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.

965
Woodlands Temp Int
↺ Sengkang Int (Loop)
47009 Woodlands Temp Int B3 NS9TE2 Woodlands Square
46281 Blk 825 Woodlands Ave 7
46391 Blk 853 Woodlands Ave 7
46761 Blk 706 Woodlands Ave 7
46771 Opp Admiralty Stn NS10 Woodlands Ave 7
47601 Blk 793 Woodlands Ave 7
47611 Northoaks Condo Woodlands Ave 7
58301 3M Bldg Gambas Ave
58581 Bef Gambas Cres Gambas Ave
58571 Bef Sembawang Ave Gambas Ave
59279 Opp Ahmad Ibrahim Sec Sch Yishun Ave 7
59269 Opp Blk 174 Yishun Ave 7
59259 Darul Makmur Mque Yishun Ave 2
59099 Blk 220 Yishun Ave 2
59073 Opp Yishun Stn NS13 Yishun Ave 2
59069 Opp Blk 757 Yishun Ave 2
59059 Blk 608 Yishun Ave 2
59049 Opp Khatib Stn NS14 Yishun Ave 2
59039 Yishun Sports Hall Yishun Ave 2
59029 Aft Yishun Ave 1 Lentor Ave
59019 Aft Sg Seletar Bridge Lentor Ave
55289 LP 94 Lentor Ave
65069 Blk 190C Punggol Rd
67251 Compassvale Stn Exit A SE1 Compassvale St
67241 Blk 248A Compassvale Rd
67181 Blk 240 Compassvale Rd
67009 Sengkang Int B4 NE16STC Sengkang Sq
67189 Opp Blk 241 Compassvale Rd
67249 Blk 259C Compassvale Rd
67259 Compassvale Stn Exit B SE1 Compassvale St
65061 Blk 298A Punggol Rd
55281 Aft SLE Lentor Ave
59011 Bef Sg Seletar Bridge Lentor Ave
59021 Bef Yishun Ave 1 Lentor Ave
59031 Opp Yishun Sports Hall Yishun Ave 2
59041 Bef Khatib Stn NS14 Yishun Ave 2
59051 Blk 790 Yishun Ave 2
59061 Blk 763 Yishun Ave 2
59079 Yishun Stn NS13 Yishun Ave 2
59091 Blk 154 Yishun Ave 2
59251 Opp Darul Makmur Mque Yishun Ave 2
59261 Blk 174 Yishun Ave 7
59271 Blk 118 Yishun Ave 7
58579 Aft Sembawang Ave Gambas Ave
58589 Opp Gambas Cres Gambas Ave
58309 Opp 3M Bldg Gambas Ave
47619 Blk 688 CP Woodlands Ave 7
47609 Opp Blk 793 Woodlands Ave 7
46779 Admiralty Stn NS10 Woodlands Ave 7
46769 Blk 666 Woodlands Ave 7
46399 Aft 888 Plaza Woodlands Ave 7
46289 Blk 891C CP Woodlands Ave 7
47009 Woodlands Temp Int NS9TE2 Woodlands Square
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px 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 Bus
– MAN A22
Double Deck Bus
– Alexander Dennis Enviro500
– MAN A95
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 7 – 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:
Special Departures:
  • Sengkang Int → Woodlands Temp Int
    Weekdays: 05:30, 05:38, 05:47, 05:56, 06:05 & 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: 06:36, 06:45, 06:54, 07:06, 18:21 & 19:16
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 route (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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12 thoughts on “Tower Transit Bus Service 965

  • 14 March 2024 at 3:15 PM
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    I think it is possible for 965 to become unidirectional if it amends to Buangkok ITH in the future, along with 110 possibly. This way 374 can amend back to Sengkang ITH.
    However this means that both Tower Transit and SMRT must have a substation in an equally small (compared to Sengkang) Buangkok ITH. With this I suspect Compassvale Int will have to remain open unless one of the other airport bus services transfer operators to SMRT while 110 exchange with SBS Transit.

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