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.
871
Tengah Int
↺ Upp Bukit Timah Rd (Loop)
↺ Upp Bukit Timah Rd (Loop)
| 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) |
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| Current Depot | Bulim Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Tengah |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:15 – 00:00 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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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.
Future 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
- Bus Stop 40459 – Blk 321, Tengah Blvd
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
References:
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870 i think will become two directional service from Tengah to Jurong Town Hall…
Lease buses probably a few E6 A22 and E5 A22
It’s already going to be bidirectional service on the same day 871 will be launched.
870 actually has DD operations, which I suspect will increase with the amendment.
in the future let’s say 2025 service 871 could amend to Serve Hillview Regency Condo or amend to Bukit Batok East Avenue 4 next to the Police Station, so residents of East Avenue 4 can get to Beauty World or Tengah faster instead of walking to Hillview or The Park to catch Service 985 to Beauty World.
Hopefully this service will terminate at Beauty World ITH in the future.
Actually Gombak stadium is a short walk away from a Bukit Gombak MRT only.
Couldve amended 66 instead
Was thinking of 154. Which is currently the bus service with the most number of buses, and a bus service with huge operational challenge.
If LTA wants to break up 154, actually only need to retain 154’s unique sector from the DTL west to Boon Lay Int. The rest, can essentially take DTL, CCL and other bus services.
Thereafter, the retained 154 can absorb 871. And become part of the Bulim Bus Package.
To think about it, it’s clearer right now.
154 western leg can merge with 871.
154 eastern leg can merge with 174 western leg.
174 eastern leg can merge with 41.