Bus Service 961

SMRT Buses Bus Service 961 is an inter-town route linking residential areas of Woodlands, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Queenstown, and Bukit Merah to the central areas of Outram, Downtown Core, and Kallang. It complements Service 170 (between Woodlands Road and Dunearn Road), Service 153 (between Farrer Road and Jalan Bukit Merah), and Service 147 (between Queensway and Chinatown) while serving the industries along Woodlands Road, Jalan Bukit Merah and Kallang Bahru.

This service is the 5^th 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. It is also one of the two remaining services that pass by the Old City Hall Building after the major pedestrianisation works in the early 2020s.

Service 961 does not operate when Service 961M operates on Sundays and Public Holidays, a route variant that detours via Marina Centre, passing by Singapore Flyer and the Esplanade in a bidirectional loop.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 961

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Woodlands Depot (WLDEP) Buses park at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange (WTBI)	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	SG5768Z SG5816T SG6144S MAN ND323F SG5489D Volvo B9TL

Notes
SMB1312D will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 967 during Weekdays PM Peak. SMB1313B & 1 SD will perform one (1) crossover trip as Short-Trip 925A during Weekdays & Saturdays AM Peak. SMB1549M will perform one (1) crossover trip on Service 967 during Saturdays PM Peak. Several buses will perform crossover trips on Express 960e on Weekdays & Saturdays. 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)
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

Template:BS05131 → Template:BS47009 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)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Template:BS47009	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30
Template:BS46549	05:34	23:33	05:33	23:33
Template:BS46539	05:36	23:35	05:35	23:34
Template:BS46529	05:38	23:37	05:37	23:36
Template:BS46491	05:38	23:37	05:38	23:36
Template:BS46381	05:41	23:40	05:40	23:39
45139 Kranji Stn(Berth 1) W'lands Rd	Template:Code/S Kranji	05:43	23:42	05:43	23:41
45129 KF1 Karting Circuit W'lands Rd		05:43	23:42	05:43	23:41
45119 Kranji War Memorial W'lands Rd		05:44	23:43	05:44	23:42
45109 Bef Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd		05:46	23:45	05:46	23:44
45099 Aft Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd		05:47	23:46	05:47	23:45
Template:BS45079	05:48	23:47	05:48	23:46
Template:BS45069	05:49	23:48	05:49	23:47
Template:BS45059	05:49	23:48	05:49	23:47
Template:BS45049	05:51	23:49	05:51	23:48
Template:BS45039	05:52	23:50	05:52	23:49
Template:BS45029	05:53	23:51	05:53	23:50
Template:BS44999	05:53	23:51	05:53	23:50
Template:BS45019	05:54	23:52	05:54	23:51
Template:BS44069	05:55	23:52	05:55	23:51
44059 Blk 632 CP W'lands Rd		05:55	23:52	05:55	23:51
44049 Opp Junction 10 W'lands Rd	Junction 10	05:57	23:54	05:57	23:53
44029 Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/JTemplate:Code/S Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	05:58	23:54	05:58	23:54
44019 The Linear Upp Bt Timah Rd		05:58	23:55	05:58	23:54
43119 Bef Hazel Pk Terr Upp Bt Timah Rd		05:59	23:56	05:59	23:55
43109 Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Cashew MINDEF	06:01	23:57	06:01	23:57
43099 Assumption Pathway Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:01	23:58	06:01	23:57
43089 Aft Assumption Eng Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:02	23:58	06:02	23:58
43069 Hillview Stn Exit A Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Hillview	06:04	00:00	06:04	00:00
43059 The Rail Mall Upp Bt Timah Rd	Rail Corridor Upper Bukit Timah Truss Bridge	06:04	00:00	06:04	00:00
43049 Opp Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Hume	06:05	00:01	06:05	00:01
43029 Opp The Hillside Upp Bt Timah Rd	Former Ford Factory	06:06	00:02	06:06	00:02
Template:BS43019	06:08	00:04	06:08	00:03
Template:BS42119	06:08	00:04	06:08	00:03
Template:BS42109	06:10	00:05	06:10	00:05
Template:BS42089	06:11	00:06	06:11	00:06
Template:BS42059	06:13	00:08	06:14	00:08
Template:BS42049	06:13	00:08	06:14	00:08
Template:BS42039	06:14	00:09	06:15	00:09
Template:BS42029	06:15	00:10	06:16	00:10
Template:BS42019	06:16	00:11	06:18	00:11
Template:BS41089	06:17	00:12	06:19	00:12
Template:BS41079	06:18	00:13	06:20	00:13
Template:BS41069	06:20	00:15	06:23	00:15
Template:BS41049	06:21	00:15	06:24	00:15
Template:BS41119	06:24	00:17	06:26	00:17
Template:BS41109	06:25	00:18	06:27	00:18
Template:BS11119	06:27	00:19	06:29	00:19
Template:BS11109	06:28	00:20	06:29	00:19
Template:BS11099	06:29	00:21	06:30	00:20
Template:BS11089	06:31	00:23	06:32	00:21
Template:BS11079	06:33	00:25	06:33	00:22
Template:BS11069	06:34	00:26	06:34	00:23
Template:BS11059	06:36	00:28	06:36	00:24
Template:BS11049	06:37	00:29	06:37	00:25
Template:BS11039	06:39	00:30	06:37	00:25
Template:BS11029	06:40	00:32	06:38	00:26
Template:BS11019	06:42	00:34	06:40	00:28
Template:BS10139	06:44	00:35	06:41	00:29
Template:BS10119	06:45	00:35	06:41	00:29
Template:BS10109	06:46	00:36	06:42	00:30
Template:BS10099	06:48	00:37	06:43	00:31
Template:BS10089	06:50	00:38	06:45	00:33
Template:BS10079	06:53	00:40	06:47	00:35
Template:BS10069	06:54	00:40	06:48	00:36
Template:BS10059	06:55	00:41	06:49	00:36
Template:BS10049	06:56	00:42	06:50	00:37
Template:BS10017	06:58	00:43	06:51	00:38
Template:BS10018	06:59	00:43	06:51	00:39
Template:BS05013	07:02	00:45	06:54	00:41
Template:BS05023	07:03	00:46	06:55	00:42
Template:BS04222	07:05	00:47	06:56	00:43
02181 Supreme Ct Parliament Pl	Asian Civilisations Museum National Gallery Singapore Supreme Court Victoria Concert Hall	07:07	00:49	06:58	00:45
01611 Aft Raffles Hotel Beach Rd	Raffles City South Beach Tower	07:11	00:52	07:01	00:49
01621 Opp Shaw Twrs Beach Rd		07:12	00:53	07:01	00:49
01511 Opp The Gateway Beach Rd	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/S Bugis Guoco Midtown	07:13	00:54	07:02	00:50
01521 Opp Plaza Parkroyal Beach Rd	Kampong Glam	07:15	00:55	07:03	00:52
01411 Opp St. John HQ Beach Rd		07:16	00:56	07:04	00:53
01421 Opp Golden Mile Cplx Beach Rd		07:18	00:58	07:05	00:54
01341 Southbank Crawford St	ICA Building	07:19	00:59	07:06	00:55
07371 Aft Kallang Rd Lavender St	Template:Code/S Lavender Aperia	07:21	01:00	07:07	00:56
60011 Bendemeer Stn Exit A Kallang Bahru	Template:Code/S Bendemeer	07:23	01:02	07:08	00:58
Template:BS60059	07:25	01:04	07:10	01:00
Template:BS80109	07:29	01:08	07:15	01:04
Template:BS80009	07:33	01:12	07:19	01:08

Direction 2 (Lorong 1 Geylang → Woodlands)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
Template:BS80009	06:00	23:30	06:00	23:30
Template:BS80101	06:01	23:31	06:01	23:31
Template:BS60051	06:03	23:33	06:04	23:34
60019 Bendemeer Stn Exit B Kallang Bahru	Template:Code/S Bendemeer	06:04	23:34	06:06	23:36
07369 Aft Kallang Bahru Lavender St		06:06	23:36	06:08	23:38
07379 Aperia/Bef Kallang Rd Lavender St	Aperia	06:06	23:36	06:08	23:38
01339 Bef Crawford Bridge Crawford St	ICA Building	06:07	23:37	06:09	23:39
01329 Blk 8 Nth Bridge Rd	North Bridge Road Market & Food Centre	06:08	23:38	06:11	23:41
01239 Sultan Plaza Jln Sultan	Kampong Glam Sultan Plaza Textile Ctr	06:10	23:40	06:13	23:43
01529 Plaza Parkroyal Beach Rd		06:12	23:42	06:15	23:45
01519 The Gateway Beach Rd		06:13	23:43	06:16	23:46
01629 Shaw Twrs Beach Rd	Guoco Midtown South Beach Towers	06:14	23:44	06:17	23:47
01619 Esplanade Stn Exit F Beach Rd	Template:Code/S Esplanade	06:17	23:47	06:20	23:50
Template:BS04168	06:20	23:50	06:23	23:54
Template:BS04249	06:20	23:51	06:24	23:54
Template:BS05029	06:22	23:52	06:25	23:56
Template:BS05131	05:40	23:55	05:40	23:59
Template:BS05039	05:42	23:58	05:41	00:00
Template:BS05019	05:42	23:58	05:42	00:01
Template:BS05069	05:43	23:59	05:43	00:01
Template:BS10011	05:44	00:00	05:45	00:03
Template:BS10041	05:45	00:02	05:46	00:04
Template:BS10051	05:46	00:03	05:47	00:05
Template:BS10061	05:46	00:04	05:49	00:06
Template:BS10071	05:48	00:06	05:51	00:08
Template:BS10501	05:48	00:06	05:51	00:08
Template:BS10081	05:49	00:07	05:52	00:09
Template:BS10091	05:51	00:09	05:54	00:11
Template:BS10101	05:53	00:10	05:55	00:12
Template:BS10111	05:55	00:12	05:57	00:14
Template:BS10131	05:56	00:12	05:57	00:14
Template:BS11021	05:58	00:14	05:59	00:16
Template:BS11031	05:59	00:15	06:00	00:17
Template:BS11041	06:01	00:17	06:02	00:19
Template:BS11051	06:03	00:18	06:03	00:20
Template:BS11061	06:04	00:19	06:04	00:21
Template:BS11071	06:05	00:20	06:05	00:22
Template:BS11081	06:06	00:20	06:06	00:22
Template:BS11091	06:08	00:21	06:07	00:23
Template:BS11101	06:10	00:23	06:09	00:25
Template:BS11111	06:11	00:23	06:09	00:25
Template:BS41101	06:11	00:24	06:10	00:26
Template:BS41111	06:13	00:24	06:10	00:26
Template:BS41031	06:14	00:25	06:11	00:27
Template:BS41041	06:15	00:26	06:12	00:28
Template:BS41051	06:17	00:27	06:13	00:29
Template:BS41061	06:17	00:27	06:13	00:29
Template:BS41071	06:19	00:28	06:14	00:30
Template:BS41081	06:21	00:29	06:16	00:32
Template:BS42011	06:22	00:29	06:16	00:32
Template:BS42021	06:23	00:30	06:17	00:33
Template:BS42031	06:24	00:31	06:18	00:34
Template:BS42041	06:25	00:32	06:19	00:35
Template:BS42051	06:27	00:33	06:20	00:36
Template:BS42061	06:28	00:34	06:21	00:37
Template:BS42071	06:30	00:35	06:22	00:39
Template:BS42091	06:32	00:37	06:24	00:41
Template:BS42111	06:33	00:37	06:25	00:42
Template:BS43011	06:34	00:38	06:25	00:42
43021 Aft Old Jurong Rd Upp Bt Timah Rd	Former Ford Factory	06:35	00:39	06:26	00:43
43041 Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Hume	06:36	00:40	06:28	00:45
43051 Opp The Rail Mall Upp Bt Timah Rd	Rail Corridor Upper Bukit Timah Truss Bridge	06:37	00:41	06:29	00:46
43061 Hillview Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Hillview	06:39	00:42	06:30	00:47
43071 Opp Dairy Farm Rd Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:39	00:42	06:30	00:47
43081 Opp Assumption Eng Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:40	00:43	06:30	00:47
43091 Bef Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/S Cashew	06:41	00:43	06:31	00:48
43111 Min of Defence Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:43	00:44	06:32	00:48
44011 Opp The Linear Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:44	00:45	06:33	00:49
44021 Bt Panjang Stn Exit B Upp Bt Timah Rd	Template:Code/STemplate:Code/JTemplate:Code/S Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	06:46	00:46	06:34	00:50
44041 Junction 10 W'lands Rd	Junction 10	06:47	00:47	06:35	00:50
44051 Opp Blk 632 CP W'lands Rd		06:48	00:48	06:36	00:52
43991 Opp Blk 635A W'lands Rd		06:49	00:49	06:37	00:52
Template:BS44061	06:50	00:49	06:38	00:53
Template:BS45011	06:51	00:50	06:38	00:53
Template:BS45021	06:53	00:52	06:40	00:55
Template:BS45031	06:53	00:52	06:40	00:55
Template:BS45041	06:55	00:53	06:41	00:56
Template:BS45051	06:56	00:54	06:42	00:57
Template:BS45061	06:58	00:56	06:43	00:58
Template:BS45071	06:59	00:56	06:43	00:58
45091 Opp Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd		07:01	00:58	06:44	00:59
45101 Aft LP 234 W'lands Rd		07:02	00:59	06:45	01:00
45111 Opp Kranji War Memorial W'lands Rd		07:04	01:00	06:46	01:00
45121 Opp KF1 Karting Circuit W'lands Rd		07:05	01:02	06:47	01:01
45131 Opp Kranji Stn W'lands Rd	Template:Code/S Kranji	07:07	01:03	06:48	01:02
Template:BS46389	07:09	01:04	06:50	01:04
Template:BS46499	07:12	01:06	06:52	01:06
Template:BS46521	07:13	01:07	06:53	01:07
Template:BS46531	07:15	01:08	06:54	01:08
Template:BS46541	07:17	01:10	06:55	01:09
Template:BS47009	07:23	01:16	06:59	01:02

Notes:

• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a down-route rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as 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 Template:Code/S Cashew 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.
		2016	12 March	Amended to the relocated Woodlands Int (Temporary).
			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.
		2021	13 June	Amended to start from Woodlands Temp Int, with no change in routing.

References

External Links

• SMRT Journeys
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map