Bus Service 961

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Service 961
SG6144S 961.jpg
Route Information
Route Woodlands Temporary InterchangeLorong 1 Geylang Terminal
Route Length 35.7 km (towards Lorong 1 Geylang)
35.4 km (towards Woodlands)
Travelling Time 120 mins (2 h)
Operator SMRT Buses
(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]

Service 961
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
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
SG5816T
SG6030L
SG6034B
SG6130G
MAN ND323F
Notes
  • 2 Service 961 SDs will perform one (1) crossover trip as Short Trip 925A during Weekdays & Saturdays AM Peak.
  • SMB1312D will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 967 during Weekdays PM Peak.
  • Several buses will perform crossover trips on Express 960e on Weekdays & Saturdays.
  • All buses practise overnight parking at Woodlands Temporary Interchange.
  • This service practises jumpbus.

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 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]

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Opp Hong Lim Cplx
Upp Cross St
icon47009

Departure Times
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
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon47009
Woodlands Temp Int(Berth B1)
W'lands Sq
NS9TE2Woodlands
Causeway Point
Woodlands Civic Center
Woods Square
05:3023:3005:3023:30
icon46529
Opp Marsiling Stn
W'lands Ave 3
NS8Marsiling 05:3823:3705:3723:36
icon45139
Kranji Stn(Berth 1)
W'lands Rd
NS7Kranji 05:4323:4205:4323:41
icon44029
Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT1BP6Bukit Panjang
Hillion Mall
05:5823:5405:5823:54
icon43109
Cashew Stn
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT2Cashew
MINDEF
06:0123:5706:0123:57
icon43069
Hillview Stn Exit A
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT3Hillview 06:0400:0006:0400:00
icon43049
Opp Hume Stn Exit 1
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT4Hume 06:0500:0106:0500:01
icon42109
Opp Beauty World Ctr
Jln Anak Bt
DT5Beauty World
Beauty World Centre
06:1000:0506:1000:05
icon42059
Opp King Albert Pk Stn
Dunearn Rd
DT6King Albert Park
Rail Corridor
Former Bukit Timah Railway Station
06:1300:0806:1400:08
icon42019
Opp Sixth Ave Stn
Dunearn Rd
DT7Sixth Avenue 06:1600:1106:1800:11
icon41079
Natl JC
Dunearn Rd
National JC 06:1800:1306:2000:13
icon41069
Opp Tan Kah Kee Stn
Dunearn Rd
DT8Tan Kah Kee 06:2000:1506:2300:15
icon11119
Farrer Rd Stn Exit A
Farrer Rd
CC20Farrer Road 06:2700:1906:2900:19
icon11059
Queenstown Polyclinic
Queensway
Queenstown Polyclinic 06:3600:2806:3600:24
icon10099
Opp Bt Merah Town Ctr
Jln Bt Merah
Bukit Merah Polyclinic 06:4800:3706:4300:31
icon10017
Aft Hosp Dr(Front Berth)
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16NE3TE17Outram Park
Singapore General Hospital
06:5800:4306:5100:38
icon10018
Outram Pk Stn Exit 6/SGH
Eu Tong Sen St
EW16NE3TE17Outram Park
Singapore General Hospital
06:5900:4306:5100:39
icon05013
Chinatown Stn Exit C
Eu Tong Sen St
NE4DT19Chinatown
New Bridge Centre
People's Park Complex
Yue Hwa Building
07:0200:4506:5400:41
icon05023
Opp Hong Lim Pk
Eu Tong Sen St
NE5Clarke Quay 07:0300:4606:5500:42
icon04222
Clarke Quay Stn Exit E
Eu Tong Sen St
NE5Clarke Quay
Clarke Quay Central
07:0500:4706:5600:43
icon02181
Supreme Ct
Parliament Pl
Asian Civilisations Museum
National Gallery Singapore
Supreme Court
Victoria Concert Hall
07:0700:4906:5800:45
icon01611
Aft Raffles Hotel
Beach Rd
Raffles City
South Beach Tower
07:1100:5207:0100:49
icon01521
Opp Plaza Parkroyal
Beach Rd
Kampong Glam 07:1500:5507:0300:52
icon01421
Opp Golden Mile Cplx
Beach Rd
07:1800:5807:0500:54
icon01341
Southbank
Crawford St
ICA Building 07:1900:5907:0600:55
icon60011
Bendemeer Stn Exit A
Kallang Bahru
DT23Bendemeer 07:2301:0207:0800:58
icon80109
Opp Kallang Stn/Blk 2C
Lor 1 Geylang
EW10Kallang 07:2901:0807:1501:04
icon80009
Lor 1 Geylang Ter
Lor 1 Geylang
No Handicapped/disabled access
EW10Kallang 07:3301:1207:1901:08

Direction 2 (Lorong 1 Geylang → Woodlands)[edit]

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Bus Stops Point of Interest Weekdays Saturdays
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
icon80009
Lor 1 Geylang Ter
Lor 1 Geylang
EW10Kallang 06:0023:3006:0023:30
icon80101
Kallang Stn/Opp Blk 2C
Lor 1 Geylang
EW10Kallang 06:0123:3106:0123:31
icon60019
Bendemeer Stn Exit B
Kallang Bahru
DT23Bendemeer 06:0423:3406:0623:36
icon01339
Bef Crawford Bridge
Crawford St
ICA Building 06:0723:3706:0923:39
icon01239
Sultan Plaza
Jln Sultan
Kampong Glam
Sultan Plaza
Textile Ctr
06:1023:4006:1323:43
icon01619
Esplanade Stn Exit F
Beach Rd
CC3Esplanade 06:1723:4706:2023:50
icon04168
Aft City Hall Stn Exit B
Nth Bridge Rd
NS25EW13City Hall
Funan
National Gallery Singapore
06:2023:5006:2323:54
icon05131
Opp Hong Lim Cplx
Upp Cross St
NE4DT19Chinatown 05:4023:5505:4023:59
icon05069
Outram Pk Stn Exit 4
New Bridge Rd
EW16NE3TE17Outram Park 05:4323:5905:4300:01
icon10011
Bef Neil Rd
New Bridge Rd
Singapore General Hospital
Outram Community Hospital
05:4400:0005:4500:03
icon10091
Bt Merah Town Ctr
Jln Bt Merah
Bukit Merah Polyclinic 05:5100:0905:5400:11
icon11051
Opp Queenstown Polyclinic
Queensway
Queenstown Polyclinic 06:0300:1806:0300:20
icon11111
Farrer Rd Stn Exit B
Farrer Rd
CC20Farrer Road 06:1100:2306:0900:25
icon41051
Tan Kah Kee Stn
Bt Timah Rd
DT8Tan Kah Kee 06:1700:2706:1300:29
icon41071
Opp Natl JC
Bt Timah Rd
National JC 06:1900:2806:1400:30
icon41081
Sixth Ave Stn
Bt Timah Rd
DT7Sixth Avenue 06:2100:2906:1600:32
icon42051
King Albert Pk Stn
Bt Timah Rd
DT6King Albert Park
Rail Corridor
Former Bukit Timah Railway Station
06:2700:3306:2000:36
icon42091
Beauty World Stn Exit B
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT5Beauty World
Beauty World Centre
06:3200:3706:2400:41
icon43041
Hume Stn Exit 1
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT4Hume 06:3600:4006:2800:45
icon43061
Hillview Stn
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT3Hillview 06:3900:4206:3000:47
icon43091
Bef Cashew Stn
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT2Cashew 06:4100:4306:3100:48
icon44021
Bt Panjang Stn Exit B
Upp Bt Timah Rd
DT1BP6Bukit Panjang
Hillion Mall
06:4600:4606:3400:50
icon45131
Opp Kranji Stn
W'lands Rd
NS7Kranji 07:0701:0306:4801:02
icon46521
Marsiling Stn
W'lands Ave 3
NS8Marsiling 07:1301:0706:5301:07
icon47009
Woodlands Temp Int(Alighting)
W'lands Sq
NS9TE2Woodlands
Causeway Point
Woodlands Civic Center
Woods Square
07:2301:1606:5901:02

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

icon Woodlands Bus Package [ VTE]
Services 110178187925925M950951E960960e961961M962964967 SMRT Buses
Operated under Negotiated Contract
City Direct Services 665
Woodlands Feeders 900901901M902903903M904911912913913M
Defunct 900A912M • 926 • NR5 • NR6 • NR7
Bus Fleet Woodlands Depot (WLDEP)
Single Decker MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 3Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro (Batch 2Batch 3Batch SMRT) • Yutong ZK6128BEVG
Double Decker MAN ND323F (3-DoorEuro V, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 3Euro VI, Batch 1) • Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4)Yutong ZK6125BEVGS
Articulated MAN NG363F