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.

Technical Information
Route	Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Passes Through	Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Sin Ming, Thomson, Newton, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Fullerton Rd, Shenton Way
Route Length	20.9 km (D1) | 21.8 km (D2)
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	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro – Scania K230UB
Departure Times from Yio Chu Kang	0530 – 1800 (Weekdays) 0600 – 1300 (Saturdays)
Departure Times from Shenton Way	0630 – 1930 (Weekdays) 0630 – 1420 (Saturdays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630 – 0830: 10 – 11 mins 0831 – 1659: 09 – 15 mins 1700 – 1900: 09 – 10 mins After 1900: –	0630 – 0830: 14 – 15 mins 0831 – 1659: 08 – 15 mins 1700 – 1900: 12 – 19 mins After 1900: 19 mins

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

• EW13NS25 City Hall
• EW14NS26 Raffles Place
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar
• NS15 Yio Chu Kang
• NS20 Novena
• NS21DT11 Newton
• NS22 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• CC2 Bras Basah
• CC3 Esplanade
• CC16 Marymount
• CC17 Caldecott
• DT21 Bencoolen

Special Departures

• Thomson Rd (MacRitchie Reservoir) → Yio Chu Kang Int
  Weekdays: 0600hrs, 0610hrs, 0620hrs, 0629hrs, 0638hrs, 0647hrs, 0657hrs
  Saturdays: 0600hrs, 0614hrs, 0628hrs, 0641hrs, 0654hrs

Route Variant

• Service 162M: Yio Chu Kang ↺ Temasek Avenue (Loop)
  1818 – 2330 (Weekdays)
  1315 – 2330 (Saturdays)
  0600 – 2330 (Sundays & Public Holidays)

Fare: Charges basic distance fares for trunk services. See Bus Fares.

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Operator History:

• 2001 (Feb – Nov): Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 (Nov) – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2023 under the Seletar Bus Package.

History:

• 2001 (25 Feb): Introduced by SBS between Yio Chu Kang Terminal and Shenton Way (Loop), operating on Weekdays & Saturdays (in the day). Route variant Service 162# also introduced to loop at Suntec City during weeknights, Saturday evenings, Sundays and Public Holidays (whole day).
• 2001 (16 Dec): Amended to terminate at Shenton Way Terminal. Operation hours of Service 162# brought forward to after 1pm on Saturdays. Also began calling at previously skipped stops along Bishan Rd, Upp Thomson Rd and Newton Rd.
• 2008 (28 Jan): Service 162# was directly renumbered to Service 162M with no route changes.
• 2011 (07 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2013: Service improvement under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2017 (25 Jun): Service 162 Amended to relocated Shenton Way Bus Terminal
• 2018 (11 Mar): Start of operations under Seletar Bus Package (Tendered Contract)

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 2001: No significant route changes since 2001.

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