Tower Transit Bus Service 855

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.

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)
Current Depot	Mandai Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Yishun	Daily
	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
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

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): 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): 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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