Tower Transit Bus Service 969A

Tower Transit Bus Service 969A is a Short-Trip Service variant of Bus Service 969.

The route operates from Tampines Bus Interchange and ends at Yishun Avenue 2 (Yishun Stn), operating one trip each during weekday morning & evening peak hours.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange → Yishun Avenue 2 (Yishun Stn)
Passes Through	Tampines Concourse, TPE, Lentor Ave
Route Length	20.4 km
Travelling Time	42 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 buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tampines	Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
	08:10 & 17:15
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Short Trip Service 969A is a trunk service operating from Tampines Bus Interchange and ends at Yishun Avenue 2 (Yishun Stn).

As a Short-Trip Service, the route operates during weekday peak hours and supplements the high demand for Bus Service 969 from Tampines to Yishun, via an express sector along the TPE.

Formerly operating during both morning and evening peak hours, operating hours were revised from 26 Dec 2023. Evening trip operations were restored from 28 Jul 2025.

MRT Stations Served

• EW2–DT32 Tampines
• NS14 Khatib
• NS13 Yishun

Departure Timings

• From Tampines Interchange:
  Weekdays: 08:10 & 17:15

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Operator History:

• 29 Jul 2013 – 18 Sep 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
• 19 Sep 2021 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

Route History:

• 2013 (29 Jul): Introduced from Tampines Int to Yishun Ave 2 (Yishun Stn) during peak hours on weekdays
• 2014 (05 Oct): Serves additional bus stop before Punggol Rd along TPE
• 2016 (18 Dec): Amended to ply Tampines Ave 9 and Tampines Concourse
• 2021 (19 Sep): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package
• 2021 (22 Dec): Amended to ply the realigned Tampines Ave 12, skipping part of Tampines Ave 9
• 2022 (09 Oct): Serves new bus stops before Blk 631B & outside Blk 637 CP along Tampines Ave 12
• 2023 (26 Dec): Revised to only operate during morning peak hours
• 2025 (28 Jul): Revised to operate during morning & evening peak hours

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