Tower Transit Bus Service 872

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

Route Overview
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)
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
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

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

Past Routings

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

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