History of Services 700 - 883
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Service 700 (1998 - 2020) 
Service 700A (1999 - 2020) 
Service 825 
Service 850 (1985 - 1992)
Operator | Year | Date | Service changes |
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1985 | 3 February | Introduced between Yishun Ctrl Ter and Bt Merah Int. |
1987 | 23 August | Amended to Yishun Int. | |
13 December | Serves new staggered bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Blvd, skipping the bus stop opposite Orchard Stn. | ||
Serves new bus stop outside Newton Stn along Scotts Rd. | |||
1988 | 28 February | Revised to operate on weekdays and Saturdays only with the introduction of Service 850#. | |
1991 | 3 November | Serves additional bus stop after Jln Bt Merah along Kg Bahru Rd. | |
1992 | 20 September | Integrated with Service 167 and discontinued under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 9. |
Service 850# (1988 - 1992)
Operator | Year | Date | Service changes |
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1988 | 28 February | Introduced between Yishun Int and Bt Merah Int as an alternate route of Service 850 via Marina Ctr, operating on Sundays and Public Holidays only. |
1991 | 3 November | Serves additional bus stop after Jln Bt Merah along Kg Bahru Rd. | |
1992 | 20 September | Integrated with Service 167 and discontinued under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 9. |
Service 851 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Yishun ↔ Bukit Merah | 1985 | 16 February | Introduced between Yishun Ctrl Ter and Bt Merah Int. |
1987 | 6 April | Skips removed bus stop before College Rd along Outram Rd. | ||
23 August | Amended to Yishun Int. | |||
27 September | Amended to ply the extended Eu Tong Sen St towards Yishun Int to facilitate the first stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd. | |||
1 November | Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd. | |||
13 December | Serves new staggered bus stop opposite Peninsula Plaza along Nth Bridge Rd, skipping the bus stop outside St Andrew's Cath. | |||
1988 | 20 March | Amended to ply Upp Cross St and New Bridge Rd, skipping Neil Rd. | ||
1990 | 22 July | Serves additional bus stop outside Ellenborough Mkt along Eu Tong Sen St. | ||
1997 | 7 December | Amended to ply Sth Bridge Rd, Neil Rd and Cantonment Rd with the partial closure of New Bridge Rd to facilitate the construction of NE4 DT19 NE4 DT19 | ||
2001 | 18 February | Serves the bus stop outside Novena Stn along Thomson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Novena Ch. | ||
2002 | 20 April | Amended to ply Upp Cross St and the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Sth Bridge Rd, Neil Rd and Cantonment Rd. | ||
2003 | TBC | Skips a pair of bus stops near LP 94 and opposite LP 91 along Lentor Ave. | ||
2009 | 1 June | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
2015 | 14 March | Amended to Yishun Temp Int. | ||
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2018 | 25 March | Operations transferred to SBS Transit. | |
2019 | 8 September | Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub. | ||
2020 | 12 January | Skips a pair of removed bus stops under and after Lentor Flyover along Lentor Ave. | ||
8 November | Skips the bus stop opposite SLF Cplx along Thomson Rd to facilitate the construction of the North-South Corridor (NSC). |
Service 852 
Service 853 
Service 853#/853M 
Service 854 
Service 855 
Service 856
/ Short Trip 856A
/ Short Trip 856B 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Yishun ↔ Woodlands Ctr | 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. | ||
2015 | 14 March | Amended to Yishun Temp Int. | ||
2016 | 12 March | Amended to Woodlands Temp Int. | ||
856Yishun ↔ Woodlands 856AWoodlands → Woodlands Centre Rd
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2017 | 8 September | 856AIntroduced from Woodlands Temp Int to Woodlands Ctr Rd (Woodlands Train Checkpt) on Friday evenings.
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17 September | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | |||
2019 | 21 January | 856AEnhanced to operate during evening peak hours from Mondays to Thursdays.
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8 September | Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub.[1] | |||
2020 | 31 January | Extended to ply Woodlands Nth Coast Rd with the opening of .[2] | ||
2021 | 13 June | Amended to Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.[3] | ||
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Yishun ↔ Woodlands | 5 September | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.[4] | |
856ADiscontinued with the commencement of the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package to Tower Transit Singapore.
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2022 | 24 April | Amended to ply the realigned Woodlands Nth Coast Rd.[5] | ||
856Yishun ↔ Woodlands 856AWoodlands → Woodlands Centre Rd 856BWoodlands North Coast Rd → Canberra Rd
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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.
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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.
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856Yishun ↔ Woodlands 856AWoodlands → Woodlands Centre Rd 856BWoodlands → Canberra Rd
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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.[7]
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Service 857 (1992 - 1996)
Operator | Year | Date | Service changes |
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1992 | 20 September | Introduced between Yishun Int and Admiralty Rd West Ter under TransitLink Network Integration Exercise Phase 9. |
1996 | 10 March | Integrated with Service 169 and discontinued under Woodlands MRT Rationalisation. |
Service 857 (since 2001)
/ Short Trip 857A
/ Short Trip 857B 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Yishun ↺ Temasek Ave | 2001 | 14 January | Introduced between Yishun Int and Temasek Ave (Loop). |
2003 | TBC | Skips a pair of bus stops near LP 94 and opposite LP 91 along Lentor Ave. | ||
2011 | 16 October | Amended to ply Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd with the partial closure of Bencoolen St to facilitate the construction of DT21 | ||
2012 | 29 April | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
857Yishun ↺ Temasek Ave 857AYishun → Yio Chu Kang Rd
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2013 | 12 August | ||
2015 | 14 March | Amended to Yishun Temp Int and amended to ply Yishun Ctrl 1. | ||
2016 | 11 December | Amended to ply the reinstated Bencoolen St, skipping Middle Rd, Selegie Rd, Prinsep St and Bras Basah Rd. | ||
2019 | 8 September | Amended to Yishun Integrated Transport Hub and amended to skip Yishun Ctrl 1. | ||
2020 | 12 January | Skips a pair of removed bus stops under and after Lentor Flyover along Lentor Ave. | ||
857Yishun ↺ Temasek Ave 857AYishun → Yio Chu Kang Rd 857BYishun → Temasek Ave
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2021 | 11 April | ||
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5 September | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore. |
Service 858
/ Short Trip 858A
/ Short Trip 858B 
Service 859
/ Short Trip 859A
/ Terminating Trip 859T 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Yishun ↺ Sembawang Dr | 1999 | 4 April | Introduced between Yishun Int and Sembawang Dr (Loop). |
2000 | 9 January | Amended to ply Sembawang Dr and Admiralty Dr, skipping Sembawang Way. | ||
2002 | TBC | Serves the bus stop outside Blk 923 along Yishun Ave 2, skipping the bus stop outside Northpoint Shop Ctr. | ||
2004 | 24 October | Serves new bus stop between Blks 325 and 326 along Sembawang Cres. | ||
Sembawang ↔ Yishun | 2005 | 20 November | Extended to Sembawang Int. | |
2006 | 3 December | Amended to ply Sembawang Way and Sembawang Dr. | ||
859Sembawang ↔ Yishun 859ASembawang → Sembawang Vista
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2007 | 1 October | 859AIntroduced as a Short-Trip service from Sembawang Int to Sembawang Vista (Opp Blk 315), operating after the last bus of Service 859 daily.
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2012 | 15 November | Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB). ![]() | ||
Sembawang ↔ Yishun | 2014 | 17 August | 859AConverted from a short working trip to a full day service.
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Sembawang ↺ Yishun | 2015 | 14 March | Amended to loop at Yishun Temp Int from Sembawang Int. | |
2019 | 8 September | Amended to loop at Yishun Integrated Transport Hub.[8] | ||
859Sembawang ↺ Yishun 859TSembawang → Yishun
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2021 | 11 April | ||
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3 October | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.[9] | ||
2023 | 17 December | Amended to ply Canberra Rd, Canberra Lk and Sembawang Rd under Thomson–East Coast Line Bus Rationalisation.[10] | ||
859First bus from Sembawang Int brought forward to 0540 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays, and 0555 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
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Service 859A 
Service 859B 
Service 860 (June - December 1998)
Operator | Year | Date | Service changes |
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1998 | 12 June | Introduced between Sengkang Ter and Hougang St 21 (Loop). |
13 December | Extended to World Trade Ctr Ter and re-numbered Service 865. |
Service 860 (since 2012)
/ Short Trip 860A (2015 - 2017)
/ Terminating Trip 860T 
Service 861
/ Short Trip 861A
/ 861B 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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861Sembawang Int ↺ Yishun Ring Road 861ASembawang Int → Yishun Ring Road
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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
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2025 | 24 March | 861BIntroduced from Yishun Avenue 1 (Blk 430B) to Canberra Link (Canberra Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
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Service 861M 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Canberra Way → Sembawang Int | 2025 | 24 March | Introduced as a supplementary service from Canberra Way to Sembawang Int as a morning peak hour service on weekdays (except school holidays). Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. ![]() |
Service 864 (1998 - 1999)
Operator | Year | Date | Service changes |
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1998 | 15 November | Introduced between Sengkang Ter and Marina Ctr Ter. |
1999 | 1 February | Amended to relocated Sengkang Ter, serving Compassvale Rd towards Sengkang Ter. | |
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25 July | Operations transferred to SBS. | |
12 December | Integrated with Service 84 to form Service 80 and discontinued. |
Service 865 (1998 - 1999)
Operator | Year | Date | Service changes |
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1998 | 13 December | Re-numbered from Service 860 as a service between Sengkang Ter and World Trade Ctr Ter. |
1999 | 1 February | Amended to relocated Sengkang Ter, serving Sengkang East Way towards World Trade Ctr Ter. | |
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25 July | Operations transferred to SBS. | |
12 December | Re-numbered Service 85. |
Service 866 (February - December 1999)
Operator | Year | Date | Service changes |
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1999 | 21 February | Re-numbered from Service 59 as a service between Sengkang Ter and Ang Mo Kio Int. |
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25 July | Operations transferred to SBS. | |
5 December | Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 190C and outside Blk 298A along Punggol Rd. | ||
12 December | Re-numbered Service 86. |
Service 870
/ Short Trip 870A 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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870Jurong Town Hall ↺ Plantation Cres 870AJurong Town Hall → Plantation Cres
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2023 | 26 November | Introduced between Jurong Town Hall Int and Plantation Cres (Loop), operating between 0600 hrs and 2315 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. ![]() |
870Jurong Town Hall ↺ Tengah Blvd 870AJurong Town Hall → Tengah Blvd
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24 December | Extended to loop at Tengah Blvd. | ||
870AExtended to terminate at Tengah Blvd (Blk 231B).
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Jurong Town Hall ↔ Tengah | 2024 | 21 July | Extended to terminate at Tengah Int, operating between 0600 hrs and 0045 hrs from Jurong Town Hall Int and 0600 hrs and 2330 hrs from Tengah Int daily. | |
870ADiscontinued with the route extension of Service 870 to Tengah Int.
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10 November | Serves new pair of bus stops along Tengah Blvd.[14] |
Service 871 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Tengah ↺ Beauty World | 2024 | 21 July | Introduced between Tengah Int and Upp Bt Timah Rd (Loop), operating between 0515 hrs and 0000 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. ![]() |
28 July | Serves new bus stops outside Blk 242 and opposite Blk 236A along Tengah Gdn Wk. | |||
15 September | Serves new pair of bus stops along Tengah Gdn Ave.[16] | |||
10 November | Serves new pair of bus stops along Tengah Blvd.[17] | |||
871Tengah ↺ Beauty World 871ATengah → Bukit Batok East Ave 2
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2025 | 24 February | 871AIntroduced from Tengah Bus Interchange to Bukit Batok East Avenue 2 (Blk 240), operating during Weekday morning peak hours. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
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Service 882
/ Short-Trip 882A 
Service 883
/ Short-Trip 883A
/ 883B 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Sembawang ↺ Yishun Ctrl 2 | 2016 | 23 October | Introduced between Sembawang Int and Yishun Ctrl 2 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0530 hrs and 0030 hrs on weekdays & Saturdays / between 0545 hrs and 0030 hrs on Sundays & Public Holidays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. ![]() |
883Sembawang ↺ Yishun Ctrl 2 883ASembawang Int → Canberra Way
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2018 | 1 June | ||
883Sembawang ↺ Yishun Ctrl 2 883ASembawang Int → Canberra Way 883BYishun Ave 2 → Canberra Way
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2019 | 25 February | ||
2 November | Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Canberra Stn along Canberra Lk. | |||
883Sembawang ↺ Yishun Ctrl 2 883ASembawang Int → Canberra Way 883BYishun Ave 2 → Sembawang Rd
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2020 | 23 November | 883BExtended to terminate at the bus stop opposite Blk 590C along Sembawang Rd.
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883Sembawang ↺ Yishun Ctrl 2 883BYishun Ave 2 → Sembawang Rd
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2021 | 3 October | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.[19] |
883ADiscontinued with the commencement of the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package to Tower Transit Singapore.
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28 November | Serves new bus stop outside Blk 126 CP along Canberra St in both directions.[20] | |||
883First bus brought forward to 0515 hrs on weekdays.
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Service 883M 
Operator | Route | Year | Date | Service changes |
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Sembawang ↺ Yishun Ave 5 | 2020 | 12 January | Introduced as a supplementary service between Sembawang Int and Yishun Ave 2 (Loop) during mornings on Sundays and Public Holidays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. ![]() |
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2021 | 3 October | Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.[21] | |
28 November | Serves new bus stop outside Blk 126 CP along Canberra St in both directions.[22] | |||
2025 | 15 March | Enhanced to operate on Saturdays.[23] |
- ↑ "Yishun ITH Location Map" Land Transport Authority, 7 August 2019.
- ↑ "Route Adjustment From Friday, 31 January 2020" SMRT Corporation, 24 January 2020.
- ↑ "Opening Of Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub (WITH) From Sunday, 13 June 2021" SMRT Corporation, 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package" Tower Transit Singapore, 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Temporary Route Amendment From Sunday, 24 April 2022" Tower Transit Singapore, 1 April 2022.
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 "Short-Trip Services From Wednesday, 25 January 2023" Tower Transit Singapore, 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "Additional Bus Stops From Monday, 5 August 2024" Tower Transit Singapore, 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "Yishun ITH Location Map" Land Transport Authority, 7 August 2019.
- ↑ "Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package" Tower Transit Singapore, 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Route Amendment of Service-859" Tower Transit Singapore, 30 November 2023
- ↑ "Introduction of new Service 861B" Tower Transit Singapore, 14 March 2025
- ↑ "Supplementary Bus Service 861M From Monday, 24 March 2025" Tower Transit Singapore, 7 March 2025.
- ↑ "New Service 870 from Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange" Tower Transit Singapore, 3 November 2023
- ↑ "New Bus Stop Outside Blk 306B and Blk 321 along Tengah Boulevard" Tower Transit Singapore, 9 November 2024
- ↑ "Launch of Service 871" Tower Transit Singapore, 5 July 2024
- ↑ "New Bus Stop Outside Blk 221B and Blk 215 along Tengah Garden Avenue" Tower Transit Singapore, 13 September 2024
- ↑ "New Bus Stop Outside Blk 306B and Blk 321 along Tengah Boulevard" Tower Transit Singapore, 9 November 2024
- ↑ "Introduction of new Service 871A" Tower Transit Singapore, 12 February 2025
- ↑ "Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package" Tower Transit Singapore, 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Proposed Route Amendment of Service 883/883M" Tower Transit Singapore, 1 November 2021
- ↑ "Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package" Tower Transit Singapore, 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Proposed Route Amendment of Service 883/883M" Tower Transit Singapore, 1 November 2021
- ↑ "Service Enhancement of Service 883M" Tower Transit Singapore, 7 March 2025