Bus Service 981

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	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information.

Service 981
Route Information
Route	AM: Sembawang Interchange → Senoko Loop PM: Senoko Road → Sembawang Interchange
Route Length	8.2 km (towards Senoko) 8.3 km (towards Sembawang)
Travelling Time	29 - 31 mins
Operator	(Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package)

Tower Transit Bus Service 981 is a uni-directional industrial route between Sembawang and Senoko Industrial Estate, operating during the weekday peak hours and selected hours on Saturdays. It mostly duplicates service 856 between Senoko Drive and Canberra Road, serving as an alternative and direct route to Sembawang.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 981

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Mandai Depot (MDDEP)	7	Double Deckers
		Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MAN ND323F

Notes
Several Service 981 DDs will perform crossover trips on Service 859B during Weekdays AM Peak and Weekdays AM Off-Peak. Weekdays: 7S (7 buses) Saturdays: 3A (3 buses)

Route Information

Frequency

Weekdays

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 Senoko Loop	09 - 10 minutes		N/A
towards Sembawang	N/A		10 minutes

Saturday Departure Timings

Period	Saturdays
towards Senoko Loop	06:45	07:05	07:23	07:41	07:59	08:17	08:35	08:55	09:15
towards Sembawang	12:00	12:20	12:40	13:00	13:20	13:40	14:00	N/A

Direction 1 (Sembawang → Senoko Loop)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
58009 Sembawang Int(Berth B2) Sembawang Vista	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	06:45	09:15	06:45	09:15
58259 Opp Sun Plaza Sembawang Dr	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	06:47	09:17	06:47	09:17
58219 Opp Sembawang Stn Sembawang Way	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	06:50	09:20	06:50	09:2
59111 Blk 701 Yishun Ave 5	Chong Pang City	06:51	09:21	06:51	09:21
58121 Blk 424A CP Canberra Rd		06:53	09:23	06:53	09:23
58131 Aft Assyafaah Mque Canberra Rd		06:54	09:24	06:54	09:24
58169 Aft HomeTeamNS Sembawang Resort Admiralty Rd West		06:55	09:25	06:56	09:26
58149 Opp Sembawang Shipyard G 8 Admiralty Rd West		06:56	09:26	06:57	09:27
47809 North Link Bldg Admiralty Rd West		06:58	09:28	06:59	09:29
47119 Aft Senoko Way Senoko Ave		07:00	09:30	07:01	09:31
47109 MaxSteel Enterprise Senoko Dr		07:01	09:31	07:03	09:33
47099 Masterdon Senoko Dr		07:03	09:33	07:04	09:34
47121 Opp Lian Aik Siong Machinery Senoko Rd	Tee Yih Jia Food Hub	07:05	09:35	07:06	09:36
47131 Fuji Oil S'pore Senoko Rd		07:06	09:36	07:07	09:37
47141 Bef SC Auto Senoko Rd		07:07	09:36	07:08	09:38
47151 Aft Scania S'pore Senoko Rd		07:08	09:37	07:07	09:39
47129 Lian Aik Siong Machinery Senoko Rd		07:09	09:38	07:10	09:40
47169 Chuan Lim Constrn Senoko Dr		07:11	09:40	07:12	09:42
47179 ComfortDelGro Engrg Senoko Loop		07:12	09:41	07:13	09:43
47189 TAK Products & Svcs Senoko Loop		07:12	09:41	07:14	09:44
47199 Bef Senoko Dr Senoko Loop		07:13	09:42	07:15	09:45

Direction 2 (Senoko Road → Sembawang)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
47121 Opp Lian Aik Siong Machinery Senoko Rd	Tee Yih Jia Food Hub	17:00	19:30	12:00	14:00
47131 Fuji Oil S'pore Senoko Rd		17:01	19:31	12:01	14:01
47141 Bef SC Auto Senoko Rd		17:01	19:31	12:01	14:01
47151 Aft Scania S'pore Senoko Rd		17:02	19:32	12:02	14:02
47129 Lian Aik Siong Machinery Senoko Rd		17:03	19:33	12:03	14:03
47169 Chuan Lim Constrn Senoko Dr		17:05	19:35	12:05	14:05
47179 ComfortDelGro Engrg Senoko Loop		17:06	19:36	12:06	14:06
47189 TAK Products & Svcs Senoko Loop		17:07	19:36	12:07	14:07
47199 Bef Senoko Dr Senoko Loop		17:08	19:37	12:08	14:08
47091 Bef Senoko Cres Senoko Dr		17:10	19:39	12:10	14:10
47101 Bef Senoko Ave Senoko Dr		17:11	19:40	12:11	14:11
47111 Bef Senoko Way Senoko Ave		17:13	19:42	12:13	14:13
47801 Opp North Link Bldg Admiralty Rd West		17:15	19:44	12:15	14:15
58141 Sembawang Camp Admiralty Rd West		17:16	19:45	12:16	14:16
58161 Bef Sembawang Shipyard G 3 Admiralty Rd West		17:18	19:46	12:17	14:17
58139 Bef Assyafaah Mque Canberra Rd		17:21	19:48	12:19	14:19
58129 Blk 508 CP Canberra Rd		17:23	19:50	12:21	14:21
58119 Blk 502A Canberra Rd		17:25	19:52	12:23	14:23
58221 Blk 339 CP Sembawang Way		17:27	19:54	12:25	14:25
58251 Sun Plaza/Sembawang Stn Sembawang Dr	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	17:29	19:56	12:27	14:27
58009 Sembawang Int(Alighting) Sembawang Vista	NS11 Sembawang Sun Plaza	17:30	19:57	12:29	14:29

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 10 May 2004	AMSembawang Stn → Senoko Loop PMSenoko Rd → Sembawang Stn	1999	9 November	Introduced between Canberra Rd and Senoko Loop (AM Peak) and between Senoko Rd and Canberra Rd (PM Peak) as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays and Saturdays.
		2002	4 February	Amended to start from Sembawang Way for morning peak trips and terminate at Sembawang Way for evening peak trips.
	AMSembawang → Senoko Loop PMSenoko Rd → Sembawang	2005	20 November	Extended to Sembawang Int.
		2013	21 April	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2021	3 October	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.

External Links

• Service Information (Tower Transit)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map