Bus Service 861
Service 861 |
|
Route Information | |
---|---|
Route | Sembawang Interchange ↺ Yishun Ring Road (Loop) |
Route Length | 21.8 km |
Travelling Time | 100 mins (1 h 40 mins) |
Operator | ![]() (Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package) |
Tower Transit Bus Service 861 is an inter-town bus service linking the residential subzones of Sembawang East, Northland, Yishun East, Lower Seletar, Yishun South to MRT stations along the North–South Line.
It is the 2nd bus service to benefit from the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), and is the 1st bus service introduced under the programme.
Service Information
Bus Duty & Fleet
Depot | Fleet Size | Fleet | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
861 | 861A | |||
Mandai Depot (MDDEP) | 10 | 1 | 10 Single Deckers | |
SMB1541J SMB1544B SMB1558L SMB1560D SMB1561B SMB1562Z SMB1565R SMB1567K SMB1589Y SMB1608B MAN NL323F
|
Notes |
---|
|
Route Information
Frequency
Period | AM Peak (First Bus - 08:30) |
AM Off Peak (08:31 - 16:59) |
PM Peak (17:00 - 19:00) |
PM Off Peak (19:01 - Last Bus) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Loop Service | 10 - 12 minutes | 10 minutes | 12 - 13 minutes |
Special Departures
![]() Khatib Stn Exit D Yishun Ring Rd ![]() Sembawang Int Sembawang Vista Departure Time | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | 06:00 |
Short-Trip 861A
![]() Sembawang Int Sembawang Vista ![]() Khatib Stn Exit D Yishun Ring Rd Departure Time | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily | 23:30 |
Loop Service
[Show/Hide Full Route Details]
Bus Stops | Point of Interest | Weekdays | Saturdays | Suns / PHs | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | First bus | Last bus | |||
![]() | 861A | NS11Sembawang Sun Plaza | 05:30 | 23:17 (861) 23:30 (861A) | 05:30 | 23:18 (861) 23:30 (861A) | 05:30 | 23:18 (861) 23:30 (861A) |
![]() Blk 126 CP Canberra St | 861A | 05:40 | 23:26 (861) 23:40 (861A) | 05:40 | 23:27 (861) 23:40 (861A) | 05:40 | 23:27 (861) 23:40 (861A) |
|
![]() Opp Canberra Stn Canberra Lk | 861A | NS12Canberra | 05:43 | 23:29 (861) 23:43 (861A) | 05:42 | 23:30 (861) 23:43 (861A) | 05:42 | 23:29 (861) 23:42 (861A) |
![]() Opp Chongfu Pr Sch Yishun Ave 6 | 861A | 05:48 | 23:34 (861) 23:48 (861A) | 05:47 | 23:35 (861) 23:48 (861A) | 05:47 | 23:34 (861) 23:47 (861A) |
|
![]() Opp Blk 672C Yishun Ring Rd | 861A | Wisteria Mall | 06:06 | 23:52 (861) 00:06 (861A) | 06:05 | 23:53 (861) 00:06 (861A) | 06:05 | 23:52 (861) 00:05 (861A) |
![]() Khatib Stn Exit D Yishun Ring Rd | 861A | NS14Khatib | 06:00 | 23:58 (861) 00:11 (861A) | 06:00 | 23:59 (861) 00:11 (861A) | 06:00 | 23:58 (861) 00:10 (861A) |
![]() Blk 672C Yishun Ring Rd | Wisteria Mall | 06:11 | 00:09 | 06:10 | 00:09 | 06:11 | 00:09 | |
![]() Blk 272 Yishun Ave 6 | 06:28 | 00:26 | 06:27 | 00:26 | 06:28 | 00:26 | ||
![]() Canberra Stn Canberra Lk | NS12Canberra | 06:34 | 00:32 | 06:33 | 00:32 | 06:34 | 00:32 | |
![]() Blk 126 CP Canberra St | 06:38 | 00:36 | 06:37 | 00:36 | 06:38 | 00:36 | ||
![]() | NS11Sembawang Sun Plaza | 06:50 | 00:47 | 06:48 | 00:45 | 06:48 | 00:45 |
Notes:
- 1: This service calls at this stop in both directions (towards Khatib and towards Sembawang). Commuters are to check the bus destination before boarding.
- 06:00: Underlined times indicate that the first bus is a downroute bus rather than one starting from the first stop.
Historical Information
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() (Current) |
861Sembawang Int ↺ Yishun Ring Road 861ASembawang Int → Yishun Ring Road
|
2024 | 15 September | Introduced between Sembawang Int and Yishun Ring Road (Loop) under LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0530hrs and 2315hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. ![]() |
861Sembawang Int ↺ Yishun Ring Road 861ASembawang Int → Yishun Ring Road 861BYishun Avenue 1 → Canberra Link
|
2025 | 24 March | 861BTo be introduced from Yishun Avenue 1 (Blk 430B) to Canberra Link (Canberra Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
![]() |
References
- ↑ "Introduction of new Service 861B" (Tower Transit Singapore, 14 March 2025)
External Links
![]() |
[ V • T • E ] | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Services | 167 • 169 • 171 • 825 • 853 • 853M • 854 • 854e • 855 • 856 • 857 • 858 • 859 • 859A • 859B • 861 • 861M • 882 • 883 • 883M • 963 • 963e • 965 • 966 • 969 • 980 • 981 | ![]() Tender Awarded | ||
City Direct Services | 656 • 663 • 670 | |||
Yishun Feeders | 801 | |||
Defunct | 167e • 963R • NR1 • NR2 | |||
Bus Fleet | Mandai Depot (MDDEP) | |||
Single Decker | MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI) • Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Batch 1 • Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH | |||
Double Decker | Alexander-Dennis Enviro500 (3-Door • Batch 1 • Batch 2) • MAN ND323F (Euro V, Batch 1 • Euro V, Batch 2 • Euro V, Batch 3 • Euro VI, Batch 1) | |||
Articulated Buses | MAN NG363F | |||
Midibus | BYD C6 |