Bus Service 72

!	TRAVEL ADVISORY					!
	Train services and selected bus services will be extended for commuters travelling late during the eve of Chinese New Year (Tuesday, 28 January 2025). Selected bus services will have its evening peak-hour schedule adjusted. Please refer to the following for more information: (Extension of Train & Bus service operating hours) (Extension of bus operating hours) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours) (Extension of bus operating hours) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours, Service 43e) (Change in bus service's Operating Hours) 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. From Sunday, 26 January 2025, two bus stops along Thomson Road will be merged and relocated to facilitate works for the North South Corridor. As a result, bus services 132 and 156 will call at the bus stop in front of Singapore Polo Club (51031) instead of bus stop after Mount Pleasant Road (51023). Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 26 January 2025, the route of feeder service 230 will be extended to start and end at Toa Payoh Link (Caldecott station) to enhance connectivity for Toa Payoh East residents. As a result, it will no longer stop at Toa Payoh Interchange. Please refer here for more information.

Service 72
Route Information
Route	Yio Chu Kang Interchange ↔ Tampines Interchange
Route Length	17.2 km (towards Tampines) 16.6 km (towards Yio Chu Kang)
Travelling Time	80 mins (1 h 20 mins)
Operator	(Tampines Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 72 serves Yio Chu Kang, Ang Mo Kio, Hougang and Tampines. It serves major places like ITE College Central, NE14Hougang station and industrial areas along Tampines Road. It complements Services 116 and 329 along Hougang Avenues 4 and 9 and complements Services 27 and 168 along Tampines Avenue 9.

SBS Transit Short-Trip Service 72A operates on Weekdays to supplement high demand for Service 72 which serves NS15Yio Chu Kang station, ITE College Central and NE14Hougang station.

SBS Transit Short-Trip Service 72B operates on Weekdays except ITE College Central vacations to supplement high demand from NS15Yio Chu Kang station to ITE College Central.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 72/72A/72B

Depot	Fleet Size			Fleet
	72	72A	72B
Seletar Depot (SEDEP)	32	2	11	5 Single Deckers	31 Double Deckers
				SBS6060M Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro SBS8351KB SBS8811AB SBS8819DB SBS8836DB Scania K230UB	SG5847D SG6100T SG6101R SG6257A SG6264D SG6265B SG6267X SG6268T SG6271H SG6272E SG6277S MAN ND323F SBS3067P SBS3068L SBS3136Z SBS3197Y SBS3230J SBS3231G SBS3236T SBS3266G SBS3273K SBS3283G SBS3286Z SBS3287X SBS3656P SG5030T SG5117C SG5380H SG5382C SG5406T SG5523MA SG5524K SG5525H SG5569G Volvo B9TL

Notes

2 extra DDs. SBS8351K, SBS8811A, SBS8819D & SBS8836D will perform supplementary trips as Service 72 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak (except Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central vacations). operate as Service 72 on Weekday School Holidays, Weekends & Public Holidays. This service practises jumpbus. Weekdays: 14A-13P / 6E / 12S (32 buses) Weekdays Sch Hols: TBC (32 buses) Saturdays: 15A-15P / 2T (16 buses) Sundays & Public Holidays: 12A-14P / 1T (14 buses) Special Weekdays: 17A-16P / 9S (25 buses)

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 Tampines	05 - 12 minutes	05 - 13 minutes	04 - 13 minutes	07 - 14 minutes
towards Yio Chu Kang	05 - 12 minutes	03 - 13 minutes	04 - 13 minutes	04 - 13 minutes

Special Departures

• 54481

  ITE Coll Ctrl
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
  →
  75009

  Tampines Int
  Tampines Ctrl 1
  • Weekdays: 15:33, 15:49, 15:54 & 16:14
• 64549

  Opp Hougang Ctrl Int
  Hougang Ctrl
  →
  75009

  Tampines Int
  Tampines Ctrl 1
  • Saturdays: 05:50
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: 05:50 & 06:08
• 75289

  Opp Blks 741/742
  Tampines Ave 9
  →
  75009

  Tampines Int
  Tampines Ctrl 1
  • Weekdays: 07:30, 07:53 & 08:14
• 64541

  Hougang Ctrl Int
  Hougang Ctrl
  →
  55509

  Yio Chu Kang Int
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
  • Weekdays: 08:05 (DD)
• 54489

  Opp ITE Coll Ctrl
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
  →
  55509

  Yio Chu Kang Int
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
  • Weekdays (ITE School Term): 11:55 - 19:08

Service 72A

SBS7423T on Short-Trip Service 72A

• 55509

  Yio Chu Kang Int
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
  →
  64549

  Opp Hougang Ctrl Int
  Hougang Ctrl
  • Weekdays (ITE School Term): 06:19 (SG5523M), 07:15 (DD), 07:25 (SG5523M), 08:22 (DD), 09:28 (SG5523M) & 10:16 (DD)
  • Weekdays (ITE School Holiday): 06:09 (SG5523M), 06:16 (DD), 07:06 (SG5523M), 08:07 (DD), 08:16 (SG5523M), 09:08 (DD), 09:15 (SG5523M), 10:10 (DD) & 10:17 (SG5523M)

Service 72B

SBS3197Y on Short-Trip Service 72B

• 55509

  Yio Chu Kang Int
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
  →
  54481

  ITE Coll Ctrl
  Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
  • Weekdays (ITE School Term): 07:00 (SBS8351K), 07:02 (SBS8811A), 07:04 (SBS8819D), 07:06 (SBS8836D), 07:08, 07:10, 07:12, 07:16, 07:19, 07:23, 07:26, 07:29 (SBS8351K), 07:32 (SBS8811A), 07:35 (SBS8819D), 07:37 (SBS8836D), 07:39, 07:42, 07:44, 07:48, 07:50, 07:53, 07:55, 07:58 (SBS8351K), 08:01 (SBS8811A), 08:04 (SBS8819D), 08:06 (SBS8836D), 08:09, 08:11, 08:15, 08:18, 08:20, 08:24, 08:25, 08:27 (SBS8351K), 08:31 (SBS8811A), 08:35 (SBS8819D), 08:36 (SBS8836D), 08:38, 08:41, 08:44, 08:47, 08:49, 08:53, 08:56, 09:00 (SBS8351K), 09:04 (SBS8811A), 09:07 (SBS8819D), 09:11 (SBS8836D), 09:14, 09:16, 09:18, 09:21, 09:25, 09:27, 09:29, 09:32 (SBS8351K), 09:34 (SBS8811A), 09:36 (SBS8819D), 09:38 (SBS8836D), 09:42, 09:44, 09:48, 09:50, 09:54, 09:58, 10:02, 10:06 (SBS8351K), 10:10 (SBS8811A) & 10:14 (SBS8819D)

Direction 1 (Yio Chu Kang → Tampines)

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Bus Stops			Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
				First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
55509 Yio Chu Kang Int(Berth B2) Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	72A	72B	NS15Yio Chu Kang	05:30	23:30	05:45	23:30	06:00	23:30
55329 Nanyang Poly Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	72A	72B		05:32	23:32	05:47	23:32	06:02	23:32
54351 Nanyang Poly Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A	72B		05:34	23:34	05:48	23:34	06:03	23:34
54471 Opp Blk 538 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A	72B		05:35	23:36	05:49	23:36	06:04	23:36
54481 ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A	72B		05:36	23:37	05:50	23:37	06:05	23:37
54491 Aft CTE Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A			05:37	23:38	05:51	23:38	06:06	23:38
54501 Opp AMK Ind Pk 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A			05:38	23:39	05:52	23:39	06:07	23:39
54651 Opp Techplace 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A			05:39	23:40	05:53	23:40	06:08	23:40
66451 Aft AMK Ind Pk 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A			05:40	23:41	05:54	23:41	06:09	23:41
66461 Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A			05:41	23:42	05:55	23:42	06:10	23:42
66471 Bef Yio Chu Kang Rd Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	72A			05:42	23:43	05:56	23:43	06:11	23:43
64119 Blk 953 Yio Chu Kang Rd	72A			05:43	23:44	05:57	23:44	06:12	23:44
64491 Hougang 1 Hougang Ave 9	72A			05:44	23:45	05:58	23:45	06:13	23:45
64481 Bet Blks 930/931 Hougang Ave 9	72A			05:45	23:46	05:59	23:46	06:14	23:46
64471 Blk 917 Hougang Ave 9	72A			05:46	23:47	06:00	23:47	06:15	23:47
64419 Blk 681 Hougang Ave 4	72A			05:48	23:49	06:02	23:49	06:17	23:49
64331 Blk 508 Hougang Ave 4	72A			05:50	23:51	06:04	23:51	06:19	23:51
64521 Blk 834 Hougang Ave 4	72A			05:51	23:52	06:05	23:52	06:20	23:52
64559 Blk 830A Hougang Ctrl	72A			05:52	23:53	06:06	23:53	06:21	23:53
64549 Opp Hougang Ctrl Int Hougang Ctrl	72A		NE14Hougang	05:53	23:54	05:50	23:54	05:50	23:54
64019 Blk 302 Upp S'goon Rd				05:55	23:56	05:52	23:56	05:52	23:56
63069 Blk 25 Upp S'goon Rd				05:56	23:57	05:53	23:57	05:53	23:57
63249 Blk 1 Hougang Ave 3				05:58	23:59	05:55	23:59	05:55	23:59
64201 Aft Hougang Ave 3 Tampines Rd				05:59	00:00	05:56	00:00	05:56	00:00
64211 Aft Hougang Ave 7 Tampines Rd				06:00	00:01	05:57	00:01	05:57	00:01
64221 Opp Defu Ave 2 Tampines Rd				06:02	00:02	05:58	00:01	05:58	00:01
64131 Bef KPE Tampines Rd				06:03	00:03	05:59	00:02	05:59	00:02
64141 Aft Jln Telawi Tampines Rd				06:05	00:04	06:01	00:03	06:01	00:03
64151 Aft Greenwich Dr Tampines Rd				06:06	00:05	06:03	00:04	06:03	00:04
64161 Schenker Tampines Rd				06:07	00:06	06:04	00:05	06:04	00:05
64171 Aft Buangkok East Dr Tampines Rd				06:07	00:06	06:04	00:05	06:04	00:05
64181 Bef TPE Tampines Rd				06:08	00:06	06:05	00:06	06:05	00:06
64191 Aft Goldhill Memorial Ctr Tampines Rd				06:09	00:07	06:06	00:07	06:06	00:07
73021 Bef Tampines Ind Dr Tampines Rd				06:10	00:08	06:07	00:08	06:07	00:08
73031 Aft Tampines Ind Dr Tampines Rd				06:10	00:08	06:07	00:08	06:07	00:08
74011 Aft Tampines Ind Ave 5 Tampines Rd				06:11	00:09	06:08	00:09	06:08	00:09
74021 Bef Tampines Ind Ave 4 Tampines Rd				06:12	00:10	06:09	00:10	06:09	00:10
74031 Bef Tampines Lk Tampines Rd				06:13	00:11	06:10	00:11	06:10	00:11
74051 Tampines Dormitory Tampines Rd				06:15	00:13	06:12	00:13	06:12	00:12
75299 Bef Tampines Ave 9 Tampines Ave 10				06:16	00:14	06:13	00:14	06:13	00:13
75289 Opp Blks 741/742 Tampines Ave 9				06:17	00:15	06:14	00:15	06:14	00:14
75279 Opp Blk 721 Tampines Ave 9				06:19	00:16	06:16	00:16	06:16	00:15
75269 Blk 522 CP Tampines Ave 6				06:21	00:18	06:18	00:17	06:18	00:16
75121 Opp Darul Ghufran Mque Tampines Ave 5				06:23	00:20	06:20	00:19	06:20	00:18
75009 Tampines Int(Alighting) Tampines Ctrl 1			EW2DT32Tampines	06:26	00:23	06:23	00:21	06:21	00:20

Direction 2 (Tampines → Yio Chu Kang)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
75009 Tampines Int(Berth B7) Tampines Ctrl 1	EW2DT32Tampines	05:15	23:45	05:15	23:45	05:45	23:45
75129 Darul Ghufran Mque Tampines Ave 5		05:19	23:49	05:19	23:49	05:49	23:49
75261 Blk 709 Tampines Ave 6		05:21	23:50	05:21	23:50	05:51	23:50
75271 Blk 721 Tampines Ave 9		05:24	23:53	05:24	23:53	05:54	23:53
75281 Blk 742A Tampines Ave 9		05:25	23:54	05:25	23:54	05:55	23:54
75291 Aft Tampines Ave 9 Tampines Ave 10		05:26	23:56	05:26	23:56	05:56	23:56
74059 Opp Tampines Dormitory Tampines Rd		05:28	23:58	05:28	23:58	05:58	23:58
74039 Aft Tampines Ind Ave 2 Tampines Rd		05:29	23:59	05:29	23:59	05:59	23:59
74029 Aft Tampines Ind Ave 4 Tampines Rd		05:30	00:00	05:30	00:00	06:00	00:00
74019 Bef Tampines Ind Ave 5 Tampines Rd		05:30	00:00	05:30	00:00	06:00	00:00
73039 Bef Tampines Ind Dr Tampines Rd		05:31	00:01	05:31	00:01	06:01	00:01
73029 Aft Tampines Ind Dr Tampines Rd		05:31	00:01	05:31	00:01	06:01	00:01
64199 Bef Goldhill Memorial Ctr Tampines Rd		05:32	00:02	05:32	00:02	06:02	00:02
64189 Aft Old Tampines Rd Tampines Rd		05:32	00:02	05:32	00:02	06:02	00:02
64179 Bef Buangkok East Dr Tampines Rd		05:33	00:03	05:33	00:03	06:03	00:03
64169 Opp Schenker Tampines Rd		05:33	00:03	05:33	00:03	06:03	00:03
64159 Bef Greenwich Dr Tampines Rd		05:34	00:04	05:34	00:04	06:04	00:04
64149 LP 137 Tampines Rd		05:35	00:05	05:35	00:05	06:05	00:05
64139 Bef KPE Tampines Rd		05:36	00:06	05:36	00:06	06:06	00:06
64229 Bef Defu Ave 2 Tampines Rd		05:37	00:07	05:37	00:07	06:07	00:07
64219 Aft Defu Ave 2 Tampines Rd		05:38	00:08	05:38	00:08	06:08	00:08
64209 Aft Defu Ave 1 Tampines Rd		05:40	00:10	05:40	00:10	06:10	00:10
63241 Blk 21 Hougang Ave 3		05:41	00:11	05:41	00:11	06:11	00:11
63061 Opp Blk 25 Upp S'goon Rd		05:42	00:12	05:42	00:12	06:12	00:12
64011 Naung Residence Upp S'goon Rd		05:43	00:13	05:43	00:13	06:13	00:13
64541 Hougang Ctrl Int Hougang Ctrl	NE14Hougang	05:45	00:16	05:45	00:16	06:15	00:16
64551 Blk 836 Hougang Ctrl		05:47	00:17	05:47	00:17	06:17	00:47
64529 Hougang Polyclinic Hougang Ave 4		05:47	00:18	05:47	00:18	06:17	00:18
64339 Blk 602 Hougang Ave 4		05:49	00:19	05:49	00:19	06:19	00:19
64411 Blk 670 Hougang Ave 4		05:51	00:21	05:51	00:21	06:21	00:21
64479 Blk 665 Hougang Ave 9		05:53	00:22	05:53	00:22	06:23	00:22
64489 Blk 946A Hougang Ave 9		05:54	00:24	05:54	00:24	06:24	00:24
64499 Regentville Hougang Ave 9		05:56	00:25	05:56	00:25	06:26	00:25
64111 Opp Blk 953 Yio Chu Kang Rd		05:57	00:26	05:57	00:26	06:27	00:26
66479 Aft Yio Chu Kang Rd Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		05:58	00:27	05:58	00:27	06:28	00:27
66459 Opp Ang Mo Kio Linear Pk Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		05:59	00:28	05:59	00:28	06:29	00:28
54659 Techplace 2 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		06:00	00:29	06:00	00:29	06:30	00:29
54509 Aft Blk 5000 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		06:01	00:30	06:01	00:30	06:31	00:30
54499 Bef CTE Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		06:02	00:31	06:02	00:31	06:32	00:31
54489 Opp ITE Coll Ctrl Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		06:03	00:32	06:03	00:32	06:33	00:32
54479 Blk 538 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		06:04	00:33	06:04	00:33	06:34	00:33
54359 Blk 502 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5		06:06	00:35	06:06	00:35	06:36	00:35
55321 Opp Nanyang Poly Ang Mo Kio Ave 8		06:08	00:36	06:08	00:36	06:38	00:36
55509 Yio Chu Kang Int(Alighting) Ang Mo Kio Ave 8	NS15Yio Chu Kang	06:10	00:38	06:10	00:38	06:40	00:38

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Yio Chu Kang ↺ Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	1996	2 September	Introduced between Yio Chu Kang Ter and Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 (Loop) as a peak hour service on weekdays.
	Yio Chu Kang ↔ Tampines	1998	30 March	Integrated with Service 80, extended to Tampines Int and converted to full day service.
		1999	TBC	First bus from Tampines Int brought forward to 0515 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays.
			TBC	Last bus from Tampines Int extended to 2345 hrs daily.
		2000	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Tampines Dormitory along Tampines Ave 10.
	72Yio Chu Kang ↔ Tampines 72AYio Chu Kang → Upp Serangoon Rd		TBC	72AIntroduced from Yio Chu Kang Ter to Upp Serangoon Rd (Opp Nativity Ch Ctr) during evening peak hours on weekdays.
		2002	TBC	72First bus from Tampines Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
			TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Tampines Ave 9 along Tampines Ave 10.
	72Yio Chu Kang ↔ Tampines 72AYio Chu Kang → Hougang Ctrl	2003	21 June	Amended to ply Hougang Ctrl and Upp Serangoon Rd under North East Line Rationalisation Phase 1.
				72AShortened to terminate at Hougang Ctrl (Opp Hougang Ctrl Int) under North East Line Rationalisation Phase 1.
	Yio Chu Kang ↔ Tampines	2006	TBC	72ADiscontinued.
		2007	22 May	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2009	19 April	Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 834 and outside Hougang Polyclinic along Hougang Ave 4.
	72Yio Chu Kang ↔ Tampines 72AYio Chu Kang → Hougang Ctrl	2012	30 July	72AIntroduced from Yio Chu Kang Ter to Hougang Ctrl (Opp Hougang Ctrl Int) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
	72Yio Chu Kang ↔ Tampines 72AYio Chu Kang → Hougang Ctrl 72BYio Chu Kang → Ang Mo Kio Ave 5	2013	2 January	72BIntroduced from Yio Chu Kang Ter to Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 (ITE College Ctrl) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
		2017	24 December	Amended to ply Tampines Ctrl 8 and Tampines Concourse towards Tampines Int.
		2022	27 February	Amended to ply the realigned Tampines Rd, skipping Tampines Lk and a portion of Tampines Ave 10.