Bus Service 856

Service 856
Route Information
Route	Yishun Interchange ↔ Woodlands Interchange
Route Length	16.3 km (towards Woodlands) 17.2 km (towards Yishun)
Travelling Time	60 mins (1 h)
Operator	(Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package)

Tower Transit Bus Service 856 is an inter-town route serving the residential areas of Yishun, Sembawang and Woodlands, as well as the industrial developments in Senoko and Woodlands. It provides an essential connection from the Woodlands Regional Centre to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint, despite being duplicated by Service 950 and well supplemented by alternative Service 911. This service is also complemented by Service 981 (between Sembawang and Senoko) and Service 858 (between Yishun and Sembawang).

On weekdays, Short-Trip Service 856A supplements the evening cross-border demand from Woodlands, while Short-Trip Service 856B supplements the Senoko industrial demand during the morning peak period.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 856/856A/856B

Depot	Fleet Size			Fleet
	856	856A	856B
Mandai Depot (MDDEP)	30	19	9	Double Deckers
				SMB5009D SMB5038U SMB5060D Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MAN ND323F

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This service practises jumpbus.

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)
towards Woodlands	05 - 06 minutes	05 - 11 minutes	05 - 07 minutes	05 - 12 minutes
towards Yishun	04 - 05 minutes	06 - 10 minutes	05 - 08 minutes	05 - 12 minutes

Special Departures

• 

  47079

  Opp British American Tobacco
  Admiralty Rd West
  →
  

  46009

  Woodlands Int
  W'lands Sq
  • Weekdays: 16:44, 17:01, 17:39, 17:55, 18:00, 18:18, 18:36

• 

  58151

  Bef Sembawang Stn
  Canberra Rd
  →
  

  46009

  Woodlands Int
  W'lands Sq
  • Weekdays: 17:14, 17:46, 18:29
  • Sundays & Public Holidays: 18:38, 20:57, 22:06, 22:21, 22:36

• 

  46069

  W'lands Train Checkpt
  W'lands Ctr Rd
  →
  

  59009

  Yishun Int
  Yishun Ave 2
  • Weekdays: 05:20, 05:25, 05:37
  • Saturdays: 05:30 & 05:36

• 

  46529

  Opp Marsiling Stn
  W'lands Ave 3
  →
  

  59009

  Yishun Int
  Yishun Ave 2
  • Weekdays: 05:25

Short Trip 856A

• 

  46009

  Woodlands Int
  W'lands Sq
  →
  

  46069

  W'lands Train Checkpt
  W'lands Ctr Rd
  • Weekdays: 17:08, 17:16, 17:24, 17:30, 17:33, 17:47, 17:59, 18:11, 18:27, 18:32, 18:38, 18:44, 18:50, 18:55, 18:57, 19:01, 19:03, 19:07, 19:09, 19:14, 19:20, 19:26, 19:31, 19:37, 19:43 & 19:53

Short Trip 856B

• 

  46009

  Woodlands Int
  W'lands Sq
  →
  

  58159

  Aft Admiral Hill
  Canberra Rd
  • Weekdays: 06:44, 07:03, 07:50 & 08:23

• 

  47201

  W'lands Nth Stn
  W'lands Nth Coast Rd
  →
  

  58159

  Aft Admiral Hill
  Canberra Rd
  • Weekdays: 06:46, 06:59, 07:17, 07:45, 07:58, 08:24 & 08:34

Direction 1 (Yishun → Woodlands)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
		First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
59009 Yishun Int(Berth B4) Yishun Ave 2	NS13Yishun Northpoint City Nee Soon Central CC	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45	05:30	23:45
59141 Blk 741 Yishun Ave 5		05:34	23:48	05:33	23:48	05:33	23:48
59111 Blk 701 Yishun Ave 5	Chong Pang City	05:36	23:49	05:36	23:50	05:36	23:50
57111 Opp Blk 101 Sembawang Rd	Chong Pang City	05:38	23:51	05:38	23:51	05:38	23:51
57121 Opp Blk 115B Sembawang Rd		05:39	23:52	05:39	23:52	05:39	23:52
57131 Opp Jln Kemuning Sembawang Rd		05:40	23:53	05:41	23:53	05:41	23:53
58011 Opp Sembawang Shop Ctr Sembawang Rd	Sembawang Shopping Center	05:41	23:54	05:42	23:54	05:42	23:54
58021 Opp The Nautical Sembawang Rd		05:41	23:55	05:42	23:55	05:42	23:55
58101 Blk 311 Canberra Rd		05:42	23:56	05:43	23:56	05:43	23:56
58151 Bef Sembawang Stn Canberra Rd	Bukit Canberra Sembawang Polyclinic	05:44	23:57	05:44	23:57	05:44	23:57
58111 Blk 351 CP Canberra Rd		05:46	23:59	05:46	23:59	05:46	23:59
58121 Blk 424A CP Canberra Rd		05:48	00:00	05:48	00:00	05:48	00:00
58131 Aft Assyafaah Mque Canberra Rd		05:49	00:01	05:49	00:01	05:49	00:01
58169 Aft HomeTeamNS Sembawang Resort Admiralty Rd West		05:51	00:02	05:50	00:02	05:50	00:02
58149 Opp Sembawang Shipyard G 8 Admiralty Rd West		05:53	00:03	05:51	00:03	05:51	00:03
47809 North Link Bldg Admiralty Rd West		05:55	00:05	05:53	00:05	05:53	00:05
47119 Aft Senoko Way Senoko Ave		05:57	00:07	05:55	00:07	05:55	00:07
47109 MaxSteel Enterprise Senoko Dr		05:58	00:08	05:56	00:08	05:56	00:08
47099 Masterdon Senoko Dr		06:00	00:09	05:57	00:09	05:57	00:09
47089 Aft Senoko Dr Senoko Rd	Tee Yih Jia Food Hub	06:01	00:10	05:58	00:10	05:58	00:10
47079 Opp British American Tobacco Admiralty Rd West		06:03	00:12	06:00	00:12	06:00	00:12
47069 Nth Tech Admiralty Rd West		06:05	00:13	06:01	00:13	06:01	00:13
47059 Bef W'lands Ind Pk E4 Admiralty Rd West		06:06	00:14	06:02	00:14	06:01	00:14
47049 W'lands Auto Hub Admiralty Rd West		06:07	00:15	06:04	00:15	06:04	00:15
47039 Aft View Rd Admiralty Rd West		06:08	00:16	06:05	00:16	06:05	00:16
47029 Opp Khalsa Cres Drug Rehab Ctr Admiralty Rd West		06:09	00:17	06:06	00:17	06:06	00:17
* 47201 W'lands Nth Stn W'lands Nth Coast Rd	TE1Woodlands North Republic Polytechnic	06:11	00:19	06:08	00:19	06:08	00:19
47019 Aft W'lands Waterfront Pk Admiralty Rd		06:14	00:21	06:11	00:21	06:11	00:21
46139 Aft Riverside Rd Admiralty Rd		06:15	00:22	06:12	00:22	06:12	00:22
46129 Marsiling Lane Mkt/FC Admiralty Rd	Marsiling Lane Market	06:17	00:24	06:14	00:24	06:14	00:24
46119 Marsiling CC Admiralty Rd		06:19	00:26	06:16	00:26	06:16	00:26
46501 Opp Marsiling Pk W'lands Ctr Rd		06:20	00:27	06:17	00:27	06:18	00:27
46511 Marsiling Pr Sch W'lands Ctr Rd		06:21	00:28	06:18	00:28	06:19	00:28
46521 Marsiling Stn W'lands Ave 3	NS8Marsiling	06:23	00:30	06:20	00:30	06:20	00:29
46531 Blk 173 W'lands Ave 3		06:24	00:31	06:21	00:31	06:21	00:30
46541 Marsiling Mall W'lands Ave 3	Marsiling Mall Woodlands Sports Hall Woodlands Stadium Woodlands Swimming Complex	06:26	00:33	06:23	00:32	06:22	00:31
46009 Woodlands Int(Alighting) W'lands Sq	NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Center Woods Square	06:29	00:35	06:26	00:35	06:25	00:34

* Bus stops here in both Woodlands and Yishun directions. Please check destination before boarding.

Direction 2 (Woodlands → Yishun)

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Bus Stops			Point of Interest	Weekdays		Saturdays		Suns / PHs
				First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus	First bus	Last bus
46009 Woodlands Int(Berth B11) W'lands Sq	856A	856B	NS9TE2Woodlands Causeway Point Woodlands Civic Center Woods Square	05:30	23:50	05:30	23:50	05:30	23:50
46549 Blk 347 W'lands Ave 3	856A	856B	Marsiling Mall Woodlands Sports Hall Woodlands Stadium Woodlands Swimming Complex	05:33	23:52	05:33	23:52	05:33	23:53
46539 Blk 320 W'lands Ave 3	856A	856B		05:34	23:53	05:34	23:53	05:34	23:54
46529 Opp Marsiling Stn W'lands Ave 3	856A	856B	NS8Marsiling	05:25	23:55	05:36	23:55	05:36	23:56
46519 Opp Blk 144 W'lands Ctr Rd	856A	856B		05:27	23:57	05:38	23:57	05:38	23:58
46509 Marsiling Pk W'lands Ctr Rd	856A	856B		05:28	23:58	05:39	23:58	05:39	23:59
46069 W'lands Train Checkpt W'lands Ctr Rd	856A	856B	Woodlands Custom Woodlands Train Checkpoint	05:25	00:00	05:30	00:00	05:42	00:01
46088 Blk 25 W'lands Ctr Rd		856B		05:26	00:01	05:31	00:01	05:43	00:02
46111 Blk 23 Admiralty Rd		856B		05:27	00:02	05:32	00:02	05:44	00:03
46121 Opp Marsiling Lane Mkt/FC Admiralty Rd		856B	Marsiling Lane Market	05:29	00:04	05:34	00:04	05:46	00:05
46131 Aft Marsiling Lane Admiralty Rd		856B		05:31	00:06	05:36	00:06	05:48	00:07
47011 Bef W'lands Waterfront Pk Admiralty Rd		856B		05:32	00:07	05:37	00:07	05:49	00:08
* 47201 W'lands Nth Stn W'lands Nth Coast Rd		856B	TE1Woodlands North Republic Polytechnic	05:36	00:10	05:41	00:10	05:52	00:10
47021 Khalsa Cres Drug Rehab Ctr Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:39	00:13	05:44	00:13	05:55	00:14
47031 Bef Keramat Rd Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:40	00:14	05:45	00:14	05:56	00:15
47041 Opp W'lands Auto Hub Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:41	00:15	05:46	00:15	05:57	00:16
47051 Aft W'lands Ind Pk E4 Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:42	00:16	05:47	00:16	05:58	00:17
47061 Aft Attap Valley Rd Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:43	00:17	05:47	00:17	05:58	00:18
47071 Bef British American Tobacco Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:45	00:18	05:48	00:18	05:59	00:19
47081 Aft Senoko Cres Senoko Rd		856B	Tee Yih Jia Food Hub	05:46	00:19	05:49	00:19	06:00	00:20
47091 Bef Senoko Cres Senoko Dr		856B		05:48	00:20	05:51	00:20	06:02	00:21
47101 Bef Senoko Ave Senoko Dr		856B		05:49	00:21	05:52	00:21	06:03	00:22
47111 Bef Senoko Way Senoko Ave		856B		05:50	00:22	05:53	00:22	06:04	00:23
47801 Opp North Link Bldg Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:52	00:24	05:55	00:24	06:06	00:25
58141 Sembawang Camp Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:53	00:25	05:56	00:25	06:07	00:26
58161 Bef Sembawang Shipyard G 3 Admiralty Rd West		856B		05:55	00:26	05:57	00:26	06:08	00:27
58139 Bef Assyafaah Mque Canberra Rd		856B		05:57	00:28	05:59	00:28	06:09	00:28
58129 Blk 508 CP Canberra Rd		856B		05:59	00:29	06:01	00:29	06:11	00:30
58119 Blk 502A Canberra Rd		856B		06:00	00:30	06:03	00:30	06:12	00:31
58159 Aft Admiral Hill Canberra Rd		856B	Bukit Canberra Sembawang Polyclinic	06:02	00:32	06:04	00:32	06:14	00:33
58109 Opp Blk 311 Canberra Rd				06:03	00:33	06:05	00:33	06:15	00:34
58029 The Nautical Sembawang Rd				06:04	00:34	06:06	00:34	06:16	00:35
58019 Aft Sembawang Shop Ctr Sembawang Rd			Sembawang Shopping Centre	06:06	00:35	06:07	00:35	06:18	00:36
57139 Aft Jln Kemuning Sembawang Rd				06:07	00:36	06:08	00:36	06:19	00:37
57129 Blk 114 Sembawang Rd				06:09	00:37	06:10	00:37	06:21	00:38
57119 Blk 101 Sembawang Rd			Chong Pang City	06:11	00:38	06:11	00:38	06:22	00:39
59119 Opp Blk 701A Yishun Ave 5			Chong Pang City	06:12	00:39	06:12	00:39	06:23	00:40
59149 Blk 145 Yishun Ave 5				06:14	00:41	06:14	00:41	06:26	00:42
59009 Yishun Int(Alighting) Yishun Ave 2			NS13Yishun Northpoint City Nee Soon Central CC	06:17	00:44	06:18	00:44	06:29	00:45

* Bus stops here in both Yishun and Woodlands directions. Please check destination before boarding.

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 10 May 2004	Yishun ↔ Woodlands Ctr (1988 - 1996)	1988	25 December	Introduced between Yishun Int and Woodlands Int.
	Yishun ↔ Woodlands	1996	4 February	Extended to Woodlands Reg Int.
			10 March	Amended to ply Canberra Rd under Woodlands MRT Rationalisation, skipping Admiralty Rd East.
		1999	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops before Sembawang Stn and after Admiralty Country Club along Canberra Rd.
			19 July	Serves new bus stop outside Woodlands CIQ along Woodlands Rd.
		2002	TBC	Serves the bus stop outside Blk 923 along Yishun Ave 2, skipping the bus stop outside Northpoint Shop Ctr.
	Yishun Temp Int ↔ Woodlands	2015	14 March	Amended to Yishun Temp Int.
	Yishun Temp Int ↔ Woodlands Temp Int	2016	12 March	Amended to Woodlands Temp Int.
	856Yishun Temp Int ↔ Woodlands Temp Int 856AWoodlands → Woodlands Centre Rd	2017	8 September	856AIntroduced from Woodlands Temp Int to Woodlands Ctr Rd (Woodlands Train Checkpt) on Friday evenings.
			17 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2019	21 January	856AEnhanced to operate during evening peak hours from Mondays to Thursdays.
	856Yishun ↔ Woodlands Temp Int 856AWoodlands → Woodlands Centre Rd		8 September	Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub.
		2020	31 January	Extended to ply Woodlands Nth Coast Rd.
	856Yishun ↔ Woodlands Temp Int 856AWoodlands → Woodlands Centre Rd	2021	13 June	Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
(Current)	Yishun ↔ Woodlands		5 September	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
				856ADiscontinued with the transition of the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package to Tower Transit Singapore.
		2022	24 April	Amended to ply the realigned Woodlands Nth Coast Rd.
	856Yishun ↔ Woodlands Temp Int 856AWoodlands → Woodlands Centre Rd 856BWoodlands North Coast Rd → Canberra Rd	2023	25 January	856AReintroduced from Woodlands Int to Woodlands Ctr Rd (Woodlands Train Checkpt) during evening peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
				856BIntroduced from Woodlands Nth Coast Rd (Woodlands Nth Stn) to Canberra Rd (Aft Admiral Hill) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
	856Yishun ↔ Woodlands Temp Int 856AWoodlands → Woodlands Centre Rd 856BWoodlands → Canberra Rd	2024	5 August	856BExtended to start from Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub, serving 12 additional bus stops along Woodlands Ave 3, Woodlands Ctr Rd and Admiralty Rd.

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