SBS Transit Express Bus Service 89e

SBS Transit Express 89e is an express route between Hougang Central and Changi Airfreight Centre, passing through Sengkang, Loyang Avenue and Nicoll Drive, with an express sector on the TPE between Punggol Road and Loyang Avenue. Its parent route is Service 89.

Route Overview
Route	[AM]: Hougang Central Bus Interchange → Airport Cargo Road (SATS Cargo Ter) [PM]: Airline Road (3rd Cargo Agents) → Hougang Central Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Compassvale Road, TPE, Loyang Avenue, Nicoll Drive
Route Length	Towards Airport Cargo Rd: 22.3 km						Towards Hougang Ctrl: 21.8 km
Travelling Time	70 – 77 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package
Current Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot	Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP)
Current Fleet	Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Hougang Central	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	06:15 – 07:34
Departure Times from Airline Road	Weekdays, except Public Holidays
	17:05 – 18:39
Operating Frequency
From Hougang Central	6 – 8 mins
From Airline Road	10 – 12 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

Service 89e plies between Hougang Central and Changi Airfreight Centre, connecting residential estates in Hougang and Sengkang with industrial estates at Loyang and Changi Airfreight Centre.

The route skips Pasir Ris completely, and only calls at selected stops along Loyang Avenue. It plies an extended express sector along TPE between Punggol Road and Loyang Avenue as compared to the regular Service 89 route.

Formerly known as Fast Forward Bus Service 89e, it was rebranded to Express Bus Service 89e on 12 August 2018.

If the eves of Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Chinese New Year fall on a weekday, the Evening Peak departures will be brought forward to the afternoon. Revised departure times will be provided by the operator closer to the affected date.

Changi Airfreight Centre

Changi Airfreight Centre is a restricted area; only staff with valid passes can enter. Auxiliary police officers will board the bus to check for staff passes at the Police Pass Office along Airline Road. Visitors and other passengers without a pass must alight at the Police Pass Office bus stop.

MRT / LRT Stations Served

• NE14 Hougang
• SE1 Compassvale
• SE5 Ranggung

Departure Timings

Weekdays (except Public Holidays)

• Morning Peak from Hougang Central Int:
  06:15, 06:23, 06:31, 06:37, 06:43, 06:49, 06:55, 07:01, 07:07, 07:13, 07:19, 07:26 & 07:34
• Evening Peak from Airline Road (3rd Cargo Agents):
  17:05, 17:15, 17:25, 17:35, 17:45, 17:55, 18:05, 18:15, 18:27 & 18:39

Route Variant

• Service 89: Hougang Ctrl Int ↺ Airport Cargo Rd (Loop)
  Daily

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Operator History

• 2005 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2024.

History

• 2005 (19 Sep): Introduced between Hougang Central Int and Airport Cargo Rd (AirFreight Ter Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Airport Cargo Rd (CIAS Cargo Ters) and Hougang Central Int during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays.
• 2009 (23 Feb): Serves additional bus stop outside 3rd Cargo Agents along Airline Rd for evening peak trips
• 2014 (24 Aug): Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Punggol Rd along TPE
• 2015 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
• 2018 (12 Aug): Renamed as an Express Bus Service from a Fast Forward Bus Service
• 2020 (15 Apr – 23 Apr): Temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures
• 2021 (05 Jul): Additional Morning Peak trip added
• 2022 (28 Aug): Amended to ply Hougang Ave 4 with the partial closure of Hougang Ctrl to facilitate the construction of Hougang MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line, serving an additional pair of bus stops outside Blk 513 & Blk 831 along Hougang Ave 10
• 2022 (27 Dec): Additional Morning Peak trip added
• 2023 (26 Feb): Amended to ply a bus-only corridor along Loyang Ave & Loyang Way with the partial closure of Loyang Ave to facilitate the construction of Loyang Viaduct & Loyang MRT station on the Cross Island MRT Line
• 2023 (26 Jun): 2 additional morning trips & 1 evening trip added
• 2023 (16 Oct): 2 additional morning trips & evening trips added with adjustment to trip departure timings
• 2024 (15 Apr): 2 additional morning trips & evening trips added with adjustment to trip departure timings
• 2024 (16 Sep): Serves the pair of bus stops outside and opposite The Rivervale along Punggol Rd additionally

Past Routings

Changes in Departure Times:

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