Bus Service 961M

Service 961M
Route Information
Route	Woodlands Temporary Interchange ↔ Lorong 1 Geylang Terminal
Route Length	38.2 km (towards Lorong 1 Geylang) 37.2 km (towards Woodlands)
Travelling Time	127 – 131 mins (2 h 7 mins – 2 h 11 mins)
Operator	(Woodlands Bus Package)

SMRT Buses Bus Service 961M is a route variant of Service 961 on Sundays and Public Holidays, plying the same route as its parent service with an additional detour via Marina Centre. It serves Singapore Flyer and the Esplanade in both directions, making it the 2^nd longest bidirectional bus route in Singapore. During its non-operational days, Service 195, East–West Line, and Downtown Line provide a daily alternative route within the City Hall and Marina Centre areas.

Formerly known as Bus Service 961 (on bus destination signage) and Bus Service 961# (on bus guide), it was renumbered to Bus Service 961M for clarity in September 2019 as part of a standardisation exercise by the Land Transport Authority.

This service calls at bus stops along Raffles Boulevard & Raffles Avenue twice in different directions, i.e. towards Woodlands Temporary Int and towards Lorong 1 Geylang Ter. Commuters are to check the Electronic Display Signage (EDS) on buses which indicate the direction of travel.

During special events in the Downtown Core, this service will be affected by road closures and will be temporarily diverted to skip the Marina Centre sector entirely.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 961M

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

ExpandNotes
Several buses will perform crossover trips on Express 960e on Sundays & Public Holidays. Random Service 67 SDs will operate on Service 961M on Sundays & Public Holidays. All buses practise overnight parking at Woodlands Temporary Interchange. 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	12 - 14 minutes	10 - 12 minutes	11 - 14 minutes	14 - 15 minutes
towards Woodlands	14 minutes	08 - 13 minutes	13 - 14 minutes	14 - 16 minutes

Direction 1 (Woodlands → Lorong 1 Geylang)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus
47009 Woodlands Temp Int(Berth B1) W'lands Sq	NS9 TE2 Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Center Woods Square	05:50	23:30
46549 Blk 347 W'lands Ave 3	Marsiling Mall Woodlands Sports Hall Woodlands Stadium Woodlands Swimming Complex	05:53	23:33
46539 Blk 320 W'lands Ave 3		05:55	23:34
46529 Opp Marsiling Stn W'lands Ave 3	NS8 Marsiling	05:57	23:36
46491 Blk 402 W'lands Ave 3		05:57	23:36
46381 Opp W'lands Ind Pk D St 1 W'lands Ave 3		05:59	23:38
45139 Kranji Stn(Berth 1) W'lands Rd	NS7 Kranji	06:01	23:40
45129 KF1 Karting Circuit W'lands Rd		06:01	23:40
45119 Kranji War Memorial W'lands Rd		06:02	23:41
45109 Bef Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd		06:03	23:42
45099 Aft Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd		06:04	23:43
45079 Aft Mandai Rd W'lands Rd		06:05	23:44
45069 Aft Mandai Est W'lands Rd		06:06	23:45
45059 Opp Da Di Glass W'lands Rd		06:06	23:45
45049 Opp Yew Tee Ind Est Blk 1 W'lands Rd		06:07	23:46
45039 Opp Yew Tee Ind Est W'lands Rd		06:08	23:47
45029 Opp Heavy Veh Pk W'lands Rd		06:09	23:48
44999 Bef Yew Tee Flyover W'lands Rd		06:09	23:48
45019 Aft Yew Tee Flyover W'lands Rd		06:10	23:49
44069 Aft KJE Slip Rd W'lands Rd		06:11	23:49
44059 Blk 632 CP W'lands Rd		06:11	23:49
44049 Opp Junction 10 W'lands Rd	Junction 10	06:13	23:51
44029 Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	06:13	23:51
44019 The Linear Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:14	23:52
43119 Bef Hazel Pk Terr Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:15	23:53
43109 Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT2 Cashew MINDEF	06:16	23:53
43099 Assumption Pathway Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:17	23:54
43089 Aft Assumption Eng Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:17	23:54
43069 Hillview Stn Exit A Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT3 Hillview	06:19	23:56
43059 The Rail Mall Upp Bt Timah Rd	Rail Corridor Upper Bukit Timah Truss Bridge	06:19	23:56
43049 Opp Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT4 Hume	06:20	23:57
43029 Opp The Hillside Upp Bt Timah Rd	Former Ford Factory	06:21	23:58
43019 Springdale Condo Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:23	23:59
42119 Southaven II Upp Bt Timah Rd		06:23	23:59
42109 Opp Beauty World Ctr Jln Anak Bt	DT5 Beauty World Beauty World Centre	06:25	00:01
42089 Opp Bt Timah Plaza Jln Anak Bt	Bukit Timah Plaza	06:26	00:02
42059 Opp King Albert Pk Stn Dunearn Rd	DT6 King Albert Park Rail Corridor Former Bukit Timah Railway Station	06:29	00:05
42049 Hua Guan Gdns Dunearn Rd		06:29	00:05
42039 Opp The Nexus Dunearn Rd		06:30	00:06
42029 Aft Swiss Club Rd Dunearn Rd		06:31	00:07
42019 Opp Sixth Ave Stn Dunearn Rd	DT7 Sixth Avenue	06:32	00:08
41089 Aft Jln Naga Sari Dunearn Rd		06:32	00:08
41079 Natl JC Dunearn Rd	National JC	06:33	00:09
41069 Opp Tan Kah Kee Stn Dunearn Rd	DT8 Tan Kah Kee	06:35	00:10
41049 Opp Coronation Plaza Dunearn Rd	Coronation Plaza	06:36	00:11
41119 Opp Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd		06:38	00:13
41109 Opp St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd		06:38	00:14
11119 Farrer Rd Stn Exit A Farrer Rd	CC20 Farrer Road	06:40	00:16
11109 Spanish Village Farrer Rd		06:40	00:16
11099 Opp Leedon Green Farrer Rd		06:41	00:17
11089 Opp Holland Hill Lodge Queensway		06:43	00:18
11079 Opp Blk 95 Queensway		06:44	00:20
11069 Queensway Sec Sch Queensway		06:45	00:20
11059 Queenstown Polyclinic Queensway	Queenstown Polyclinic	06:47	00:22
11049 Opp Blessed Sacrament Ch Queensway		06:48	00:23
11039 Blk 19 Queensway		06:48	00:23
11029 Blk 166/Aft Mei Chin Rd Queensway		06:49	00:24
11019 Alexandra Ctrl Jln Bt Merah	IKEA Alexandra	06:51	00:26
10139 Blk 1 Jln Bt Merah		06:52	00:27
10119 Opp Pacific Tech Ctr Jln Bt Merah		06:52	00:27
10109 Bt Merah Sec Sch Jln Bt Merah		06:53	00:28
10099 Opp Bt Merah Town Ctr Jln Bt Merah	Bukit Merah Polyclinic	06:54	00:29
10089 Blk 119 Jln Bt Merah		06:56	00:31
10079 Blk 201 Jln Bt Merah		06:58	00:33
10069 Opp Blk 140 Jln Bt Merah		06:59	00:34
10059 Opp Blk 149 Jln Bt Merah	Silat Rd Sikh Temple Singapore General Hospital	07:00	00:35
10049 Opp Kampong Bahru Ter Kg Bahru Rd		07:01	00:36
10017 Aft Hosp Dr(Front Berth) Eu Tong Sen St	EW16 NE3 TE17 Outram Park Singapore General Hospital	07:02	00:37
10018 Outram Pk Stn Exit 6/SGH Eu Tong Sen St	EW16 NE3 TE17 Outram Park Singapore General Hospital	07:03	00:37
05013 Chinatown Stn Exit C Eu Tong Sen St	NE4 DT19 Chinatown New Bridge Centre People's Park Complex Yue Hwa Building	07:06	00:40
05023 Opp Hong Lim Pk Eu Tong Sen St	NE5 Clarke Quay	07:08	00:41
04222 Clarke Quay Stn Exit E Eu Tong Sen St	NE5 Clarke Quay Clarke Quay Central	07:09	00:43
02181 Supreme Ct Parliament Pl	Asian Civilisations Museum National Gallery Singapore Supreme Court Victoria Concert Hall	07:13	00:46
02089 Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific Raffles Blvd 1	CC4 DT15 Promenade Marina Square Millenia Walk	07:16	00:49
02101 Aft S'pore Flyer Raffles Ave 1	Singapore Flyer	07:18	00:51
02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave 1		07:19	00:52
02061 The Esplanade Raffles Ave 1	Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay	07:20	00:52
01611 Aft Raffles Hotel Beach Rd	Raffles City South Beach Tower	07:23	00:55
01621 Opp Shaw Twrs Beach Rd		07:24	00:56
01511 Opp The Gateway Beach Rd	EW12 DT14 Bugis Guoco Midtown	07:25	00:57
01521 Opp Plaza Parkroyal Beach Rd	Kampong Glam	07:26	00:58
01411 Opp St. John HQ Beach Rd		07:27	00:59
01421 Opp Golden Mile Cplx Beach Rd		07:29	01:01
01341 Southbank Crawford St	ICA Building	07:30	01:02
07371 Aft Kallang Rd Lavender St	EW11 Lavender Aperia	07:31	01:03
60011 Bendemeer Stn Exit A Kallang Bahru	DT23 Bendemeer	07:33	01:04
60059 Bef Kallang Pl Boon Keng Rd		07:35	01:06
80109 Opp Kallang Stn/Blk 2C Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	07:40	01:10
80009 Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	07:44	01:14

Notes:

• ¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Lorong 1 Geylang and towards Woodlands). Commuters are to check the bus destination signage before boarding.

Direction 2 (Lorong 1 Geylang → Woodlands)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus
80009 Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	06:00	23:30
80101 Kallang Stn/Opp Blk 2C Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	06:00	23:30
60051 Opp Kallang Pl Boon Keng Rd		06:02	23:33
60019 Bendemeer Stn Exit B Kallang Bahru	DT23 Bendemeer	06:03	23:33
07369 Aft Kallang Bahru Lavender St		06:04	23:35
07379 Aperia/Bef Kallang Rd Lavender St	Aperia	06:05	23:35
01339 Bef Crawford Bridge Crawford St	ICA Building	06:06	23:36
01329 Blk 8 Nth Bridge Rd		06:07	23:37
01239 Sultan Plaza Jln Sultan	Kampong Glam Sultan Plaza Textile Ctr	06:08	23:38
01529 Plaza Parkroyal Beach Rd		06:09	23:40
01519 The Gateway Beach Rd		06:10	23:40
01629 Shaw Twrs Beach Rd	Guoco Midtown South Beach Towers	06:11	23:41
01619 Esplanade Stn Exit F Beach Rd	CC3 Esplanade	06:11	23:42
02089 Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific Raffles Blvd 1	CC4 DT15 Promenade Marina Square Millenia Walk	06:13	23:44
02101 Aft S'pore Flyer Raffles Ave 1	Singapore Flyer	06:15	23:46
02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave 1		06:16	23:47
02061 The Esplanade Raffles Ave 1	Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay	06:17	23:48
04168 Aft City Hall Stn Exit B Nth Bridge Rd	NS25 EW13 City Hall Funan National Gallery Singapore	06:19	23:50
04249 Opp The Treasury Nth Bridge Rd	Asian Civilisations Museum Funan National Gallery Singapore Supreme Court Victoria Concert Hall	06:20	23:51
05029 Boat Quay Sth Bridge Rd		06:21	23:52
05131 Opp Hong Lim Cplx Upp Cross St	NE4 DT19 Chinatown Chinatown Point Yue Hwa Building	06:23	23:54
05039 New Bridge Ctr New Bridge Rd		06:24	23:55
05019 Aft Duxton Plain Pk New Bridge Rd		06:25	23:56
05069 Outram Pk Stn Exit 4 New Bridge Rd	EW16 NE3 TE17 Outram Park	06:25	23:56
10011 Bef Neil Rd New Bridge Rd	Singapore General Hospital Outram Community Hospital	06:26	23:57
10041 Bef Kampong Bahru Ter Kg Bahru Rd		06:27	23:58
10051 Blk 149 Jln Bt Merah	Silat Rd Sikh Temple	06:28	23:59
10061 Blk 140 Jln Bt Merah		06:29	00:00
10071 Blk 111 Jln Bt Merah		06:30	00:01
10501 Blk 104 Jln Bt Merah		06:31	00:02
10081 Opp Blk 120 Jln Bt Merah		06:32	00:03
10091 Bt Merah Town Ctr Jln Bt Merah	Bukit Merah Polyclinic	06:34	00:05
10101 Opp Bt Merah Sec Sch Jln Bt Merah		06:35	00:06
10111 Opp Blk 28 Jln Bt Merah		06:36	00:07
10131 Opp Blk 2 Jln Bt Merah		06:37	00:08
11021 Aft Queenstown NPC HQ Queensway		06:39	00:09
11031 Opp Queen's Cl Queensway		06:40	00:10
11041 Aft C'wealth Dr Queensway		06:41	00:11
11051 Opp Queenstown Polyclinic Queensway	Queenstown Polyclinic	06:42	00:12
11061 Opp Queensway Sec Sch Queensway		06:43	00:13
11071 Blk 97 Queensway		06:44	00:14
11081 Viz Holland Queensway		06:45	00:15
11091 Leedon Green Farrer Rd		06:46	00:16
11101 Empress Rd Mkt/FC Farrer Rd		06:48	00:17
11111 Farrer Rd Stn Exit B Farrer Rd	CC20 Farrer Road	06:48	00:18
41101 St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd		06:49	00:18
41111 Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd		06:50	00:19
41031 Bef Crown Ctr Bt Timah Rd		06:51	00:20
41041 Coronation Plaza Bt Timah Rd	Coronation Plaza	06:52	00:21
41051 Tan Kah Kee Stn Bt Timah Rd	DT8 Tan Kah Kee	06:52	00:21
41061 Chinese High Sch Bt Timah Rd		06:53	00:22
41071 Opp Natl JC Bt Timah Rd	National JC	06:54	00:23
41081 Sixth Ave Stn Bt Timah Rd	DT7 Sixth Avenue	06:55	00:23
42011 Sixth Ave Ctr Bt Timah Rd		06:56	00:24
42021 Aft Maple Ave Bt Timah Rd		06:56	00:25
42031 The Tessarina Bt Timah Rd		06:57	00:25
42041 The Nexus Bt Timah Rd		06:58	00:26
42051 King Albert Pk Stn Bt Timah Rd	DT6 King Albert Park Rail Corridor Former Bukit Timah Railway Station	06:59	00:27
42061 King Albert Pk Bt Timah Rd		07:00	00:28
42071 Pei Hwa Presby Pr Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd	Bukit Timah Plaza	07:01	00:29
42091 Beauty World Stn Exit B Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT5 Beauty World Beauty World Centre	07:02	00:30
42111 Woh Hup Bldg Upp Bt Timah Rd		07:03	00:31
43011 Bt Regency Upp Bt Timah Rd		07:04	00:31
43021 Aft Old Jurong Rd Upp Bt Timah Rd	Former Ford Factory	07:05	00:32
43041 Hume Stn Exit 1 Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT4 Hume	07:06	00:34
43051 Opp The Rail Mall Upp Bt Timah Rd	Rail Corridor Upper Bukit Timah Truss Bridge	07:08	00:34
43061 Hillview Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT3 Hillview	07:09	00:35
43071 Opp Dairy Farm Rd Upp Bt Timah Rd		07:09	00:36
43081 Opp Assumption Eng Sch Upp Bt Timah Rd		07:10	00:37
43091 Bef Cashew Stn Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT2 Cashew	07:11	00:37
43111 Min of Defence Upp Bt Timah Rd		07:12	00:38
44011 Opp The Linear Upp Bt Timah Rd		07:12	00:39
44021 Bt Panjang Stn Exit B Upp Bt Timah Rd	DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang Hillion Mall	07:14	00:40
44041 Junction 10 W'lands Rd	Junction 10	07:14	00:40
44051 Opp Blk 632 CP W'lands Rd		07:14	00:40
43991 Opp Blk 635A W'lands Rd		07:15	00:41
44061 Bef Yew Tee Flyover W'lands Rd		07:15	00:41
45011 Aft Yew Tee Flyover W'lands Rd		07:15	00:41
45021 Heavy Veh Pk W'lands Rd		07:16	00:42
45031 Yew Tee Ind Est W'lands Rd		07:16	00:42
45041 Thong Huat Bros Pte Ltd W'lands Rd		07:17	00:42
45051 Da Di Glass W'lands Rd		07:17	00:43
45061 Opp Mandai Est W'lands Rd		07:18	00:43
45071 Bef Mandai Rd W'lands Rd		07:18	00:43
45091 Opp Jln Bumbong W'lands Rd		07:19	00:44
45101 Aft LP 234 W'lands Rd		07:19	00:44
45111 Opp Kranji War Memorial W'lands Rd		07:20	00:45
45121 Opp KF1 Karting Circuit W'lands Rd		07:20	00:45
45131 Opp Kranji Stn W'lands Rd	NS7 Kranji	07:21	00:46
46389 Aft W'lands Ind Pk D St 1 W'lands Ave 3		07:24	00:49
46499 Opp Blk 402 W'lands Ave 3		07:27	00:53
46521 Marsiling Stn W'lands Ave 3	NS8 Marsiling	07:27	00:54
46531 Blk 173 W'lands Ave 3		07:29	00:56
46541 Marsiling Mall W'lands Ave 3	Marsiling Mall Woodlands Sports Hall Woodlands Stadium Woodlands Swimming Complex	07:30	00:58
47009 Woodlands Temp Int(Alighting) W'lands Sq	NS9 TE2 Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Center Woods Square	07:34	00:52

Notes:

• ¹: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Woodlands and towards Lorong 1 Geylang). Commuters are to check the bus destination signage before boarding.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 10 May 2004	961#Woodlands ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	1998	27 December	961#Re-numbered from Service 181# between Woodlands Reg Int and Lor 1 Geylang Ter via Marina Centre, operating on Sundays and Public Holidays 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 DT2 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 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.
	961MWoodlands ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	2019	8 September	961# 961MRe-numbered as Service 961M.
		2021	13 June	Amended to start from Woodlands Temp Int, with no change in routing.

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