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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I’m so happy to use the Alexander Dennis Enviro500!
It’s as if TTS has a lot of Mercedes-Benz OC500LEs
Every time the bus comes it is a OC500LE
Like all the units of the Mercedes-Benz OC500LEs are owned by TTS
Those OC500LEs which went over to TTS were mainly ex-SMRT AMDEP ones which is a minority. SMRT still got majority of the OC500LEs and they can be found running mainly on KJDEP routes like 172, 176, 975, 985 etc. At times they do run on 178 and 187 as well.
They all throw away their OC from 853 and spam them on 855. We have opposite problems on 853M no OC at all.
Seen a lot of Mercedes-Benz OC500LE on service 855 recently after TTS took over
TTS has a lot of OC500LEs
Sometimes, This Bus Was Operated By Tower Transit.
It is already operating by Tower Transit. What you mean
The waiting time for this bus is ridiculous
Bus 188 and 963 are in smrt, serving HarbourFront interchange and have the suffixes E’s & R’s. Why don’t bus 855 also have these?
It depends of the bus package of the services
855 demand is tentatively low eventhough they are not duplicative. 855 mostly plies low-density housing besides Bukit Merah and Yishun. Possibly, because Yishun had a direct to HarbourFront by interchanging for NEL via Dhoby Ghaut.
Unlike 188 & 963, the demand is high because of convenient directions between CCK/Bukit Batok West (188) & Woodlands/Bukit Panjang/Bukit Batok East (963) respectively as they don’t have other routes and lack of transfer, causing Transfer hassles. But very good question!
188E and 963E are weekday peak hour limited stop services with terminating points similar to its parent services.
188R and 963R are alternate weekend routes that plies into RWS instead of terminating at Harbourfront. Currently they are not in operation.