Bus Service 980

Service 980
Route Information
Route	Sembawang Interchange ↔ Lorong 1 Geylang Terminal
Route Length	25.4 km (towards Lorong 1 Geylang) 24.8 km (towards Sembawang)
Travelling Time	105 mins (1 h 45 mins)
Operator	(Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package)

Tower Transit Bus Service 980 is an inter-town bus service that connects the residential estates of Sembawang, Chong Pang and along Upper Thomson Road to the central areas of Novena, Little India, Kampong Glam and Kallang. This trunk route is unique for plying the full stretch of Thomson Road and Upper Thomson Road alongside Service 167, and acts as a “feeder” bus service for the Sembawang estate alongside Service 859.

Despite running parallel to the Thomson–East Coast Line, Service 980 provides doorstep access to recreational areas, heritage areas, markets and shopping facilities along its route. In addition, it is also the only service that directly connects Little India and Kampong Glam via sections of Middle Road.

As a result of this route's unique connections, more double decker buses are deployed to handle increased passenger demand during weekends and public holidays, and two daily midnight downroute trips have been added from Novena to Sembawang.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 980

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Mandai Depot (MDDEP)	20	Single Deckers	Double Deckers
		MAN NL323F Mercede-Benz OC500LE	SMB5049M SMB5070A SMB5084K Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MAN ND323F

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1 Service 883M DD will perform crossover trips on Service 980 during Sundays & Public Holidays. Several Service 853 DDs will perform crossover trips on Service 980 during Weekdays AM Off-Peak. Several Service 859 DDs will perform crossover trips on Service 980 during 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)
towards Lor 1 Geylang	09 - 12 minutes	10 - 13 minutes	11 - 12 minutes	12 - 16 minutes
towards Sembawang	11 minutes	08 - 15 minutes	10 - 14 minutes	12 - 15 minutes

Special Departures

Collapse 50031 Opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd → 58009 Sembawang Int Sembawang Vista Departure Time
Daily	00:12 00:30

Collapse 40011 Little India Stn Exit A Bt Timah Rd → 58009 Sembawang Int Sembawang Vista Departure Time
Weekdays & Saturdays	05:40 05:53 06:06

Direction 1 (Sembawang → Lorong 1 Geylang)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
58009 Sembawang Int(Berth B1B) Sembawang Vista	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	05:30	23:30	05:30	23:30	05:45	23:30
58151 Bef Sembawang Stn Canberra Rd	Bukit Canberra Sembawang Polyclinic	05:31	23:31	05:31	23:31	05:46	23:31
58111 Blk 351 CP Canberra Rd		05:33	23:32	05:32	23:32	05:47	23:32
58421 Blk 353 Admiralty Dr		05:34	23:33	05:33	23:33	05:48	23:32
58311 Blk 354 CP Sembawang Dr		05:34	23:33	05:33	23:33	05:49	23:33
58251 Sun Plaza/Sembawang Stn Sembawang Dr	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	05:36	23:35	05:35	23:35	05:51	23:35
58291 Blk 317 Sembawang Dr		05:37	23:36	05:36	23:37	05:52	23:36
58391 Blk 303 Sembawang Ave		05:38	23:37	05:37	23:38	05:53	23:37
58029 The Nautical Sembawang Rd		05:40	23:38	05:38	23:39	05:54	23:38
58019 Aft Sembawang Shop Ctr Sembawang Rd	Sembawang Shopping Centre	05:41	23:39	05:39	23:40	05:55	23:39
57139 Aft Jln Kemuning Sembawang Rd		05:42	23:40	05:40	23:41	05:56	23:40
57129 Blk 114 Sembawang Rd		05:43	23:41	05:41	23:42	05:57	23:41
57119 Blk 101 Sembawang Rd	Chong Pang City	05:44	23:42	05:43	23:43	05:59	23:42
57089 Blk 713 Sembawang Rd		05:46	23:43	05:45	23:44	06:01	23:43
57079 Khatib Camp Sembawang Rd		05:47	23:44	05:46	23:45	06:02	23:44
57069 Opp Dieppe Barracks Sembawang Rd		05:48	23:45	05:47	23:46	06:03	23:45
57059 Opp Sembawang Air Base Sembawang Rd		05:50	23:46	05:49	23:47	06:04	23:46
57049 Opp Nee Soon HQ 22 SIB Sembawang Rd		05:52	23:48	05:51	23:49	06:06	23:48
57039 Spiritual Grace Presby Ch Sembawang Rd		05:53	23:48	05:51	23:49	06:06	23:48
57029 Aft The Springside Sembawang Rd		05:54	23:49	05:52	23:50	06:07	23:49
57019 Springleaf Nature Pk Upp Thomson Rd	Springleaf Nature Park	05:55	23:50	05:53	23:51	06:08	23:50
56099 Springleaf Stn Exit 2 Upp Thomson Rd	TE4 Springleaf	05:56	23:51	05:54	23:52	06:09	23:51
56089 Aft SLE Upp Thomson Rd		05:57	23:52	05:55	23:54	06:10	23:52
56079 Aft Old Upp Thomson Rd Upp Thomson Rd		05:57	23:52	05:55	23:54	06:10	23:52
56069 Bef Tagore Dr Upp Thomson Rd	Thomson Nature Park	05:58	23:53	05:56	23:54	06:11	23:53
56059 Bef Tagore Rd Upp Thomson Rd		05:59	23:53	05:57	23:55	06:12	23:54
56049 Meadows @ Peirce Upp Thomson Rd		06:00	23:54	05:58	23:56	06:13	23:55
56039 Aft Yio Chu Kang Rd Upp Thomson Rd		06:02	23:55	06:00	23:57	06:15	23:56
56029 Bef Sembawang Hills FC Upp Thomson Rd		06:03	23:56	06:01	23:58	06:16	23:57
56019 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Upp Thomson Rd		06:04	23:56	06:02	23:59	06:17	23:58
53099 Aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Upp Thomson Rd		06:05	23:57	06:05	00:00	06:18	23:59
53089 Faber Gdn Upp Thomson Rd		06:05	23:57	06:05	00:00	06:18	23:59
53079 Flame Tree Pk Upp Thomson Rd		06:06	23:58	06:06	00:01	06:19	00:00
53069 Aft Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd		06:07	23:59	06:07	00:02	06:20	00:01
53059 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 2 Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson Thomson Plaza	06:08	00:00	06:08	00:03	06:21	00:02
53049 Bef Jln Todak Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson	06:09	00:01	06:09	00:04	06:22	00:03
53039 Thomson CC Upp Thomson Rd		06:11	00:02	06:10	00:05	06:23	00:04
53029 Shunfu Est Upp Thomson Rd		06:12	00:03	06:11	00:06	06:24	00:05
53019 Opp St. Theresa's Hme Upp Thomson Rd		06:13	00:04	06:13	00:07	06:26	00:06
51069 Mt Alvernia Hosp Thomson Rd	MacRitchie Reservoir	06:15	00:06	06:15	00:09	06:28	00:08
51059 Aft Toa Payoh Rise Thomson Rd		06:17	00:08	06:17	00:11	06:30	00:10
51049 SLF Cplx Thomson Rd		06:18	00:09	06:18	00:12	06:31	00:11
51039 Opp S'pore Polo Club Thomson Rd		06:19	00:09	06:18	00:12	06:31	00:11
51029 Opp Old Police Acad Thomson Rd		06:20	00:10	06:19	00:13	06:32	00:12
51019 Thomson Flyover Thomson Rd		06:21	00:11	06:21	00:14	06:33	00:13
50059 Opp Thomson Med Ctr Thomson Rd		06:23	00:13	06:23	00:16	06:35	00:15
50049 Opp Novena Lodge Thomson Rd		06:24	00:13	06:24	00:17	06:35	00:15
50038 Novena Stn Thomson Rd	NS20 Novena Velocity @ Novena Square Tan Tock Seng Hospital	06:25	00:14	06:26	00:18	06:37	00:17
50029 Opp United Sq Thomson Rd		06:27	00:16	06:28	00:20	06:39	00:19
50019 Parish of Christ Ch Keng Lee Rd		06:29	00:17	06:30	00:21	06:41	00:20
40109 Opp KK Women & Child Hosp Kg Java Rd	KK Women's and Children's Hospital	06:30	00:18	06:31	00:22	06:42	00:21
40019 Little India Stn Bt Timah Rd	NE7 DT12 Little India	06:31	00:20	06:33	00:23	06:43	00:22
07539 Bef Rochor Stn Exit B Sungei Rd	DT13 Rochor Tekka Place	06:33	00:21	06:35	00:25	06:45	00:24
07518 Opp NAFA Campus 3 Bencoolen St	Fortune Centre Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Sunshine Plaza The Bencoolen	06:36	00:24	06:38	00:27	06:47	00:26
07569 Aft Waterloo St Middle Rd	Bugis+ Fortune Centre National Design Centre	06:38	00:26	06:40	00:29	06:49	00:28
01639 Bef Beach Rd Middle Rd	Bugis Junction National Library Building	06:40	00:28	06:42	00:31	06:51	00:30
01621 Opp Shaw Twrs Beach Rd		06:40	00:28	06:42	00:31	06:51	00:30
01511 Opp The Gateway Beach Rd	EW12 DT14 Bugis Guoco Midtown	06:42	00:29	06:42	00:33	06:52	00:32
01521 Opp Plaza Parkroyal Beach Rd	Kampong Glam	06:43	00:30	06:43	00:34	06:53	00:33
01411 Opp St. John HQ Beach Rd		06:44	00:31	06:45	00:35	06:55	00:34
01421 Opp Golden Mile Cplx Beach Rd		06:46	00:32	06:46	00:36	06:56	00:35
01341 Southbank Crawford St	ICA Building	06:47	00:33	06:48	00:37	06:58	00:36
80011 Aft Padang Jeringau Kallang Rd		06:48	00:35	06:49	00:39	07:00	00:38
80009 Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	06:52	00:38	06:53	00:42	07:05	00:40

Direction 2 (Lorong 1 Geylang → Sembawang)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
80009 Lor 1 Geylang Ter Lor 1 Geylang	EW10 Kallang	06:00	23:30	06:00	23:30	06:00	23:30
80029 Bef Kg Bugis Kallang Rd		06:01	23:31	06:01	23:31	06:01	23:31
01339 Bef Crawford Bridge Crawford St	ICA Building	06:02	23:32	06:02	23:32	06:02	23:33
01329 Blk 8 Nth Bridge Rd		06:04	23:34	06:04	23:34	06:04	23:35
01239 Sultan Plaza Jln Sultan	Kampong Glam Sultan Plaza Textile Ctr	06:06	23:36	06:06	23:36	06:06	23:37
01529 Plaza Parkroyal Beach Rd		06:08	23:38	06:08	23:38	06:08	23:39
01519 The Gateway Beach Rd		06:09	23:39	06:09	23:39	06:09	23:40
01631 Aft Beach Rd Middle Rd	National Library Building	06:12	23:41	06:11	23:41	06:11	23:42
01112 Opp Bugis Stn Exit C Victoria St	EW12 DT14 Bugis Bugis Junction Bugis+ Bugis Street	06:15	23:45	06:14	23:44	06:15	23:45
07551 Fu Lu Shou Cplx Rochor Rd		06:17	23:47	06:16	23:46	06:17	23:47
07531 Rochor Stn Rochor Canal Rd	DT13 Rochor	06:18	23:48	06:17	23:47	06:19	23:48
40011 Little India Stn Exit A Bt Timah Rd	NE7 DT12 Little India	05:40	23:50	05:40	23:48	06:20	23:50
40101 KK Women & Children Hosp Kg Java Rd	KK Women's and Children's Hospital	05:42	23:52	05:42	23:50	06:22	23:52
50011 Opp Parish of Christ Ch Kg Java Rd		05:43	23:52	05:43	23:51	06:23	23:53
50021 United Sq/Bef Novena Stn Thomson Rd	NS20 Novena	05:45	23:53	05:45	23:52	06:25	23:55
50031 Opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd	NS20 Novena	05:47	00:30	05:47	00:30	06:27	00:30
50041 Novena Lodge Thomson Rd		05:47	00:30	05:47	00:31	06:27	00:30
50051 Thomson Med Ctr Thomson Rd		05:48	00:31	05:49	00:32	06:28	00:31
51011 Opp Tan Tong Meng Twr Thomson Rd		05:50	00:33	05:51	00:34	06:29	00:32
51021 Old Police Acad Thomson Rd		05:51	00:34	05:52	00:35	06:30	00:33
51031 S'pore Polo Club Thomson Rd		05:51	00:34	05:52	00:35	06:30	00:33
51051 Aft Andrew Rd Thomson Rd		05:52	00:35	05:53	00:36	06:31	00:34
51071 MacRitchie Resvr(Outer Berth) Thomson Rd	MacRitchie Reservoir	05:54	00:37	05:55	00:38	06:33	00:36
53011 St. Theresa's Hme Upp Thomson Rd		05:55	00:38	05:56	00:39	06:34	00:37
53021 Lakeview Est Upp Thomson Rd		05:56	00:39	05:57	00:40	06:35	00:38
53041 Bef Thomson Ridge Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson	05:58	00:41	05:59	00:42	06:36	00:39
53051 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 5 Upp Thomson Rd	TE8 Upper Thomson Thomson Plaza	05:59	00:42	06:00	00:43	06:37	00:40
53061 Bef Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd		06:00	00:43	06:01	00:44	06:38	00:41
53071 Opp Flame Tree Pk Upp Thomson Rd		06:01	00:44	06:02	00:45	06:39	00:42
53081 Opp Faber Gdn Upp Thomson Rd		06:02	00:45	06:03	00:45	06:40	00:43
53091 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Upp Thomson Rd		06:02	00:45	06:03	00:46	06:40	00:43
56011 Bef Adana @ Thomson Upp Thomson Rd		06:03	00:46	06:04	00:47	06:41	00:44
56021 Opp Sembawang Hills FC Upp Thomson Rd		06:04	00:47	06:05	00:48	06:42	00:45
56031 Bef Yio Chu Kang Rd Upp Thomson Rd		06:05	00:48	06:06	00:49	06:43	00:46
56041 Opp Meadows @ Peirce Upp Thomson Rd		06:07	00:50	06:08	00:50	06:45	00:48
56051 Opp Tagore Rd Upp Thomson Rd		06:08	00:51	06:09	00:51	06:46	00:49
56061 Aft Tagore Dr Upp Thomson Rd	Thomson Nature Park	06:09	00:52	06:10	00:52	06:47	00:50
56071 Bef Old Upp Thomson Rd Upp Thomson Rd		06:09	00:52	06:10	00:52	06:47	00:50
56081 Bef SLE Upp Thomson Rd		06:10	00:53	06:11	00:53	06:48	00:51
56091 Springleaf Stn Exit 3 Upp Thomson Rd	TE4 Springleaf	06:11	00:54	06:12	00:54	06:49	00:52
57011 Opp Springleaf Nature Pk Upp Thomson Rd	Springleaf Nature Park	06:12	00:54	06:12	00:54	06:49	00:52
57021 Forest Hills Condo Sembawang Rd		06:13	00:55	06:13	00:55	06:50	00:53
57031 Nee Soon Driclad Ctr Sembawang Rd		06:14	00:56	06:14	00:56	06:51	00:54
57041 Nee Soon HQ 22 SIB Sembawang Rd		06:15	00:57	06:14	00:56	06:51	00:54
57051 Aft Sembawang Air Base Sembawang Rd		06:16	00:59	06:16	00:58	06:53	00:56
57061 Dieppe Barracks Sembawang Rd		06:18	01:00	06:17	00:59	06:54	00:57
57071 Opp Khatib Camp Sembawang Rd		06:19	01:01	06:18	01:00	06:55	00:58
57081 Opp Blk 713 Sembawang Rd		06:20	01:02	06:20	01:02	06:57	00:59
57111 Opp Blk 101 Sembawang Rd	Chong Pang City	06:21	01:04	06:22	01:04	06:59	01:01
57121 Opp Blk 115B Sembawang Rd		06:22	01:05	06:23	01:05	07:00	01:01
57131 Opp Jln Kemuning Sembawang Rd		06:23	01:06	06:24	01:06	07:01	01:02
58011 Opp Sembawang Shop Ctr Sembawang Rd	Sembawang Shopping Center	06:24	01:07	06:25	01:07	07:02	01:03
58021 Opp The Nautical Sembawang Rd		06:25	01:07	06:25	01:07	07:02	01:03
58399 Opp Blk 303 Sembawang Ave		06:26	01:08	06:26	01:08	07:03	01:04
58299 Blk 328 Sembawang Dr		06:27	01:09	06:27	01:09	07:05	01:05
58259 Opp Sun Plaza Sembawang Dr	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	06:29	01:10	06:29	01:11	07:07	01:07
58319 Blk 357C Sembawang Dr		06:31	01:12	06:30	01:12	07:09	01:08
58429 Bet Blks 415/416 Admiralty Dr		06:32	01:13	06:32	01:14	07:10	01:09
58119 Blk 502A Canberra Rd		06:33	01:12	06:33	01:15	07:11	01:10
58159 Aft Admiral Hill Canberra Rd	Bukit Canberra Sembawang Polyclinic	06:34	01:13	06:34	01:16	07:12	01:11
58009 Sembawang Int(Alighting) Sembawang Vista	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	06:36	01:14	06:36	01:18	07:14	01:12

Notes:

• 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus/last bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 10 May 2004	Admiralty Rd West ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	1998	27 December	Re-numbered from Service 160 as a service between Admiralty Rd West Ter and Lor 1 Geylang Ter.
		1999	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops before Sembawang Stn and after Admiralty Country Club along Canberra Rd.
		2001	18 February	Serves the bus stop outside Novena Stn along Thomson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Novena Ch.
	Sembawang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	2005	20 November	Amended to Sembawang Int.
		2006	TBC	Last bus from Lor 1 Geylang Ter brought forward to 2330 hrs on Sundays & Public Holidays.
			3 December	Amended to ply Sembawang Dr, Admiralty Dr and Canberra Rd.
		2007	TBC	First bus from Lor 1 Geylang Ter revised to 0600 hrs daily.
		2012	15 November	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2019	22 December	Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd.
		2020	8 November	Skips the bus stop opposite SLF Cplx along Thomson Rd to facilitate the construction of the North-South Corridor (NSC).
(Current)		2021	3 October	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
		2023	17 December	First bus from Sembawang Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays, and 0545 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
				Last bus to Sembawang Int from the bus stop opposite Novena Church extended to 0030h daily under Thomson–East Coast Line Bus Rationalisation.

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