SMRT Bus Service 960

SMRT Bus Service 960 is a trunk route linking Woodlands Temporary Interchange and Marina Centre Terminal, passing through Woodlands Road, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Rochor Canal, Victoria Street and Bras Basah.

• No boarding and alighting at Marina Centre Terminal.

Technical Information
Route	Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange ↔ Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Passes Through	Woodlands Rd, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Rochor Canal, Victoria St, Bras Basah
Route Length	27.1 km (D1) | 27.2 km (D2)
Travelling Time	85 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 Deck Bus: – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22
Departure Times from Woodlands	0530 – 2330 (Weekdays, Saturdays) 0545 – 2330 (Sundays/PHs)
Departure Times from Marina Centre	0630 – 2330 (Weekdays, Saturdays) 0645 – 2330 (Sundays/PHs)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630-0830: 08 – 09 mins 0831-1659: 08 – 12 mins 1700-1900: 10 – 12 mins After 1900: 10 – 11 mins	0630-0830: 10 – 11 mins 0831-1659: 08 – 11 mins 1700-1900: 08 – 09 mins After 1900: 09 – 11 mins

Service 960 is a inter-town route, serving between the housing estates of Woodlands and Bukit Panjang, and providing connections to the City areas of Newton, Rochor Canal, Bras Basah and Marina Centre. The route is frequented as a popular connection between Bukit Panjang and the City. During weekends, large numbers of foreign workers rely on the route between dormitories along Woodlands Road and Little India, in which the dormitories along Woodlands Road are not served by the Downtown Line.

The route incorporates an express sector between Bukit Panjang and Whitley Road along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) and Pan-Island Expressway (PIE), sharing the popular connection with full-day Service 972, but is otherwise non-duplicative from Newton to Marina Centre. It also shares long duplicating sectors with Service 961/M between Woodlands Int and Bukit Panjang, connecting the many industries located along Woodlands Road to Kranji MRT, Marsiling MRT and Woodlands MRT/Int.

No boarding and alighting is allowed at Marina Centre Ter. The last stop for Marina Centre-bound trips is 02089 Raffles Boulevard (Pan Pacific Hotel), while the first stop for Woodlands-bound trips is 02101 Raffles Avenue (Aft S’pore Flyer).

With low branches along Bt Timah Rd pruned by NEA in January 2015, the single-deck fleet restriction was removed hence allowing double-deck buses to be deployed. High capacity Double deck buses were deployed since Feb 2015.

Route Variant

• Express 960e: Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange ↔ Marina Centre Bus Terminal
  Limited Stop Express Service | Daily | Skips Woodlands Road & Bukit Panjang

Special Departures

• Bukit Panjang Rd (Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604) → Marina Centre Ter
  Weekdays & Sat: 0535hrs

MRT Stations Served

• NS7 Kranji
• NS8 Marsiling
• NS9TE2 Woodlands
• NS21DT11 Newton
• EW12DT14 Bugis
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• NE7DT12 Little India
• DT1BP6 Bukit Panjang
• DT10 Stevens
• DT13 Rochor
• CC2 Bras Basah
• CC3 Esplanade
• CC4DT15 Promenade

LRT Stations Served

• BP7 Petir
• BP8 Pending

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

Gallery

Operator History:

• 1996 – 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:

• 1996 (12 Jul): Introduced between Woodlands Regional Int and Marina Centre Ter
• 1997 (05 May): Serves new pair of bus stops outside KK Women & Child Hosp along Bt Timah Rd
• 1999 (26 Dec): Amended to ply Jelebu Rd, Petir Rd and Pending Rd under Bukit Panjang LRT Rationalisation
• 2000: Serves new bus stop before Goldhill Ave along Dunearn Rd
• 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
• 2016 (03 Apr): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2016 (11 Dec): Serves the new Bus Stop 43991 – Opp Blk 635A, Woodlands Road
• 2017 (28 May): Skips abolished bus stop opposite Mandai Rd along Woodlands Rd
• 2017 (04 Sep): Serves the pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 180 along Jelebu Rd, skipping the pair of bus stops outside and opposite Bt Panjang Plaza
• 2018 (10 Jun): Serves new bus stop before Yew Tee Flyover along Woodlands Rd
• 2018 (28 Oct): Serves temporary co-sharing bus stop outside Newton FC along Bukit Timah Rd
• 2019 (24 Feb): Serves reinstated bus stop Bef Winstedt Rd along Bukit Timah Rd
• 2021 (24 Feb): Amended to the relocated Marina Ctr Ter

Past Routing

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