SMRT City Direct Bus Service 648

City Direct Bus Service 648, operated by SMRT Buses, is a weekday peak-hour City Direct service connecting Woodlands Street 82 / Woodlands Ave 4 / Woodlands Ave 5 / Woodlands Ave 6 with Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah, and Shenton Way. It is renumbered from Express 951E with a route amendment to serve Woodlands Ave 6.

Route Overview
Route	[AM]: Woodlands Street 82 (Blk 875) → Shenton Way (Prince Edward Rd Stn Exit 2) [PM]: Anson Road (Hub Synergy Pt) → Woodlands Street 82 (Blk 816)
Passes Through	Woodlands Ave 4 / Woodlands Ave 5 / Woodlands Ave 6, Orchard Rd / Penang Rd, Bras Basah Rd, Robinson Rd
Route Length	Towards Shenton Way: 28.9 km						Towards W’lands St 82: 29.5 km
Travelling Time	73 – 75 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Woodlands Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP)
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Woodlands St 82	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	07:15  07:24  07:33  07:42  07:50
Departure Times from Anson Rd	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	18:15  18:30
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

City Direct Service 648 offers residents of Woodlands improved connectivity to Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah, and the Central Business District. The route plies express along the Seletar Expressway (SLE) and Central Expressway (CTE), providing a direct bus alternative to commuters who would otherwise rely on the rail network and feeder buses.

As a City Direct service, it operates only on weekdays (except Public Holidays), with unidirectional City-bound trips in the mornings, and return trips towards the heartlands in the evenings.

The route was launched on 15 June 2026, as a renumbering of Express Bus Service 951E, which was discontinued on the same day. The route was also amended to serve Woodlands Avenue 6, with no changes to existing departure timings.

If the eve of Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Chinese New Year fall on a weekday, evening peak departures will be brought forward to the afternoon. Revised departure times will be provided by the operator closer to the affected date.

MRT Stations Served

• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC2 Bras Basah
• CC3 Esplanade
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• EW14NS26 Raffles Place
• TE19 Shenton Way
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar
• CC32 Prince Edward Road

Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

• Morning Peak from Woodlands St 82 (Blk 875):
  07:15, 07:24, 07:33, 07:42 & 07:50
• Evening Peak from Anson Rd (Hub Synergy Pt):
  18:15 & 18:30

Gallery

City Direct 648 - SMRT Buses MAN A22 (SMB1553A)

Poster Gallery

Poster for New City Direct Bus Service 648 (Renumbered from Express 951E)

Operator History

• 15 Jun 2026 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

Route History

• 2026 (15 Jun): Introduced as a City Direct Service, renumbered from Express 951E, from Woodlands St 82 (Blk 875) to Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and from Anson Road (Hub Synergy Pt) to Woodlands St 82 (Blk 816) during evening peak hours.

Past Routings

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