Singapore Buses route 951E

Service 951E is an AM/PM-Peak Express service between Woodlands Street 82 and Shenton Way, passing through SLE, CTE, Dhoby Ghaut and Bras Basah. The route operates City-bound trips in the mornings and Woodlands-bound trips in the evenings, and is the twelfth bus service introduced under the BSEP.

Express service 951E provides residents of Woodlands with greater connectivity to Dhoby Ghaut and Shenton Way. By running parallel to the existing North-South Line (NSL), the service provides a travel alternative for commuters who relied on the rail network and existing feeder buses to and from work in the Central areas. The route incorporates a long express sector between Woodlands Avenue 1 and Dhoby Ghaut via Woodlands Avenue 12, Seletar Expressway (SLE) and Central Expressway (CTE), significantly improving journey time for commuters.

Operating during weekday peak hours only, Service 951E encounters very high demand on a daily basis, with buses often encountering full loading. Morning departures were gradually increased from 2 to 6, while Alexander Dennis Enviro500 double-deck buses were introduced as one trip.

Apart from Express 951E, Premium 587 also offers connections from parts of Woodlands to Shenton Way, while covering more of Orchard Road but charges higher Premium fares, as compared to distance-based express fares.

Service 951E will be amended to serve Woodlands Avenue 5, instead of Woodlands Avenue 4 & 1 from 12 October 2015. Commuters who used to board 951E along the last 2 stops at Woodlands Avenue 5 & Avenue 1 should switch to City Direct 665.

History

 * 2013 (17 Jun): Introduced as a bidirectional AM/PM-Peak hour service from Woodlands St 82 to Shenton Way under the BSEP. Operates two trips on weekday mornings at 7:30am and 7:45am, and weekday evenings at 6:15pm and 6:30pm. Charges Express fares under the Distance-Based Fare scheme.
 * 2013 (12 Aug): Introduction of 3rd AM trip.
 * 2013 (14 Oct): Introduction of 4th AM trip.
 * 2014 (13 Jan): Introduction of 5th AM trip.
 * 2014 (17 Apr): Introduction of 6th AM trip.
 * 2014 (15 Sep): Enviro500 double-deck buses deployed for two trips - SMB3524X and SMB3525T.
 * 2014 (12 Dec): Additional Enviro500 double decker deployed, SMB3540Z.
 * 2015 (14 Mar): Introduction of 7th AM trip.