SMRT Bus Service 854

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	22.2 km (D1) | 22.4 km (D2)
Travelling Time	70 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) Majority of buses park at: Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange
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
Departure Times from Yishun	0535hrs – 2340hrs (Daily)
Departure Times from Bedok	0535hrs – 2340hrs (Weekdays) 0540hrs – 2340hrs (Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays)
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

• NS13 Yishun
• NS14 Khatib
• EW7 Eunos
• EW6 Kembangan
• EW5 Bedok

Special Departures

• Yio Chu Kang Road (Opp UE Bizhub Ctrl) → Bedok Int
  Weekdays & Sat: 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.

Gallery

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): 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.

Back to Bus Services
Back to Bus Articles