Tower Transit Bus Service 872 is a trunk service operating from Tengah and looping at Jurong East Street 32, connecting the new residential estates in Tengah with Chinese Garden MRT station.
Service 872 serves a new pair of bus stops along Tengah Gdn Ave from 23 Nov 2025
↺ Jurong East St 32 (Loop)
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Route  |
Tengah Bus Interchange ↺ Jurong East Street 32 (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Tengah Blvd, Tengah Garden Ave, Plantation Cres, Bukit Batok Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd, Boon Lay Way, Jurong East St 31, Jurong East Ave 1 | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 11.0 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 55 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 Tengah |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:10 – 00:00 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Loop Service | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 5 – 8 mins | 8 – 15 mins | 7 – 8 mins | 10 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 8 – 12 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 15 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 15 mins | 15 – 16 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 872 provides direct connectivity for residents in Tengah to Chinese Garden MRT Station along Boon Lay Way, as well as other amenities along the route at Jurong East such as Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre, Yuhua Market & Hawker Centre and Yuhua Place.
In addition, it also directly connects housing estates along Jurong East Street 32 to Chinese Garden MRT Station while serving a new sector along Jurong East Street 31 previously not served by public buses.
This service is introduced under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), a ~$900 million government scheme that funds the purchase of new buses, infrastructural improvements, and operating costs of new bus services between 2024–2032.
3 additional upcoming bus stops along Tengah Garden Avenue will be added to the route when ready, after the launch of the service on 10 August 2025.
- (From 23 Nov 2025)
Bef Plantation Cres
(40491) Tengah Garden Ave - (From 23 Nov 2025)
Aft Plantation Cres
(40499) Tengah Garden Ave - (From 26 Oct 2025)
Opp Blk 131D
(40509) Tengah Garden Ave
Plans
On 12 April 2025, local Member of Parliament Dr. Amy Khor revealed in a social media post that a new trunk bus service between Tengah and Chinese Garden MRT Station is planned to commence in the 3rd Quarter of 2025.
During a People’s Association family event held Tengah Community Club on 8 June 2025, Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow revealed to the media that Service 872 is slated to start on 10 Aug 2025, along with other bus services planned for Tengah by end-2026. The routing of Service 872 was shared to social media the same night by Member of Parliament for Choa Chu Kang GRC Dr Choo Pei Ling.
In a social media post on 18 Jul 2025, Dr Choo Pei Ling updated the bus stops to be served by Service 872 upon its launch on 10 August 2025, along with the additional 3 bus stops along Tengah Garden Avenue to be added to the route at a later date.
On 20 July 2025, Member of Parliament for Jurong Central SMC, Xie Yao Quan (谢曜全), shared a route poster for Service 872 in a social media post. This version differed slightly from the official poster released by public transport operator Tower Transit on 23 July 2025, specifically in the descriptions of two bus stops along Tengah Garden Avenue.
In the MP’s version, Bus Stop 40501 was labeled as “Ch of St. Jude Thaddeus,” and Bus Stop 40509 as “Opp Pioneer Pr Sch.” In contrast, Tower Transit’s version listed these stops as “Blk 131D” for Bus Stop 40501 and “Opp Blk 131D” for Bus Stop 40509.
On the first day of operations, the bus stop pole for 40501 was listed as Ch of St. Jude Thaddeus, although other official sources such as the Tower Transit website, SimplyGo eGuide & LTA MyTransport.sg app had already reflected the updated description of Blk 131D.
The names used in the MP’s version referenced upcoming developments—the Church of St. Jude Thaddeus, expected to be completed in 2028, and Pioneer Primary School, projected to open in 2026.
MRT Station Served
- EW25 Chinese Garden
Poster Gallery
Routing
Gallery
Operator History:
- 10 Aug 2025 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Route History:
- 2025 (10 Aug): Introduced between Tengah Bus Interchange and Jurong East Street 32 (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).
- 2025 (26 Oct): Serves new bus stop Opp Blk 131D along Tengah Garden Ave
- 2025 (23 Nov): Serves a new pair of bus stops Bef & Aft Plantation Cres along Tengah Garden Ave
References
- Amy Khor Facebook Post
- 8 new bus services in Tengah by end-2026: Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow – cna
- Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow wants to boost transport networks, cut travelling times – The Straits Times
- Choo Pei Ling 朱佩玲 Facebook Post
- Choo Pei Ling 朱佩玲 Facebook Post
- Choo Pei Ling 朱佩玲 – Facebook Post
Back to Bus Services
No i dont think so. Service 872 will get full fleet DDs to help offload service 180
Think this service will get a few BYDs and Zhongtongs
Extend to Boon Lay, withdraw 180.
In return, 171 extend to Tengah.
I don’t think LTA will withdraw cash ow svc like 180..for the 171 if that happens I think TTS will make dual control… With majority BCs from Mandai, Now Bulim shortage of BCs.. Best of 852 also TTS,Mandai BCs can have a view of Tengah and Bbt respectively.
852 should go TTS in exchange for 169.
850E,851,851e all go TTS better,SBST can keep the Yishun feeders and 801 might as well take 825.860 extend to Sembawang and loop at YCK under TTS.
What a shame that they didnt call this service 873… always good to have bus numbers that end with the same digit plying the same street (in this case service 333 and 873)
I find it likely that 872 is yet again DD Restricted, as I believe that one small stretch of road affects the entire route: JE St 31. The right turn from Boon Lay Way to St 31 seems very tight.
If its not DD-restricted, however, I suspect it probably won’t run DD anyway, as by the time demand grows high enough to warrant deployment, the JRL may be up and running, so this high demand would probably be short distance from St 32 to CGD MRT (peak hours)
Once the roads have completed, we’ll likely witness the extension of 181 & amendment of 174 into Tengah. As for 171, I’m not too sure, since they are planning for a new feeder-trunk (again!!) to link Tengah to Bukit Panjang & JE..
I dont think service 872 will be DD restricted. TT has deployed double deckers on service 333 before.
333 is not DD restricted. The road I referred to is not JE St 32, which is the road 333 plies. I am talking about St 31, the road that connects to Boon Lay Way
174 to Tengah???
Nah…
171 heard they plan to extend to Tengah but dunno use what route and how many km more..171 problems is the BKE bottleneck and worse if got accidents..
Just yesterday saw training bus Volvo 3x ply there..