SMRT Feeder Bus Service 903

SMRT Feeder Service 903 is a Feeder service operating from Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange and looping at Woodlands Train Checkpoint along Woodlands Centre Road, passing through Riverside Road and Marsiling Lane.

Technical Information
Route	Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange ↺ Woodlands Centre Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Riverside Rd, Marsiling Lane
Route Length	8.4 km
Travelling Time	35 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Woodlands Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Decker Bus: – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL 18-metre Articulated Buses: – MAN A24 – Mercedes-Benz O405G 12-metre Single Deck Buses: – MAN A22
Departure Times from Woodlands	0520 – 0100 (Weekdays/Sat) 0530 – 0100 (Sun/PHs)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630-0830: 05 – 09 mins 0831-1659: 06 – 09 mins 1700-1900: 06 – 08 mins After 1900: 07 – 14 mins

Route History

Feeder Service 903 serves residential blocks, schools and public amenities along Marsling Lane, Marsling Dr, Admiralty Rd and Woodlands Centre Rd, as well as industries at Marsling Industrial Estate, connecting them to transport nodes at Woodlands Regional Centre, namely Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange & Woodlands MRT Station. Its primary area of service is housing estate of Marsling.

The route serves schools such as Si Ling Secondary School, and also serves community amenities such as Woodlands Community Centre (CC), Marsling Lane (Blk 20) Market & Hawker Centre, Marsling CC and Woodlands Train Checkpoint. High capacity articulated buses are deployed on a daily basis due to high demand for residents, schools and public amenities alike, with exceptionally higher demand from the industrial estate during peak hours.

Route variant Peak Period Short Service 903P was introduced in 2015 using Private buses to enhance Bus Service 903. However, 903P only loops at Marsiling Lane, skipping Woodlands Centre Road. In Jan 2017, 903P was replaced with 903M, operated by SMRT Buses. Route details remain the same.

Commuters heading towards Woodlands Centre Road should not board 903M.

MRT Station served:

•  NS9   Woodlands

Special Departures:

• Marsiling Drive (Blk 32) → Woodlands Temp Int
  0520hrs (Weekdays)

Route Variant:

• Bus Service 903M: Woodlands Temp Int ↺ Marsiling Lane
  Weekdays: 0600hrs –  0800hrs, 1730hrs – 2000hrs

Fare: Distance fares for Feeder 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

Gallery:

Operator History:

• 1982 – 1983: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 1983 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

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

History:

• 1982 (07 Feb): Introduced as Service 372 by SBS, a feeder service within Woodlands Estate. Woodlands Int – Marsiling Road (Loop)
• 1983 (09 Oct): Handed to Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS)
• 1996 (04 Feb): Renumbered Service 903 and amended to start from Woodlands Regional Int, looping at Woodlands Centre Rd
• 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
• 2016 (03 Apr): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2017 (13 Jan): Route variant Bus Service 903M introduced to replace Peak Period Short Service 903P
• 2018 (23 Apr): Start of regular Double Decker Bus Deployments

Past Routing:

• 1982: Woodlands Int, Woodlands Centre Rd, Admiralty Rd, Marsiling Dr, Marsiling Lane, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Dr, Admiralty Rd, Woodlands Centre Rd, Woodlands Rd, Woodlands Int
• 1996: Current routing

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External Links:

• TransitLink E-Guide

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References:

• http://sgwiki.com/wiki/Buses

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