SMRT Bus Service 972A is a Short-Trip Service variant of Bus Service 972. The route operates from Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange and ends at Orchard Road (Dhoby Ghaut Stn), operating daily, after the last bus of Service 972 has departed.
Bus Service 972A will be amended to serve Newton MRT Station from 16 August 2020.
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange → Orchard Road (Dhoby Ghaut Stn) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Senja Rd, Jelapang Rd, Segar Rd, Fajar Rd, BKE/PIE, Stevens Rd, Orchard | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 19.5 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 50 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP) Majority of buses park at: Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP) |
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| Current Fleet | 12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – Volvo B9TL |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bt Panjang |
Weekdays | Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays |
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| 23:18 – 23:35 | 23:20 – 23:35 | 23:01 – 23:35 | ||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Short Trip Service 972A is a trunk service operating from Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange and ends at Orchard Road (Dhoby Ghaut Stn).
The Short-Trip Service offers unidirectional City-bound trips terminating at Dhoby Ghaut during the late night hours (after the last bus of Bus Service 972 has departed), without having to operate full-distance trips of Service 972. It serves the estates around Bukit Panjang.
Departure Timings
- From Bukit Panjang Interchange:
Weekdays: 23:18 & 23:35
Saturdays: 23:20 &23:35
Sundays & Public Holidays: 23:01, 23:18 & 23:35
MRT / LRT Stations Served
- DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
- BP13 Senja
- BP10 Fajar
- BP9 Bangkit
- DT10 Stevens
- NS22 Orchard
- NS23 Somerset
- NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
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Operator History:
- 17 Dec 2013 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
Route History:
- 2013 (17 Dec): Introduced as a short-trip service from Bt Panjang Temp Bus Park to Orchard Rd (Dhoby Ghaut Stn), operating after the last bus of Service 972 daily
- 2015 (14 Jun): Amended to ply Senja Rd and Senja Link
- 2015 (16 Aug): Serves 2 new bus stops between Blks 443A and 443B and outside Blk 442D along Fajar Rd
- 2015 (06 Sep): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 635C along Senja Rd; Serves new bus stop outside Blk 548B along Segar Rd
- 2016 (27 Dec): Serves the bus stop opposite Blk 183 along Bt Panjang Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Blk 604
- 2017 (04 Sep): Amended to Bukit Panjang ITH
- 2020 (16 Aug): Amended to ply Dunearn Rd and Scotts Rd, skipping Stevens Rd
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