:37 | 00:55 |
![]() Beauty World Stn Exit C Jln Jurong Kechil | DT5Beauty World | 06:46 | 01:12 | 06:49 | 01:11 | 06:56 | 01:13 |
![]() | NS2Bukit Batok West Mall | 07:04 | 01:27 | 07:06 | 01:26 | 07:13 | 01:28 |
Notes:
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information[edit]
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Singapore Traction Company | MacPherson ↔ Labrador | 1971 | 11 April | Introduced between MacPherson Ter and Labrador Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation. |
MacPherson ↔ Ulu Pandan | 2 May | Extended to Ulu Pandan Ter. | ||
Associated Bus Services | 6 December | Operations transferred to Associated Bus Services. | ||
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1973 | 1 July | Operations transferred to Singapore Bus Services. | |
1975 | 2 March | Amended to ply Sims Ave towards MacPherson Ter with the conversion of Geylang Rd to one-way traffic. | ||
1977 | 29 August | Amended to ply Holland Ave and Holland Rd, skipping Nth Buona Vista Rd. | ||
21 November | Amended to ply Jln Kolam Ayer, Kallang Bahru and Lavender St, skipping Sims Ave/Geylang Rd. | |||
1980 | 13 July | Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave, Margaret Dr and Queensway towards MacPherson Ter with the conversion of Queens Circus to a signalised junction. | ||
1982 | 22 May | Amended to ply Aljunied Rd, MacPherson Rd, Bendemeer Rd and Geylang Bahru towards Ulu Pandan Ter, skipping Jln Kolam Ayer and amended to ply Bendemeer Rd, Whampoa North, Serangoon Rd, MacPherson Rd and Aljunied Rd towards MacPherson Ter. | ||
1985 | 27 January | Amended to turn right from Commonwealth Dr to Queensway directly towards MacPherson Ter, skipping Margaret Dr. | ||
MacPherson ↔ Bukit Batok | 1987 | 19 April | Extended to Bt Batok Ter. | |
20 April | Serves new staggered bus stop under the PIE Flyover along Jln Anak Bt, skipping the bus stop opposite Bt Timah Plaza. | |||
27 September | Amended to Bt Batok Int. | |||
Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards MacPherson Ter to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd. | ||||
1 November | Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards MacPherson Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd. | |||
1989 | 29 January | Serves relocated bus stop opposite Sri Mariamman Tp along Sth Bridge Rd, skipping a removed bus stop opposite Jamae Mque. | ||
Serves additional bus stop opposite Upp Hokien St along Sth Bridge Rd. | ||||
1990 | 22 July | Serves additional bus stop outside Ellenborough Mkt along Eu Tong Sen St. | ||
Eunos ↔ Bukit Batok | 1991 | 26 May | Extended to Eunos Int under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 5. | |
1999 | TBC | Serves the bus stop outside Bugis Stn along Victoria St, skipping the bus stop opposite Bugis Junction. | ||
TBC | Skips a pair of removed bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd. | |||
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2000 | 3 September | Operations transferred to Trans Island Bus Services. | |
2003 | TBC | Serves new bus stop outside Goh & Goh Bldg along Jln Jurong Kechil. | ||
4 May | Amended to ply Geylang Bahru, Bendemeer Rd and Serangoon Rd, skipping Jln Kolam Ayer. | |||
12 October | Serves bus stop opposite Bt Timah Plaza along Jln Anak Bt with the removal of the bus stop under the PIE Flyover. | |||
2006 | 16 April | Serves 2 additional bus stops outside Mujahidin Mque and opposite Blessed Sacrament Ch along Queensway. | ||
29 October | Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd. | |||
2008 | 7 December | Skips removed bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mque along Telok Blangah Rd. | ||
2009 | 22 November | Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite MacPherson Stn along Circuit Lk. | ||
2011 | 26 June | Amended to ply Lor Bengkok with the closure of Circuit Lk to facilitate the construction of DT26CC10MacPherson station on the Downtown Line. | ||
Serves new bus stop outside The Pinnacle @ Duxton along Neil Rd. | ||||
3 December | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | |||
2012 | 9 December | Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of DT5Beauty World station on the Downtown Line. | ||
2014 | 26 January | Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk. | ||
2016 | 16 October | Amended to ply the reinstated Circuit Lk, skipping Lor Bengkok. | ||
2017 | 12 February | Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Ubi Rd 3 along Ubi Ave 2. | ||
26 November | Serves bus stop after Hosp Dr along Eu Tong Sen St with the removal of the bus stop before Hosp Dr along Kg Bahru Rd. | |||
2018 | 10 March | Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave towards Eunos Int with the partial closure of Tanglin Halt Rd. | ||
First bus from Bt Batok Int brought forward to 0520 hrs daily. |
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Services | 61 • 67 • 75 • 172 • 176 • 180 • 184 • 188 • 188e • 190 • 868E • 927 • 970 • 972 • 972M • 973 • 975 • 976 • 979 • 979X • 982E • 983 • 983M • 985 • 991 | ![]() Operated under Negotiated Contract | ||
Choa Chu Kang Feeders | 300 • 301 • 302 • 307 | |||
Bukit Panjang Feeders | 920 • 922 | |||
Defunct | 188R • 308 • 700 • 700A • 971 • 971E • 979M • BPS1 • NR3 • NR8 | |||
Bus Fleet | Kranji Depot (KJDEP) | |||
Single Decker | Linkker LM312 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI • Retrofitted Electric) • Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH | |||
Double Decker | Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door • Batch 1 • Batch 2) • MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1 • Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4) | |||
Articulated Buses | MAN NG363F |