SBS Transit Bus Service 161

SBS Transit Bus Service 161 is a trunk service plying between Hougang Central Interchange and Woodlands Interchange, passing through Hougang Avenue 10/6/8/4, Buangkok, Sengkang, Punggol Road, TPE, SLE and Woodlands Avenue 2. A large portion of the route plies along the TPE/SLE corridor.

Route Overview
Route	Hougang Central Bus Interchange ↔ Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
Passes Through	Hougang Ave 8, Hougang Ave 4, Sengkang East Rd, Woodlands Ave 2
Route Length	Towards Woodlands: 23.6 km						Towards Hougang Ctrl: 23.5 km
Travelling Time	70 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Sengkang West Bus Depot (SWDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Hougang Central	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:45 – 23:30								06:00 – 23:30
Departure Times from Woodlands	Weekdays				Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:45 – 23:30				06:00 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
From Hougang Central	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	6 – 9 mins			7 – 13 mins			8 – 10 mins			10 – 14 mins
Saturdays	10 – 13 mins			11 – 15 mins			13 – 15 mins			11 – 13 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	9 – 14 mins			11 – 15 mins			13 – 15 mins			12 – 13 mins
From Woodlands	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	6 – 9 mins			7 – 13 mins			5 – 9 mins			8 – 13 mins
Saturdays	11 – 13 mins			11 – 14 mins			13 – 14 mins			11 – 13 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	10 – 15 mins			10 – 14 mins			14 – 15 mins			12 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 161 is a residential inter-town route connecting Hougang and Sengkang with Woodlands. It incorporates a long express sector (~16km) between Punggol Road and Woodlands Avenue 2 along Tampines Expressway and Seletar Expressway, one of the longest unbroken express sectors for any trunk route in Singapore.

The route benefits from good demand throughout the day, with significantly higher demand during weekday peak hours from educational institutions at Woodlands, notably Republic Polytechnic (RP).

MRT / LRT Stations Served

• NE14 Hougang
• NE16STC Sengkang
• NS9TE2 Woodlands

Special Departures

• Sengkang East Rd (Aft Buangkok Dr) → Woodlands Int
  Weekdays: 05:55, 06:50 & 08:14
• Sengkang East Way (Opp Sengkang Stn/Blk 260A) → Woodlands Int
  Weekdays: 07:05 & 08:06

Gallery

Poster Gallery

Operator History

• 2002 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

Route History

• 2002 (02 Jun): Introduced between Hougang Ctrl Int and Woodlands Regional Int
• 2007: First bus from Woodlands Reg Int brought forward to 0545 hrs on weekdays
• 2007 (24 Jun): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Innova JC along Woodlands Ave 2
• 2014 (23 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
• 2021 (13 Jun): Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
• 2021 (12 Dec): Temporarily amended to Woodlands Temp Int due to road closure of east entrance to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
• 2021 (26 Dec): Amended back to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
• 2022 (28 Aug): Amended to ply Hougang Ave 4 with the partial closure of Hougang Ctrl to facilitate the construction of Hougang MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line, serving an additional pair of bus stops outside Blk 513 & Blk 831 along Hougang Ave 10
• 2022 (11 Dec): Temporarily amended to Woodlands Temp Int due to road closure of east exit from Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
• 2022 (25 Dec): Amended back to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub

Past Routings

Back to Bus Services
Back to Bus Articles