Tower Transit Bus Service 859

Tower Transit 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.

859

Sembawang Int
↺ Yishun Int (Loop)

58009 Sembawang Int B2 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 B3 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

Route Overview
Route	Sembawang Bus Interchange ↺ Yishun Bus Interchange (Loop)
Passes Through	Canberra Rd, 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	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Mandai Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22 – Volvo B5LH						Double Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door) – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Sembawang	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:45 – 23:15								06:00 – 23:15
	Between 23:30 – 00:00, buses departing Sembawang Int are renumbered as Service 859T which terminates at Yishun Int.
Departure Times from Yishun	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	06:00 – 23:44				06:00 – 23:45				06:00 – 23:45
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	9 – 11 mins			9 – 11 mins			9 – 11 mins			10 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

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 appropriate bus stops along Sembawang Drive or Sembawang Vista if they intend to head towards Yishun directly. Double-deck buses were introduced to the route on 23 December 2018.

MRT Stations Served

• NS11 Sembawang
• NS13 Yishun

Special Departures

• Yishun Int → Sembawang Int
  Weekdays: 06:00 & 06:12
  Saturdays: 06:00 & 06:10
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 06:00 & 06:16

Terminating Trips

• Service 859T: Sembawang Int → Yishun Int
  Daily: 23:30, 23:45 & 00:00

Route Variants

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

Gallery (Buses)

Service 859

Service 859T

SMRT Buses Photo Gallery at Page 2.

Poster Gallery

Operator History

• 1999 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 2004 – 02 Oct 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
• 03 Oct 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

Service 859

• 1999 (04 Apr): Introduced between Yishun Int and Sembawang Dr (Loop)
• 2000 (09 Jan): Amended to ply Sembawang Dr and Admiralty Dr, skipping Sembawang Way
• 2002 (07 Jul): Serves the bus stop outside Blk 923 along Yishun Ave 2, skipping the bus stop outside Northpoint Shop Ctr
• 2004 (24 Oct): Serves new bus stop between Blks 325 and 326 along Sembawang Cres
• 2005 (20 Nov): Extended to Sembawang Int
• 2006 (03 Dec): Amended to ply Sembawang Way and Sembawang Dr
• 2012 (15 Nov): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to loop at Yishun Temp Int from Sembawang Int
• 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
• 2021 (03 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package

Service 859T

• 2021 (11 Apr): Re-numbered from trips of Service 859 that terminate at Yishun Integrated Transport Hub
• 2021 (03 Oct): Operations transferred to Tower Transit under the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package

Past Routings

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