Tower Transit Bus Service 969 is a trunk route between Woodlands Bus Interchange and Tampines Interchange, passing through Admiralty, Gambas Avenue, Yishun, Khatib and Tampines Concourse. The popular route plies a long express sector along the SLE and TPE, offering the fastest bus connection between Tampines and Khatib/Yishun.
969
46009
Woodlands Int
Woodlands Square
46281
Blk 825
Woodlands Avenue 7
46391
Blk 853
Woodlands Avenue 7
46761
Blk 706
Woodlands Avenue 7
46771
Opp Admiralty Stn
Woodlands Avenue 7
47601
Blk 793
Woodlands Avenue 7
47611
Northoaks Condo
Woodlands Avenue 7
58581
Bef Gambas Cres
Gambas Avenue
58571
Bef Sembawang Ave
Gambas Avenue
57129
Blk 114
Sembawang Road
57119
Blk 101
Sembawang Road
59119
Opp Blk 701A
Yishun Avenue 5
59149
Blk 145
Yishun Avenue 5
59073
Opp Yishun Stn
Yishun Avenue 2
59069
Opp Blk 757
Yishun Avenue 2
59059
Blk 608
Yishun Avenue 2
59049
Opp Khatib Stn
Yishun Avenue 2
59039
Yishun Sports Hall
Yishun Avenue 2
59029
Aft Yishun Ave 1
Lentor Avenue
59019
Aft Sg Seletar Bridge
Lentor Avenue
55289
LP 94
Lentor Avenue
65199
Aft Punggol Rd
Tampines Expressway
75589
Opp Blk 638A
Tampines Avenue 12
75599
Opp Blk 631B
Tampines Avenue 12
76541
Citylife @ Tampines
Tampines Avenue 9
76511
The Tampines Trilliant
Tampines Concourse
76521
Opp Blk 519A
Tampines Concourse
75009
Tampines Int
Tampines Central 1
75009
Tampines Int
Tampines Central 1
76529
Blk 519A
Tampines Concourse
76519
Bet Blks 524B/523D
Tampines Concourse
76549
Opp Citylife @ Tampines
Tampines Avenue 9
75591
Bef Blk 631B
Tampines Avenue 12
75581
Blk 637 CP
Tampines Avenue 12
65191
Bef Punggol Rd
Tampines Expressway
55281
Aft SLE
Lentor Avenue
59011
Bef Sg Seletar Bridge
Lentor Avenue
59021
Bef Yishun Ave 1
Lentor Avenue
59031
Opp Yishun Sports Hall
Yishun Avenue 2
59041
Bef Khatib Stn
Yishun Avenue 2
59051
Blk 790
Yishun Avenue 2
59061
Blk 763
Yishun Avenue 2
59079
Yishun Stn
Yishun Avenue 2
59141
Blk 741
Yishun Avenue 5
59111
Blk 701
Yishun Avenue 5
57111
Opp Blk 101
Sembawang Road
57121
Opp Blk 115B
Sembawang Road
58579
Aft Sembawang Ave
Gambas Avenue
58589
Opp Gambas Cres
Gambas Avenue
47619
Blk 688 CP
Woodlands Avenue 7
47609
Opp Blk 793
Woodlands Avenue 7
46779
Admiralty Stn
Woodlands Avenue 7
46769
Blk 666
Woodlands Avenue 7
46399
Aft 888 Plaza
Woodlands Avenue 7
46289
Blk 891C CP
Woodlands Avenue 7
46009
Woodlands Int
Woodlands Square
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub ↔ Tampines Bus Interchange |
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| Passes Through | Woodlands Ave 7, Gambas Ave, Yishun Ave 2, SLE, TPE, Tampines Concourse | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Tampines: 27.4 km | Towards Woodlands: 27.0 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 70 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore) |
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| Current Depot | Mandai Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Woodlands |
Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays |
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| 05:30 – 23:45 | 05:45 – 23:45 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Tampines |
Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays |
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| 05:30 – 23:45 | 05:45 – 23:45 | |||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Woodlands | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 4 – 8 mins | 4 – 9 mins | 5 – 12 mins | 8 – 12 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 10 – 11 mins | 9 – 11 mins | 9 – 11 mins | 9 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 11 – 12 mins | 11 – 12 mins | 12 mins | 12 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| From Tampines | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 7 – 10 mins | 5 – 10 mins | 5 – 6 mins | 5 – 9 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 10 – 13 mins | 9 – 12 mins | 10 mins | 9 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 12 – 13 mins | 11 – 12 mins | 11 – 12 mins | 11 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 969 is an inter-town route serving between the housing estates around Woodlands, Yishun and Tampines. The route is frequented as a fast connection between Yishun and Tampines owing to its express sector along the Seletar Expressway (SLE) and Tampines Expressway (TPE). The route also calls at TPE (Bef / Aft Punggol Rd) for convenient transfers to and from other TPE Corridor bus services.
As the fastest public transport link between Tampines and Yishun, this service experiences good demand all day round with significantly higher demand during peak hours. Many buses are added during peak periods to cope with the demand increase, and high capacity double-deck buses were deployed from August 2014 to cope with peak hour loads. The journey between Yishun and Tampines takes around 40 minutes during off-peak periods.
MRT Stations Served:
Special Departures:
- Sembawang Rd (Blk 114) → Tampines Int
Weekdays: 05:40, 05:45, 05:53, 06:03 & 06:07
Saturdays: 05:40 - Yishun Ave 2 (Opp Yishun Stn) → Tampines Int
Weekdays: 06:41, 07:28 & 18:15 - Yishun Ave 2 (Yishun Stn) → Woodlands Int
Weekdays: 06:32
Short Trip Service
- Service 969A: Tampines Int → Yishun Ave 2 (Yishun Stn)
Weekdays, except Public Holidays: 08:10 & 17:13
Gallery (Tower Transit):
Gallery (SMRT Buses) at Page 2.
Poster Gallery:
Operator History
- 2001 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – 18 Sep 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
- 19 Sep 2021 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Route History
- 2001 (15 Apr): Introduced between Woodlands Regional Int and Tampines Int
- 2002: Serves the bus stop outside Blk 923 along Yishun Ave 2, skipping the bus stop outside Northpoint Shop Ctr
- 2013 (07 Jul): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2014 (05 Oct): Serves additional pair of bus stops before and after Punggol Rd along TPE
- 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
- 2016 (18 Dec): Amended to ply Tampines Ave 9 and Tampines Concourse
- 2020 (22 Mar): Serves a new pair of bus stops near Sembawang Ave along Gambas Ave
- 2021 (13 Jun): Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
- 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 & opposite Gambas Cres along Gambas Ave
- 2021 (12 Dec): Temporarily amended to Woodlands Temp Int due to road closure of east entrance to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
- 2021 (22 Dec): Amended to ply the realigned Tampines Ave 12, skipping part of Tampines Ave 9
- 2021 (26 Dec): Amended back to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
- 2022 (09 Oct): Serves new bus stops opposite Blk 631B, before Blk 631B & outside Blk 637 CP along Tampines Ave 12
- 2022 (30 Oct): Serves a new bus stop opposite Blk 638A along Tampines Ave 12
- 2022 (11 Dec): Temporarily amended to Woodlands Temp Int due to road closure of east exit from Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
- 2022 (25 Dec): Amended back to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
- 2026 (28 Mar): Amended to ply an extended section of Woodlands Ave 7 & Woodlands Ave 10 with the partial closure of Gambas Ave to facilitate the construction of North-South Corridor.
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On 2 October 2025 at 5.20pm. I was waiting at bus stop outside Northcomd I
Building. Gambas AVE. Two 969 came at the same time and 2mins later another 969 came along. I was actually waiting for 965 which only came after the three 969 passed by. I am wondering how such arrangements could make sense. Isn’t it a waste of manpower to have three 969 coming together almost the same time. Maybe the company management can look into this problem.
Thanks
Thanks to the jam at Gambas… Go and figure it out… 969 is a heavy loading bus svc thus the high frequency during peak hours… 965 off peak is 12-14 mins and the loadings can’t match 969…but why whine over it? Some countries off peak range between 20-35 mins or bus and here commuters complain non stop.
969 should be full DD.
PM Off-peak frequency is no longer up to 12mins, it’s usually around 15mins. Sometimes if can go up to 17mins or 20mins if the bus captain is behind schedule.