SMRT Bus Service 960

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

960
46009 Woodlands Int B14 NS9TE2 Woodlands Sq
46549 Blk 347 Woodlands Ave 3
46539 Blk 320 Woodlands Ave 3
46529 Opp Marsiling Stn NS8 Woodlands Ave 3
46491 Blk 402 Woodlands Ave 3
46381 Opp W'Lands Ind Pk D St 1 Woodlands Ave 3
45139 Kranji Stn NS7 Woodlands Rd
45129 S'pore Turf Club Woodlands Rd
45119 Kranji War Memorial Woodlands Rd
45109 Bef Jln Bumbong Woodlands Rd
45099 Aft Jln Bumbong Woodlands Rd
45079 Aft Mandai Rd Woodlands Rd
45069 Aft Mandai Est Woodlands Rd
45059 Opp Da Di Glass Woodlands Rd
45049 Opp Yew Tee Ind Est Blk 1 Woodlands Rd
45039 Opp Yew Tee Ind Est Woodlands Rd
45029 Opp Heavy Veh Pk Woodlands Rd
44999 Bef Yew Tee Flyover Woodlands Rd
45019 Aft Yew Tee Flyover Woodlands Rd
44069 Aft KJE Slip Rd Woodlands Rd
44059 Blk 632 CP Woodlands Rd
44049 Opp Junction 10 Woodlands Rd
44251 Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 DT1-BP6 Bt Panjang Rd
44739 Blk 180 Jelebu Rd
44201 Aft Petir Stn BP7 Petir Rd
44211 Blk 127 Petir Rd
44221 Opp Pending Stn BP8 Pending Rd
44261 Blk 270 Bt Panjang Rd
40239 Bef Stevens Stn Exit 4 DT10TE11 Whitley Rd
40089 Aft Stevens Stn Exit 5 DT10TE11 Dunearn Rd
40079 Bef Swiss Cottage Est Dunearn Rd
40119 Bef Goldhill Ave Dunearn Rd
40069 Anglo-Chinese Sch Dunearn Rd
40059 Chancery Ct Dunearn Rd
40049 Opp Newton Stn Exit C NS21-DT11 Dunearn Rd
40039 Opp Newton FC Bt Timah Rd
40029 Aft Makepeace Rd Bt Timah Rd
40279 Kk Women & Children Hosp Bt Timah Rd
40019 Little India Stn NE7DT12 Bt Timah Rd
07539 Bef Rochor Stn Exit B DT13 Sungei Rd
07589 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes Ophir Rd
01059 Bugis Stn Exit B EW12DT14 Victoria St
01119 Aft Bugis Stn Exit C EW12DT14 Victoria St
01019 Bras Basah Cplx Victoria St
02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd
02089 Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific CC4DT15 Raffles Blvd
02099 Marina Centre Ter Raffles Blvd
02099 Marina Centre Ter Raffles Blvd
02101 Aft Singapore Flyer Raffles Ave
02051 The Float @ Marina Bay Raffles Ave
02061 The Esplanade Raffles Ave
04151 Cath Of The Good Shepherd EW13NS25 Victoria St
01013 St. Joseph's Church Victoria St
01112 Opp Bugis Stn Exit C EW12DT14 Victoria St
07551 Fu Lu Shou Cplx Rochor Rd
07531 Rochor Stn DT13 Rochor Canal Rd
40011 Little India Stn Exit A NE7DT12 Bt Timah Rd
40271 Opp KK Women & Child Hosp Bt Timah Rd
40021 Bef Winstedt Rd Bt Timah Rd
40031 Newton FC Bt Timah Rd
40041 Newton Stn Exit C NS21-DT11 Bt Timah Rd
40051 Balmoral Plaza Bt Timah Rd
40111 Ferrell Residences Bt Timah Rd
40071 Leng Kwang Baptist Ch Bt Timah Rd
40081 Stevens Stn Exit 1 DT10TE11 Bt Timah Rd
40231 Raffles Town Club DT10TE11 Whitley Rd
44269 Blk 223 Bt Panjang Rd
44229 Bef Pending Stn BP8 Pending Rd
44219 Bet Blks 139/140 Petir Rd
44209 Opp Petir Stn BP7 Petir Rd
44731 Opp Blk 180 DT1-BP6 Jelebu Rd
44259 Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd
44041 Junction 10 Woodlands Rd
44051 Opp Blk 632 CP Woodlands Rd
43991 Opp Blk 635A Woodlands Rd
44061 Bef Yew Tee Flyover Woodlands Rd
45011 Aft Yew Tee Flyover Woodlands Rd
45021 Heavy Veh Pk Woodlands Rd
45031 Yew Tee Ind Est Woodlands Rd
45041 Thong Huat Bros Pte Ltd Woodlands Rd
45051 Da Di Glass Woodlands Rd
45061 Opp Mandai Est Woodlands Rd
45071 Bef Mandai Rd Woodlands Rd
45091 Opp Jln Bumbong Woodlands Rd
45101 Aft LP 234 Woodlands Rd
45111 Opp Kranji War Memorial Woodlands Rd
45121 Opp S'pore Turf Club Woodlands Rd
45131 Opp Kranji Stn NS7 Woodlands Rd
46389 Aft W'Lands Ind Pk D St 1 Woodlands Ave 3
46499 Opp Blk 402 Woodlands Ave 3
46521 Marsiling Stn NS8 Woodlands Ave 3
46531 Blk 173 Woodlands Ave 3
46541 Marsiling Mall Woodlands Ave 3
46009 Woodlands Int NS9TE2 Woodlands Sq
Note:

  • No boarding and alighting at Marina Centre Terminal.
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub ↔ Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Passes Through Woodlands Ave 3, Woodlands Rd, Petir Rd, Dunearn Rd / Bukit Timah Rd, Victoria St
Route Length Towards Marina Ctr: 27.4 km
Towards Woodlands: 27.3 km
Travelling Time 85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Woodlands Bus Package
Current Operator SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP)
Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP)
Current Fleet Single Deck Bus
– MAN A22
Double Deck Bus
MAN A95
Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Woodlands
Weekdays & Saturdays Sundays / Public Holidays
05:30 – 23:30 05:45 – 23:30
Departure Times from Marina Centre
Weekdays & Saturdays Sundays / Public Holidays
06:30 – 23:30 06:45 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
From Woodlands
8 – 9 mins 8 – 12 mins 10 – 12 mins 10 – 11 mins
From Marina Centre
10 – 11 mins 8 – 11 mins 8 – 9 mins 9 – 11 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares

 

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 (Promenade Stn/Pan Pacific), 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.

MRT / LRT Stations Served
Special Departures
  • Bukit Panjang Rd (Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604) Marina Centre Ter
    Weekdays & Saturdays: 05:35 & 05:45
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:50
Route Variant
  • Express 960e: Woodlands Int ↔ Marina Centre Ter
    Daily; Skips Woodlands Road & Bukit Panjang

Gallery

 

Poster 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 2026 under the Woodlands Bus Package.

History:
  • 1996 (12 Jul): Introduced between Woodlands Regional Int and Marina Centre Ter
  • 1997: 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 new bus stop opposite Blk 635A along Woodlands Rd
  • 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
  • 2021 (13 Jun): Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub

Past Routings

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4 thoughts on “SMRT Bus Service 960

  • 23 October 2022 at 7:26 PM
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    Hope service 960 can extend to Sentosa via Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay MRT, Shenton Way MRT, Keppel Road and then follow 123 route to Sentosa, providing Woodlands and Bukit Panjang residents with a direct connection to Sentosa after about three years.

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    • 26 December 2022 at 5:21 PM
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      More people prefer to take MRT to Sentosa by the way. So it’s useless as it’s duplicative with MRT. Leave 960 route as it is

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  • 1 November 2021 at 1:39 PM
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    Minority park at Woodlands ITH

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  • 23 September 2021 at 9:23 AM
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    Some DDs park at Woodlands Bus Park

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