[Defunct] SMRT NightRider Bus NR2

SMRT NightRider NR2 was a unidirectional night bus route running from Marina Centre Terminal to Sembawang Drive, passing through City Hall, River Valley, Orchard, Stevens, PIE, BKE, Marsiling, Woodlands and Sembawang.

Operating on Fridays, Saturdays & Eves of Public Holidays, it was one of six NightRider bus routes operated by SMRT Buses before its withdrawal in June 2022.

Service NR2 will be discontinued from 30 June 2022. The service had been suspended since 8 April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

NR2
Marina Centre Ter
→ Sembawang Dr
02099 Marina Centre Ter Raffles Blvd
02101 Aft Singapore Flyer Raffles Ave
02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave
02061 The Esplanade Raffles Ave
04167 City Hall Stn Exit B EW13NS25 Nth Bridge Rd
04249 Opp The Treasury Nth Bridge Rd
05029 Boat Quay Sth Bridge Rd
04222 Clarke Quay Stn Exit E NE5 Eu Tong Sen St
04211 Clarke Quay River Valley Rd
04331 Bef Fort Canning Stn DT20 River Valley Rd
13109 UE Sq/Bef Mohd Sultan Rd River Valley Rd
13099 Bef Kim Yam Rd River Valley Rd
08121 Somerset Stn NS23 Somerset Rd
09011 Opp Ngee Ann City Orchard Turn
09023 Opp Orchard Stn/ION NS22TE14 Orchard Turn
09212 Royal Plaza On Scotts Scotts Rd
09213 Thong Teck Bldg Scotts Rd
40191 Aft Draycott Pk Stevens Rd
40201 Chelsea Gdns Condo Stevens Rd
40211 Opp Met YMCA Stevens Rd
40221 Stevens Stn Exit 3 DT10TE11 Stevens Rd
40231 Raffles Town Club DT10TE11 Whitley Rd
46069 W'Lands Train Checkpt Woodlands Ctr Rd
46088 Blk 25 Woodlands Ctr Rd
46111 Blk 23 Admiralty Rd
46201 Blk 10 Marsiling Dr
46189 Blk 12 Marsiling Rd
46191 Opp Blk 120 Marsiling Rise
46279 Blk 803 Woodlands Ave 2
46281 Blk 825 Woodlands Ave 7
46391 Blk 853 Woodlands Ave 7
46691 Opp 888 Plaza Woodlands Ave 4
46689 Blk 609 Woodlands Ave 4
47571 Blk 618 Woodlands Ave 5
47561 Blk 620 Woodlands Ave 5
47551 Blk 630 Woodlands Ave 6
47541 Blk 639 Woodlands Ave 6
47591 Bef Admiralty Stn/Blk 680 NS10 Woodlands Ave 6
47601 Blk 793 Woodlands Ave 7
47611 Northoaks Condo Woodlands Ave 7
58301 3M Bldg Gambas Ave
58571 Bef Sembawang Ave Gambas Ave
58391 Blk 303 Sembawang Ave
58101 Blk 311 Canberra Rd
58151 Bef Sembawang Stn NS11 Canberra Rd
58111 Blk 351 CP Canberra Rd
58421 Blk 353 Admiralty Dr
58311 Blk 354 CP Sembawang Dr
58251 Sun Plaza/Sembawang Stn NS11 Sembawang Dr
58291 Blk 317 Sembawang Dr
Note:

  • No boarding at Marina Centre Bus Terminal

 

Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Marina Centre Bus Terminal → Sembawang Drive (Blk 317)
Passes Through City Hall, Clarke Quay, River Valley, Orchard, Stevens, PIE, BKE, Marsiling, Woodlands, Sembawang
Route Length 36.9 km
Travelling Time 80 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package
Former Operator SMRT Buses Ltd
Former Depot Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP)
Former Fleet Single Deck Bus
– MAN A22
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Marina Centre
Fridays, Saturdays & Eves of Public Holidays
23:30 – 02:00
Operating Frequency
From Marina Centre
30 mins
Fare Information
Fare Flat Fare – $4.50.
Transfer benefits from distance fares & monthly concession passes are not applicable.
Note Free Transfer to another NightRider Service
Passengers who tap their cards on the Exit reader when alighting from the first NightRider Service enjoy a free transfer to another NightRider Service within 45 minutes.

 

NightRider NR2 was a late-night service connecting the city areas of Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley and Orchard with the residential estates of Woodlands Centre, Marsiling, Woodlands New Town and Sembawang. Operating only on Fridays, Saturdays & Eves of Public Holidays, the route shuttles late-night dwellers from the City to the residential estates outside the City.

The route has a long express sector between Whitley Road and Woodlands Centre Road, plying more than 15km of expressway (along PIE and BKE). Other parts of the route follow major trunk roads.

Tower Transit Night Bus Service N2 & Withdrawal of Service

NightRider NR2 was suspended from 8 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, with the last day of operations on 4 April 2020.

As part of the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package in the Bus Contracting Model, the service was planned to be renumbered to N2 by the time Tower Transit took over operations on 3 October 2021 based on published posters from Tower Transit.

However, the renumbering did not take place as night bus services were still suspended until further notice. In June 2022, night bus services (including NightRider NR2) were announced to be officially discontinued on 30 June 2022.

MRT Stations Served
Departure Timings
  • From Marina Centre Terminal (Fridays, Saturdays & Eve of Public Holidays):
    23:30, 00:00, 00:30, 01:00, 01:30 & 02:00

Gallery:
Poster Gallery:

 


Operator History
  • 2000 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
  • 2004 – 2 Oct 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd

 

  • 3 Oct 2021 – 29 Jun 2022: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
    (Service N2 replacing NR2; suspended indefinitely)
History
  • 2000 (26 May): Introduced as a unidirectional night service from Marina Centre to Woodlands
  • 2000 (18 Dec): Converted into bidirectional service looping at Woodlands Ave 4
  • 2001 (03 Dec): Integrated with NightRider Service NR9 and extended to loop at Sembawang Cres
  • 2003 (01 Jul): Amended to loop at Sembawang Dr, skipping Sembawang Cres
  • 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Link with the partial closure of Somerset Rd; Skips abolished bus stop outside Clifford Ctr along Collyer Quay
  • 2006 (29 Oct): Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn
  • 2014 (30 Apr): Converted to unidirectional operation from Marina Centre to Sembawang. Revised departure times from 11:30pm and 2:00am, and City-bound return services will cease to operate.
  • 2017 (17 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
  • 2020 (22 Mar): Calls at a new bus stop (58571) along Gambas Ave
  • 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
  • 2020 (02 Jun): Suspended until further notice
  • 2021 (24 Feb): Amended to the relocated Marina Ctr Ter
  • 2022 (30 Jun): Service discontinued; last day of operations on 4 April 2020
Past Routing:
Year Direction 1
2000 Marina Ctr Ter, Raffles Blvd, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Scotts Rd, Stevens Rd, Whitley Rd, PIE, BKE, Woodlands Rd, Woodlands Centre Rd, Admiralty Rd, Marsiling Dr, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 2, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 4, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 3, BKE, PIE, Whitley Rd, Stevens Rd, Scotts Rd, Orchard Rd, Killiney Rd, River Valley Rd, Hill St, High St, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Pickering St, Church St, Cecil St, Collyer Quay, Fullerton Rd, Esplanade Dr, Nicoll Highway, Raffles Blvd and Marina Ctr Ter.
2001 Marina Ctr Ter, Raffles Blvd, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Scotts Rd, Stevens Rd, Whitley Rd, PIE, BKE, Woodlands Rd, Woodlands Centre Rd, Admiralty Rd, Marsiling Dr, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 2, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 4, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 6, Woodlands Ave 7, Gambas Ave, Sembawang Ave, Sembawang Dr, Admiralty Dr, Sembawang Cres, Sembawang Dr, Sembawang Ave, Gambas Ave, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 6, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 4, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 2, Woodlands Ave 5, Marsiling Rise, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Dr, Admiralty Rd, Woodlands Centre Rd, BKE, PIE, Whitley Rd, Stevens Rd, Scotts Rd, Orchard Rd, Killiney Rd, River Valley Rd, Hill St, High St, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Pickering St, Church St, Cecil St, Collyer Quay, Fullerton Rd, Esplanade Dr, Nicoll Highway, Raffles Blvd and Marina Ctr Ter.
2003 Marina Ctr Ter, Raffles Blvd, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Scotts Rd, Stevens Rd, Whitley Rd, PIE, BKE, Woodlands Rd, Woodlands Centre Rd, Admiralty Rd, Marsiling Dr, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 2, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 4, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 6, Woodlands Ave 7, Gambas Ave, Sembawang Ave, Canberra Rd, Admiralty Dr, Sembawang Dr, Sembawang Ave, Gambas Ave, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 6, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 4, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 2, Woodlands Ave 5, Marsiling Rise, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Dr, Admiralty Rd, Woodlands Centre Rd, BKE, PIE, Whitley Rd, Stevens Rd, Scotts Rd, Orchard Rd, Killiney Rd, River Valley Rd, Hill St, High St, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Pickering St, Church St, Cecil St, Collyer Quay, Fullerton Rd, Esplanade Dr, Nicoll Highway, Raffles Blvd and Marina Ctr Ter.
2005 Marina Ctr Ter, Raffles Blvd, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Link, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Scotts Rd, Stevens Rd, Whitley Rd, PIE, BKE, Woodlands Centre Rd, Admiralty Rd, Marsiling Dr, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 2, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 4, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 6, Woodlands Ave 7, Gambas Ave, Sembawang Ave, Canberra Rd, Admiralty Dr, Sembawang Dr, Sembawang Ave, Gambas Ave, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 6, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 4, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 2, Woodlands Ave 5, Marsiling Rise, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Dr, Admiralty Rd, Woodlands Centre Rd, BKE, PIE, Whitley Rd, Stevens Rd, Scotts Rd, Orchard Rd, Killiney Rd, River Valley Rd, Hill St, High St, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Pickering St, Church St, Cecil St, Collyer Quay, Fullerton Rd, Esplanade Dr, Nicoll Highway, Raffles Blvd and Marina Ctr Ter.
2014 Marina Ctr Ter, Raffles Blvd, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, North Canal Rd, Eu Tong Sen St, River Valley Rd, Killiney Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Link, Orchard Turn, Orchard Blvd, Paterson Rd, Scotts Rd, Stevens Rd, Whitley Rd, PIE, BKE, Woodlands Centre Rd, Admiralty Rd, Marsiling Dr, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 2, Woodlands Ave 7, Woodlands Ave 4, Woodlands Ave 5, Woodlands Ave 6, Woodlands Ave 7, Gambas Ave, Sembawang Ave, Canberra Rd, Admiralty Dr and Sembawang Dr.

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