SMRT City Direct Bus Service 665

SMRT City Direct Service 665 is a Weekday Peak Hour City Direct Service between Marsiling, Woodlands and the CBD, passing through Marsiling Drive, Marsiling Lane, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5 and Bras Basah Rd. It is the fifteenth City Direct route introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Route Overview
Route	[AM]: Marsiling Drive (Blk 32) → Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) [PM]: Anson Road (Mapletree Anson) → Marsiling Drive (Blk 203)
Passes Through	Marsiling Lane, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5, Bras Basah Rd
Route Length	Towards Shenton Way: 30.5 km						Towards Marsiling Dr: 30.7 km
Travelling Time	81 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Woodlands Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Marsiling Dr	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	07:00 – 07:40
Departure Times from Anson Rd	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	18:15 – 18:30
Operating Frequency
From Marsiling Dr	10 mins
From Anson Rd	15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

City Direct Service 665 provides residents of Marsiling and Woodlands South with greater connectivity to the CBD. The service provides a travel alternative for commuters who relied on the rail network and feeder buses to and from work. The route incorporates an express sector between Woodlands Ave 1 and Orchard Rd via SLE & CTE.

This is the fifteenth City Direct service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), which provides more options for commuters using stretches of the existing rail lines that experience persistently high ridership, while the ongoing rail enhancement measures are being implemented.

With the introduction of City Direct 665, Express Service 951E was amended to serve Woodlands Ave 5, skipping Woodlands Ave 1 and part of Woodlands Ave 4.

If the eves of Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Chinese New Year fall on a weekday, the Evening Peak departures will be brought forward to the afternoon. Revised departure times will be provided by the operator closer to the affected date.

MRT Stations Served

• TE3 Woodlands South
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• NS25EW13 City Hall
• CC2 Bras Basah
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC3 Esplanade
• NS26EW14 Raffles Place
• TE19 Shenton Way
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar

Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

• Morning Peak from Marsiling Drive (Blk 32):
  07:00, 07:10, 07:20, 07:30 & 07:40
• Evening Peak from Anson Road (Mapletree Anson):
  18:15 & 18:30

Gallery (SMRT Buses)

Gallery (Tower Transit / Bus Hub)

Poster Gallery

Operator History

• 12 Oct 2015 – 11 Oct 2017: Bus Hub Service Pte Ltd
• 12 Oct 2017 – 28 May 2021: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
• 29 May 2021 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Woodlands Bus Package.

History

• 2015 (12 Oct): Introduced between Marsiling Dr (Blk 32) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Anson Rd (Mapletree Anson) and Marsiling Dr (Blk 203) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the BSEP. Operated under Contract PT221B
• 2017 (12 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd under the Bulim Bus Package
• 2018 (09 Apr): Start of regular double deck bus deployments
• 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures
• 2021 (29 May): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses Ltd under the Woodlands Bus Package
• 2023 (29 May): Reduction in morning peak trip schedule

Past Routings

Changes in Departure Times:

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