Tower Transit Bus Service 870 is a trunk service operating between Jurong Town Hall and Tengah, serving the new housing estates in Tengah along Plantation Crescent and Tengah Boulevard as well as existing housing estates in Bukit Batok West.
→ Jurong Town Hall Int
→ Tengah Int
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange ↔ Tengah Bus Interchange | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Jurong East Ctrl, Bt Batok Ave 1, Bt Batok West Ave 6, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Plantation Cres | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Tengah: 6.3 km | Towards Jurong Town Hall: 6.6 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 30 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Bulim Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore) |
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| Current Depot | Bulim Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Jurong Town Hall |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 06:00 – 00:45 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Tengah |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 06:00 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Jurong Town Hall | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 9 – 10 mins | 9 – 13 mins | 7 – 10 mins | 10 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 12 – 15 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 11 – 14 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 12 – 15 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| From Tengah | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 6 – 9 mins | 10 – 13 mins | 8 – 10 mins | 9 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 11 – 15 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 12 – 14 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 13 – 15 mins | 11 – 13 mins | 12 mins | 13 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Bus Service 870 serves new housing estates in Tengah as well as existing housing estates in Bukit Batok West with direct links to Jurong East, as well as other amenities along its route.
Introduced on Sunday, 26 November 2023, the route is one of the first few services to serve the new Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange at launch.
Initial Announcement
Plans for the introduction of Bus Service 870 first emerged in October 2023, as mentioned within LTA Travel Guides outlining transportation options for residents of HDB Plantation Village. The guide also highlighted several amenities that Service 870 will serve such as Bukit Batok Swimming Complex and Bukit Batok Blk 156 Market.
As a designated Transit Priority Corridor, Tengah Link was designated solely for buses from 27 December 2023 (as per signage along Tengah Link). In the interim period from 27 August 2023, other motorists can also use Tengah Link via the left-in-left-out entrance and exit to Bukit Batok Road.
An article from The Straits Times regarding the new bus service in Tengah based on the Facebook Post by Dr Amy Khor mentioned that Tower Transit would be operating this bus service.
December 2023 Extension
On 1 November 2023, the routing and launch date for Service 870 was revealed in a Facebook Post by local Member of Parliament Dr. Amy Khor.
In addition, the post also highlighted plans for the route extension of Service 870 in December 2023 to serve future Bus Stop 40391 along Tengah Boulevard for Plantation Village estate and a non-stop sector along Tengah Drive. This was later announced to take effect from 24 December 2023.
July 2024 Extension & Additional Bus Stops
With the completion of new roads and housing developments within Tengah New Town, Service 870 was extended to Tengah Bus Interchange in tandem with its opening on 21 July 2024. Short Trip Service 870A was also withdrawn on the same day.
After the extension, Service 870 was planned to serve the following bus stops along Tengah Blvd:
- Bus Stop 40451 – Blk 306B, Tengah Blvd
(served from 10 Nov 2024) - Bus Stop 40459 – Blk 321, Tengah Blvd
(served from 10 Nov 2024)
MRT Station Served
- EW24NS1 Jurong East
Gallery (Buses):
Poster & Misc Gallery
Operator History:
- 26 Nov 2023 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Route History:
- 2023 (26 Nov): Introduced between Jurong Town Hall Int and Plantation Cres (Loop)
- 2023 (24 Dec): Extended to loop at Tengah Blvd via Tengah Dr and a section of Bukit Batok Rd
- 2024 (21 Jul): Extended to Tengah Int, skipping Tengah Dr and part of Bukit Batok Rd
- 2024 (10 Nov): Serves a pair of new bus stops outside Blk 306B & Blk 321 along Tengah Blvd
Bus 870 southern part duplicates JRL, only the northern part is unique.
Nearby, bus 993 isn’t getting high ridership, bus 984 also isn’t getting healthy ridership.
One can expect a merger of these 2 bus routes into 1 when JRL opens.
That northern loop of bus 993 can be skipped entirely.
The merged route should be obvious.
870’s Tengah Bus Interchange to Plantation Crescent section, plus go up along Bukit Batok Road, then Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 (both directions), then 993’s route towards Jurong East.
In the first place, why call it 993 when it doesn’t terminate at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange? The merged route should use 870.
So contrary to the direction that the YouTuber “ZBK Volgren” is trying to lead, bus 870 isn’t temporary. There’s going to be route amendment to 870, but 870 will still stay even after JRL opens.
In fact, expect no regular bus route at Tengah to be removed when JRL opens. This one may Tengah residents rest assured.
Tengah residential area maybe deliberately identical to Jurong West N6 to N9 in terms of land area, and the latter has 14 bus routes (before JRL). Probably 12 routes after JRL.
Tengah currently got 11 routes, and honestly that’s the optimal number, with 1 more new regular bus route to Tengah JID in future. Existing Tengah area won’t have drastic bus route amendment, even after JRL opens. The amendment is just to connect to new Tengah areas as they open (eg: 873 and 874 to Tengah Brickland, and 992 to Tengah Forest Hill before going to Tengah ITH).