SBS Transit Bus Service 860

SBS Transit Bus Service 860 is a trunk route from Yio Chu Kang looping at Yishun, passing through Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, Upper Thomson Road, Yishun Ring Road and Yishun Avenue 9. It was the very first service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), linking the eastern sections of Yishun Ring Road with Khatib and Yishun MRT stations, before being extended to loop at Yio Chu Kang in October 2017.

860
Yio Chu Kang Int
↺ Yishun Int (Loop)
55509 Yio Chu Kang Int B1 NS15 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
55209 Opp Blk 646 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
54469 Opp Blk 649 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54459 Blk 151 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
55111 Blk 180 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
55121 Opp Blk 604 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
56209 Bef Thomson Hills Dr Yio Chu Kang Rd
56199 Aft Thomson Hills Dr Yio Chu Kang Rd
56041 Opp Meadows @ Peirce Upp Thomson Rd
56051 Opp Tagore Rd Upp Thomson Rd
56061 Aft Tagore Dr Upp Thomson Rd
56071 Bef Old Upp Thomson Rd Upp Thomson Rd
56081 Bef SLE Upp Thomson Rd
56091 Springleaf Stn Exit 3 TE4 Upp Thomson Rd
57011 Opp Springleaf Nature Pk Upp Thomson Rd
57021 Forest Hills Condo Sembawang Rd
57031 Nee Soon Driclad Ctr Sembawang Rd
57041 Nee Soon HQ 22 SIB Sembawang Rd
57051 Aft Sembawang Air Base Sembawang Rd
57061 Dieppe Barracks Sembawang Rd
57071 Opp Khatib Camp Sembawang Rd
59551 Blk 722 Yishun Ave 3
59541 Opp Khatib Camp Yishun Ave 3
59331 Blk 773 Yishun Ave 3
59059 Blk 608 Yishun Ave 2
59421 Blk 624 Yishun Ring Rd
59431 Blk 630 Yishun Ring Rd
59711 Blk 672C Yishun Ring Rd
59571 Opp Northbrooks Sec Sch Yishun Ring Rd
59631 Opp Blk 445 Yishun Ring Rd
59411 Blk 356 Yishun Ring Rd
59401 Blk 358 Yishun Ring Rd
59391 Blk 342B Yishun Ring Rd
59381 Blk 314 Yishun Ring Rd
59171 Blk 309 Yishun Ave 9
59161 Opp Blk 201 Yishun Ctrl
59009 Yishun Int NS13 Yishun Ave 2
59009 Yishun Int B7 NS13 Yishun Ave 2
59169 Bet Blks 201/202 Yishun Ctrl
59179 Blk 241 Yishun Ave 9
59389 Opp Blk 314 Yishun Ring Rd
59399 Opp Blk 367 Yishun Ring Rd
59409 Evangel Family Ch Yishun Ring Rd
59419 Blk 413 Yishun Ring Rd
59639 Bet Blks 445/449 Yishun Ring Rd
59579 Blk 456 Yishun Ring Rd
59761 Blk 504C Yishun Ave 1
59719 Opp Blk 672C Yishun Ring Rd
59439 Blk 858 Yishun Ring Rd
59429 Blk 846 Yishun Ring Rd
59051 Blk 790 Yishun Ave 2
59339 Blk 776 Yishun Ave 3
59549 Khatib Camp Yishun Ave 3
59559 Opp Blk 722 Yishun Ave 3
57079 Khatib Camp Sembawang Rd
57069 Opp Dieppe Barracks Sembawang Rd
57059 Opp Sembawang Air Base Sembawang Rd
57049 Opp Nee Soon HQ 22 SIB Sembawang Rd
57039 Spiritual Grace Presby Ch Sembawang Rd
57029 Aft The Springside Sembawang Rd
57019 Springleaf Nature Pk Upp Thomson Rd
56099 Springleaf Stn Exit 2 TE4 Upp Thomson Rd
56089 Aft SLE Upp Thomson Rd
56079 Aft Old Upp Thomson Rd Upp Thomson Rd
56069 Bef Tagore Dr Upp Thomson Rd
56059 Bef Tagore Rd Upp Thomson Rd
56049 Meadows @ Peirce Upp Thomson Rd
56191 Teachers' Housing Est Yio Chu Kang Rd
56201 Aft Munshi Abdullah Ave Yio Chu Kang Rd
55129 Blk 604 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
55119 Blk 617 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54451 Blk 643 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
54461 Blk 649 Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
55201 Aft Blk 648 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
55509 Yio Chu Kang Int NS15 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Yio Chu Kang Bus InterchangeYishun Bus Interchange (Loop)
Passes Through Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, Upp Thomson Rd, Sembawang Rd, Yishun Ave 3, Yishun Ring Rd
Route Length 29.9 km
Travelling Time 115 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Seletar Bus Package
Current Operator SBS Transit Ltd
Current Depot Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP)
Current Fleet Single-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Yio Chu Kang
Daily
05:30 – 23:40
From 22:50 – 23:40 daily, buses departing Yio Chu Kang Int are renumbered as Service 860T which terminates at Yishun Int
Departure Times from Yishun
Daily
05:30 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
Loop Service 6:30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Weekdays 10 14 mins 12 15 mins 9 12 mins 10 18 mins
Saturdays 11 12 mins 11 15 mins 13 15 mins 14 15 mins
Sundays / Public Holidays 11 13 mins 11 14 mins 10 15 mins 12 15 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares

Service 860 is a trunk route serving the housing estates of Yishun, Ang Mo Kio, Springleaf as well as Tagore Industrial Estate with inter-town connections to key transport nodes at Yishun Bus Interchange / MRT as well as Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange / MRT. The route serves various schools around Yishun, and community amenities such as  Yishun Swimming Complex.

Formerly looping at Yishun Ring Road, Service 860 was extended to loop at Yio Chu Kang on 15 Oct 2017, skipping Khatib MRT Station. Its short trip service 860A was also withdrawn on the same day, with new Feeder Service 807 & Short Trip Service 807A replacing the link between Yishun Ave 9 / Ring Road to Khatib MRT Station. From 23 Jan 2022, it was amended to start from Yio Chu Kang and loop at Yishun.

Historical Information:

Introduced on 21 Oct 2012, the route is the very first service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). The route compliments Service 804, which frequently occurs overcrowding then and does not provide links to Khatib MRT. Service 860 also enhanced connectivity for residents of Yishun Ring Road.

The service benefited from a capacity upgrade in late April 2015, when SMRT arranged for a Mercedes-Benz O405G articulated bus to perform several round trips during the Weekday morning peak, going against the Land Transport Authority (LTA) regulations of deploying non-BSEP buses on BSEP bus services. However, Member of Parliament Dr Lee Bee Wah saw this arrangement as a permanent fixture and commended LTA for the “fleet improvement” for Service 860. Since the bus depot handling Service 860 (Ang Mo Kio Depot) could not accommodate double-decker buses back then, negotiations between LTA and SMRT Buses allowed for a permanent articulated bus crossover from Service 854 during the morning peak hours. This is the first known exception to the BSEP bus deployment regulation set by LTA.

The service received yet another fleet enhancement with a MAN A24 articulated bus being deployed on a daily basis on Service 860 from 15 November 2015. Member of Parliament for Nee Soon GRC Mr Louis Ng joined Minister Ong Ye Kung along with SMRT Staff for “Launch of the bendy bus for Service 860”. However, this was not the debut of regular bendy bus arrangements (see above), but rather, a dedicated high-capacity articulated bus for Service 860.

On 12 January 2017, Double-Decker buses made their debut on Bus Service 860 as well as Short Trip Service 860A, catering to exceptionally high demand along Yishun Ring Road.

MRT Stations Served
Special Departures
  • Yishun Int → Yio Chu Kang Int
    Weekdays & Saturdays: 05:30, 05:39, 05:48, 05:57, 06:06 & 06:15
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:30, 05:37, 05:45, 05:53, 06:04 & 06:15
Terminating Trips
  • Service 860T: Yio Chu Kang Int → Yishun Int
    Weekdays: 22:50, 23:02, 23:15, 23:27 & 23:40
    Saturdays: 22:50, 23:03, 23:15, 23:27 & 23:40
    Sundays / Public Holidays: 22:51, 23:04, 23:16, 23:28 & 23:40

Gallery (SBS Transit):

Service 860

Service 860T

Poster Gallery
Gallery (SMRT Buses):

Operator History:
  • 21 Oct 2012 – 17 Mar 2018: SMRT Buses Ltd
  • 18 Mar 2018 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2030 under the Seletar Bus Package.

History:

Service 860

  • 2012 (21 Oct): Introduced between Yishun Int and Yishun Ring Rd (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
  • 2012 (15 Nov): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
  • 2015 (14 Mar): Amended to Yishun Temp Int
  • 2015 (06 Sep): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 672C along Yishun Ring Rd
  • 2016 (16 Oct): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 504C along Yishun Ring Rd
  • 2017 (27 Aug): First bus on Sundays & Public Holidays brought forward from 0545hrs to 0530hrs
  • 2017 (15 Oct): Extended to loop at Yio Chu Kang Int; First bus brought forward to 0530 hrs on Sundays & Public Holidays
  • 2018 (18 Mar): Operations transferred to SBS Transit Ltd
  • 2019 (08 Sep): Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub
  • 2022 (23 Jan): Amended to start from Yio Chu Kang Int and loop at Yishun Integrated Transport Hub

Service 860A

  • 2015 (25 May): Introduced from Yishun Temp Int to Yishun Ring Rd (Opp Blk 798) during morning peak hours on weekdays
  • 2015 (06 Sep): Serves new bus stop opposite Blk 672C along Yishun Ring Rd
  • 2016 (16 Oct): Serves new bus stop outside Blk 504C along Yishun Ring Rd
  • 2017 (15 Oct): Withdrawn with the route extension of Service 860 to Yio Chu Kang Int

Service 860T

  • 2021 (11 Apr): Re-numbered from trips of Service 860 that terminate at Yio Chu Kang Int
  • 2022 (23 Jan): Amended to start from Yio Chu Kang Int and terminate at Yishun Integrated Transport Hub

Past Routings

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19 thoughts on “SBS Transit Bus Service 860

  • 15 March 2024 at 6:08 AM
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    New Simpang ITH Amendments:

    SBST 860 SHOULD extend to in the new Simpang Region in like the 2030s or later maybe
    passing via Yishun, Springleaf MRT, Upper Thomson, Ang Mo KIO and looping at YCK INT
    same for Service 670, 670 could extend to Simpang to connect peak hour residents to the workplaces in CBD

    Maybe the same for Service 852, could extend to Simpang and take it’s normal route to Bukit Batok passing
    via Yishun, Ang Mo Kio, Marymount, Bukit Timah & Bukit Batok

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    • 24 April 2024 at 7:17 AM
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      There’s no Simpang ITH, only Simpang Bus Depot 😑

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  • 12 March 2024 at 11:54 PM
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    860 last bus from yishun int shld be extended to 12am.

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