SBS Transit Bus Service 162

SBS Transit Bus Service 162 is a trunk service plying between Yio Chu Kang Int and looping at Sin Ming Drive, passing through Ang Mo Kio, Bishan Street 22, and Upper Thomson MRT.

Route Overview
Route	Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange ↺ Sin Ming Drive (Loop)
Passes Through	Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Bishan St 22, Sin Ming Ave, Upp Thomson Rd
Route Length	21.6 km
Travelling Time	~95 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Seletar Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck buses Includes electric buses (BYD K9 & BYD B12A03)
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Yio Chu Kang	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 23:30				06:00 – 23:30				06:00 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
From Yio Chu Kang	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	11 mins			14 – 17 mins			15 mins			15 – 22 mins
Saturdays	15 mins			15 mins			15 mins			15 – 24 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	14 mins			14 mins			14 mins			14 – 24 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 162 links the residential towns of Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Upper Thomson, and both industrial/residential developments Sin Ming, with rail connections along the North South Line (TEL), Thomson East Coast Line (TEL), and Circle Line (CCL).

The route previously plied between Yio Chu Kang and Shenton Way on weekdays (till evenings) and Saturdays (till 1 pm), with a route variant 162M looping at Marina Centre during other times of day, namely weekday nights, Saturdays after 1.15 pm, and on Sundays & Public Holidays. The route was truncated to Upper Thomson as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation and amended to loop at Sin Ming Drive, effective 17 December 2023.

MRT Stations Served

• NS15 Yio Chu Kang
• TE7 Bright Hill
• TE8 Upper Thomson
• CC16 Marymount

Special Departures

• Upp Thomson Rd (Lakeview Est) → Yio Chu Kang Int
  Weekdays: 06:00, 06:09, 06:17, 00:46 & 01:00
  Saturdays: 06:00, 06:15, 06:30, 06:45, 00:44, 01:02 & 01:20
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00, 06:14, 06:28, 06:41, 00:42 & 01:05

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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 2030 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
• 2020 (08 Nov): Bus Stop 51041 temporarily merged with Bus Stop 51031 along Thomson Road to facilitate the construction of the 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
• 2023 (17 Dec): Shortened to loop at Sin Ming Dr via Marymount MRT & Shunfu Rd as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation.

Old operating hours (prior to 17 Dec 2023 amendment)

• Weekdays: 05:30 – 18:00 from YCK, 06:30 – 19:30 from Shenton Way
• Saturdays: 06:00 – 13:00 from YCK, 06:30 – 14:30 from Shenton Way
• Sundays/PHs: No Operation
• Special departures from 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, 06:28, 06:41 & 06:54

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