SBS Transit Bus Service 65

SBS Transit Bus Service 65 is a trunk service plying between Tampines and HarbourFront, passing through Bedok Reservoir, Kaki Bukit, MacPherson Estate, Boon Keng, Little India, Dhoby Ghaut, Orchard and Lower Delta Road.

Technical Information
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange ↔ HarbourFront Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Bedok Reservoir, Kaki Bukit, MacPherson Estate, Boon Keng, Little India, Dhoby Ghaut, Orchard, Lower Delta
Route Length	25.0 km (D1) | 24.4 km (D2)
Traveling Time	120 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Tampines Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP) Ayer Rajah Bus Park (ARBP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Buses: – Volvo B9TL – Volvo B10TL
Departure Times from Tampines	0530 – 2330 (Daily)
Departure Times from Harbourfront	0530 – 0000 (Daily)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 09 – 10 mins 0831-1659: 08 – 16 mins 1700-1900: 10 – 11 mins After 1900: 10 – 15 mins	0630-0830: 08 – 10 mins 0831-1659: 08 – 12 mins 1700-1900: 10 – 13 mins After 1900: 07 – 15 mins

Route History

Service 65 is an important route connecting residential towns such as Tampines, Bedok Reservoir, Kaki Bukit, MacPherson Estate and Lower Delta to the central districts of Orchard Road and Little India. It experiences significant demand all day round, due to its many inter-town and city-town connections. Much of its route duplicates the future Downtown Line Stage 3.

During weekdays, demand is high between the housing estates and the City, along with demand from Ubi and Kaki Bukit industrial areas. On weekends, demand is also high between the City and outlying estates, notably between Kaki Bukit, MacPherson estate and Orchard Road.

This service does crossover trips Nite Owl 2N during Friday/Saturday/eves of PH using Single-Decker buses.

MRT Stations Served:

• EW2DT32 Tampines
• NS22 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• NE1CC29 Harbourfront
• NE8 Farrer Park
• NE9 Boon Keng
• CC10DT26 MacPherson
• DT21 Bencoolen
• DT22 Jalan Besar
• DT25 Mattar
• DT27 Ubi
• DT31 Tampines West

Special Departures:

• Serangoon Rd (Tekka Ctr) → Tampines Int
  1919hrs, 2013hrs, 2057hrs, 2118hrs, 2145hrs & 2237hrs
  Sundays & Public Holidays only

Fare: Charges basic fares. See Bus Fares. Calculate your bus fare using LTA’s fare calculator on MyTransport.sg here.

Fleet: See above. Some buses crossover to Nite Owl Services on Nite Owl operating nights.

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Operator History:

• 1971 – 1973: Amalgamated Bus Company Pte Ltd
• 1973 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2024 under the Tampines Bus Package.

History:

• 1971 (11 Apr): Introduced between Gagak Selari Barat Ter and MacPherson Ter under 1971 Bus Reorganisation, operated by Amalgamated Bus Company
• 1972 (18 Jun): Amended to ply Bendemeer Rd towards Gagak Selari Barat Ter with the conversion of Serangoon Rd to one-way road
• 1973 (11 Mar): Amended to ply Hoot Kiam Rd towards MacPherson Ter with the conversion of Irwell Bank Rd to one-way road
• 1973 (01 Nov): Operated by Singapore Bus Service (SBS)
• 1974 (24 Feb): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Blvd with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way road, skipping Orchard Rd and Tanglin Rd
• 1974 (01 Oct): Calls at a new bus stop outside Nan Hwa Girls’ High Sch along Bencoolen St; Calls at a merged bus stop outside Sri Srinivasa Perumal Tp along Serangoon Rd
• 1980 (06 Apr): Amended to Lower Delta Ter
• 1987 (12 Apr): Extended to Tampines Ave 5 Ter and World Trade Ctr Ter
• 1987 (29 Nov): Amended to Tampines Int
• 1988 (23 Oct): Skips a pair of bus stops outside and opposite Tampines Stadium along Tampines Ave 5
• 1992: Amended to ply Orchard Link, skipping Grange Rd
• 1997: Calls at an additional pair of bus stops outside and opposite Tampines Stadium along Tampines Ave 5
• 1999: Calls at a new pair of bus stops outside and opposite The Clearwater Condo along Bedok Reservoir Rd
• 2001 (01 Nov): Operated by SBS Transit
• 2002: Calls at a new bus stop outside Mutiara Crest along River Valley Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Mutiara View
• 2002: Calls at a new pair of bus stops opposite and between Blks 731 and 734 along Bedok Reservoir Rd
• 2002 (07 Jul): Skips the bus stop opposite Mandarin Singapore along Orchard Rd
• 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
• 2006 (29 Oct): Calls at a new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd
• 2008 (07 Dec): Skips the bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mosque along Telok Blangah Rd
• 2009 (22 Nov): Calls at a new pair of bus stops outside and opposite MacPherson Stn along Circuit Link
• 2011 (26 Jun): Amended to ply Lor Bengkok with the closure of Circuit Link to facilitate the construction of MacPherson MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
• 2011 (16 Oct): Amended to ply Middle Rd with the partial closure of Bencoolen St to facilitate the construction of Bencoolen MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line
• 2014 (23 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2015 (Dec): Bus Service Reliability Framework (BSRF) implemented for trial till Aug 2016
• 2016 (16 Oct): Amended to ply the reinstated Circuit Link, skipping Lor Bengkok
• 2016 (11 Dec): Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd (Main Article)
• 2017 (12 Feb): Calls at a new pair of bus stops before and after Ubi Rd 3 along Ubi Ave 2

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 1987: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 1987.

External Links & References:

• TransitLink E-Guide
• http://sgwiki.com/wiki/Buses

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