Tower Transit Bus Service 96

Tower Transit Bus Service 96 is a trunk route from Clementi Int and looping at Kent Ridge Crescent, passing through Commonwealth Avenue West and Clementi Road. It mainly serves the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Route Overview
Route	Clementi Bus Interchange ↺ Kent Ridge Crescent (Loop)
Passes Through	Commonwealth Ave West, Clementi Rd
Route Length	6.8 km
Travelling Time	35 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Clementi	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	06:45 – 23:30				07:00 – 23:30				07:00 – 23:00
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	9 – 13 mins			7 – 11 mins			10 mins			10 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 96 primarily serves the NUS Kent Ridge Campus and University Town with bus connections to Clementi MRT & Bus Interchange. It runs parallel to Service 183 (between Clementi MRT and Clementi Road), which does not enter NUS, as well as serving residential blocks along Clementi Road. Double decker buses were deployed on this service since 2012.

MRT Station Served

• EW23 Clementi

Special Departures

• Kent Ridge Cres (Bef Architecture Dr) → Clementi Int
  Weekdays: 18:28 & 18:37
• Kent Ridge Cres (Opp Yusof Ishak Hse) → Clementi Int
  Weekdays: 17:52

Short Trip Services

• Service 96A: Clementi Int → Kent Ridge Cres (NUS Raffles Hall)
  Weekdays (except NUS vacation period & public holidays): 08:05 – 09:35
• Service 96B: Kent Ridge Cres (Bef Architecture Dr) → Commonwealth Ave West (Clementi Stn Exit A)
  Weekdays (except NUS vacation period & public holidays): 17:02 – 18:57

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Operator History:

• 1982 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – 25 Jun 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
• 26 Jun 2016 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bulim Bus Package.

History:

• 1982 (16 Aug): Introduced between Clementi Int and Kent Ridge Cres (Loop), operating on weekdays and Saturdays only
• 1986 (01 Jun): Skips abolished bus stop before Ayer Rajah Rd along Clementi Rd
• 1988 (08 Mar): Amended to ply Clementi Ave 3 with the abolition of right turning from Clementi Ave 3 to Commonwealth Ave West
• 1990 (02 Jul): Extended to operate on Sundays and Public Holidays
• 1996: First bus brought forward to 0700 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
• 1999: Last bus extended to 2300 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
• 2002: First bus brought forward to 0645 hrs on weekdays.
• 2006 (29 Oct): Amended to Clementi Temp Int
• 2011 (26 Nov): Amended to Clementi Integrated Transport Hub
• 2012 (25 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2016 (26 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd

Past Routings

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