SMRT Bus Service 859B

For Service 859B in the reverse direction, check out Service 859A.

SMRT Bus Service 859B is a supplementary trunk route from Sembawang Interchange and looping at Admiralty Link, passing through Sembawang Crescent and Canberra Road in a clockwise loop fashion. Service 859A plies the same route in the counter-clockwise direction.

Both 859A and 859B are route variants of Bus Service 859 serving only within the Sembawang residential estate, and were introduced in their present form under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) on Sunday, 17 August 2014.

Route Overview
Route	Sembawang Bus Interchange ↺ Sembawang Cres (Loop)
Passes Through	Admiralty Link, Admiralty Dr, Sembawang Dr, Canberra Rd
Route Length	5.0 km
Travelling Time	20 – 25 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 Single Deck Bus – Volvo B5LH						12-metre Double Deck Bus Weekday Morning Peak Hours only
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Sembawang	Daily
	05:30 – 00:55
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	8 – 24 mins			8 – 25 mins			9 – 22 mins			11 – 24 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 859B is a route variant of Bus Service 859. It duplicates Service 859 within the Sembawang residential estate, departing Sembawang Interchange and making a clockwise loop via Sembawang Cres, Admiralty Dr, Sembawang Dr, Admiralty Link and Canberra Rd before terminating at Sembawang Interchange.

Service 859B was introduced as a full-day supplementary bus service as part of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) service improvements. Service 859A plies the same route as Service 859B in the opposite direction.

The A and B suffixes used do not represent these routes as Short-Trip Services, but as route variants of Service 859. Such route numbering is similar to the Green and White plates (G/W suffix) used on SBS Transit feeder routes to indicate different directions of travel.

Both routes were launched on Sunday, 17 August 2014, to improve bus connectivity within the Sembawang estate and aid with high passenger loading on Service 859. The routes connect to public amenities such as Canberra Community Club, Sembawang Library, Sembawang Mart, Sembawang MRT Station, Sembawang Secondary School and Sun Plaza.

MRT Station Served

• NS11 Sembawang

Route Variants

• Service 859: Sembawang Bus Interchange ↺ Yishun Bus Interchange (Loop)
• Service 859A: Sembawang Bus Interchange ↺ Admiralty Link (Loop)

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Operator History

• 2014 – 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

• 2014 (17 Aug): Introduced between Sembawang Int and Admiralty Link (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Past Routings

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