Bus Service 961
Service 961 |
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Route Information | |
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Route | Woodlands Temporary Interchange ↔ Lorong 1 Geylang Terminal |
Route Length | 35.7 km (towards Lorong 1 Geylang) 35.4 km (towards Woodlands) |
Travelling Time | 120 mins (2 h) |
Operator | ![]() (Woodlands Bus Package) |
SMRT Buses Bus Service 961 is an inter-town route connecting the residential areas of Woodlands, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Queenstown, Bukit Merah to the central areas of Chinatown, Downtown Core, Kampong Glam and Kallang.
This trunk route has the 5th longest bidirectional bus route in Singapore, plying the main roads of Woodlands Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Bukit Timah Road and Jalan Bukit Merah in its length, benefiting residents living in Bukit Merah Central and Bukit Timah as a result of direct connections between both areas. In addition, it complements Service 147 between Bukit Merah Central and Chinatown, and Bus Service 100 along Beach Road, shortening the waiting time and alleviating passenger demand at the same time. Service 961 is also one of the only two remaining services alongside Service 195 that still passes by the Old City Hall Building after major pedestrianisation works that concluded in the early 2020s.
Service 961 only operates on Weekdays and Saturdays. During Sundays and Public Holidays, a route variant 961M operates with an additional detour via Marina Centre, passing by Singapore Flyer and the Esplanade in a bidirectional loop.
Service Information[edit]
Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | ||
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Woodlands Depot (WLDEP) | 34 | 30 Single Deckers | 4 Double Deckers | |
SMB319S SMB1312D SMB1313B SMB1315X SMB1353K SMB1355E SMB1372E SMB1396L SMB1403A SMB1411B SMB1425L SMB1432R SMB1435H SMB1436E SMB1437C SMB1449T SMB1453E SMB1454C SMB1455A SMB1456Y SMB1457U SMB1491U SMB1539S SMB1548R SMB1549M SMB1571Y SMB1585H SMB1599T SMB1623G SMB1639L MAN NL323F
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SG5816T SG6030L SG6034B SG6130G 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 Lorong 1 Geylang | 07 - 11 minutes | 07 - 15 minutes | 11 - 15 minutes | 12 - 15 minutes |
towards Woodlands | 11 - 13 minutes | 08 - 13 minutes | 08 - 12 minutes | 11 - 16 minutes |
Special Departures[edit]
Collapse![]() Opp Hong Lim Cplx Upp Cross St ![]() Woodlands Temp Int W'lands Sq Departure Times | |||||
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Weekdays | 05:40 (DD) 05:51 (SD) 06:02 (SD) 06:12 (SD) | ||||
Saturdays | 05:40 (DD) 05:53 (SD) 06:06 (SD) |
Direction 1 (Woodlands → Lorong 1 Geylang)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | ||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() | NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Center Woods Square | 05:30 | 23:30 | 05:30 | 23:30 |
![]() Opp Marsiling Stn W'lands Ave 3 | NS8Marsiling | 05:38 | 23:37 | 05:37 | 23:36 |
![]() Kranji Stn(Berth 1) W'lands Rd | NS7Kranji | 05:43 | 23:42 | 05:43 | 23:41 |
![]() Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT1BP6Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall | 05:58 | 23:54 | 05:58 | 23:54 |
![]() Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT2Cashew MINDEF | 06:01 | 23:57 | 06:01 | 23:57 |
![]() Hillview Stn Exit A Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT3Hillview | 06:04 | 00:00 | 06:04 | 00:00 |
![]() Opp Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT4Hume | 06:05 | 00:01 | 06:05 | 00:01 |
![]() Opp Beauty World Ctr Jln Anak Bt | DT5Beauty World Beauty World Centre | 06:10 | 00:05 | 06:10 | 00:05 |
![]() Opp King Albert Pk Stn Dunearn Rd | DT6King Albert Park Rail Corridor Former Bukit Timah Railway Station | 06:13 | 00:08 | 06:14 | 00:08 |
![]() Opp Sixth Ave Stn Dunearn Rd | DT7Sixth Avenue | 06:16 | 00:11 | 06:18 | 00:11 |
![]() Natl JC Dunearn Rd | National JC | 06:18 | 00:13 | 06:20 | 00:13 |
![]() Opp Tan Kah Kee Stn Dunearn Rd | DT8Tan Kah Kee | 06:20 | 00:15 | 06:23 | 00:15 |
![]() Farrer Rd Stn Exit A Farrer Rd | CC20Farrer Road | 06:27 | 00:19 | 06:29 | 00:19 |
![]() Queenstown Polyclinic Queensway | Queenstown Polyclinic | 06:36 | 00:28 | 06:36 | 00:24 |
![]() Opp Bt Merah Town Ctr Jln Bt Merah | Bukit Merah Polyclinic | 06:48 | 00:37 | 06:43 | 00:31 |
![]() Aft Hosp Dr(Front Berth) Eu Tong Sen St | EW16NE3TE17Outram Park Singapore General Hospital | 06:58 | 00:43 | 06:51 | 00:38 |
![]() Outram Pk Stn Exit 6/SGH Eu Tong Sen St | EW16NE3TE17Outram Park Singapore General Hospital | 06:59 | 00:43 | 06:51 | 00:39 |
![]() Chinatown Stn Exit C Eu Tong Sen St | NE4DT19Chinatown New Bridge Centre People's Park Complex Yue Hwa Building | 07:02 | 00:45 | 06:54 | 00:41 |
![]() Opp Hong Lim Pk Eu Tong Sen St | NE5Clarke Quay | 07:03 | 00:46 | 06:55 | 00:42 |
![]() Clarke Quay Stn Exit E Eu Tong Sen St | NE5Clarke Quay Clarke Quay Central | 07:05 | 00:47 | 06:56 | 00:43 |
![]() Supreme Ct Parliament Pl | Asian Civilisations Museum National Gallery Singapore Supreme Court Victoria Concert Hall | 07:07 | 00:49 | 06:58 | 00:45 |
![]() Aft Raffles Hotel Beach Rd | Raffles City South Beach Tower | 07:11 | 00:52 | 07:01 | 00:49 |
![]() Opp Plaza Parkroyal Beach Rd | Kampong Glam | 07:15 | 00:55 | 07:03 | 00:52 |
![]() Opp Golden Mile Cplx Beach Rd | 07:18 | 00:58 | 07:05 | 00:54 | |
![]() Southbank Crawford St | ICA Building | 07:19 | 00:59 | 07:06 | 00:55 |
![]() Bendemeer Stn Exit A Kallang Bahru | DT23Bendemeer | 07:23 | 01:02 | 07:08 | 00:58 |
![]() Opp Kallang Stn/Blk 2C Lor 1 Geylang | EW10Kallang | 07:29 | 01:08 | 07:15 | 01:04 |
![]() Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang ![]() | EW10Kallang | 07:33 | 01:12 | 07:19 | 01:08 |
Direction 2 (Lorong 1 Geylang → Woodlands)[edit]
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Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | ||
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First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | ||
![]() Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang | EW10Kallang | 06:00 | 23:30 | 06:00 | 23:30 |
![]() Kallang Stn/Opp Blk 2C Lor 1 Geylang | EW10Kallang | 06:01 | 23:31 | 06:01 | 23:31 |
![]() Bendemeer Stn Exit B Kallang Bahru | DT23Bendemeer | 06:04 | 23:34 | 06:06 | 23:36 |
![]() Bef Crawford Bridge Crawford St | ICA Building | 06:07 | 23:37 | 06:09 | 23:39 |
![]() Sultan Plaza Jln Sultan | Kampong Glam Sultan Plaza Textile Ctr | 06:10 | 23:40 | 06:13 | 23:43 |
![]() Esplanade Stn Exit F Beach Rd | CC3Esplanade | 06:17 | 23:47 | 06:20 | 23:50 |
![]() Aft City Hall Stn Exit B Nth Bridge Rd | NS25EW13City Hall Funan National Gallery Singapore | 06:20 | 23:50 | 06:23 | 23:54 |
![]() Opp Hong Lim Cplx Upp Cross St | NE4DT19Chinatown | 05:40 | 23:55 | 05:40 | 23:59 |
![]() Outram Pk Stn Exit 4 New Bridge Rd | EW16NE3TE17Outram Park | 05:43 | 23:59 | 05:43 | 00:01 |
![]() Bef Neil Rd New Bridge Rd | Singapore General Hospital Outram Community Hospital | 05:44 | 00:00 | 05:45 | 00:03 |
![]() Bt Merah Town Ctr Jln Bt Merah | Bukit Merah Polyclinic | 05:51 | 00:09 | 05:54 | 00:11 |
![]() Opp Queenstown Polyclinic Queensway | Queenstown Polyclinic | 06:03 | 00:18 | 06:03 | 00:20 |
![]() Farrer Rd Stn Exit B Farrer Rd | CC20Farrer Road | 06:11 | 00:23 | 06:09 | 00:25 |
![]() Tan Kah Kee Stn Bt Timah Rd | DT8Tan Kah Kee | 06:17 | 00:27 | 06:13 | 00:29 |
![]() Opp Natl JC Bt Timah Rd | National JC | 06:19 | 00:28 | 06:14 | 00:30 |
![]() Sixth Ave Stn Bt Timah Rd | DT7Sixth Avenue | 06:21 | 00:29 | 06:16 | 00:32 |
![]() King Albert Pk Stn Bt Timah Rd | DT6King Albert Park Rail Corridor Former Bukit Timah Railway Station | 06:27 | 00:33 | 06:20 | 00:36 |
![]() Beauty World Stn Exit B Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT5Beauty World Beauty World Centre | 06:32 | 00:37 | 06:24 | 00:41 |
![]() Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT4Hume | 06:36 | 00:40 | 06:28 | 00:45 |
![]() Hillview Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT3Hillview | 06:39 | 00:42 | 06:30 | 00:47 |
![]() Bef Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT2Cashew | 06:41 | 00:43 | 06:31 | 00:48 |
![]() Bt Panjang Stn Exit B Upp Bt Timah Rd | DT1BP6Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall | 06:46 | 00:46 | 06:34 | 00:50 |
![]() Opp Kranji Stn W'lands Rd | NS7Kranji | 07:07 | 01:03 | 06:48 | 01:02 |
![]() Marsiling Stn W'lands Ave 3 | NS8Marsiling | 07:13 | 01:07 | 06:53 | 01:07 |
![]() | NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Center Woods Square | 07:23 | 01:16 | 06:59 | 01:02 |
Notes:
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information[edit]
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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![]() (Current) Known as ![]() |
Woodlands ↔ Lor 1 Geylang | 1998 | 27 December | Re-numbered from Service 181 as a service between Woodlands Reg Int and Lor 1 Geylang Ter, operating on weekdays and Saturdays only. |
1999 | 10 July | Amended to ply Parliament Pl, St. Andrew's Rd and Beach Rd, skipping Hill St and Bras Basah Rd. | ||
26 December | Amended to ply Lavender St, Kallang Bahru and Boon Keng Rd under Bt Panjang LRT Rationalisation, replacing the deleted sectors of Service 5. | |||
2002 | 20 April | Amended to ply Upp Cross St and the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Sth Bridge Rd, Neil Rd and Cantonment Rd. | ||
2004 | TBC | Skips removed bus stop outside Nanyang Pr Sch along Farrer Rd. | ||
27 April | Amended to ply Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd and Sims Ave towards Woodlands Reg Int with the temporary conversion of Lor 1 Geylang to a one-way road. | |||
6 December | Amended to ply the reinstated Lor 1 Geylang towards Woodlands Reg Int, skipping Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd and Sims Ave. | |||
2010 | 23 May | Skips temporarily closed bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of DT2Cashew along the Downtown Line. | ||
2013 | 29 December | Serves new bus stop outside Outram Pk Stn along New Bridge Rd. | ||
2014 | 2 March | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
2015 | 1 March | Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd. | ||
Woodlands Temp Int ↔ Lor 1 Geylang | 2016 | 12 March | Amended to Woodlands Temp Int. | |
11 December | Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 635A along Woodlands Rd. | |||
2017 | 28 May | Skips removed bus stop opposite Mandai Rd along Woodlands Rd. | ||
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 June | Serves new bus stop before Yew Tee Flyover along Woodlands Rd. |
External Links[edit]
- Bus eGuide for Service 961 (SMRT Journeys)
- Bus Service Information for Service 961 (SimplyGo eGuide)
- Bus Service Route Map for Service 961
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[ V • T • E] | |||
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Services | 110 • 178 • 187 • 925 • 925M • 950 • 951E • 960 • 960e • 961 • 961M • 962 • 964 • 967 | ![]() Operated under Negotiated Contract | ||
City Direct Services | 665 | |||
Woodlands Feeders | 900 • 901 • 901M • 902 • 903 • 903M • 904 • 911 • 912 • 913 • 913M | |||
Defunct | 900A • 912M • 926 • NR5 • NR6 • NR7 | |||
Bus Fleet | Woodlands Depot (WLDEP) | |||
Single Decker | MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 2 • Batch 3 • Batch SMRT) • Yutong ZK6128BEVG | |||
Double Decker | MAN ND323F (3-Door • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1) • Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4) • Yutong ZK6125BEVGS | |||
Articulated | MAN NG363F |