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.

162

Yio Chu Kang Int
→ Shenton Way Ter ⇋

Shenton Way Ter
→ Yio Chu Kang Int ⇋

55509 Yio Chu Kang Int B1 NS15 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

55209 Opp Blk 646 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6

54059 Bef Ang Mo Kio Lib Ang Mo Kio Ave 6

54049 Courts Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio Ave 6

54039 Bef Al-Muttaqin Mque Ang Mo Kio Ave 6

54241 Blk 700B Ang Mo Kio Ave 3

54339 Blk 422 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

54329 Blk 420 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

54319 Opp Christ The King Ch Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

54531 Opp Bishan Pk Bishan Rd

53241 Opp Blk 217 Bishan Rd

53391 Opp Blk 203 Bishan St 22

53381 Bishan Nth Shop Mall Bishan St 22

53371 Blk 257 Bishan St 22

53321 Opp Eunoia JC Sin Ming Ave

53331 Bef Bright Hill Tp Sin Ming Ave

53341 Bright Hill Stn Exit 2 TE7 Sin Ming Ave

53351 Ai Tong Sch TE7 Sin Ming Ave

53361 Blk 454 Sin Ming Ave

53069 Aft Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd

53059 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 2 TE8 Upp Thomson Rd

53049 Bef Jln Todak TE8 Upp Thomson Rd

53039 Thomson CC Upp Thomson Rd

53029 Shunfu Est Upp Thomson Rd

53019 Opp St. Theresa's Hme Upp Thomson Rd

51069 Mt Alvernia Hosp Thomson Rd

51059 Aft Toa Payoh Rise Thomson Rd

51049 SLF Cplx Thomson Rd

51039 Opp S'pore Polo Club Thomson Rd

51029 Opp Old Police Academy Thomson Rd

51019 Thomson Flyover Thomson Rd

50059 Opp Thomson Med Ctr Thomson Rd

50049 Opp Novena Lodge Thomson Rd

50037 Bef Novena Stn Exit B NS20 Thomson Rd

50069 Hotel Royal Newton Rd

40129 Newton Life Ch Newton Rd

40189 Newton Stn Exit B NS21-DT11 Scotts Rd

40179 Env Bldg Scotts Rd

09219 Far East Plaza Scotts Rd

09047 Orchard Stn/Tang Plaza NS22 Orchard Rd

09037 Bef Cairnhill Rd NS22 Orchard Rd

08138 Concorde Hotel S'pore Orchard Rd

08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn NS24NE6CC1 Orchard Rd

08069 Bencoolen Stn Exit B DT21 Bras Basah Rd

04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A CC2 Bras Basah Rd

02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd

02119 Opp War Memorial Pk CC3 Nicoll Highway

03019 OUE Bayfront EW14NS26 Collyer Quay

03059 One Raffles Quay Raffles Quay

03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way

03218 Opp MAS Bldg EW15 Shenton Way

03239 Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way

03239 Shenton Way Ter Shenton Way

03222 Hub Synergy Pt Anson Rd

03111 Aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd

03031 Raffles Pl Stn Exit F EW14NS26 Robinson Rd

03011 Fullerton Sq EW14NS26 Fullerton Rd

02111 Esplanade Bridge Esplanade Dr

04111 Capitol Bldg EW13NS25 Stamford Rd

04121 SMU CC2 Stamford Rd

08041 YMCA Orchard Rd

08031 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B NS24NE6CC1 Penang Rd

08111 Winsland Hse Penang Rd

08121 Somerset Stn NS23 Somerset Rd

09011 Opp Ngee Ann City Orchard Turn

09023 Opp Orchard Stn/ION NS22 Orchard Turn

09212 Royal Plaza On Scotts Scotts Rd

40171 Opp Env Bldg Scotts Rd

40181 Newton Stn Exit A NS21-DT11 Scotts Rd

40121 Opp Newton Life Ch Newton Rd

50061 Opp Hotel Royal Newton Rd

50031 Opp Novena Ch NS20 Thomson Rd

50041 Novena Lodge Thomson Rd

50051 Thomson Med Ctr Thomson Rd

51011 Opp Tan Tong Meng Twr Thomson Rd

51021 Old Police Academy Thomson Rd

51031 S'pore Polo Club Thomson Rd

51051 Aft Andrew Rd Thomson Rd

51071 Macritchie Reservoir Thomson Rd

53011 St. Theresa's Hme Upp Thomson Rd

53021 Opp Shunfu Est Upp Thomson Rd

53041 Bef Thomson Ridge TE8 Upp Thomson Rd

53051 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 5 TE8 Upp Thomson Rd

53061 Bef Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd

53369 Opp Blk 454 Sin Ming Ave

53359 Opp Ai Tong Sch TE7 Sin Ming Ave

53349 Bright Hill Stn Exit 1 TE7 Sin Ming Ave

53339 Opp Bright Hill Tp Sin Ming Ave

53329 Eunoia JC Sin Ming Ave

53379 Blk 245 Bishan St 22

53389 Opp Bishan Nth Shop Mall Bishan St 22

53399 Blk 202 Bishan St 22

53249 Blk 210 Bishan Rd

54539 Bishan Pk Bishan Rd

54311 Blk 332 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

54321 Blk 354 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

54331 Blk 346 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

54247 Blk 322 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3

54031 Opp Al-Muttaqin Mque Ang Mo Kio Ave 6

54041 Opp Courts Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio Ave 6

54051 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6

55201 Aft Blk 648 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6

55509 Yio Chu Kang Int NS15 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8

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	10 – 11 mins			10 – 15 mins			10 – 11 mins			N.A.
Fridays	9 – 12 mins			11 – 15 mins			10 mins			N.A.
Saturdays	13 – 14 mins			14 – 15 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 – 15 mins			9 – 15 mins			13 – 18 mins			18 mins
Fridays	12 – 13 mins			11 – 14 mins			12 – 18 mins			18 mins
Saturdays	13 – 15 mins			13 – 15 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
• NS22 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• CC2 Bras Basah
• DT21 Bencoolen
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• CC3 Esplanade
• EW14NS26 Raffles Place
• 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):

Poster Gallery:

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

Past Routings

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