SBS Transit Bus Service 162

SBS Transit Bus Service 162 is a trunk service plying between Yio Chu Kang Int and Shenton Way Ter, passing through Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Sin Ming, Thomson, Newton, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Fullerton Road and Shenton Way. Its route variant Service 162M, loops at Suntec City, and operates during weekday nights, Saturday afternoons and Sundays.

Bus Service 162 resumes serving Bus Stop 40189 – Newton Stn Exit B, Scotts Road after completion of upgrading works from 27 Aug 2023.

Note:

• No alighting at Shenton Way Ter

Route Overview
Route	Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Passes Through	Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Bishan St 22, Sin Ming Ave, Upp Thomson Rd, Thomson Rd, Orchard Rd / Orchard Turn, Bras Basah Rd / Stamford Rd
Route Length	Towards Shenton Way: 20.8 km						Towards Yio Chu Kang: 21.8 km
Travelling Time	85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Seletar Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP)
Current Fleet	Single Deck Bus: – BYD K9 – Mercedes-Benz Citaro
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Yio Chu Kang	Weekdays						Saturdays
	05:30 – 18:00						06:00 – 13:00
Departure Times from Shenton Way	Weekdays						Saturdays
	06:30 – 19:30						06:30 – 14:30
Operating Frequency
From Yio Chu Kang	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Mondays – Thursdays	11 mins			15 – 18 mins			15 mins			N.A.
Fridays	11 mins			15 – 17 mins			15 mins			N.A.
Saturdays	14 – 15 mins			14 – 16 mins			N.A.			N.A.
From Shenton Way	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Mondays – Thursdays	13 – 14 mins			14 – 17 mins			15 – 18 mins			18 mins
Fridays	11 – 13 mins			10 – 16 mins			15 – 19 mins			19 mins
Saturdays	15 mins			14 – 16 mins			N.A.			N.A.
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 162 connects residential towns of Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Thomson to the Central districts of Orchard Road, Bras Basah and Shenton Way. During selected times, Service 162M will operate, skipping Shenton Way and looping at Suntec City.

MRT Stations Served

• NS15 Yio Chu Kang
• TE7 Bright Hill
• TE8 Upper Thomson
• NS20 Novena
• NS21–DT11 Newton
• NS22TE14 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• CC2 Bras Basah
• DT21 Bencoolen
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• CC3 Esplanade
• EW14NS26 Raffles Place
• TE19 Shenton Way
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar

Special Departures

• Thomson Rd (MacRitchie Reservoir) → Yio Chu Kang Int
  Weekdays: 06:00, 06:10, 06:20, 06:29, 06:38, 06:47 & 06:57
  Saturdays: 06:00, 06:14, 06:8, 06:41 & 06:54

Route Variant

• Service 162M: Yio Chu Kang ↺ Temasek Avenue (Loop)
  Weekdays: 18:15 – 23:30
  Saturdays: 13:15 – 23:30
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00 – 23:30

Gallery (Buses):

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Operator History:

• 25 Feb 2001 – 31 Oct 2001 : Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 01 Nov 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2025 under the Seletar Bus Package.

History:

• 2001 (25 Feb): Introduced between Yio Chu Kang Ter and Shenton Way (Loop) as a semi-express day service on weekdays and Saturdays.
• 2001 (16 Dec): Amended to Shenton Way Ter and converted to trunk service, serving all bus stops along Bishan Rd and Upp Thomson Rd
• 2002 (07 Jul): Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd
• 2005 (19 Jan): Serves additional pair of bus stops outside One Raffles Link along Nicoll Highway and after Esplanade Bridge along Esplanade Dr
• 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Link with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
• 2006 (29 Oct): Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn
• 2011 (07 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2017 (25 Jun): Amended to relocated Shenton Way Bus Terminal
• 2018 (11 Mar): Start of operations under Seletar Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
• 2020 (08 Nov): Bus Stop 51041 temporarily merged with Bus Stop 51031 along Thomson Road to facilitate construction of North-South Corridor
• 2023 (08 Jan): Temporarily skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd due to upgrading works
• 2023 (27 Aug): Resumes serving the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd after completion of upgrading works

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