Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange: 950 Route & Tips

Temporary interchange opened: 12 March 2016 ·
New hub opened: 13 June 2021 ·
Location: Woodlands Square, Singapore (B47009) ·
Access rule: No private vehicles or taxis at WTBI ingress/egress ·
Priority zones: For seniors, expectant mothers and people with disabilities

Eight rows, one pattern: the temporary interchange’s data still circulates in official listings, but every live journey now begins at the integrated hub.

Which bus to take to JB from Woodlands Checkpoint?

What bus from Woodlands Interchange to Woodlands Train Checkpoint?

• Service 950 is the documented cross-border bus on this corridor: it connects the Woodlands interchange with JB Sentral Terminal, with boarding beside Woodlands MRT or at stop 46529 opposite Marsiling MRT (SMRT cross-border services).
• The Singapore-side stop sequence, per a community route listing, runs through Blk 347, Blk 320, opposite Marsiling station, opposite Blk 144, Marsiling Park, and Woodlands Checkpoint (JBBus.sg (community route listing)).

City operator SBS Transit’s journey page lays out the same route across the border: 950 calls at Johor Bahru Checkpoint and ends at JB Sentral Bus Terminal (SBS Transit (journey information)).

How can I get a bus from Singapore to JB Sentral?

• Stay on 950 until the terminal: the listing shows JB Sentral Bus Terminal at stop 47711 and Johor Bahru Checkpoint at stop 46211 on the way (SimplyGo stop-level route data).
• From the Woodlands side, the same listing uses stop 47009 for the interchange, the code carried by the old temporary site.

Both checkpoints require everyone to alight, clear immigration, and re-board the same service, so the bus number matters less than the timing of the next departure.

Routes from the new Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub

• The integrated hub is the current base for services that used to leave from the temporary interchange; the Woodlands Square location is unchanged, and the terminal stop code remains 47009.
• Follow the bus number on the electronic display at the berth rather than the old “temporary” name.

For travellers who remember the WTBI layout, the practical change is the sign above the berth: the buses are the same, but the boarding point now reads Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.

What is the timetable for bus 950 to Woodlands Checkpoint?

Is bus 950 still operating?

• Yes. SBS Transit’s journey page still lists Service 950 as an active route operated by SMRT, with next-bus information attached (SBS Transit Service 950 page).
• SMRT’s own cross-border listing still groups the route with other services to Johor Bahru.

SimplyGo’s timetable data shows the first 950 departure from the Woodlands terminal at 05:30 on weekdays and Saturdays, a last departure at 23:45 daily, and Johor Bahru Checkpoint as the terminal point of the service (SimplyGo route timetable).

Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange 950

• The old terminal name still shows up in route data: several listings anchor the 950 route to the Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange stop code 47009, the code carried by the site that closed to services in June 2021.
• BusInterchange.net reports an approximate frequency of 9 to 14 minutes for the service (BusInterchange.net (community timetable)).
• JBBus.sg, another community guide, suggests roughly 10 to 15 minutes between buses outside peak periods (JBBus.sg frequency estimate).

Frequency is where the sources part ways. The official pages publish first and last times but not a current headway, so the community estimates above are the only frequency figures in the source set.

Where to confirm bus arrival times

• Use the SBS Transit Service 950 page for next-bus data, or the SimplyGo listing for scheduled first and last times.
• The passenger information display at the berth shows the countdown for the next departure.

The implication: first and last bus are stable at 05:30 and 23:45, but headway is the unreliable part. Treat community frequency estimates as a floor, not a promise.

How do I get a bus from JB Sentral to Woodlands?

Which bus should I take from JB Sentral back to Woodlands Checkpoint?

• The same SMRT-operated Service 950 covers the return leg, departing from JB Sentral Bus Terminal and calling at Johor Bahru Checkpoint before Woodlands Checkpoint (SBS Transit return direction data).
• At JB Sentral, follow the signs for cross-border buses to Singapore; the 950 service is signed with its number and destination.

Returning, the sequence reverses: the route calls at Johor Bahru Checkpoint, then Woodlands Checkpoint, before ending at the interchange.

Return leg from Singapore to JB Sentral

• Outbound, the same 950 delivers passengers from Woodlands to JB Sentral in three clear legs: Woodlands Checkpoint, Johor Bahru Checkpoint, then the terminal.
• The return stop codes for JB Checkpoint and JB Sentral appear in the operator’s journey data, so the app covers both directions.

If you are crossing for the day, keep the same bus in mind both ways. For the return, check the departure boards at JB Sentral before you leave Singapore — the source set only confirms Woodlands-side first and last times.

What to check before boarding

• Confirm the next departure in the app before walking to the berth; outside peak hours, community estimates put the gap between buses at 10 to 15 minutes.
• Check the destination display before boarding: buses to Singapore show the 950 number with a Woodlands destination.
• Carry your passport; both checkpoints require everyone to alight.

What buses are 24 hours?

What bus services run overnight from Woodlands?

• No 24-hour cross-border service is confirmed in the sources for this guide; the last published 950 departure from the Woodlands terminal is 23:45.
• For local Woodlands routes, the bus stop flag marks overnight services with a “24hrs” label.

The source set covers cross-border and local corridor data, and none of it names a round-the-clock bus from Woodlands. If you are crossing after midnight, treat every timetable as unverified until you check the official route planner.

How to identify a 24-hour bus

• Look for the “24hrs” marker on the bus stop flag or in the operator’s app.
• In the Moovit app, the schedule view shows whether a route runs through the night for a given stop (Moovit transit app schedule).

Woodlands temporary bus interchange schedule

• Since June 2021, schedule lookups for former WTBI services point to the Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
• First and last bus times for 950 — 05:30 and 23:45 — are the most stable figures in the data.

Overnight travellers should check the official route planner rather than relying on a schedule written for the temporary interchange era.

The gap: nobody in the current source set confirms a 24-hour cross-border bus from Woodlands. Verify with the official planner before relying on any late-night service.

How do I check my local bus timings?

How to check bus timing?

• Open the SBS Transit Service 950 page for the operator’s next-bus data.
• Use Moovit’s live departure board for the same corridor, which pulls scheduled times into a single stop view.

The fastest route to a live bus time runs through four steps, at the interchange or before you leave:

1. Open the SBS Transit Service 950 page or the SimplyGo listing on your phone.
2. Select Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub — stop 47009 — as the boarding stop.
3. Read the countdown for the next bus; if it is still at the start of the line, open Moovit’s live map to see its position.
4. For early or late travel, check the first and last bus times on the stop flag before you leave.

What time does the first bus start?

• For 950, the first published departure from the Woodlands terminal is 05:30 on weekdays and Saturdays (SimplyGo data, cited above).
• Sunday first-bus times were not included in the source set for this guide.

How do I check the current location of my bus?

• Moovit’s live map shows where the next 950 is along the route, so you can time your walk to the berth.
• The passenger information display at the interchange berth shows the same countdown without opening an app.

Why this matters: five minutes with the right tool replaces the old guesswork. The first bus, the last bus, and the live position of the next 950 are all available before you leave.

The WTBI timeline: from temporary site to integrated hub

1. 4 February 2016 — CNA reports that the existing Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange would be upgraded, with a temporary interchange opening at Woodlands Square (CNA).
2. 12 March 2016 — Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange opens (SMRT).
3. 2016–2021 — WTBI operates as the interim hub for bus services, including cross-border routes (SMRT).
4. 13 June 2021 — Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub opens; services shift from WTBI (LandTransportGuru).
5. After 13 June 2021 — Travellers use the integrated hub for current routes and live timings (LandTransportGuru).

The pattern: the temporary chapter closed in June 2021, but the data trail still mixes old and new names. Follow the stop code, not the label.

What’s confirmed, what’s still unclear

The distinction matters because most online confusion about WTBI comes from old labels surviving in new data. The facts above are the ones that still hold.

What the sources say

“Service 950 operates between Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange and JB Sentral Terminal.”

SMRT (cross-border services page)

“Service 950 runs at an approximate frequency of 9 to 14 minutes.”

BusInterchange.net (community timetable site)

The thread: both sources describe the same service — one from the operator’s page, one from a community timetable — and both still carry the temporary name.

What this means for your next crossing

Five years of temporary signs built a habit: search “Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange”, find bus 950, and cross. The habit still mostly works, because 950 still runs and the Woodlands Square location is the same, but the boarding point is now the Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub and the timing tools have changed. For anyone who last travelled before June 2021, the practical move is clear: plan around the integrated hub and verify the first and last bus on the operator’s page, or you will be the traveller still searching for a temporary interchange that has already become the permanent one.

Frequently asked questions

For most travellers, the six facts above remove the guesswork: the stop code and bus number matter more than the name on an old page.

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Both bus guides cover longer Singapore–Kuala Lumpur routes, useful when the 950 corridor is not your final leg.