Bus Service 61

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Service 61
SMB258J 61.jpg
Route Information
Route Bukit Batok InterchangeEunos Interchange
Route Length 39.7 km (towards Eunos)
35.7 km (towards Bukit Batok)
Travelling Time 85 mins (1 h 25 mins)
Operator SMRT Buses
(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]

Service 61
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
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
SG5949T
SG5960J
SG5981Z
SG5982X
SG6010U
SG6025C
SG6120K
MAN ND323F
Notes
  • 1 DD will perform one (1) down-route trip on Service 180 from Upper Bukit Timah Road (Bus Stop 44029 - Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) towards Boon Lay Interchange via Bukit Panjang Interchange during Weekdays AM Peak.
  • 1 DD will perform crossover trips on Short Trip 975A during Weekdays PM Peak.
  • Several SDs will perform crossover trips on Short Trip 991C during Weekdays AM Peak.
  • SG5949T will operate on Service 983 on Sundays & Public Holidays.
  • SG6025C will operate on Service 983 on Weekends & Public Holidays.
  • Random DDs will operate on Service 991 during Weekends & Public Holidays.
  • Full SD fleet on Weekends & Public Holidays.
  • All buses park at Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP).

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)
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]

icon01211
Opp Blk 461
Victoria St
icon82009
Eunos Int
Eunos Rd 2

Departure Time
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)
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Blk 3
Neil Rd
icon43009
Bt Batok Int
Bt Batok Ctrl

Departure Time
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
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon43009
Bt Batok Int(Berth B4)
Bt Batok Ctrl
NS2Bukit Batok
West Mall
05:2023:3005:2023:3005:2023:30
icon42159
Opp Beauty World Stn
Jln Jurong Kechil
DT5Beauty World 05:3223:4205:3223:4205:3223:42
icon11419
Holland V Stn Exit A
Holland Ave
CC21Holland Village 05:5100:0005:5000:0005:4900:00
icon11169
C'wealth Stn Exit B/C
C'wealth Ave
EW20Commonwealth 05:5600:0505:5500:0505:5300:04
icon11161
C'wealth Stn Exit A/D
C'wealth Ave
EW20Commonwealth 05:5900:0805:5800:0805:5600:07
icon11459
Blk 50
C'wealth Dr
06:0100:0906:0000:0905:5700:08
icon11519
Opp Queensway Shop Ctr
Alexandra Rd
Alexandra Hospital
Queensway Shopping Centre
06:1200:1906:1100:2006:0700:18
icon14169
Opp Telok Blangah Stn
Telok Blangah Rd
CC28Telok Blangah 06:1900:2606:1900:2606:1300:23
icon14129
HarbourFront Stn Exit A
Telok Blangah Rd
NE1CC29HarbourFront 06:2300:3006:2300:3006:1700:27
icon14119
Opp VivoCity
Telok Blangah Rd
NE1CC29HarbourFront
VivoCity
06:2300:3006:2300:3006:1700:27
icon10017
Aft Hosp Dr(Front Berth)
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16NE3TE17Outram Park
Singapore General Hospital
06:3200:3806:3200:3906:2700:36
icon10018
Outram Pk Stn Exit 6/SGH
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16NE3TE17Outram Park
Singapore General Hospital
06:3200:3806:3200:3906:2700:36
icon05013
Chinatown Stn Exit C
Eu Tong Sen St
NE4DT19Chinatown
New Bridge Centre
People's Park Complex
Yue Hwa Building
06:3600:4106:3600:4206:3000:39
icon04222
Clarke Quay Stn Exit E
Eu Tong Sen St
NE5Clarke Quay
Clarke Quay Central
06:3900:4406:3900:4506:3300:42
icon01113
Bugis Stn Exit A
Victoria St
EW12DT14Bugis
Bugis Junction
Bugis Street
Fu Lu Shou Complex
06:4600:5106:4600:5206:3800:49
icon01211
Opp Blk 461
Victoria St
06:0000:5406:0000:5506:1000:52
icon01311
Lavender Stn Exit B
Kallang Rd
EW11Lavender
ICA Building
06:0000:5406:0000:5506:1000:52
icon60011
Bendemeer Stn Exit A
Kallang Bahru
DT23Bendemeer 06:0300:5706:0300:5806:1400:55
icon60031
Bef Geylang Bahru Stn
Kallang Bahru
06:0601:0006:0701:0106:1700:58
icon70161
Opp Mattar Stn Exit A
Merpati Rd
DT25Mattar 06:1901:1306:2001:1306:3201:10
icon70371
MacPherson Stn Exit A
Circuit Lk
CC10DT26MacPherson 06:2301:1606:2401:1606:3601:14
icon71121
Ubi Stn Exit B
Ubi Ave 2
DT27Ubi 06:2801:2106:2801:2006:4001:18
icon83109
Opp Eunos Stn
Jln Eunos
EW7Eunos 06:3601:2806:3701:2706:4801:25
icon82009
Eunos Int(Alighting)
Eunos Rd 2
EW7Eunos 06:4701:3806:4901:3806:5801:36

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
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon82009
Eunos Int(Berth B3)
Eunos Rd 2
EW7Eunos 05:3023:3005:3023:3005:4523:30
icon82061
Eunos Stn/Int
Sims Ave
EW7Eunos 05:3223:3205:3223:3205:4723:32
icon83101
Eunos Stn
Jln Eunos
EW7Eunos 05:3323:3305:3323:3305:4823:33
icon71129
Ubi Stn Exit A
Ubi Ave 2
DT27Ubi 05:4123:4105:4123:4105:5523:40
icon70379
Opp MacPherson Stn Exit A
Circuit Lk
CC10DT26MacPherson 05:4623:4605:4623:4606:0023:45
icon70201
Opp MacPherson Stn Exit D
Circuit Rd
CC10DT26MacPherson 05:4723:4705:4723:4706:0123:46
icon70231
Opp Mattar Stn Exit B
Mattar Rd
DT25Mattar 05:5223:5205:5223:5206:0623:51
icon60221
Blk 73/Geylang Bahru Stn
Geylang Bahru
DT24Geylang Bahru 06:0200:0206:0200:0306:1700:01
icon60019
Bendemeer Stn Exit B
Kallang Bahru
DT23Bendemeer 06:0600:0606:0600:0706:2100:05
icon01139
Bugis Stn/Parkview Sq
Nth Bridge Rd
EW12DT14Bugis 06:1300:1306:1300:1406:2800:12
icon04167
City Hall Stn Exit B
Nth Bridge Rd
NS25EW13City Hall
Capitol Theatre
Raffles City
06:1800:1806:1700:1906:3300:17
icon05199
Opp Hong Lim Cplx
Sth Bridge Rd
NE4DT19Chinatown
Chinatown Point
Hong Lim Complex
Nankin Street Mall
06:2200:2206:2100:2306:3700:22
icon05189
Opp Sri Mariamman Tp
Sth Bridge Rd
Ann Siang Hill
Buddha Relic Tooth Temple
06:2400:2406:2300:2506:3900:24
icon05259
Opp Maxwell Stn Exit 3
Neil Rd
TE18Maxwell 06:2600:2506:2500:2606:4000:26
icon10021
Blk 3
Neil Rd
06:0000:2806:0000:2906:1000:29
icon14141
HarbourFront Stn/VivoCity
Telok Blangah Rd
NE1CC29HarbourFront
S1VivoCity
VivoCity
06:0600:3406:0800:3506:1600:35
icon14121
Opp HarbourFront Int
Telok Blangah Rd
NE1CC29HarbourFront
HarbourFront Centre
Singapore Cruise Centre
06:0600:3406:0800:3506:1600:35
icon14161
Telok Blangah Stn
Telok Blangah Rd
CC28Telok Blangah 06:0900:3706:1100:3806:1900:38
icon11511
Alexandra Hosp
Alexandra Rd
Alexandra Hospital
Queensway Shopping Centre
06:1600:4406:1800:4506:2600:45
icon11451
Blk 72
C'wealth Dr
06:2300:5106:2500:5206:3300:52
icon11401
Holland V Stn/Blk 12
Holland Ave
CC21Holland Village 06:2700:5406:2900:5506:3700:55
icon42151
Beauty World Stn Exit C
Jln Jurong Kechil
DT5Beauty World 06:4601:1206:4901:1106:5601:13
icon43009
Bt Batok Int(Alighting)
Bt Batok Ctrl
NS2Bukit Batok
West Mall
07:0401:2707:0601:2607:1301:28

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
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.
SBS 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.
SMRT Buses
(Current)
Known as Trans Island prior to 10 May 2004
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). 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.

External Links[edit]

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