SBS Transit Express Bus Service 196e

SBS Transit Express Bus Service 196e is an express variant of Service 196, plying between Marine Parade Road and Shenton Way. It passes through Marine Terrace, Nicoll Highway and Fullerton, operating drips during the morning and evening peak hours.

Route Overview
Route	[AM]: Marine Parade Road (Lagoon View) → Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) [PM]: Anson Rd (Hub Synergy Pt) → Marine Parade Road (Hua Xin Ct)
Passes Through	Marine Terrace, Amber Rd, Nicoll Highway
Route Length	Towards Shenton Way: 13.0 km						Towards Marine Parade Rd: 13.5 km
Travelling Time	51 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bedok Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Marine Parade Rd	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	07:56 – 08:20
Departure Times from Anson Rd	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	18:18 – 18:42
Operating Frequency
From Marine Parade Rd	8 mins
From Anson Rd	8 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

Service 196e was introduced as an express variant of Service 196, benefiting residents of Marine Parade with a fast connection to the City areas of Nicoll Highway and Shenton Way, travelling more quickly than its parent route and operating during the peak hours. It also charges express fares.

The route skips selected stops throughout its route in both directions. It also plies express sectors along Nicoll Highway and Mountbatten Road where Service 196 would normally stop.

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

• TE28 Siglap
  
• TE27 Marine Terrace
• TE26 Marine Parade
• CC3 Esplanade
• EW14NS26 Raffles Place
• TE19 Shenton Way
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar

Departure Timings

• Morning Peak from Marine Parade Rd (Lagoon View):
  07:56, 08:04, 08:12 & 08:20
• Evening Peak from Anson Rd (Hub Synergy Pt):
  18:18, 18:26, 18:34 & 18:42

Route Variant

• Bus Service 196: Bedok ↔ Clementi
  Daily

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Operator History

• 2005 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Bedok Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2023.

• 2005 (12 Dec): Introduced between Marine Parade Rd (Lagoon View) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Anson Rd (Apex Twr) and Marine Parade Rd (Hua Xin Ct) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays
• 2007: Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Sch along Marine Parade Rd
• 2016 (25 Jan): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2018 (12 Aug): Renamed as an Express Bus Service from a Fast Forward Bus Service
• 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.

Past Routings

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