Tower Transit Bus Service 825 is a trunk service from Yio Chu Kang and looping around the private estates in Lentor. This service is regularly operated by minibuses. It does not operate on Sundays / Public Holidays.
↺ Lentor Loop (Loop)
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange ↺ Lentor Loop (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Lentor Drive, Lentor Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length |
5.7 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 22 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 | Electric minibus (BYD C6) Occasional single-deck bus deployments |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Yio Chu Kang |
Weekdays (except Public Holidays) |
Saturdays (except Public Holidays) | ||||||||||
| 06:30 – 20:45 | 06:30 – 14:25 | |||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 9 – 11 mins | 11 – 20 mins | 10 – 11 mins | 9 – 14 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 13 mins | 13 – 19 mins | – | – | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Bus Service 825 serves landed houses and condominiums within Lentor Estate, connecting residents to and from Yio Chu Kang MRT/Bus Interchange, as well as Lentor MRT Station. It operates only on weekdays and Saturday mornings. Outside of Service 825’s operating hours, there are no bus services serving within Lentor Estate and residents have to walk in from Yio Chu Kang Road.
Service 825 is a unique example of a public bus route operated with minibuses, which are registered as “Excursion Buses”.
The BYD C6 buses are leased from BYD (Singapore) Pte Ltd, and operated by Tower Transit (formerly SMRT Buses) on this bus service. Occasionally, single-deck buses are also deployed on this service to replace BYD C6 buses.
Previously, SMRT operated Premium Bus Service 529 which plied the exact same route as Service 825 but charged Premium fares, operating during Saturday afternoons and evenings. It was discontinued and withdrawn after 31 Dec 2016.
MRT Stations Served
- NS15 Yio Chu Kang
- TE5 Lentor
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Operator History:
- 1988 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – 02 Oct 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
- 03 Oct 2021 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package.
History:
- 1988 (17 Aug): Introduced between Yishun Int and Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 as a peak hour one-directional service during weekday and Saturday mornings
- 1989 (01 Dec): Amended to start from Yio Chu Kang Ter, shortened to start from Springleaf Rd and enhanced to operate during off peak hours on weekdays and Saturdays, operating between Springleaf Rd and Yio Chu Kang Ter during morning peak hours and between Yio Chu Kang Ter and Springleaf Ave during evening peak hours.
- 1995 (10 Jul): Amended to loop at Springleaf Rd from Yio Chu Kang Ter
- 1996: First bus brought forward to 0650 hrs
- 1997 (15 Dec): Shortened to loop at Lentor Loop from Yio Chu Kang Ter and amended to ply Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 and Lentor Dr before plying Lentor Rd and Lentor Loop, skipping Ang Mo Kio Ave 9; First bus brought forward to 0630 hrs
- 1998: Serves new bus stop after Florissa Pk along Lentor Loop
- 2002: Last bus extended to 2045 hrs on weekdays
- 2007 (12 Mar): Amended to ply the western loop of Lentor Loop, Lentor Way and Lentor Vale; Last bus revised to 1425 hrs on Saturdays
- 2008 (09 Jun): Serves new bus stop before Bullion Park along Lentor Loop
- 2019 (17 Oct): Designated wheelchair accessible service with the deployment of BYD C6 Electric Buses
- 2021 (03 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package
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Yes this service shld be under sbst and extand oprating hrs on sat to evening and on sundays can have it oprate as well maybe every 30 min.
Should exchange this with 850E
Wonder if 825 was holding up the tender for Senbawang bus package. Now it has attained WAB status, so LTA can call for tender immediately. Hopefully SBST loses, as its underpayment of 5 drivers who are suing the company with M Ravi’s help has made headlines.
No need to use minibus for bus 825, use normal SMRT buses la! SMRT minibuses can use for MRT early closures/late opening.
There’s some roads in Lentor estate that are really narrow. The service U-turns at a 2-lane road junction, something which normal 12m buses are unable to do. Maneuvering in such narrow roads are also not easy.
Mini buses has less passengers capacity to carry much as a regular bus and plus,the circle line mrt holds 931 people per train.In addition,They chose the DD(Double Decker)to operate the mrt early closure and besides,early closures/late opening are rush hour so DD is the best option.Why use this mini buses where they usually carry about 20 to 50 passengers(depends whether they allow you to stand in the bus)where a DD can carry 90 to 130.You can say but bus service 284(one of the shortest bus route ever in sg which the length of the route is 1.7km),yeah but tbh,it depends on what the operator thinks buses should be put in.They can also choose what bus to operate.How about bus service 902(which the travel length is 1.1km),well,if it loops around a poly school,then they will be more people(considering most of the passenger might be poly student)so they use single deckers for the route.Bus 825 use mini bus cause of how much people ride on the bus on peak and non peak hour.For sure the bus operator knows what they are doing.
In fact, now 825 is using Oc500le buses. So yeah its possible, just uncommon
Will be back to SMRT buses if they lose Yishun under the Seletar bus package
I think Yishun will only operate some busses under Seletar.
No need for PC plate la..Give to SBST better as started at Yio Chu Kang..LTA so messy.
Can exchange 852 for this service