Go-Ahead Bus Service 85

Go-Ahead Bus Service 85 is a trunk service plying between Punggol and Yishun, passing through Punggol East, Sengkang East, Sengkang West, Jln Kayu, TPE/SLE and Khatib.

Route Overview
Route	Punggol Bus Interchange ↔ Yishun Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Punggol East, Sengkang East, Sengkang West, Jln Kayu, TPE/SLE, Khatib
Route Length	Towards Yishun: 18.1 km						Towards Punggol: 17.8 km
Travelling Time	65 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Loyang Bus Package
Current Operator	Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (Go-Ahead Singapore)
Current Depot	Loyang Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Punggol	Weekdays				Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 23:30				06:00 – 23:30
Departure Times from Yishun	Daily
	06:00 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
From Punggol	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	8 – 12 mins			8 – 14 mins			8 – 10 mins			14 – 19 mins
Saturdays	13 – 15 mins			13 – 15 mins			15 – 16 mins			16 – 17 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	16 mins			14 – 16 mins			12 – 18 mins			18 – 20 mins
From Yishun	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Weekdays	9 – 15 mins			8 – 16 mins			8 – 10 mins			16 – 19 mins
Saturdays	15 mins			13 – 16 mins			14 – 17 mins			16 – 18 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays	16 – 18 mins			14 – 16 mins			14 – 17 mins			17 – 18 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 85 is an inter-town route connecting Punggol and Sengkang towns to Yishun, while plying an express sector along the Tampines Expressway (TPE) and Seletar Expressway (SLE). While it shares a similar routing with Service 965 by connecting Sengkang and Yishun, Service 85 provides higher coverage of Sengkang and Punggol towns, while service 965 offers connections from Punggol Road (Blk 298A / Blk 190C) for bus transfers, as well as a faster route to Sengkang Interchange.

Double-deck buses were deployed on this service from 22 Jun 2015.

MRT / LRT Stations Served

• NE17PTC Punggol
• PE4 Riviera
• SE3 Bakau
• NS14 Khatib
• NS13 Yishun

Special Departures

• Sengkang East Way (Blk 122C) → Yishun Int
  Saturdays: 05:45 & 05:56
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:45 & 05:57
• Sengkang East Rd (Blk 323B) → Yishun Int
  Weekdays: 07:15 & 07:31
• Sengkang West Way (Aft Lor Tanggam) → Punggol Int
  Weekdays: 06:32

Short Trip Service

• Service 85A: Yishun Int → Sengkang East Rd (Sengkang Community Hub)
  School Term Weekdays (except Public Holidays): 18:05 & 18:45

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Operator History:

• 01 Jan 2006 – 03 Sep 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
• 04 Sep 2016 – Present: Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (formerly known as Go Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd)

Route History:

• 2006 (01 Jan): Introduced between Punggol Temp Int and Yishun Int
• 2010 (23 May): Amended to ply Sengkang East Way, Sengkang West Way and Jln Kayu, except during weekday morning peak hours towards Yishun Int. (original uni-directional route towards Yishun Int during weekday moring peak hours denoted as Service 85#)
• 2011 (31 Jul): Serves 3 new pairs of bus stops along Sengkang West Way
• 2012 (19 Nov): Amended to ply Sengkang East Way, Sengkang West Way and Jln Kayu permanently
• 2013 (09 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int
• 2016 (04 Sep): Operations transferred to Go Ahead Loyang Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd; Weekday first bus timings from Punggol Temp Int brought forward from 6.00am to 5.30am.
• 2016 (25 Sep): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Waterwoods and after Punggol Field along Punggol East
• 2019 (08 Sep): Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub

Past Routings

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