SBS Transit City Direct Bus Service 660

SBS Transit City Direct Service 660 is a Weekday Peak Hour City Direct Service between Hougang and the CBD, passing through Hougang Avenue 4, Hougang Avenue 8 and Dhoby Ghaut. It is the tenth City Direct route introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Route Overview
Route	[AM]: Buangkok Green (Opp Blk 968) → Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) [PM]: Anson Road (Mapletree Anson) → Buangkok Green (Blk 969)
Passes Through	Hougang Ave 4, Hougang Ave 8, Dhoby Ghaut
Route Length	Towards Shenton Way: 17.9 km						Towards Buangkok Green: 18.0 km
Travelling Time	53 – 65 mins
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 Buangkok Green	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	07:20 – 08:06
Departure Times from Anson Rd	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	18:15 – 18:35
Operating Frequency
From Buangkok Green	11 – 12 mins
From Anson Rd	20 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

City Direct Service 660 provides residents of Hougang Neighbourhoods 6 and 9 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 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Orchard Road via the CTE.

A pair of new bus stops was constructed along Hougang Street 91 (outside Hougang Secondary School) for this service. This is the tenth 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.

Departure timings are staggered with supplementary City Direct 660M upon its introduction from 11 November 2024 under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).

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 latest Travel Smart Journeys – North-East Line Scheme, starting from 2 January 2025. Eligible commuters who switch to this service can earn cashback in the form of e-transport vouchers.

MRT Stations Served

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

Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

• Morning Peak from Buangkok Green (Opp Blk 968):
  07:20, 07:32, 07:43, 07:54 & 08:06
• Evening Peak from Anson Road (Mapletree Anson):
  18:15 & 18:35

Route Variant

• City Direct 660M: Buangkok Crescent ⇄ Shenton Way / Anson Road
  Weekdays Morning & Evening Peak Hours (except Public Holidays)
  Starts & ends at Buangkok Crescent via Buangkok Link, does not serve Buangkok Green

Gallery

Poster Gallery

Operator History

• 23 Jun 2014 – 31 Dec 2018: Aedge Holdings Pte Ltd
• 02 Jan 2019 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

History

• 2014 (23 Jun): Introduced between Buangkok Green (Opp Blk 968) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Anson Rd (Hub Synergy Pt) and Buangkok Green (Blk 969) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the BSEP. Operated under Contract PT162
• 2015 (23 Mar): Serves new staggered bus stop outside Mapletree Anson along Anson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Hub Synergy Pt
• 2019 (02 Jan): Transfer of Operations to SBS Transit Ltd under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package. Morning trips reduced with the deployment of Double Decker Buses; Designated wheelchair accessible bus service.
• 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
• 2023 (11 Sep): Additional morning trip added at 7:57am
• 2023 (26 Dec): 2 additional morning trips added with changes in existing departure timings
• 2024 (11 Nov): Morning & Evening departure timings adjusted with the introduction of City Direct 660M under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).

Past Routings

Changes in Departure Times

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