Tower Transit Bus Service 872A is a Short-Trip Service variant of Bus Service 872.
The route plies from Tengah Bus Interchange and ends at Chinese Garden MRT Station. It only operates on weekday morning peak hours, excluding Public Holidays.
Service 872A commenced operations on Friday 2 Jan 2026.
872A
Tengah Int
→ Chinese Gdn Stn
→ Chinese Gdn Stn
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Tengah Bus Interchange → Boon Lay Way (Chinese Gdn Stn) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Tengah Blvd, Tengah Gdn Ave, Bukit Batok Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 4.4 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 22 – 30 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 | |||||||||||
| 06:30 – 07:42 | ||||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Short Trip Service 872A supplements weekday morning peak hour demand for Service 872 from housing estates within Tengah to Chinese Garden MRT Station.
MRT Station Served
- EW25 Chinese Garden
Departure Timings:
Weekdays (except Public Holidays)
- From Tengah Int:
06:30, 06:40, 06:55, 07:14 & 07:42
Poster Gallery:
Operator History:
- 2 Jan 2026 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Route History:
- 2026 (02 Jan): Introduced as a short trip service from Tengah Int to Boon Lay Way (Chinese Gdn Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays (except Public Holidays).
Back to Bus Service 872
kinda useful but introduce service 872B in opposite direction
genius
If it ends at an interchange, it doesn’t need to be a completely separate short trip since it won’t make a difference to passengers (end point and route is the same after all). The added confusion in numbering isn’t worth it in this case. The extra trips can just be classified as downroutes (with same numbering 872) instead of Short Trip 872B
Unless they plan to extend 872 route, with the current route, I agree with you. End point is very similar.
With 872A is a bit unless I rather you have a trip start from Chinese Garden Mrt to Tengah Int which can help to reduce the waiting time for 872
872b will just be a special departure