SMRT Express Bus Service 963R

SMRT Express Bus Service 963R is a weekend express route operating between Woodlands Temporary Interchange and Resorts World Sentosa, passing through BKE, Petir Road, Hillview Ave, AYE and HarbourFront. Its parent route is 963 and has a express variant 963e.

Bus Service 963R’s stopping point along Jelebu Rd will be changed from 04 Sep 2017.

Route:

Technical Information
Route	Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange ↔ Resorts World Sentosa
Passes Through	Woodlands Ave 3, BKE, Pending Rd, Petir Road, Hillview Ave, Clementi Ave 6, AYE, Alexandra Rd, Telok Blangah
Route Length	32.2 km (D1) | 31.6 km (D2)
Travelling Time	85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22
Departure Times from Woodlands	0700hrs – 2200hrs (Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays)
Departure Times from Resorts World Sentosa	0830hrs – 2330hrs (Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	0630 – 0830: 32 – 35 mins 0831 – 1659: 30 – 33 mins 1700 – 1900: 32 – 33 mins After 1900: 32 – 35 mins	0630 – 0830: NA 0831 – 1659: 27 – 33 mins 1700 – 1900: 30 – 31 mins After 1900: 30 – 33 mins

Route History

Service 963R is an express bus service which operates on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Duplicating Service 963, the service connects the residential estates of Woodlands, Bukit Panjang, Hillview and Bukit Batok with Telok Blangah, HarbourFront and Resorts World Sentosa. The route skips selected stops along Service 963’s route, but otherwise follows a similar routing.

The route was introduced in Jan 2010, to compliment the opening of Resorts World Sentosa that year. High capacity articulated / double-deck buses are not deployed due to insufficient demand. Along with Service 188R and NightRider services, passengers are spared from Sentosa admission charges, and they provide an alternative to Service RWS8 for an inbound journey from HarbourFront. Passengers can board from 14129 Telok Blangah Rd (HarbourFront Stn).

MRT/LRT Stations Served:

• NS9 Woodlands
• NS8 Marsiling
• BP8 Pending
• BP7 Petir
• DT1BP6 Bukit Panjang
• CC27 Labrador Park
• CC28 Telok Blangah
• NE1CC29 Harbourfront

Route Variants:

• SMRT Trunk Service 963
  Woodlands Temporary Interchange ↔ HarbourFront Interchange
• SMRT Express Service 963e
  Woodlands Temporary Interchange ⇌ HarbourFront Interchange

Fare: Charges regular distance-based express fares. See Bus Fares. Calculate your bus fare using LTA’s fare calculator on MyTransport.sg here.

Fleet: See above.

Gallery:

Operator History:

• 2010 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2020 under the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package.

History:

• 2010 (30 Jan): Introduced between Woodlands Int and Resorts World Sentosa. Operates from 7.00am to 10.00pm from Woodlands Regional Int and 8.30am to 10.30pm from Resorts World Sentosa and charges express fares.
• 2015 (14 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
• 2017 (04 Sep): Amended stopping point along Jelebu Rd

External Links & References:

• TransitLink E-Guide

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