Tower Transit Bus Service 167 is a trunk route between Sembawang Interchange and Bukit Merah Interchange, passing through Canberra Link, Sembawang Road, Upper Thomson, Thomson, Newton, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, Connaught Drive / St Andrews Road, Shenton Way, Cantonment Road and Jalan Bukit Merah.
167
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Sembawang Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Sembawang Rd, Upp Thomson Rd, Thomson Rd, Scotts Rd, Orchard Rd / Orchard Turn, Bras Basah Rd / Penang Rd, Shenton Way / Anson Rd, Jln Bukit Merah | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Bukit Merah: 30.2 km | Towards Sembawang: 29.9 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 100 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore) |
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| Current Depot | Mandai Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22 – Mercedes-Benz OC500LE |
Double Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95 |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Sembawang |
Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 05:30 – 23:30 | 05:45 – 23:30 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Merah |
Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 05:45 – 23:45 | 06:00 – 23:45 | |||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
|  | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| From Sembawang | 10 – 12 mins | 13 – 15 mins | 15 – 16 mins | 14 – 16 mins | ||||||||
| From Bukit Merah | 14 – 15 mins | 10 – 15 mins | 10 – 13 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 167 is an inter-town trunk route connects housing estates around Sembawang, Yishun and Bukit Merah, and the suburban areas of Upper Thomson and Thomson, with connections to the City areas of Novena, Orchard Road, Padang and Shenton Way. Along with Service 980, it serves the full stretch of Upper Thomson Road and connects to the city, and compliments Service 196 between Bukit Merah and the Central Business District.
Demand for this route remains moderate to low throughout the day owing to the presence of duplicate routes and low-density developments along much of its route. However, peak hour demand is high especially between Sembawang and the City.
MRT Stations Served
- NS11 Sembawang
- TE4 Springleaf
- TE8 Upper Thomson
- NS20 Novena
- NS21–DT11 Newton
- NS22TE14 Orchard
- NS23 Somerset
- NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
- DT21 Bencoolen
- CC2 Bras Basah
- EW13NS25 City Hall
- CC3 Esplanade
- EW14NS26 Raffles Place
- DT18 Telok Ayer
- TE19Â Shenton Way
- EW15 Tanjong Pagar
- EW16NE3TE17 Outram Park
Gallery (Tower Transit):
Gallery (SMRT Buses) at Page 2.
Poster Gallery
Operator History:
- 1974 – 1983: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 1983 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – 02 Oct 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
- 03 Oct 2021 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package.
History:
- 1974 (03 Feb): Re-numbered from Service 160A as a service between Rotherham Gate Ter and New Bridge Rd Ter under 1974 Bus Rationalisation
- 1974 (24 Feb): Amended to ply Grange Rd, Orchard Blvd and Paterson Rd towards Rotherham Gate Ter with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way traffic
- 1976 (23 Aug): Amended to Admiralty Rd West Ter and Tg Pagar Ter
- 1980 (20 Jan): Amended to Anson Rd Ter
- 1983 (03 Apr): Operations transferred to Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS)
- 1985 (13 Jan):Â Extended to World Trade Centre Ter
- 1987 (27 Sep): Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards Admiralty Rd West Ter to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd
- 1987 (01 Nov): Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Admiralty Rd West Ter to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd
- 1987 (13 Dec): Serves new staggered bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Blvd, skipping the bus stop opposite Orchard Stn; Serves new bus stop outside Newton Stn along Scotts Rd
- 1990 (21 Feb): Skips abolished bus stop opposite Jasmine Rd along Upp Thomson Rd
- 1992 (20 Sep): Integrated with Services 161 and 850, extended to Sembawang Rd End Ter, extended to Bt Merah Int and amended to ply Cecil St/Shenton Way under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 9, skipping Eu Tong Sen St/South Bridge Rd and Tg Pagar Rd
- 1992: Amended to ply Orchard Link, skipping Grange Rd
- 1995: Amended to ply Orchard Turn
- 2001 (11 Feb): Amended to ply Canberra Rd and Canberra Link
- 2002 (07 Jul): Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd
- 2005 (03 May): Serves additional bus stop outside Victoria Concert Hall along Empress Pl
- 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Link with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
- 2005 (20 Nov): Amended to Sembawang Int
- 2006 (18 Feb): Serves additional bus stop after Hosp Dr along Eu Tong Sen St
- 2006 (29 Oct): Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn
- 2012 (15 Nov):Â Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
- 2016 (01 May): Amended to ply Esplanade Dr with the partial closure of Fullerton Rd
- 2017 (26 Nov): Skips abolished bus stop before Hospital Dr along Kg Bahru Rd
- 2019 (22 Dec): Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd
- 2020 (08 Nov): Bus Stop 51041 (Opp SLF Cplx) temporarily merged with Bus Stop 51031 (S’pore Polo Club) along Thomson Road to facilitate construction of North-South Corridor
- 2020 (27 Dec): Serves a new pair of bus stops Opp Canberra Dr & Bef Canberra Dr along Sembawang Rd
- 2021 (03 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package
- 2021 (26 Dec): Amended to ply Esplanade Dr towards Bukit Merah Int due to closure of Connaught Dr to all vehicles
- 2023 (08 Jan): Temporarily skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd due to upgrading works
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Yesterday (16 Oct) saw 167 almost all the single deck fleets were made up of OC500LEs, with only 2-3 A22s are spotted. As a result more A22s were seen on 171 and 855 side. Wonder if there’s a sudden change in fleet though.
Today 16 Sept at about 915 pm, 3 Indian gentleman boarded bus 167 ( Bus no SMB 1337H) at MacRitchie bus stop with one of them completely without mask on and the driver did not tell him to put on the mask. The bus was not crowded thus the driver can see that gentleman had no mask on . Upon my alighting at junction bus stop at junction with Yio Chu Kang road I showed photos of the guys without mask and one improperly on to the driver but he was nonchalant . So in frustration I took down the bus no. I have the photos of the said passenger and also a side profile of this driver. Hope management will look into this case. Reason is Sg is not fully out of pandemic thus the driver who should be observing every passenger boarding but obviously he just kept quiet .