Tower Transit Bus Service 965

Tower Transit Bus Service 965 is a trunk route from Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange and looping at Sengkang Interchange, passing through Admiralty, Gambas Avenue, Yishun, Khatib, SLE, TPE and Compassvale. It is one of several routes plying express along the TPE/SLE corridor.

Route Overview
Route	Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange ↺ Sengkang Bus Interchange (Loop)
Passes Through	Woodlands Ave 7, Gambas Ave, Yishun Ave 2, Compassvale St
Route Length	42.4 km
Travelling Time	100 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Mandai Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Woodlands (Temp Bus Int)	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 22:40								05:45 – 22:40
	After 22:40 – 23:30, buses departing Woodlands Temp Int are renumbered as Service 965T which terminates at Sengkang Int
Departure Times from Sengkang	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 23:30								05:45 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	9 – 12 mins			9 – 13 mins			10 – 13 mins			11 – 13 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 965 is an inter-town route serving between the housing estates of Woodlands, Yishun and Sengkang. The route is frequented as a fast connection between Yishun and Sengkang due to its express sector along the Seletar Expressway (SLE) and Tampines Expressway (TPE). Service 85 also plies between Sengkang and Yishun, but serves bus stops along Sengkang West and Jalan Kayu before travelling to Yishun.

Between Woodlands and Sengkang, Service 161 offers the faster route by skipping Yishun town entirely.

MRT/LRT Stations Served:

• NS9TE2 Woodlands
• NS10 Admiralty
• NS13 Yishun
• NS14 Khatib
• SE1 Compassvale
• NE16STC Sengkang

Special Departures:

• Sengkang Int → Woodlands Temp Int
  Weekdays: 05:30, 05:38, 05:48, 05:58, 06:06 & 06:14
  Saturdays: 05:30, 05:48 & 06:06
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:45, 06:03 & 06:21
• Yishun Ave 2 (Yishun Stn) → Woodlands Temp Int
  Weekdays: 06:39, 06:48, 07:01, 07:12, 18:15, 18:19 & 19:10

Terminating Trips:

• Service 965T: Woodlands Temp Int → Sengkang Int
  Weekdays: 22:52, 23:04, 23:17 & 23:30
  Saturdays: 22:57, 23:14 & 23:30
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 22:56, 23:13 & 23:30

Short Trip Service

• Service 965A: Woodlands Temp Int → Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Stn)
  Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 06:25 – 07:02 & 18:55

Gallery (Buses)

Service 965 (Tower Transit)

Gallery (SMRT Buses) at Page 2.

Service 965T (SMRT Buses)

Poster Gallery

Operator History

• 2002 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 2004 – 18 Sep 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
• 19 Sep 2021 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

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

History

Service 965

• 2002 (07 Jul): Introduced between Woodlands Reg Int and Sengkang Int
• 2003 (18 Jan): Amended to Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub
• 2005 (11 Sep): Amended to loop at Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub from Woodlands Reg Int
• 2013 (07 Jul): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
• 2020 (22 Mar): Serves new pair of bus stops before & after Sembawang Ave along Gambas Ave
• 2021 (19 Sep): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package
• 2021 (03 Oct): Serves a new pair of bus stops before and opposite Gambas Cres along Gambas Ave

Service 965T

• 2021 (11 Apr): Re-numbered from trips of Service 965 that terminate at Sengkang Integrated Transport Hub
• 2021 (19 Sep): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package
• 2021 (03 Oct): Serves a new bus stop before Gambas Cres along Gambas Ave

Past Routings

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