SMRT Bus Service 969A

SMRT 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 only during the weekday morning and evening peak hours.

Route Overview
Route	Tampines Bus Interchange → Yishun Avenue 2 (Yishun Stn)
Passes Through	Tampines Concourse, TPE, Lentor Ave
Route Length	20.5 km
Travelling Time	~ 50 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) Buses park at: Woodlands Bus Park (WLBP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus – MAN A22						12-metre Double Deck Bus – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tampines	Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
	07:05 & 19:11 – 19:39
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 Morning and Evening Peak hours and supplements the high demand for Bus Service 969 from Tampines to Yishun, via an express sector along the TPE.

MRT Stations Served

• EW2–DT32 Tampines
• NS14 Khatib
• NS13 Yishun

Departure Timings

• From Tampines Interchange:
  Weekdays: 07:05, 19:11, 19:32 & 19:39

Gallery:

Operator History:

• 29 Jul 2013 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
• (~September 2021) onwards: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

Operations for this route would be transferred to Tower Transit in 2021 as part of the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package.

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

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

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