Singapore Buses route 963

Service 963 is an inter-town route serving between the residential towns of Woodlands, Bukit Panjang, Hillview, Bukit Batok and Telok Blangah. Its direct nature makes it a fast connection between various points on its route.

The route compliments Service 97 between AYE – HarbourFront, and Services 187 and 966 between Bukit Panjang – Woodlands.

Demand for the service is moderate during offpeak hours, but receives high demand during the peak hours, and operates a proportionately large split-shift fleet along with high-capacity articulated buses and double-decker buses to cope with demand. Double decker buses were progressively introduced on service 963 in 2014, thus easing overcrowding along the stretch.

Route Variants
Operates during peak periods. Operates during weekends.
 * 963E: Woodlands - HarbourFront
 * 963R: Woodlands - Resorts World Sentosa

Fleet
Service 963 consists of both Alexander Dennis Enviro500s and MAN NL323F buses. Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano Habit) articulated buses were used to deploy on that route.

History

 * 1 September 1999: Introduced from Bukit Panjang Terminus to World Trade Centre.
 * 26 December 1999: Amended to Bukit Panjang Interchange.
 * 29 September 2002: Renumbered from service 521 to 963, extended to Woodlands Reg Int and amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 4, skipping Bt Batok East Ave 2. At the same time, converted to trunk service. Bendy buses were also deployed on service 963 - these include TIB1225U, TIB1226S, TIB1227P, TIB1229J and TIB1230D (5 buses).