Bus Service 96

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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. From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. On Tuesday, 19 November 2024, from 12.30am to 5am, Bus Services 52 , 98 , 98M , 105 , 183 and 870 will be affected by a temporary road closure along a section of Jurong East Central to facilitate the construction of the Jurong Region Line. Please refer to the following for more information. From Sunday, 24 November 2024, Bus Services 39 , 175 & 804 will call at new bus stops. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 674 will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service 666 will be extended to Bayfront Avenue, Temasek Avenue, Temasek Boulevard and Raffles Boulevard.An additional trip will operate during morning peak period and its frequency will be improved from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services 110 , 114 & 156 will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service 374 will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange. Please refer to the following for more information.

Service 96
Route Information
Route	Clementi Bus Interchange ↺ Kent Ridge Crescent (Loop)
Route Length	6.8 km
Travelling Time	35 mins
Operator	(Bulim Bus Package)

Bus Service 96 primarily serves the NUS Kent Ridge Campus and University Town with bus connections to Clementi MRT & Bus Interchange.

Short Trip Bus Service 96A mainly supplements the high demand for Service 96 from Clementi Interchange/MRT to the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Short Trip Bus Service 96B mainly supplements the high demand for Service 96 from the National University of Singapore (NUS) to Clementi Bus Interchange/station.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 96/96A/96B

Depot	Fleet Size (96)	Fleet Size (96A)	Fleet Size (96B)	Fleet
Bulim Depot (BUDEP)	13	TBC	TBC	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
				Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro	Alexander Dennis Enviro500 Volvo B9TL

Notes
Full SD fleet on Weekends & Public Holidays. This service practises jumpbus.

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)
Loop Service	9 - 13 minutes	7 - 11 minutes	10 minutes	10 - 14 minutes

Special Departures

• Bef Architecture Dr 16199
  Kent Ridge Cres → Clementi Int 17009
  Clementi Ave 3
  • Weekdays: 18:28 & 18:37
• Opp Yusof Ishak Hse 16179
  Kent Ridge Cres → Clementi Int 17009
  Clementi Ave 3
  • Weekdays: 17:52

Service 96A

SBS861H on Short-Trip Service 96A

• Clementi Int 17009
  Clementi Ave 3 → NUS Raffles Hall 16169
  Kent Ridge Cres
  • Weekdays (except NUS Holidays): 08:05, 08:14, 08:23, 08:32, 08:41, 08:50, 08:59, 09:08, 09:17, 09:26 & 09:35

Service 96B

SG5012X on Short-Trip Service 96B

• Bef Architecture Dr 16199
  Kent Ridge Cres → Clementi Stn Exit A 17171
  C'wealth Ave West
  • Weekdays (except NUS Holidays): 17:02, 17:13, 17:24, 17:35, 17:57, 18:17, 18:27, 18:37, 18:47 & 18:57

Special Departures

• Information Technology 16189
  Kent Ridge Cres → Clementi Stn Exit A 17171
  C'wealth Ave West
  • Weekdays (except NUS Holidays): 17:48 & 18:09

Loop Service

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Bus Stops			Nearby Attraction	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
				First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Clementi Int (Berth B1) 17009 Clementi Ave 3	96A		EW23Clementi The Clementi Mall	06:45	23:30	07:00	23:30	07:00	23:30
NTUC Fairprice 17239 Clementi Ave 3	96A
Blk 365 17159 C'wealth Ave West	96A
Yale-NUS College 17099 Clementi Rd	96A		NUS Kent Ridge Campus
Coll of Design & Engrg 16159 Clementi Rd	96A
SDE3 16149 Clementi Rd	96A
Bef Architecture Dr 16199 Kent Ridge Cres	96A	96B	NUS Kent Ridge Campus	06:59	23:41	07:10	23:40	07:10	23:10
Information Technology 16189 Kent Ridge Cres	96A	96B	NUS Kent Ridge Campus
Opp Yusof Ishak Hse 16179 Kent Ridge Cres	96A	96B
NUS Raffles Hall 16169 Kent Ridge Cres	96A	96B	NUS Kent Ridge Campus	07:04	23:44	07:13	23:43	07:13	23:13
Aft Clementi Ave 1 17091 Clementi Rd		96B
Blk 410 17151 C'wealth Ave West		96B
Blk 455 17161 C'wealth Ave West		96B
Clementi Stn Exit A 17171 C'wealth Ave West		96B	EW23Clementi The Clementi Mall	07:18	23:52	07:23	23:52	07:23	23:22
Clementi Int (Alighting) 17009 Clementi Ave 3				07:19	23:53	07:24	23:53	07:24	23:23

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Clementi ↺ Kent Ridge Cres	1982	16 August	Introduced between Clementi Int and Kent Ridge Cres (Loop), operating on Weekdays and Saturdays only.
		1986	1 June	Skips removed bus stop before Ayer Rajah Rd along Clementi Rd.
		1988	8 March	Amended to ply Clementi Ave 3 with the abolition of right turning from Clementi Ave 3 to Commonwealth Ave West.
		1990	2 July	Extended to operate on Sundays and Public Holidays.
		1996	TBC	First bus brought forward to 0700 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
		1999	TBC	Last bus extended to 2300 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
	Service 96: Clementi ↺ Kent Ridge Cres Service 96A: Clementi → Kent Ridge Cres	2000	TBC	Short Trip Bus Service 96A introduced from Clementi Int to Kent Ridge Cres (NUS Raffles Hall) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
		2002	TBC	First bus brought forward to 0645 hrs on weekdays.
		2006	29 October	Amended to Clementi Temp Int.
	Service 96: Clementi ↺ Kent Ridge Cres Service 96A: Clementi → Kent Ridge Cres Service 96B: Clementi → Kent Ridge Cres → Commonwealth Ave West	2007	TBC	Short Trip Bus Service 96B introduced from Clementi Temp Int to Commonwealth Ave West (Clementi Stn) during evening peak hours on weekdays.
		2011	26 November	Amended to Clementi Integrated Transport Hub.
		2012	25 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2016	26 June	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
	Service 96: Clementi ↺ Kent Ridge Cres Service 96A: Clementi → Kent Ridge Cres Service 96B: Kent Ridge Cres → Commonwealth Ave West	2021	2 August	Short-Trip Bus Service 96B shortened to start from Kent Ridge Cres (NUS Fac of Design & Env).