PT213 – Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package (Negotiated Contract Term: 2016 to 2021):
As part of the Bus Contracting Model which was fully implemented in September 2016, LTA entered into a Negotiated Contract with SMRT Buses to operate bus services under the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package until the awarded operator for the open tender of the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package takes over operations in September 2021.
When initially announced in 2016, the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package was originally slated to transition into the Tendered Contract in September 2020. However, it is believed that LTA negotiated another year of operations with SMRT Buses till September 2021 until Tower Transit takes over over operations.
With Tower Transit being the awarded operator, all bus services under this bus package (except 110 & 652) would have a change in operator from SMRT Buses to Tower Transit.
- Service 110 remained under SMRT Buses but transferred to the Woodlands Bus Package from 1 Sep 2021
- City Direct 652 was transferred to the Seletar Bus Package from 6 Sep 2021
| Contract PT213: Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package (Negotiated Contract) | |
| Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd |
| Duration | 01 Sep 2016 – 02 Oct 2021 (extended by 1 year) |
| Bus Services |
110, 167, 169, 171, 652, 656, 670, 825, 853/853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859/859A/859B, 882, 883/883M, 963, 963e, 963R, 965, 966, 969, 980, 981, NR1 & NR2 (28 bus routes) |
| Handover Date | Transition to Tendered Package 1st Term (PT217B): 5 Sep 2021 – 171, 670, 853/853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856 & 857 19 Sep 2021 – 169, 858, 963, 963e, 963R, 965, 966 & 969 3 Oct 2021 – 167, 656, 825, 859/859A/859B, 882, 883/883M, 980, 981, N1 & N2 To Woodlands Bus Package 1 Sep 2021 – 110 To Seletar Bus Package 6 Sep 2021 – 652 To be renumbered & amended (currently suspended) 3 Oct 2021 – NR1 (to N1) & NR2 (to N2) |
| Anchor Bus Depot | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot |
| Anchor Bus Interchange / Terminal | Sembawang Bus Interchange, Yishun Bus Interchange, Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange (former), Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal |
Bus Services:
| Service | Route | Type |
| 110 | Compassvale ↺ Changi Airport | Trunk |
| 167 | Sembawang ↔ Bukit Merah | Trunk |
| 169 | Woodlands ↔ Ang Mo Kio | Trunk |
| 171 | Yishun ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road | Trunk |
| 652 |
Upper Thomson Road ⇄ Shenton Way / Anson Road | City Direct |
| 656 | Canberra Road ⇄ Shenton Way / Anson Road | City Direct |
| 670 |
Yishun Avenue 7 ⇄ Marina Boulevard / Central Boulevard | City Direct |
| 825 | Yio Chu Kang ↺ Lentor Loop | Trunk |
| 853 | Yishun ↔ Lorong 1 Geylang | Trunk |
| 854 | Yishun ↔ Bedok | Trunk |
| 854e | Yishun → Bedok | Express |
| 855 | Yishun ↔ HarbourFront | Trunk |
| 856 | Yishun ↔ Woodlands | Trunk |
| 857 | Yishun ↺ Temasek Avenue | Trunk |
| 858 | Woodlands ↺ Changi Airport | Trunk |
| 859 | Sembawang ↺ Yishun | Trunk |
| 882 | Sembawang ↺ Sembawang Road | Trunk |
| 883 | Sembawang ↺ Yishun Central 2 | Trunk |
| 963 | Woodlands ↔ HarbourFront | Trunk |
| 963e | Woodlands ⇄ HarbourFront | Express |
| 963R | Woodlands ↔ Resorts World Sentosa | Express |
| 965 | Woodlands (Temporary Bus Interchange) ↺ Sengkang | Trunk |
| 966 | Woodlands ↺ Marine Parade Road | Trunk |
| 969 | Woodlands ↔ Tampines | Trunk |
| 980 | Sembawang ↔ Lorong 1 Geylang | Trunk |
| 981 | Sembawang ⇄ Senoko Loop / Senoko Road | Trunk |
| NR1 | Resorts World Sentosa → Yishun Ring Road | Night |
| NR2 | Marina Centre → Sembawang Drive | Night |
Short Trip & Supplementary Bus Services
These services do not add to the overall service count.
| Service | Route | Type |
| 169A | Woodlands → Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Stn) | Short Trip |
| 169B | Woodlands → Woodlands Avenue 8 (Bef Admiralty Rd West) | Short Trip |
| 853M | Yishun ↔ Upper East Coast | Supplementary |
| 856A | Woodlands → Woodlands Centre Road (W’lands Train Checkpt) | Short Trip |
| 857A | Yishun → Yio Chu Kang Road (Opp Sunrise Gdns) | Short Trip |
| 857B | Yishun → Temasek Avenue (Promenade Stn) | Short Trip |
| 858A | Woodlands → Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Stn) | Short Trip |
| 858B | Jalan Kayu (Bef Seletar Camp G) → Jalan Kayu (Aft Seletar Camp G) | Short Trip |
| 859A | Sembawang ↺ Admiralty Link | Short Trip |
| 859B | Sembawang ↺ Sembawang Crescent | Short Trip |
| 859T | Sembawang → Yishun | Terminating Trip |
| 882A | Sembawang → Montreal Link (Blk 592A) | Short Trip |
| 883A | Sembawang → Canberra Way (Blk 129A) | Short Trip |
| 883B | Yishun Avenue 2 (Yishun Stn) → Sembawang Road (Opp Blk 590C) | Short Trip |
| 883M | Sembawang ↺ Sembawang Road | Supplementary |
| 965A | Woodlands (Temporary Bus Interchange) → Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Stn) | Short Trip |
| 965T | Woodlands (Temporary Bus Interchange) → Sengkang | Terminating Trip |
| 966A | Woodlands → Marine Parade Road (Opp Parkway Parade) | Short Trip |
| 969A | Tampines → Yishun Avenue 2 (Yishun Stn) | Short Trip |
Transition to Tendered Package Contract
Following the end of the negotiated contract for Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package, Tower Transit will progressively take over bus services from SMRT Buses, except City Direct 663 which is already operated by Tower Transit, in 3 tranches.
Services NR1 & NR2 will not be operated by Tower Transit. However, Tower Transit would operate service N1 & N2 instead.
| Tranche | Transition Date | Bus Services | No. of Routes |
| 1 | 5 September 2021 | 171, 663*, 670, 853/853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856 & 857 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 September 2021 | 169, 858, 963, 963e, 963R*, 965, 966 & 969 |
8 |
| 3 | 3 October 2021 | 167, 656, 825, 859/859A/859B, 882, 883/883M, 980, 981, N1* & N2* |
10 |
Notes:
- City Direct 663 is expected to be transferred from the Bulim Bus Package on 5 Sep 2021 with no change in operator (Tower Transit)
- City Direct 670 was not part of the announced bus services under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package (Tendered Package) term in September 2020. However, Tower Transit announced that it will operate City Direct 670 from 5 Sep 2021 which indicates that City Direct 670 was added to the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package (Tendered Package) term.
- Bus Services 963R, N1 & N2 remain suspended until further notice.
Transition to Other Bus Packages
| Transition Date | Onward Bus Package |
Bus Services | No. of Routes |
| 1 Sep 2021 | Woodlands | 110 | 1 |
| 6 Sep 2021 |
Seletar | 652 | 1 |
Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package – Negotiated Contract (PT213) Timeline
- 2016 (11 Aug): Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package mentioned as one of 11 Negotiated Contract (NC) Packages operated by SMRT Buses.
- 2017 (17 Apr): City Direct 656 added to the Bus Package
- 2017 (22 Oct): Bus Service 110 added to the Bus Package
- 2018 (13 Aug): Renumbering of Express Services 854E & 963E to 854e and 963e respectively
- 2018 (25 Nov): Express Service 167e added to the Bus Package
- 2019 (08 Sep): Bus Service 853# renumbered to 853M
- 2020 (06 Jan): City Direct 652 added to the Bus Package
- 2020 (12 Jan): Supplementary Bus Service 883M added to the bus package
- 2020 (30 Mar): City Direct 670 added to the Bus Package
- 2020 (08 Apr): Bus Services 167e, 652, 670 NR1 & NR2 temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
- 2020 (15 Apr): Bus Services 854e, 963e & 963R temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
- 2020 (02 Jun): Resumption of Bus Services 167e, 652, 670, 854e & 963e. Bus Services 963R, NR1 & NR2 remain suspended.
- 2020 (30 Aug): Bus Service 171 shortened to loop at Upper Bukit Timah Road (Bukit Panjang MRT)
- 2020 (23 Nov): Bus Service 883B extended to Sembawang Rd (Opp Blk 590C)
- 2020 (14 Dec): Express 167e removed from the Bus Package following its withdrawal
- 2021 (11 Apr): Short Trip Service 857B re-numbered from trips of Service 857 that terminate at Temasek Ave (Promenade Stn); Short Trip Service 966A re-numbered from trips of Service 966 that terminate at Marine Parade Rd (Opp Parkway Parade)
- 2021 (01 Sep): Bus Service 110 transferred to Woodlands Bus Package
- 2021 (06 Sep): City Direct 652 transferred to Seletar Bus Package
- 2021 (03 Oct): End of service for Services NR1 & NR2
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