SMRT Bus Service 167

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.

Service 167 calls at a new bus stop along Upper Thomson Road from 22 December 2019.

Technical Information
Route	Sembawang Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Canberra Link, Sembawang Rd, Thomson, Newton, Dhoby Ghaut, Shenton Way, Cantonment Rd, Jln Bukit Merah
Route Length	30.3 km (D1) | 29.8 km (D2)
Travelling 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
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95 12-metre Single Deck Bus – Mercedes-Benz OC500LE – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro – MAN NL323F
Departure Times from Sembawang	0530hrs – 2330hrs (Weekdays & Saturdays) 0545hrs – 2330hrs (Sundays & Public Holidays)
Departure Times from Bukit Merah	0545hrs – 2345hrs (Weekdays & Saturdays) 0600hrs – 2345hrs (Sundays & Public Holidays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 10 mins 0831-1659: 09 – 15 mins 1700-1900: 15 – 16 mins After 1900: 13 – 15 mins	0630-0830: 12 – 14 mins 0831-1659: 08 – 15 mins 1700-1900: 08 – 16 mins After 1900: 12 – 16 mins

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.

Formerly a Singapore Bus Service (SBS) route since the 1970s, the route was transferred to Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS) in 1983 and has been operated by SMRT ever since.

MRT Stations Served

• NS11 Sembawang
• CC17 Caldecott
• NS20 Novena
• NS21DT11 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

Route Variant

• Express 167e: Sembawang Bus Interchange ↔ Shenton Way / Anson Road
  Operates only on Weekdays, except Public Holidays; Skips part of Upper Thomson Road, Thomson Road & Connaught Drive
  

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

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Operator History:

• 1971 – 1973: United Bus Company Pte Ltd
• 1973 – 1983: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 1983 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2020 under the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package.

History:

• 1971 (11 Apr): Original route between Her Majesty’s (HM) Royal Dockyard (Rotherham Gate Terminal) in Admiralty and New Bridge Rd, operating as Service 160A by United Bus Company
  
• 1971 (10 Aug): Amended to ply Dunearn Rd, Bt Timah Rd, Newton Circus and Balmoral Rd
• 1973 (01 Nov): Operated by Singapore Bus Service (SBS)
• 1974 (03 Feb): Renumbered to Service 167
• 1974 (24 Feb): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Blvd with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way road, skipping Orchard Rd
• 1976 (22 Aug): Amended to Admiralty Rd West Ter and Tanjong Pagar Ter (Lim Teck Kim Rd)
• 1980 (20 Jan): Amended to Anson Rd Ter
• 1983 (03 Apr): Operated by Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS)
• 1985 (13 Jan): 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): Calls at a staggered bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Blvd, skipping the bus stop opposite Orchard Stn & Calls at a new bus stop outside Newton Stn along Scotts Rd
• 1990 (21 Feb): Skips the bus stop opposite Jasmine Rd along Upp Thomson Rd
• 1992 (20 Sep): Extended to Sembawang Rd End Ter (to replace withdrawn 161) and Bukit Merah Int (to replace withdrawn 850). Also 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
• 1994: 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
• 2004 (10 May): Operated by SMRT Buses
• 2005 (03 May): Calls at an 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): Shortened to Sembawang Int. New service 882 to replace lose sectors to Sembawang Rd End from Sembawang.
• 2006 (18 Feb): Calls at an additional bus stop after Hosp Dr along Eu Tong Sen St
• 2006 (29 Oct): Calls at a relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn
• 2012 (15 Nov): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2016 (01 May): Amended to ply Esplanade Dr with the partial closure of Fullerton Rd (Main Article)
• 2017 (26 Nov): Skips the bus stop before Hospital Dr along Kg Bahru Rd
• 2018 (26 Mar): Start of Double-Decker bus operations
• 2019 (22 Dec): Calls at a new bus stop along Upper Thomson Road

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 2016: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2016.