Tower Transit Bus Service 871

Tower Transit Bus Service 871 is a trunk service operating from Tengah and looping at Beauty World MRT Station, serving the new housing estates in Tengah and providing connectivity to Bukit Batok West and Bukit Gombak.

Service 871 serves a pair of new bus stops (Blk 306B & Blk 321) along Tengah Blvd from 10 Nov 2024.

Route Overview
Route	Tengah Bus Interchange ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road (Loop)
Passes Through	Tengah Garden Walk, Plantation Cres, Bukit Batok West Ave 6, Bukit Batok St 52, Bukit Batok East Ave 6, Jln Jurong Kechil
Route Length	21.5 km
Travelling Time	90 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Tengah	Daily
	05:15 – 00:00
Operating Frequency
Weekdays	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	12 mins			12 mins			12 mins			12 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Bus Service 871 was introduced to offer more public transport options to residents of Tengah new town. It provides full-day bus connections to Bukit Batok West, Bukit Gombak, and Beauty World, serving existing schools and community amenities, as well as connections to the MRT network via Beauty World MRT Station along the Downtown Line.

Key landmarks & schools served by Service 871 include:

• Plantation Plaza
• Le Quest Mall
• Dazhong Primary School
• Bukit Gombak Stadium
• Hillgrove Secondary School
• Lianhua Primary School
• Bukit Batok East Point shopping area
• Keming Primary School
• Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School
• Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre
• Bukit Timah Plaza
• Beauty World Centre

The last bus of Service 871 departs Bus Stop 42151 – Beauty World Stn Exit C, Jln Jurong Kechil at 00:48 towards Tengah Int.

Additional Bus Stops

At launch, 6 new bus stops were planned to be added to the route in the future. These are:

• Bus Stop 40429 – Blk 242, Tengah Garden Walk
  (served from 28 Jul 2024)
• Bus Stop 40439 – Opp Blk 236A, Tengah Garden Walk
  (served from 28 Jul 2024)
• Bus Stop 40411 – Blk 221B, Tengah Garden Ave
  (served from 15 Sep 2024)
• Bus Stop 40419 – Blk 215, Tengah Garden Ave
  (served from 15 Sep 2024)
• 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

• DT5 Beauty World

Gallery

Poster Gallery

Operator History:

• 21 Jul 2024 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bulim Bus Package.

Route History:

• 2024 (21 Jul): Introduced between Tengah Int and Upp Bukit Timah Rd (Loop)
• 2024 (28 Jul): Serves 2 new bus stops outside Blk 242 & Opp Blk 236A along Tengah Gdn Walk
• 2024 (15 Sep): Serves a pair of new bus stops outside Blk 221B & Blk 215 along Tengah Gdn Ave
• 2024 (10 Nov): Serves a pair of new bus stops outside Blk 306B & Blk 321 along Tengah Blvd

Past Routings

References:

• Amy Khor Facebook Post (5 Jul 2024)

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