Tower Transit Bus Service 855 is a trunk route linking Yishun Bus Interchange and HarbourFront Bus Interchange, passing through Lentor, Upper Thomson, Lornie, Farrer Road, Queensway, Bukit Merah and Lower Delta.
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| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Yishun Bus Interchange ↔ HarbourFront Bus Interchange | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Yishun Ave 2, Lentor Ave, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Upp Thomson Rd, Farrer Rd, Queensway, Jln Bukit Merah | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards HarbourFront: 25.8 km | Towards Yishun: 26.0 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 80 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 & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Yishun |
Daily |
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| 05:35 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from HarbourFront |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:35 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | |||||||||
| From Yishun | 10 – 11 mins | 14 – 15 mins | 14 – 15 mins | 14 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| From HarbourFront | 11 – 14 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 12 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 855 is an inter-town route serving between the housing estates of Yishun, Farrer, Bukit Merah and Lower Delta, and the suburban areas of Lornie and Upper Thomson, connecting them to HarbourFront. The route is frequented as a popular connection between various housing estates, notably between Yishun – Upp Thomson and Bukit Merah – HarbourFront. Its sector between Bukit Merah, Lower Delta and HarbourFront is well received due to high passenger demand and lack of alternative routes.
MRT Stations Served
- NS13 Yishun
- NS14 Khatib
- TE5 Lentor
- TE8 Upper Thomson
- CC20 Farrer Road
- NE1CC29 HarbourFront
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Operator History
- 1989 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – 04 Sep 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
- 05 Sep 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
- 1989 (01 Oct): Introduced between Yishun Int and World Trade Ctr Ter
- 1990 (21 Feb): Skips abolished bus stop opposite Jasmine Rd along Upp Thomson Rd
- 2003: Skips a pair of bus stops near LP 94 and opposite LP 91 along Lentor Ave
- 2004: Skips abolished bus stop outside Nanyang Pr Sch along Farrer Rd
- 2006 (29 Oct): Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd
- 2008 (07 Dec): Skips abolished bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mosque along Telok Blangah Rd
- 2010 (28 Jun): First bus from HarbourFront Int brought forward to 0535 hrs daily
- 2011 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int via Yishun Central 1
- 2018 (28 Oct):Â Amended to ply Lornie Highway (Southbound) towards HarbourFront Int
- 2019 (23 Jun): Amended to ply Lornie Highway (Northbound) towards Yishun Temp Int
- 2019 (08 Sep):Â Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub, skipping Yishun Central 1
- 2019 (22 Dec): Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd
- 2020 (12 Jan): Skips a pair of abolished bus stops under and after Lentor Flyover along Lentor Ave
- 2021 (05 Sep): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package
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Best is to scrap all OC500, suck buses with loud engine, not cold AC, screeching sound. Make the whole journey uncomfortable etc. I have observe this , all of TTS service have used before only 969. why don’t deploy on Tampines route? 969 only use the best fleet? cos of eastern site?
TTS Mandai Depot also maintenance suck , Buses are dirty, air con duct chocked and some are mouldy and majority air con like fan and not cold.
Boarded bus transit 855 on Monday 9 September at 9.05am at Queenstown Fire station bus stop. This chinese bus driver is very friendly and courteous and greeted every passengers with a friendly greeting with a smile. Brightens my mood in the morning. SBS transit has got a GEM in this friendly and polite bus captain driver. He should be aptly rewarded for his sincere dedications to serve every passengers who boarded and exit with a friendly and courteous greeting.
Waited for this bus at bus stop after queentown npc from 3.38pm. Saw the backside of 855 leave the bus stop as I was on 100 behind it. Waited 20 mins until 3.58pm the next one came. In this 20 mins saw three 100, two 196! Is 20 mins waiting time acceptable??
I know right? Absolute bollocks of a frequency. I’m here having to wait 25 mins for a single decker