Tower Transit Bus Service 856

Tower Transit Bus Service 856 is a trunk route linking Yishun Bus Interchange and Woodlands Bus Interchange, passing through Sembawang, Senoko Industrial Estate, Woodlands North MRT, Woodlands Train Checkpoint and Marsiling MRT.

Bus Service 856 is temporarily amended due to the temporary re-alignment along Woodlands North Coast Road from 24 Apr 2022.

856

Yishun Int
→ Woodlands Int ⇋

Woodlands Int
→ Yishun Int ⇋

59009 Yishun Int B4 NS13 Yishun Ave 2

59141 Blk 741 Yishun Ave 5

59111 Blk 701 Yishun Ave 5

57111 Opp Blk 101 Sembawang Rd

57121 Opp Blk 115B Sembawang Rd

57131 Opp Jln Kemuning Sembawang Rd

58011 Opp Sembawang Shop Ctr Sembawang Rd

58021 Opp The Nautical Sembawang Rd

58101 Blk 311 Canberra Rd

58151 Bef Sembawang Stn NS11 Canberra Rd

58111 Blk 351 CP Canberra Rd

58121 Blk 424A CP Canberra Rd

58131 Aft Assyafaah Mque Canberra Rd

58169 Aft HomeTeamNS Sembawang Resort Admiralty Rd West

58149 Opp Sembawang Shipyard G 8 Admiralty Rd West

47809 Opp Sunshine Bakery Admiralty Rd West

47119 Aft Senoko Way Senoko Ave

47109 Maxsteel Enterprise Senoko Dr

47099 Masterdon Senoko Dr

47089 Aft Senoko Dr Senoko Rd

47079 Opp British American Tobacco Admiralty Rd West

47069 Nth Tech Admiralty Rd West

47059 Bef W'Lands Ind Pk E4 Admiralty Rd West

47049 W'Lands Auto Hub Admiralty Rd West

47039 Aft View Rd Admiralty Rd West

47029 Opp Khalsa Crescent Drug Rehab Ctr Admiralty Rd West

47201 Woodlands North Stn TE1 Woodlands North Coast Rd

47019 Aft W'Lands Waterfront Pk Admiralty Rd

46139 Aft Riverside Rd Admiralty Rd

46129 Marsiling Lane Mkt/Fc Admiralty Rd

46119 Marsiling CC Admiralty Rd

46501 Opp Marsiling Pk Woodlands Ctr Rd

46511 Marsiling Pr Sch Woodlands Ctr Rd

46521 Marsiling Stn NS8 Woodlands Ave 3

46531 Blk 173 Woodlands Ave 3

46541 Marsiling Mall Woodlands Ave 3

46009 Woodlands Int NS9TE2 Woodlands Sq

46009 Woodlands Int B11 NS9TE2 Woodlands Sq

46549 Blk 347 Woodlands Ave 3

46539 Blk 320 Woodlands Ave 3

46529 Opp Marsiling Stn NS8 Woodlands Ave 3

46519 Opp Blk 144 Woodlands Ctr Rd

46509 Marsiling Pk Woodlands Ctr Rd

46069 W'Lands Train Checkpt Woodlands Ctr Rd

46088 Blk 25 Woodlands Ctr Rd

46111 Blk 23 Admiralty Rd

46121 Opp Marsiling Lane Mkt/Fc Admiralty Rd

46131 Aft Marsiling Lane Admiralty Rd

47011 Bef W'Lands Waterfront Pk Admiralty Rd

47201 Woodlands North Stn TE1 Woodlands North Coast Rd

47021 Khalsa Crescent Drug Rehab Ctr Admiralty Rd West

47031 Bef Keramat Rd Admiralty Rd West

47041 Opp W'Lands Auto Hub Admiralty Rd West

47051 Aft W'Lands Ind Pk E4 Admiralty Rd West

47061 Aft Attap Valley Rd Admiralty Rd West

47071 Bef British American Tobacco Admiralty Rd West

47081 Aft Senoko Cres Senoko Rd

47091 Bef Senoko Cres Senoko Dr

47101 Aft Senoko Ave Senoko Dr

47111 Bef Senoko Way Senoko Ave

47801 Sunshine Bakery Admiralty Rd West

58141 Sembawang Camp Admiralty Rd West

58161 Bef Sembawang Shipyard G 3 Admiralty Rd West

58139 Bef Assyafaah Mque Canberra Rd

58129 Blk 508 CP Canberra Rd

58119 Blk 502A Canberra Rd

58159 Aft Admiral Hill Canberra Rd

58109 Opp Blk 311 Canberra Rd

58029 The Nautical Sembawang Rd

58019 Aft Sembawang Shop Ctr Sembawang Rd

57139 Aft Jln Kemuning Sembawang Rd

57129 Blk 114 Sembawang Rd

57119 Blk 101 Sembawang Rd

59119 Opp Blk 701A Yishun Ave 5

59149 Blk 145 Yishun Ave 5

59009 Yishun Int NS13 Yishun Ave 2

Notes:

• Service 856 towards both Yishun Int & Woodlands Int duplicates at Woodlands North Coast Road. Check the bus destination before boarding.
• – Wheelchair Inaccessible Bus Stop

Route Overview
Route	Yishun Bus Interchange ↔ Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
Passes Through	Sembawang Rd, Canberra Rd, Admiralty Rd West, Senoko Dr, Admiralty Rd, Woodlands Ctr Rd
Route Length	Towards Woodlands: 16.3 km						Towards Yishun: 17.2 km
Travelling Time	60 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	Double Deck Bus – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Yishun	Daily
	05:30 – 23:45
Departure Times from Woodlands	Daily
	05:30 – 23:50
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
From Yishun	5 – 6 mins			6 – 11 mins			6 – 8 mins			5 – 12 mins
From Woodlands	4 – 7 mins			6 – 10 mins			6 – 8 mins			5 – 12 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 856 is both a residential and industrial route, linking the industrial areas of Admiralty Road West and Senoko with Yishun, Sembawang, Marsiling and Woodlands estates. The route also provides residential connections between Woodlands Bus Interchange and Woodlands Town Centre, as well as between Sembawang and Yishun. As such, it benefits from moderate to high demand throughout the day, with high demand during the peak hours, and thus high-capacity buses are deployed on a daily basis.

During peak hours, Service 981 compliments the service by strengthening bus connections between Sembawang MRT/Int and industrial areas around Admiralty Road West and Senoko.

By duplicating Service 950 from Woodlands Bus Interchange to Woodlands Centre Road, the route also encounters exceptionally high demand from cross-border commuters heading from Woodlands/Marsiling to Woodlands Checkpoint, where passengers are often unable to board Service 950 along en-route bus stops as Service 950 is often filled to capacity at Woodlands Bus Interchange.

With the opening of Thomson-East Coast Line 1 on 31 January 2020, Service 856 was amended to serve Woodlands North MRT Station along Woodlands North Coast Road both towards Yishun and Woodlands. Commuters are to check the Bus Electronic Destination Sign before boarding from there.

MRT Stations Served

• NS13 Yishun
• NS11 Sembawang
• TE1 Woodlands North
• NS8 Marsiling
• NS9TE2 Woodlands

Special Departures

• Canberra Rd (Bef Sembawang Stn) → Woodlands Int
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 20:54, 21:34, 21:49, 22:04 & 22:32
• Admiralty Rd West (Opp British American Tobacco) → Woodlands Int
  Weekdays: 18:03 & 18:51
• Woodlands Ave 3 (Opp Marsiling Stn) → Yishun Int
  Weekdays: 05:25
• Woodlands Ctr Rd (W’lands Train Checkpt) → Yishun Int
  Weekdays: 05:25
  Saturdays: 05:30 & 05:36
• Admiralty Rd West (Bef Sembawang Shipyard G 3) → Yishun Int
  Weekdays: 06:33

Gallery (Tower Transit):

Gallery (SMRT Buses) at Page 2.

Poster Gallery

Operator History:

• 1988 – 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:

• 1988 (25 Dec): Introduced between Yishun Int and Woodlands Int
• 1996 (04 Feb): Extended to Woodlands Regional interchange
• 1996 (10 Mar): Amended to ply Canberra Rd under Woodlands MRT Rationalisation, skipping Admiralty Rd East
• 1999: Serves new pair of bus stops before Sembawang Stn and after Admiralty Country Club along Canberra Rd
• 2000: Serves new bus stop outside Woodlands CIQ along Woodlands Rd
• 2002 (07 Jul): Serves the bus stop outside Blk 923 along Yishun Ave 2, skipping the bus stop outside Northpoint Shop Ctr
• 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int
• 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
• 2017 (17 Sep): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2019 (08 Sep): Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub
• 2020 (31 Jan): Amended to serve Woodlands North Coast Road
• 2021 (13 Jun): Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
• 2021 (05 Sep): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package
• 2022 (24 Apr): Temporary amended along Woodlands North Coast Road due to its temporary realignment

Past Routings

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