SMRT 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.
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| 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: 30.3 km | Towards Sembawang: 29.7 km | ||||||||||
| Traveling Time | 100 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) Majority of buses park at: Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange |
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| Current Fleet | 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz OC500LE – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – MAN A22 |
12-metre 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 mins | 9 – 15 mins | 15 – 16 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| From Bukit Merah | 12 – 14 mins | 8 – 15 mins | 8 – 16 mins | 12 – 16 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
- CC17 Caldecott
- NS20 Novena
- NS21–DT11 Newton
- NS22 Orchard
- NS23 Somerset
- NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
- DT21 Bencoolen
- CC2 Bras Basah
- EW13NS25 City Hall
- CC3 Esplanade
- EW14NS26 Raffles Place
- DT18 Telok Ayer
- EW15 Tanjong Pagar
- EW16NE3 Outram Park
Gallery (Buses):
Poster Gallery
Operator History:
- 1974 – 1983: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 1983 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
- (~September 2021) onwards: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Operations for this route would be transferred to Tower Transit in 2021 as part of the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package.
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
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Currently all service 167 park at Woodlands Bus Park with only S duties park at Ang Mo Kio Depot.
Double deckers deployment on weekdays recently