SBS Transit Townlink Bus Service 265

SBS Transit Townlink Bus Service 265 is a Townlink service operating from SBST East District (Ang Mo Kio Depot) and looping at Ang Mo Kio Street 64, passing through Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9, 2, 3, 8, Ang Mo Kio MRT, Street 53, 52 and 54. Along with Townlink 268, it is one of only two residential feeder routes to start from a bus depot.

Short Trip Service 265A will be withdrawn from 12 March 2018.

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Route:

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Technical Information
Route	SBST East District (Ang Mo Kio Depot) ↺ Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 (Loop)
Passes Through	Ang Mo Kio Avenues 9, 5, 2, Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange, Ang Mo Kio Streets 53, 52, 54
Route Length	16.3 km
Travelling Time	80 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Seletar Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck bus: – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
Departure Times from Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot	0530 – 0040 (Daily)
Departure Times from Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange	Towards Ang Mo Kio Ave 10: 0530 – 0105 (Daily) Towards Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot: 0552 – 0125 (Weekdays & Saturdays) 0551 – 0125 (Sundays & Public Holidays)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630-0830: 05 – 06 mins 0831-1659: 05 – 11 mins 1700-1900: 06 – 07 mins After 1900: 07 – 13 mins

Townlink 265 serves Ang Mo Kio Neighbourhoods 1, 2, 5, 6, and the Sembawang Hills private housing estate with connections to Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, Yio Chu Kang MRT station and various other public amenities.

The route serves at Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange twice as an intermediate stop, with different queuing berths at the interchange for either direction. Passengers heading towards Ang Mo Kio Street 54 should board at Berth B2, and passengers heading towards Ang Mo Kio Depot should board at Berth B5.

Because no boarding and alighting is allowed within Ang Mo Kio Depot, the first passenger stop of this route is 55231 Opp SBST East District along AMK St 63, and the last passenger stop is 55311 Opp Yio Chu Kang Stadium along AMK Ave 9.

In Jan 2015, a Peak Period Short Service variant of this route, 265P, was introduced. It duplicates Service 265’s route from Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange to Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange, via Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 and operates during weekday peak hours only. The service was renumbered to Short Trip Service 265A from 06 Jan 2017 as part of the Changes to Peak Period Short Services. Later in March 2018, 265A was replaced with additional trips on Service 265 and withdrawn.

Special Departures:

• Ang Mo Kio Int → Ang Mo Kio St 54 → Ang Mo Kio Depot
  Daily: 0530hrs, 0541hrs

MRT Stations Served:

•  NS15   Yio Chu Kang
•  NS16   Ang Mo Kio

Fare: Fares for Townlink Services are capped at 3.2km. See Bus Fares. Calculate your bus fare using LTA’s fare calculator on MyTransport.sg here.

Fleet: See Above.

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Operator History:

• 1983 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2023 under the Seletar Bus Package.

History:

• 1983 (13 Aug): Feeder service introduced by SBS as Ang Mo Kio Int – Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 (Loop)
• 2002 (24 Mar): Merged with Feeder service 266 to form Townlink 265 following the opening of AMK Temp Int. Amended to start from Ang Mo Kio Depot.
• 2010 (28 Feb): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2011 (29 May): Amended to serve Ang Mo Kio Interchange with 2 separate berths for Ang Mo Kio St 52/53/54 & Ang Mo Kio Ave 2/5/9 direction.
• 2013: Service improvement under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2015 (06 Jan): Route variant Peak Period Short Service 265P launched
• 2017 (06 Jan): Route variant Peak Period Short Service 265P withdrawn and replaced by Shortworking Trip 265A
• 2018 (11 Mar): Start of operations under Seletar Bus Package (Tendered Contract)
• 2018 (12 Mar): Withdrawal of Short Trip Service 265A

Past Routings:

• 1983: Ang Mo Kio Int, AMK Ave 3, AMK Ave 8, AMK Ave 5, AMK St 53, AMK St 52, AMK Ave 10, AMK St 54, AMK St 52, AMK St 53, AMK Ave 5, AMK Ave 8, Ang Mo Kio Int
• 2002: Amended to current routing. No major amendments since 2002.

External Links & References:

• TransitLink E-Guide

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