SMRT Bus Service 854 is a trunk route linking Yishun Interchange and Bedok Interchange, passing through Lentor, Yio Chu Kang Road, Hougang Avenue 3 and Eunos. It also operates an express variant, Express 854e.
Technical Information | ||
Route ![]() |
Yishun Bus Interchange ↔ Bedok Bus Interchange | |
Passes Through | Lentor, Yio Chu Kang Road, Hougang Ave 3, Eunos | |
Route Length | 22.3 km (D1) | 22.4 km (D2) | |
Travelling Time | 70 mins | |
Operator Information | ||
BCM Route Package | Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package | |
Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd |
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Current Depot | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) Majority of buses park at: Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange |
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Current Fleet | 12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22 – Mercedes-Benz OC500LE – Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro |
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Departure Times from Yishun |
0535hrs – 2340hrs (Daily) | |
Departure Times from Bedok |
0535hrs – 2340hrs (Weekdays) 0540hrs – 2340hrs (Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays) |
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Frequency | Direction 1 | Direction 2 |
0630-0830: 05 – 07 mins 0831-1659: 05 – 11 mins 1700-1900: 07 mins After 1900: 07 – 12 mins |
0630-0830: 04 – 08 mins 0831-1659: 05 – 11 mins 1700-1900: 06 – 07 mins After 1900: 07 – 13 mins |
Service 854 is an inter-town route linking Yishun, Yio Chu Kang Road, Hougang, Eunos and Bedok. The route is frequented as a popular connection between various housing estates, as well as serving Ang Mo Kio Industrial Estate & Industrial Park 3 along Yio Chu Kang Road and more industries around Ubi and Eunos. The route encounters moderate to high demand throughout the day, with especially high demand during the peak hours due to increased inter-town commute and workers from the industrial estate. High capacity buses are deployed on a daily basis.
The route shares a large proportion of its route with Service 25, its main competitor for the high demand sectors between Hougang Ave 2 and Bedok. It is also the only SMRT service to call at Bedok Interchange. Additionally, Service 854 also compliments Service 857 between Yishun and Yio Chu Kang Road.
Introduced in 1988 by Trans-Island, the route has not undergone any major amendments since.
MRT Stations Served
Special Departures
- Yio Chu Kang Road (Opp UE Bizhub Ctrl) → Bedok Int
Weekdays & Sat:Â 0530hrs – 0550hrs
Route Variants
- SMRT Express Service 854e: Yishun Bus Interchange → Bedok Bus Interchange
Weekdays AM Peak
Fare: Charges basic distance fares for trunk services. See Bus Fares.
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Operator History
- 1987 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
- (~September 2021) onwards: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Operations for this route would be transferred to Tower Transit in 2021 as part of the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package.
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package.
History:
- 1987 (18 Jan): Introduced between Yishun Ctrl and Bedok Int. Amended to Yishun Int on 23 Aug that same year.
- 2011 (19 Nov): Amended to Bedok Temp Int
- 2013: Service improvement under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
- 2014 (30 Nov): Amended to air-conditioned Bedok Integrated Transport Hub (ITH)
- 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int
- 2015 (16 Aug): Start of double-decker bus deployments
- 2015 (11 Oct): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
- 2019 (08 Sep):Â Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub
- 2020 (12 Jan): Skips removed bus stops 55271 – Aft Lentor Flyover & 55279 – Lentor Flyover along Lentor Ave
Past Routings:
- Refer to this article
- 2019: No significant route changes since 2019.
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Dun think there are anymore bendies deployed on 854 ever since it got amended into the new Yishun ITH
Better tower transit take over the bus routes for smrt and sbstransit will be lost in the process
Because Tower Transit had won the Sembawang-Yishun bus package.
Service route 854 should amend to hougang ave 10,ave 4,Bangkok green, than yio chu kang rd tower yishan. , withdrawn from the route hougang avenue 2.
Can the lta planning officer let look for the bus routes and the residence for the area hougang ave 10 and 4. Can get the service route to bedok easily.
Emma might the planning officer is not considered for any
Half of Hougang already gotten SBST 87 to Bedok. Other words, you feedback to LTA to have new direct service from Hougang to Bedok. SMRT 854 demand is very high and if you amend inside Hougang, it will cause inconvenience to 854 residents & workers.