Tower Transit Bus Service 859

Tower Transit Bus Service 859 is a trunk route linking Sembawang Bus Interchange and Yishun Bus Interchange, passing through Canberra Road, Admiralty Link, Sembawang Crescent, Canberra Link, Sembawang Road, and Yishun Avenue 5 (Chong Pang).

Bus Service 859 was amended to serve Canberra Link from 17 Dec 2023 as part of the TEL3 Bus Service Changes.

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
58151 Bef Sembawang Stn NS11 Canberra Rd
58331 Blk 589D Canberra Link
58039 Bef Canberra Dr Sembawang 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
58031 Opp Canberra Dr Sembawang Rd
58339 Opp Blk 589D Canberra Link
58159 Aft Admiral Hill 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 WAB_logo_20px Sembawang Bus Interchange ↺ Yishun Bus Interchange (Loop)
Passes Through Canberra Rd, Admiralty Link, Sembawang Cres, Canberra Link, Sembawang Rd, Yishun Ave 5
Route Length 19.1 km
Travelling Time 75 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 & Double-deck buses
Includes hybrid single deck buses (Volvo B5LH)
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Sembawang
Weekdays & Saturdays Sundays / Public Holidays
05:40 – 23:15 05:55 – 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
Daily
06:00 – 23:49
Operating Frequency
6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Loop Service 9 – 11 mins 10 – 11 mins 10 – 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, while also serving various neighbourhood amenities. It is one of several 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.

Within the Sembawang estate, Service 859 is complemented by its route variants Service 859A and Service 859B, which ply the same sections of Service 859 within Sembawang estate while terminating at Sembawang interchanges.

The service was amended to serve Bukit Canberra and Canberra Link as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation from 17 December 2023, complementing Service 167 along Canberra Link and part of Sembawang Drive. The amendment was intended to take effect from 10 December 2023 to replace the lost sector of Service 167 upon its withdrawal, but was delayed by 1 week in an announcement by the Land Transport Authority on 28 November 2023 with the cancellation of Service 167’s withdrawal.

MRT Stations Served
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
  • 2023 (17 Dec): Amended to Canberra Link and part of Sembawang Road to cover lost sectors of Service 167 as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation, initially announced to take effect on 10 Dec 2023; First Bus timing from Sembawang Int on Weekdays & Saturdays brought forward from 05:45 to 05:40, First Bus timing from Sembawang Int on Sundays / Public Holidays brought forward from 06:00 to 05:55,

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
  • 2023 (17 Dec): Amended to Canberra Link and part of Sembawang Road to cover lost sectors of Service 167 as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line 3 Bus Service Rationalisation, initially announced to take effect on 10 Dec 2023.

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7 thoughts on “Tower Transit Bus Service 859

  • 17 November 2023 at 8:28 PM
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    The sembawang estate sector of 859 should be removed and 859A/B should renumber to Feeder 891G/W. Then instead of entering Yishun Int, it should loop at yishun st 21.

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  • 22 August 2022 at 3:11 PM
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    Spotted a man a95 euro 6 today AGAIN!!

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  • 2 August 2022 at 4:56 PM
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    Spotted a man a95 euro 6 today

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  • 26 February 2019 at 6:47 AM
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    The 859 bus is sooooooo slow in the morning! I get on from blk 311 and it takes almost 25min to blk 482. I’m always late even I start off at 6:40 from home!

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    • 28 February 2019 at 10:55 AM
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      This service really needs DDs on weekdays especially during peak hours!

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      • 14 November 2020 at 4:43 PM
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        WLBP services 858 and 859 uses MAN A22s along with the SG plated citaros, can update fleet

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