SBS Transit City Direct Bus Service 672

SBS Transit City Direct Bus Service 672 is a Weekday Peak Hour City Direct Service between Hougang and the Central Business District / Suntec City. It is the twenty-second City Direct route introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Its route was extended to Suntec City via Bayfront under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP) from 11 Nov 2024.

Route Overview
Route	[AM]: Hougang Street 51 (Blk 568) → Raffles Boulevard (Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific) [PM]: Temasek Boulevard (Suntec Convention Ctr) → Hougang Street 51 (Blk 574)
Passes Through	Hougang Ave 8, Hougang Ave 5, Anson Rd / Shenton Way, Marina Blvd / Ctrl Blvd, Bayfront Ave
Route Length	Towards Raffles Blvd: 25.4 km						Towards Hougang St 51: 25.2 km
Travelling Time	83 mins [AM Peak] | 78 mins [PM Peak]
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Hougang St 51	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	07:20 – 07:50
Departure Times from Temasek Blvd	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	17:53 – 18:23
Operating Frequency
From Hougang St 51	10 mins
From Temasek Blvd	15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

City Direct Service 672 provides residents of Hougang 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 Hougang and the CBD via Tampines Rd, KPE and MCE.

This is the twenty-second 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.

The tender for this route was called for on 15 April 2016. Free rides were given out to commuters on the first day of service, 7 November 2016.

The route was further enhanced under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP) from 11 November 2024, with a route extension to Suntec City via Bayfront.

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.

Travel Smart Journeys

This bus service is part of the Travel Smart Journeys – North-East Line Scheme from 20 Mar 2023 – 22 Nov 2024, where commuters who switch to this service can earn cashback in the form of e-transport vouchers.

The scheme will be suspended from 25 Nov 2024 till early Jan 2025 for a system upgrade.

MRT Stations Served

• EW15 Tanjong Pagar
• TE19 Shenton Way
• DT17 Downtown
• NS27CE2TE20 Marina Bay
• CE1DT16 Bayfront
• CC4DT15 Promenade
• CC3 Esplanade

Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

• Morning Peak from Hougang Street 51 (Blk 568):
  07:20, 07:30, 07:40 & 07:50
• Evening Peak from Temasek Boulevard (Suntec Convention Ctr):
  17:53, 18:08 & 18:23

Gallery (SBS Transit):

Gallery (Rui Feng):

Poster Gallery

Operator History

• 07 Nov 2016 – 10 Jan 2020: Rui Feng Chartered Pte Ltd
• 13 Jan 2020 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2024.

Route History

• 2016 (07 Nov): Introduced between Hougang St 51 (Blk 568) and Marina Blvd (Marina Bay Financial Ctr) during morning peak hours and between Central Blvd (Marina Bay Stn) and Hougang St 51 (Blk 574) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the BSEP. Operated under Contract PT270
• 2020 (13 Jan): Operations transferred to SBS Transit Ltd under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package. Double Decker buses deployed.
• 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
• 2024 (27 May): 2 additional morning trips & 1 evening trip added with adjustments to trip departure timings
• 2024 (11 Nov): Extended to Raffles Blvd / Temasek Blvd via Bayfront Ave under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP)

Past Routings

Changes in Departure Times:

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