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.

Technical Information
Route	Clementi Bus Interchange ↺ Kent Ridge Crescent (Loop)
Passes Through	Commonwealth Avenue West, Clementi Road
Route Length	6.7 km
Travelling Time	35 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Bus – MAN A22 – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro
Departure Times from Clementi	0645 – 2330 (Weekdays) 0700 – 2330 (Saturdays) 0700 – 2300 (Sundays/PHs)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630 – 0830: 06 – 07 mins 0831 – 1659: 05 – 13 mins 1700 – 1900: 05 – 07 mins After 1900: 05 – 10 mins

Service 96 primarily serves the National University of Singapore (NUS) Kent Ridge Campus and UTown with bus connections to Clementi MRT & 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.

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

MRT Station Served

• EW23 Clementi

Special Departures

• Kent Ridge Cres (Opp Yusof Ishak Hse) → Clementi Int
  Weekdays PM Peak only, except NUS Vacation Period

Short Trip Services

• Service 96A: Clementi Int → Kent Ridge Cres (NUS Raffles Hall)
  Weekdays, except NUS vacation period: 0720hrs to 0929hrs
• Service 96B: Clementi Int → Commonwealth Ave West (Clementi Stn Exit A)
  Weekdays PM Peak, except NUS vacation period

Although route details state that 96B starts from Clementi Int, trips also start from Kent Ridge Crescent (NUS Fac of Design & Env) as well as Kent Ridge Crescent (Opp Yusof Ishak Hse) during operating hours. 96B buses go off-service from Clementi Station to Kent Ridge Terminal (via Clementi Ave 6 and AYE) for a short layover before starting on another trip of 96B.

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Operator History:

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

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2021 under the Bulim Bus Package

History:

• 1982: Original route from Clementi to Kent Ridge Cres (Loop)
• 1988: Amended to serve Clementi Ave 3
• 2006 (29 Oct): Amended to Clementi Temp Int
• 2011 (26 Nov): Amended to air-conditioned Clementi Integrated Transport Hub (ITH)
• 2012 (25 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2016 (26 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 1982: No significant route changes since 1982.