SMRT Bus Service 965

SMRT Bus Service 965 is a trunk route from Woodlands Temporary 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.

Technical Information
Route	Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange ↺ Sengkang Bus Interchange (Loop)
Passes Through	Admiralty, Gambas Ave, Yishun, Khatib, SLE/TPE, Compassvale
Route Length	42.5 km
Travelling Time	100 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck bus – Alexander Dennis Enviro 500 – MAN A95 12-metre Single Deck bus – MAN A22
Departure Times from Woodlands	0530hrs – 2230hrs (Weekdays | Full Loop) 0545hrs – 2230hrs (Sat, Sun/PHs | Full Loop) 2245hrs – 2330hrs (Daily | Terminates at Sengkang Interchange)
Departure Times from Sengkang Int	0545hrs – 2330hrs (Weekdays) 0600hrs – 2330hrs (Sat, Sun/PHs)
Frequency	Loop Service:	Notes
	0630-0830: 04 – 09 mins 0831-1659: 08 – 13 mins 1700-1900: 04 – 11 mins After 1900: 06 – 15 mins	From 2244hrs onwards, buses leaving Woodlands Temp Int will terminate at Sengkang Int.

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.

As the fastest public transport link between Sengkang and Yishun, this service experiences good demand all day round with higher demand during peak hours. High capacity Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-deck buses were deployed from November 2014 to cope with peak hour loads.

Between Woodlands and Sengkang, Service 161 offers the faster route by skipping Yishun town entirely. From 2244hrs onwards (Daily), buses leaving Woodlands Temp Int will terminate at Sengkang Int but continue to operate as Service 965 (without other indications of its half-trip nature).

MRT/LRT Stations served:

• NS9 Woodlands
• NS10 Admiralty
• NS13 Yishun
• NS14 Khatib
• SE1 Compassvale
• NE16STC Sengkang

Special Departures:

• Sengkang Int → Woodlands Temp Int
  Weekdays & Sat: 0530hrs – 0615hrs
  Sundays/PHs: 0545hrs – 0630hrs

Short Trip Service

• Service 965A: Woodlands Temporary Interchange → Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Stn)
  Weekdays: 0621hrs – 0657hrs | 08 – 10 min frequency

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.