Tower Transit Bus Service 981

Tower Transit Bus Service 981 is a Peak-Hour, unidirectional trunk route between Sembawang Interchange and Senoko Industrial Estate, passing through Canberra Road and Senoko Drive. The route links industrial areas around Senoko and Admiralty Road West with the transport node of Sembawang.

981
58009 Sembawang Int B1B NS11 Sembawang Vista
58259 Opp Sun Plaza Sembawang Dr
58219 Opp Sembawang Stn NS11 Sembawang Way
58111 Blk 351 CP Canberra Rd
58121 Blk 424A CP Canberra Rd
58131 Aft Assyafaah Mque Canberra Rd
58169 Aft HomeTeamNS Sembawang Resort Admiralty Rd West
58149 Opp Sembawang Shipyard G 8 Admiralty Rd West
47809 North Link Bldg Admiralty Rd West
47119 Aft Senoko Way Senoko Ave
47109 Maxsteel Enterprise Senoko Dr
47099 Masterdon Senoko Dr
47121 Opp Lian Aik Siong Machinery Senoko Rd
47131 Fuji Oil S'Pore Senoko Rd
47141 Bef Sc Auto Senoko Rd
47151 Aft Scania S'Pore Senoko Rd
47129 Lian Aik Siong Machinery Senoko Rd
47169 Chuan Lim Constrn Senoko Dr
47179 Comfortdelgro Engrg Senoko Loop
47189 Tak Products & Svcs Senoko Loop
47199 Bef Senoko Dr Senoko Loop
47121 Opp Lian Aik Siong Machinery Senoko Rd
47131 Fuji Oil S'Pore Senoko Rd
47141 Bef Sc Auto Senoko Rd
47151 Aft Scania S'Pore Senoko Rd
47129 Lian Aik Siong Machinery Senoko Rd
47169 Chuan Lim Constrn Senoko Dr
47179 Comfortdelgro Engrg Senoko Loop
47189 Tak Products & Svcs Senoko Loop
47199 Bef Senoko Dr Senoko Loop
47091 Bef Senoko Cres Senoko Dr
47101 Aft Senoko Ave Senoko Dr
47111 Bef Senoko Way Senoko Ave
47801 Opp North Link Bldg Admiralty Rd West
58141 Sembawang Camp Admiralty Rd West
58161 Bef Sembawang Shipyard G 3 Admiralty Rd West
58139 Bef Assyafaah Mque Canberra Rd
58129 Blk 508 CP Canberra Rd
58119 Blk 502A Canberra Rd
58211 Sembawang Stn NS11 Sembawang Way
58251 Sun Plaza/Sembawang Stn NS11 Sembawang Dr
58009 Sembawang Int NS11 Sembawang Vista
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px [AM]: Sembawang Bus Interchange → Senoko Loop (Bef Senoko Dr)
[PM]:
Senoko Road (Opp Lian Aik Song Machinery) → Sembawang Bus Interchange
Passes Through Canberra Rd, Admiralty Rd West, Senoko Rd
Route Length Towards Senoko Loop: 8.2 km
Towards Sembawang: 8.3 km
Travelling Time 30 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
– Mercedes-Benz OC500LE
Double Deck Bus:
– Alexander Dennis Enviro500
– MAN A95
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Sembawang
Weekdays & Saturdays (except Public Holidays)
06:45 – 09:15
Departure Times from Senoko Rd
Weekdays (except Public Holidays) Saturdays (except Public Holidays)
17:00 – 19:30 12:00 – 14:00
Operating Frequency
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
From Sembawang
8 – 10 mins 10 mins – –
From Senoko Rd
– – 10 mins 10 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares

 

Service 981 is a largely industrial route, connecting the many industries around Senoko Loop, Senoko Dr, Senoko Rd, Senoko Avenue and Admiralty Road West with transport nodes at Sembawang Town Centre. The route also serves dedicated sectors along sections of Senoko Road/Drive/Loop with no other bus services.

Operating only on Weekdays and Saturdays, the route plies in a unidirectional fashion, with Senoko-bound trips in the morning and Sembawang-bound trips in the afternoon or evening. (On Saturdays, the return trips are operated in the afternoon rather than the evening.)

Apart from Service 981, Services 169 and 856 provide daily bus connections to the industrial areas around Senoko and Admiralty Rd West.

MRT Station Served:

Gallery (Tower Transit):

Gallery (SMRT Buses) at Page 2.

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Operator History:
  • 1999 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
  • 2004 – 02 Oct 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
  • 03 Oct 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:
  • 1999 (09 Nov): Introduced between Canberra Rd and Senoko Loop (AM Peak) and between Senoko Rd and Canberra Rd (PM Peak) as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays and Saturdays
  • 2002 (04 Feb): Amended to start from Sembawang Way for morning peak trips and terminate at Sembawang Way for evening peak trips
  • 2005 (20 Nov): Extended to Sembawang Int
  • 2013 (21 Apr): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
  • 2021 (03 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package

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4 thoughts on “Tower Transit Bus Service 981

  • 5 August 2019 at 5:06 PM
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    This service, bus128 and bus177 needs to be a 24/7 trunk services, bus 128 needs to call more stops and this service can loop at Senoko drive. No change in bus 177, just adjust the operating hours

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    • 22 February 2021 at 9:26 PM
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      128 – WITHDRAWN already, people can take 162 or NSL

      177 – The reason why is set at peak hour as its to commute soldiers at MINDEF between Bukit Batok and Bukit Panjang. Majority of the route are covered by 176.

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  • 4 June 2016 at 1:30 PM
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    This bus service is AMDEP according to SgWiki and I saw the 4 perm carrying refueling work at amdep

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    • 21 June 2016 at 11:01 PM
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      Maybe for temporary measure or just refuel at Amdep.882 also I think will be back to Wldep.

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