Singapore Buses route 985

Service 985 is a trunk route between Choa Chu Kang Interchange and Lorong 1 Geylang Terminal, passing through Teck Whye, Bukit Batok West, Bukit Batok, Jln Jurong Kechil, PIE, Jln Toa Payoh and Boon Keng Road. It incorporates an express sector along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) between Jln Jurong Kechil and Jln Toa Payoh.

Demand for this route remains moderate throughout the day and operates at generally low frequencies, with comparably higher demand during peak hours. Bendy buses do appear on the route once in a while, through pullovers from other bus services.

Fleet
Service 985’s fleet comprises DAF SB220, Mercedes-Benz O405, Mercedes-Benz OC500LE, Mercedes-Benz Citaro and MAN NL323F buses. Additional MAN NL323F buses were added under the BSEP scheme.

Service 985 started double decker deployments since 13 July 2015.

History

 * 2006 (30 Apr): Amended to serve Bt Batok West Ave 5 & 7 instead of Bt Batok Rd & Bt Batok West Ave 7. Deleted sector between Bt Batok Rd & Bt Batok West Ave 7 was re-introduced as Service 985W on 15th Oct 2006, but subsequently withdrawn on 13th Oct 2007.