Tower Transit Bus Service 461 is a limited-stop bus service introduced under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP). This service provides housing estates farther away from transport nodes with a direct connection to an MRT Station.
→ Opp Blk 406
→ Bef Khatib Stn
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Route  |
[AM]: Yishun Ave 6 (Bet Blks 405/406) → Yishun Ave 2 (Bef Khatib Stn) [PM]: Yishun Ave 2 (Opp Khatib Stn) → Yishun Ave 6 (Opp Blk 406) |
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| Passes Through | Yishun St 42, Yishun Ave 1 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Yishun Ave 2: 5.1 km | Towards Yishun Ave 6: 4.7 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 15 – 16 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore) |
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| Current Depot | Mandai Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Yishun Ave 6 | Weekdays, except Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| 06:30 – 10:00 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Yishun Ave 2 (Opp Khatib Stn) | Weekdays, except Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| 16:45 – 20:15 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Yishun Ave 6 | 15 mins | |||||||||||
| From Yishun Ave 2 | 15 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Bus Service 461 provides a faster connection for commuters travelling between Khatib MRT Station and housing estates in Yishun East. This limited-stop service, which operates only during weekday morning and evening peak hours, plies non-stop via Yishun Ave 1 and Yishun Ave 2, offering a quicker alternative to Bus Service 861.
New housing estates in Yishun East served by Service 461 include:
- Casa Spring @ Yishun
- Blossom Spring @ Yishun
- Melody Spring @ Yishun
- Valley Spring @ Yishun
- Forest Spring @ Yishun
- Meadow Spring @ Yishun
- Vanda Breeze @ Yishun
Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme
This service is introduced under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), a ~$900 million government scheme that funds the purchase of new buses, infrastructural improvements, and operating costs of new bus services between 2024–2032.
The key commuter benefit of this service mentioned by the Land Transport Authority is that it provides faster journey time for Yishun East to and from Khatib MRT Station.
MRT Station Served:
- NS14 Khatib
Departure Timings:
Weekdays (Except Public Holidays)
- Morning Peak from Yishun Ave 6 (Bet Blks 405/406):
06:30, 06:45, 07:00, 07:15, 07:30, 07:45, 08:00, 08:15, 08:30, 08:45, 09:00, 09:15, 09:30, 09:45 & 10:00 - Evening Peak from Yishun Ave 2 (Bef Khatib Stn):
16:45, 17:00, 17:15, 17:30, 17:45, 18:00, 18:15, 18:30, 18:45, 19:00, 19:15, 19:30, 19:45, 20:00 & 20:15
Gallery (Buses):
Poster Gallery
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Operator History:
- 27 Jul 2026 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Route History:
- 2026 (27 Jul): Introduced from Yishun Ave 6 (Bet Blks 405/406) to Yishun Ave 2 (Bef Khatib Stn) during morning peak hours and from Yishun Ave 2 (Opp Khatib Stn) to Yishun Ave 6 (Opp Blk 406) during evening peak hours as a peak-hour one-directional limited stop service on weekdays (except public holidays) under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).
Reference:
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Happy to update that 461 is facing healthy demand in both AM & PM Peak
Each bus faces a good 10-20 people
Most probably do 461 for 2 trips then do 801 for 2 trips before going back to depot for swing break… TTS is good in squeezing every sweat from their Split shift 5 days BCs
Hmm I wonder how LTA decides which express feeder services get loop operation and which ones get unidirectional. I partially expected this to be a loop service also following 460’s return to looping express feeders, even if demand isn’t super high in the reverse peak. looks like a good service on paper, reaching into the depths of yishun as what the express feeder services were originally meant to do (something I feel only 452 and 455 do a particularly good job of)
Finally after a long time
While the route was shorter than expected , I got high hopes for this svc
What on earth only four stops??????????????????????????