SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 261

SBS Transit Feeder Bus Service 261 is a Feeder service running between Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, passing through Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1.

Route Overview
Route	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange ↺ Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 (Loop)
Passes Through	Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Ang Mo Kio Ind Pk 1
Route Length	4.8 km
Travelling Time	25 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
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Ang Mo Kio	Daily
	05:10 – 01:05
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	3 – 5 mins			5 – 7 mins			4 – 7 mins			5 – 9 mins
Saturdays	8 – 9 mins			8 – 12 mins			9 – 10 mins			8 – 11 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	9 mins			7 – 10 mins			8 – 10 mins			7 – 10 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services.

Feeder Service 261 is a short feeder route serving residents and schools at Ang Mo Kio Neighborhood 4 (along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10) with connections to Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, and also provides connections to and from Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1.

The service benefits from demand from both residential estates and the industrial estate in opposite directions during peak hours, making the route highly efficient in terms of fleet usage over distance.

During Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve & Chinese New Year’s Eve, Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix weekend, as well as MRT Early Closure affecting Ang Mo Kio MRT Station, operating hours for Service 261 will be extended from Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange. The exact last bus hours are announced by SBS Transit closer to these dates.

School-Friendly Public Bus Service Trial

From 9 May 2024 to 15 November 2024, Service 261 will be designated as a “School-Friendly Public Bus Service” under a trial conducted by SBS Transit, in collaboration with Townsville Primary School.

Bus ambassadors, some of whom are parent volunteers at Townsville Primary School, accompany students onboard 3 trips of Service 261 in the morning from Ang Mo Kio Int to the bus stop Opp Townsville Pr Sch along Ang Mo Kio Ave 10. They then cross the road with the students after alighting from the bus to reach the school gate of Townsville Primary School.

After school, ambassadors walk pupils from the school gate of Townsville Primary School to the bus stop across the road, and accompany them to Ang Mo Kio Int onboard Bus 261.

Additionally, several Scania K230UB buses were wrapped with advertisements promoting the school-friendly public bus service.

The three morning and afternoon trips where bus ambassadors will be deployed are as follows:

• From Ang Mo Kio Int (Weekdays, except School Holidays & Public Holidays):
  Morning Peak: 06:58, 07:02 & 07:06
  Afternoon Peak: 13:28, 13:35 & 13:42

See also: School-Friendly Public Bus Service Trial for Service 261

MRT Station Served:

• NS16 Ang Mo Kio

Special Departures:

• Ang Mo Kio Ind Pk 1 (Opp Blk 4025) → Ang Mo Kio Int
  Weekdays: 05:15

Gallery:

Operator History:

• 1978 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 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:

• 1978 (27 Jul): Introduced between Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 Ter and Ang Mo Kio St 43 (Loop)
• 1979 (19 Mar): Amended to loop at Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1
• 1980 (06 Jan): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 Ter
• 1981 (05 Jul): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Central 2 Ter, skipping Ang Mo Kio St 22
• 1981 (12 Jul): Amended to start from Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1 Ter and loop at Ang Mo Kio St 22
• 1983 (10 Apr): Amended to start from Ang Mo Kio Int and loop at Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1
• 2002 (24 Mar): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Temp Int
• 2005 (19 Jan): Serves additional pair of bus stops outside Jubilee and opposite Blk 710 along Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
• 2007 (28 Apr): Amended to Ang Mo Kio Integrated Transport Hub
• 2011 (07 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2014: Last bus extended to 0105 hrs daily

Past Routings

References:

• SBS Transit Launches Singapore’s First School-friendly Public Bus Service To Ease School Bus Driver Crunch And Empower Young Students To Travel Independently – SBS Transit
• Trial in Ang Mo Kio helps Townsville Primary pupils travel to and from school on bus 261 – The Straits Times

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