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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Until now,The stingy TTS still haven’t lease any buses for 871..
Apparently TTS has leased tons of citaro for 871, not confirmed to be true but heard rumours…
There’s only 1 Citaro left in storage..
So far only SG1041M & SG1695B as Citaro lease fee is 30% more cheaper than A22.
SG1041M not transferred to Tower Transit, still under SBST. These rumors are false
Ignore the comment above. Actually, it was confirmed after all. SBS6567T, SG1005T, SG1006R, SG1027E, SG1041M, SG1188Z & SG1695B all transferred to TTS. SG1005T & SG1006R back to old home.
must have double decker at least 10 electric 3 door 2 staircase MAN
I recommend that this Bus Service 871 cannot have Double Decker buses and must have a Single Decker buses such as MAN A22 Euro 5 Buses.
Good question because of Street 52. But however, I expect Service 871 demand to be as high as terrible in the near future. But I do believe that Tengah may introduce more services than just this. Nevertheless, is too early to think.
In Tower Transit forms, any single decker buses can be deployed on Service 871 (mostly MAN A22 Euro 5 or CITARO), as long is within BUDEP territory.
Service 871 need DDs la if not how you manage the tengah crowd everyday? Use your brain instead of recommending some fantasy dream
I suspect possible height restriction along the route.
Is it somewhere 945 plies?
Yes. Because of the mrt track right above part of the route, and unlike other roads with mrt track above it, it’s actually quite dangerous to have a double decker there since the route there are quite narrow. I lived along the 945 route btw.
If 945 never ran double decker before, I doubt 871 will.
Some improvements that can be made:
The connection to Beauty World MRT: could have taken the other route to connect with the other exit, which is much nearer to the MRT fare gate. Also enable this bus service to connect to Bukit Timah Hill, whereby Tengah residents can get close to nature.
The connection to Bukit Gombak MRT: I think it’s more for the stadium, so that Tengah residents got a running stadium to run. They don’t really need connection to Bukit Gombak MRT because already got connection to Bukit Batok MRT (right to the doorstep at Bukit Batok Bus Interchange, which is just next to the MRT station). They mentioning Bukit Gombak MRT is just to ensure geographical accuracy. But naturally, Tengah residents will still take 992 to Bukit Batok MRT.
What i can predict is TTS will lease at least 4 E6 A22 and a couple more E5 A22.