Tower Transit City Direct Bus Service 665

Tower Transit City Direct Service 665 is a Weekday Peak Hour City Direct Service between Marsiling, Woodlands and the CBD, passing through Marsiling Drive, Marsiling Lane, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5 and Bras Basah Rd. It is the fifteenth City Direct route introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

City Direct 665 will be operated by SMRT Buses from 31 May 2021.

 

City Direct Service 665 provides residents of Marsiling and Woodlands South with greater connectivity to the CBD. The service provides a travel alternative for commuters who relied on the rail network and feeder buses to and from work. The route incorporates an express sector between Woodlands Ave 1 and Orchard Rd via SLE & CTE.

This is the fifteenth City Direct service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), which provides more options for commuters using stretches of the existing rail lines that experience persistently high ridership, while the ongoing rail enhancement measures are being implemented.

With the introduction of City Direct 665, Express Service 951E was amended to serve Woodlands Ave 5, skipping Woodlands Ave 1 and part of Woodlands Ave 4.

MRT Stations Served

• TE3 Woodlands South
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• NS25EW13 City Hall
• CC2 Bras Basah
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC3 Esplanade
• NS26EW14 Raffles Place
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar

Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

• Morning Peak from Marsiling Drive (Blk 32):
  07:00, 07:08, 07:16, 07:24, 07:32 & 07:40
• Evening Peak from Anson Road (Mapletree Anson):
  18:15 & 18:30

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Operator History

• 12 Oct 2015 – 11 Oct 2017: Bus Hub Service Pte Ltd
• 12 Oct 2017 – 30 May 2021: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
• 31 May 2021 onwards: SMRT Buses Ltd

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

History

• 2015 (12 Oct): Introduced between Marsiling Dr (Blk 32) and Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Anson Rd (Mapletree Anson) and Marsiling Dr (Blk 203) during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays under the BSEP.
• 2017 (12 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd.
• 2018 (09 Apr): Start of regular double deck bus deployments
• 2020 (08 Apr – 01 Jun): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures
• 2021 (31 May): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses Ltd

Past Routings

Changes in Departure Times:

Effective Date	Morning Peak Timings	Evening Peak Timings
12 Oct 2015	07:15, 07:21, 07:27, 07:34 & 07:40	18:15 & 18:30
04 Jan 2016	07:10, 07:16, 07:21, 07:27, 07:34 & 07:40	18:15 & 18:30
09 Apr 2018	07:00, 07:08, 07:16, 07:24, 07:32 & 07:40	18:15 & 18:30

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