SMRT Bus Service 859

SMRT Bus Service 859 is a trunk route linking Sembawang Bus Interchange and Yishun Bus Interchange, passing through Admiralty Link, Sembawang Crescent, Sembawang Road and Yishun Avenue 5.

58009 Sembawang Int NS11 Sembawang Vista

58259 Opp Sun Plaza Sembawang Dr

58219 Opp Sembawang Stn NS11 Sembawang Way

58111 Blk 351 CP Canberra Rd

58121 Blk 424A CP Canberra Rd

58401 Opp Blk 491 Admiralty Link

58411 Blk 404A CP Admiralty Link

58341 Blk 405 Sembawang Dr

58321 Bet Blks 357/359 Admiralty Dr

58271 Blk 335 Sembawang Cres

58281 Sembawang Sec Sch Sembawang Cres

58371 Bet Blks 325/326 Sembawang Cres

58299 Blk 328 Sembawang Dr

58241 Sembawang Int/Opp Blk 315 NS11 Sembawang Vista

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

59073 Opp Yishun Stn NS13 Yishun Ave 2

59009 Yishun Int 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

58249 Blk 309 Sembawang Vista

58291 Blk 317 Sembawang Dr

58379 Opp Blk 325 Sembawang Cres

58289 Opp Sembawang Sec Sch Sembawang Cres

58279 Opp Blk 336A CP Sembawang Cres

58329 Blk 474 Admiralty Dr

58349 Blk 478 Sembawang Dr

58419 Blk 482A CP Admiralty Link

58409 Blk 491 Admiralty Link

58129 Blk 508 CP Canberra Rd

58119 Blk 502A Canberra Rd

58211 Sembawang Stn NS11 Sembawang Way

58251 Sun Plaza/Sembawang Stn NS11 Sembawang Dr

58009 Sembawang Int NS11 Sembawang Vista

Technical Information
Route	Sembawang Bus Interchange ↺ Yishun Bus Interchange (Loop)
Passes Through	Admiralty Link, Sembawang Cres, Sembawang Rd, Yishun Ave 5
Route Length	17.1 km
Travelling Time	80 – 85 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) Buses park at: Woodlands Bus Park (WLBP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus: – MAN A95 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Volvo B5LH
Departure Times from Sembawang	0545hrs – 0000hrs (Weekdays & Saturdays) 0600hrs – 0000hrs (Sundays / Public Holidays) After 2314 hours (Daily), buses leaving Sembawang Int will terminate at Yishun Int.
Departure Times from Yishun	0600hrs – 2348hrs (Weekdays) 0600hrs – 2349hrs (Saturdays) 0600hrs – 2352hrs (Sundays / Public Holidays)
Frequency	Loop Service
	0630-0830: 09 – 11 mins 0831-1659: 09 – 11 mins 1700-1900: 10 – 11 mins After 1900: 10 – 13 mins

Service 859 is a residential trunk route linking many parts of Sembawang Estate with Yishun and Sembawang MRT stations, as well as various neighbourhood amenities. It is one of few bus routes to serve residents within the small Sembawang estate. By making one round around the Sembawang estate before terminating at Sembawang Int, passengers can board the bus at to appropriate bus stops along Sembawang Drive or Sembawang Vista if they intend to head towards Yishun directly.

On 17 Aug 2014, two new supplementary short trip services, Services 859A and 859B, were introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) to operate on a full day basis. As a result, early morning downroutes from Sembawang Vista (Blk 309) ceased to operate. The previous Service 859A was a short trip service terminating at Opp Blk 315, Sembawang Vista (outside Sembawang Interchange), which operated from 12:00am to 12:50am, after the last bus of Service 859 towards Yishun has departed.

Double-deck buses were introduced to the route on 23 December 2018.

Fare: Charges basic distance fares. See Bus Fares.

MRT Stations Served

• NS11 Sembawang
• NS13 Yishun

Special Departures

• Yishun Int → Sembwang Int
  Daily: 0600hrs

Route Variants

• Service 859A: Sembawang Bus Interchange ↺ Admiralty Link (Loop)
  Counter-clockwise loop via Canberra Rd, Sembawang Dr, Sembawang Cres
• Service 859B: Sembawang Bus Interchange ↺ Sembawang Cres (Loop)
  Clockwise loop via Sembawang Cres, Sembawang Dr, Canberra Rd

Gallery

Operator History

• 1999 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
• (~September 2021) onwards: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

Operations for this route would be transferred to Tower Transit in 2021 as part of the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package.

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package.

History

• 1999 (04 Apr): Introduced by TIBS as Yishun Int – Sembawang Dr (Loop)
• 2000 (09 Jan): Amended to serve Sembawang Dr, Admiralty St
• 2005 (20 Nov): Extended to Sembawang Interchange via Sembawang Vista, Canberra Road, Admiralty Lane, Admiralty Link, Sembawang Drive, Admiralty Drive, Sembawang Crescent.
• 2006 (03 Dec): Amended to ply along Sembawang Way.
• 2007 (01 Oct): Shortworking trips 859A introduced from Sembawang Int to Sembawang Vista (Opp Blk 315) between 0015 to 0050 daily.
• 2012 (15 Nov): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2014 (17 Aug): Extension of operating hours for service 859A (to full day) and introduction of new supplementary service 859B which operates a counter-clockwise route opposite to 859A.
• 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int and converted to Loop Service from Sembawang
• 2018 (23 Dec): Start of regular double-decker bus deployments on Sundays / Public Holidays
• 2019 (08 Sep): Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub
• 2020 (11 May): Start of weekday double-decker bus deployments

Past Routings:

• Refer to this article
• 2019: Amended to present routing. No significant route changes since 2019.

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