SMRT 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).
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| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
[AM]: Marsiling Drive (Blk 32) → Shenton Way (Opp MAS Bldg) [PM]: Anson Road (Mapletree Anson) → Marsiling Drive (Blk 203) |
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| Passes Through | Marsiling Lane, Marsiling Rise, Woodlands Ave 5, Bras Basah Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Shenton Way: 30.5 km | Towards Marsiling Dr: 30.7 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 81 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Woodlands Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd |
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| Current Depot | Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Marsiling Dr |
Weekdays, except Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| 07:00 – 07:40 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Anson Rd |
Weekdays, except Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| 18:15 – 18:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Marsiling Dr |
10 mins | |||||||||||
| From Anson Rd |
15 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges express distance fares |
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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
- TE19 Shenton Way
- EW15 Tanjong Pagar
Departure Timings
Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
- Morning Peak from Marsiling Drive (Blk 32):
07:00, 07:10, 07:20, 07:30 & 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 – 28 May 2021: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
- 29 May 2021 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 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. Operated under Contract PT221B
- 2017 (12 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd under the Bulim Bus Package
- 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 (29 May): Operations transferred to SMRT Buses Ltd under the Woodlands Bus Package
- 2023 (29 May): Reduction in morning peak trip schedule
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 |
| 29 May 2023 | 07:00, 07:10, 07:20, 07:30 & 07:40 | 18:15 & 18:30 |
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Please bring back 665 or alternative bus for marsiling residents. Greatly appreciate it!
PLease ensure driver to stop at each stop especially one raffle link. he just drove off, causing me to be late for work.
Pls consider increasing the time of the last bus to 7.50 to 8am. And also to go through orchard as more orchard workers can benefit from it
PLEASE KINDLY HIGHLIGHT TO YOUR 3RD BUS DRIVER. HE ALWAYS ASSUME THERE IS NO ONE TO BOARD THE BUS AT MARSILING LANE MARKET BUS STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME HE JUST DRIVE PASS THE BUS STOP WITH ME WANTING TO BOARD THE BUS. THIS IS JUST BECAUSE THERE IS A BUS INFRONT OF HIM AND HE ASSUMED NOBODY AND NO ONE IS TAKING BUS SERVICE 665. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND HE IS BEING RUDE FOR NOT AT LEAST TO STOP AND CHECK. PLEASE ADVISE HIM TO STOP AT EVERY BUS STOP SINCE IT IS IN THEIR PROTOCOL!
City Direct Bus 665 / Bus Stop Blk 588
To customer service officer
Would like to highlight to you of bus captain should take into consideration to pick up ONLY ONE passenger at the LAST bus stop mentioned even it is packed. he should at least ask the passengers to move in.
It caused inconvenience to the passenger since LTA has highlighted that this bus service is an enhance a better bus service than 951E.
Thank you.
Best regards
Jessica Wee