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.

855
59009 Yishun Int B4 NS13 Yishun Ave 2
59069 Opp Blk 757 Yishun Ave 2
59059 Blk 608 Yishun Ave 2
59049 Opp Khatib Stn NS14 Yishun Ave 2
59039 Yishun Sports Hall Yishun Ave 2
59029 Aft Yishun Ave 1 Lentor Ave
59019 Aft Sg Seletar Bridge Lentor Ave
55269 Opp Bullion Pk Condo Lentor Ave
55259 Opp Countryside Est Lentor Ave
55029 Seasons Pk TE5 Yio Chu Kang Rd
55019 Aft Lentor Stn Exit 4 TE5 Yio Chu Kang Rd
56209 Bef Thomson Hills Dr Yio Chu Kang Rd
56199 Aft Thomson Hills Dr Yio Chu Kang Rd
56039 Aft Yio Chu Kang Rd Upp Thomson Rd
56029 Bef Sembawang Hills Fc Upp Thomson Rd
56019 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Upp Thomson Rd
53099 Aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Upp Thomson Rd
53089 Faber Gdn Upp Thomson Rd
53079 Flame Tree Pk Upp Thomson Rd
53069 Aft Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd
53059 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 2 TE8 Upp Thomson Rd
53049 Bef Jln Todak TE8 Upp Thomson Rd
53039 Thomson CC Upp Thomson Rd
53029 Shunfu Est Upp Thomson Rd
53019 Opp St. Theresa's Hme Upp Thomson Rd
51079 Opp Macritchie Reservoir Thomson Rd
51119 Bef Andrew Rd Lornie Rd
41169 Bef Kheam Hock Rd Lornie Highway
41139 Aft The Japanese Assn Adam Rd
41129 Opp S'Pore Bible Coll Adam Rd
41119 Opp Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd
41109 Opp St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd
11119 Farrer Rd Stn Exit A CC20 Farrer Rd
11109 Spanish Village Farrer Rd
11099 Opp Leedon Green Farrer Rd
11089 Opp Holland Hill Lodge Queensway
11079 Opp Blk 95 Queensway
11069 Queensway Sec Sch Queensway
11059 Queenstown Polyclinic Queensway
11049 Opp Blessed Sacrament Ch Queensway
11039 Blk 19 Queensway
11029 Blk 166/Aft Mei Chin Rd Queensway
11019 Bef Blk 2 Jln Bt Merah
10139 Blk 1 Jln Bt Merah
10119 Opp Pacific Tech Ctr Jln Bt Merah
10109 Bt Merah Sec Sch Jln Bt Merah
10099 Opp Bt Merah Town Ctr Jln Bt Merah
10089 Blk 119 Jln Bt Merah
10369 Opp Cendex Ctr Lower Delta Rd
14039 Opp St. Theresa's Convent Lower Delta Rd
14029 Blk 105 Lower Delta Rd
14019 Opp Mt Faber Lodge Kg Bahru Rd
14141 HarbourFront Stn/Vivocity NE1CC29 Telok Blangah Rd
14009 HarbourFront Int NE1CC29 Seah Im Rd
14009 HarbourFront Int A8 NE1CC29 Seah Im Rd
14129 Harbourfront Stn Exit A NE1CC29 Telok Blangah Rd
14119 Opp VivoCity NE1CC29 Telok Blangah Rd
14011 Bef Mt Faber Lodge Kg Bahru Rd
14021 The Pearl @ Mt Faber Lower Delta Rd
14379 Blk 40 Lower Delta Rd
14031 St. Theresa's Convent Lower Delta Rd
10361 Cendex Ctr Lower Delta Rd
10081 Opp Blk 120 Jln Bt Merah
10091 Bt Merah Town Ctr Jln Bt Merah
10101 Opp Bt Merah Sec Sch Jln Bt Merah
10111 Opp Blk 28 Jln Bt Merah
10131 Opp Blk 2 Jln Bt Merah
11021 Aft Queenstown NPC HQ Queensway
11031 Opp Queen's Cl Queensway
11041 Aft C'wealth Dr Queensway
11051 Opp Queenstown Polyclinic Queensway
11061 Opp Queensway Sec Sch Queensway
11071 Blk 97 Queensway
11081 Viz Holland Queensway
11091 Leedon Green Farrer Rd
11101 Farrer Rd Mkt Farrer Rd
11111 Farrer Rd Stn Exit B CC20 Farrer Rd
41101 St. Margaret's Sec Sch Farrer Rd
41111 Lutheran Twrs Farrer Rd
41121 S'Pore Bible Coll Adam Rd
41131 Opp The Japanese Assn Adam Rd
41161 Aft Kheam Hock Rd Lornie Highway
51111 Opp Andrew Rd Lornie Rd
51071 Macritchie Reservoir Thomson Rd
53011 St. Theresa's Hme Upp Thomson Rd
53021 Lakeview Est Upp Thomson Rd
53041 Bef Thomson Ridge TE8 Upp Thomson Rd
53051 Upp Thomson Stn Exit 5 TE8 Upp Thomson Rd
53061 Bef Windsor Pk Rd Upp Thomson Rd
53071 Opp Flame Tree Pk Upp Thomson Rd
53081 Opp Faber Gdn Upp Thomson Rd
53091 Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 Upp Thomson Rd
56011 Bef Adana @ Thomson Upp Thomson Rd
56021 Opp Sembawang Hills Fc Upp Thomson Rd
56031 Bef Yio Chu Kang Rd Upp Thomson Rd
56191 Teachers' Housing Est Yio Chu Kang Rd
56201 Aft Munshi Abdullah Ave Yio Chu Kang Rd
55011 Bef Lentor Stn Exit 5 TE5 Yio Chu Kang Rd
55021 Opp Seasons Pk TE5 Yio Chu Kang Rd
55241 Aft Yio Chu Kang Rd Lentor Ave
55251 Countryside Est Lentor Ave
55261 Bullion Pk Condo Lentor Ave
59011 Bef Sg Seletar Bridge Lentor Ave
59021 Bef Yishun Ave 1 Lentor Ave
59031 Opp Yishun Sports Hall Yishun Ave 2
59041 Bef Khatib Stn NS14 Yishun Ave 2
59051 Blk 790 Yishun Ave 2
58991 Blk 767 Yishun Ave 2
59009 Yishun Int NS13 Yishun Ave 2
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px 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 Bus
– MAN A22
– Mercedes-Benz OC500LE
Double Deck Bus
– Alexander Dennis Enviro500
– MAN A95

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 9 – 11 mins 13 – 15 mins 14 – 15 mins 14 – 15 mins
From HarbourFront 12 – 13 mins 13 – 15 mins 12 mins 13 – 14 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.

Double-deck buses were introduced to the route on 24 February 2019, operating on Weekends & Public Holidays only.

MRT Stations Served

Gallery (Tower Transit)

Gallery (SMRT Buses) at Page 2.

Poster Gallery

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
  • 2011 (03 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (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

Past Routings

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20 thoughts on “Tower Transit Bus Service 855

  • 3 March 2022 at 7:46 PM
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    I’m so happy to use the Alexander Dennis Enviro500!

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  • 17 February 2022 at 8:54 PM
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    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

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    • 23 July 2022 at 2:34 PM
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      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.

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    • 20 January 2023 at 7:40 AM
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      They all throw away their OC from 853 and spam them on 855. We have opposite problems on 853M no OC at all.

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  • 4 January 2022 at 1:13 PM
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    Seen a lot of Mercedes-Benz OC500LE on service 855 recently after TTS took over

    TTS has a lot of OC500LEs

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  • 18 September 2021 at 8:18 PM
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    Sometimes, This Bus Was Operated By Tower Transit.

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    • 2 November 2021 at 8:06 PM
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      It is already operating by Tower Transit. What you mean

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      • 30 August 2022 at 8:21 PM
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        The waiting time for this bus is ridiculous

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  • 3 September 2019 at 5:04 PM
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    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?

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    • 17 December 2019 at 8:56 AM
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      It depends of the bus package of the services

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    • 21 October 2020 at 5:16 PM
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      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!

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    • 2 February 2022 at 11:26 PM
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      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.

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