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.
→ Sembawang Int
→ Bef Senoko Dr
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
[AM]: Sembawang Bus Interchange → Senoko Loop (Bef Senoko Dr) [PM]: Senoko Road (Opp Lian Aik Song Machinery) → Sembawang Bus Interchange |
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| Passes Through | Canberra Rd, Admiralty Rd West, Senoko Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Senoko Loop: 8.2 km |
Towards Sembawang: 8.3 km |
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| Travelling Time | 30 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 | Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Sembawang |
Weekdays & Saturdays (except Public Holidays) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
| From Sembawang | Weekdays: 8 – 10 mins Saturdays: 18 – 20 mins |
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| From Senoko Rd | Weekdays: 10 mins Saturdays: 20 mins |
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| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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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.
If the eves of Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Chinese New Year fall on a weekday, the Evening Peak departures will be brought forward to the afternoon. Revised departure times will be provided by the operator closer to the affected date.
MRT Station Served:
- NS11 Sembawang
Departure Timings:
- From Sembawang Int:
Weekdays: 06:45, 06:55, 07:04, 07:13, 07:22, 07:31, 07:40, 07:49, 07:59, 08:09, 08:19, 08:29, 08:39, 08:49, 08:59, 09:07 & 09:15
Saturdays: 06:45, 07:05, 07:23, 07:41, 07:59, 08:17, 08:35, 08:55 & 09:15 - From Senoko Road (Opp Lian Aik Song Machinery):
Weekdays: 17:00, 17:10, 17:20, 17:30, 17:40, 17:50, 18:00, 18:10, 18:20, 18:30, 18:40, 18:50, 19:00, 19:10, 19:20 & 19:30
Saturdays: 12:00, 12:20, 12:40, 13:00, 13:20, 13:40 & 14:00
Gallery (Tower Transit):
Gallery (SMRT Buses) at Page 2.
Poster Gallery
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
Route 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 service (WAB)
- 2021 (03 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package
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Service 981 should be converted to a limited stop service -> Service 450 from Sembawang to Senoko in a AM/PM Bidirectional type. Skip selected stops along Canberra Road & Admiralty Road West.