Bus Service 89e

Service 89e
Route Information
Route	Hougang Central Interchange ↔ Changi Airfreight Centre
Route Length	22.3 km (towards Changi Airfreight Centre) 21.8 km (towards Hougang)
Travelling Time	50 - 75 mins (50 mins – 1h 15 mins)
Operator	(Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package)

SBS Transit Bus Service 89e is a peak-hour express route variant of bus service 89 connecting residential estates of Hougang and Sengkang directly to Loyang Industrial Estate, Changi Village, and Changi Airfreight Centre via Tampines Expressway (TPE), skipping Pasir Ris town.

This express route takes just 25 minutes from Sengkang to Loyang Industrial Estate via a longer stretch of TPE, which offers significant time savings for industrial and office workers. Thus, it is one of the best known express services to have significantly high demand and has a full fleet of Double-Decker buses. Between 2022 and 2024, Service 89e received a series of service upgrades which saw the increase of the number of trips and extensions to its operating hours.

On the eves of Christmas, New Year, and Chinese New Year, evening peak-hour departures will be brought forward to the afternoon. Revised timing will be announced by the operator closer to the respective dates.

Service Information

Bus Duty & Fleet

Service 89e

Depot	Fleet Size	Fleet
Sengkang West Depot (SWDEP)	13	13 Double Deckers
		SG6241U MAN ND323F Volvo B9TL

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Several Service 89 buses will perform supplementary trips as Service 89e during Weekdays AM Off-Peak & PM Peak. SG6241U & several other buses will perform sharebus trips on Service 153 on Weekdays.

Route Information

CollapseFrom 64009 Hougang Ctrl Int Hougang Ctrl Departure Time
Weekdays	06:15 06:23 06:31 06:37 06:43 06:49 06:55 07:01 07:07 07:13 07:19 07:26 07:34

CollapseFrom 95051 3rd Cargo Agents Airline Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	17:05 17:15 17:25 17:35 17:45 17:55 18:05 18:15 18:27 18:39

Direction 1 (Hougang → Changi Airfreight Centre)

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Bus Stops	Nearby Attraction	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int(Berth B2) Hougang Ctrl	NE14 Hougang	06:15	07:34
64397 Blk 513 Hougang Ave 10		06:18	07:37
64389 Blk 522 Hougang Ave 10		06:21	07:39
64421 Blk 421 Hougang Ave 10		06:25	07:43
64021 Blk 458 Hougang Ave 10		06:28	07:46
65011 Opp The Rivervale Punggol Rd		06:30	07:48
67219 Ranggung Stn Exit B Sengkang East Ave	SE5 Ranggung	06:31	07:50
67209 Blk 203 Compassvale Rd		06:33	07:53
67199 Opp Blk 223D Compassvale Rd		06:34	07:54
67189 Opp Blk 241 Compassvale Rd	NE16 STC Sengkang	06:35	07:55
67249 Blk 259C Compassvale Rd		06:37	07:58
67259 Compassvale Stn Exit B Compassvale St	SE1 Compassvale	06:39	07:59
65061 Blk 298A Punggol Rd		06:40	08:01
65199 Aft Punggol Rd(Berth 1b) TPE		06:44	08:05
Express TPE		Non-stop
Non-stop Loyang Ave		Non-stop
98121 Krislite Bldg Loyang Way		07:03	08:24
98131 Bef Loyang Way 1 Loyang Way		07:11	08:32
98061 Opp Engine Test Facility Loyang Ave		07:13	08:34
Non-stop Loyang Ave		Non-stop
99181 Bef S'pore Aviation Ac Telok Paku Rd	Changi Village Changi Point Ferry Terminal Singapore Aviation Academy	07:18	08:39
95131 Police Pass Off(Staff Checkpoint) Airline Rd	SAF Ferry Terminal	07:23	08:44
RESTRICTED AREA – Only for valid staff pass holders
95141 Aft Cargo Bldg D Airline Rd		07:24	08:45
95061 Airline Hse Airline Rd		07:25	08:46
95051 3rd Cargo Agents Airline Rd		07:26	08:47
95041 CIAS Cargo Ters Airport Cargo Rd		07:27	08:48
95039 AirFreight Ter Bldg Airport Cargo Rd		07:28	08:49
95049 SATS Cargo Ter Airport Cargo Rd		07:28	08:49

Direction 2 (Changi Airfreight Centre → Hougang)

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Bus Stops	Point of Interest	Weekdays
		First bus	Last bus
RESTRICTED AREA – Only for valid staff pass holders
95051 3rd Cargo Agents Airline Rd		17:05	18:39
95041 CIAS Cargo Ters Airport Cargo Rd		17:06	18:40
95039 AirFreight Ter Bldg Airport Cargo Rd		17:07	18:41
95049 SATS Cargo Ter Airport Cargo Rd		17:07	18:41
95069 Opp Airline Hse Airline Rd		17:09	18:43
95149 Bef Cargo Bldg D Airline Rd		17:10	18:44
END OF RESTRICTED AREA
95139 Police Pass Off Airline Rd		17:13	18:47
95099 Opp SAF Ferry Ter Nicoll Dr	SAF Ferry Terminal	17:14	18:48
99189 S'pore Aviation Ac Telok Paku Rd	Singapore Aviation Academy	17:18	18:51
Non-stop Loyang Ave		Non-stop
98069 Aft Engine Test Facility Loyang Ave		17:25	18:57
98139 Aft Loyang Way 1 Loyang Way		17:26	18:58
98129 Opp Krislite Bldg Loyang Way		17:27	18:59
Non-stop Loyang Ave		Non-stop
Express TPE		Non-stop
65191 Bef Punggol Rd(Berth 1b) TPE		17:54	19:20
65069 Blk 190C Punggol Rd		17:56	19:22
67251 Compassvale Stn Exit A Compassvale St	SE1 Compassvale	17:58	19:23
67241 Blk 248A Compassvale Rd		17:59	19:25
67181 Blk 240 Compassvale Rd	NE16 STC Sengkang	18:01	19:26
67191 Blk 223D Compassvale Rd		18:02	19:27
67201 Blk 206A Compassvale Rd		18:03	19:28
67211 Ranggung Stn Exit A Sengkang East Ave	SE5 Ranggung	18:05	19:30
65019 The Rivervale Punggol Rd		18:07	19:31
64029 Opp Blk 458 Hougang Ave 10		18:09	19:33
64429 Blk 412 Hougang Ave 10		18:11	19:35
64381 Hougang Stn Exit C Hougang Ave 10	NE14 Hougang	18:14	19:37
64391 Blk 831 Hougang Ave 10		18:15	19:39
64009 Hougang Ctrl Int(Alighting) Hougang Ctrl	NE14 Hougang	18:17	19:40

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	AMHougang Ctrl → Airport Cargo Rd PMAirport Cargo Rd → Hougang Ctrl	2005	19 September	Introduced between Hougang Ctrl Int and Airport Cargo Rd (AirFreight Ter Bldg) during morning peak hours and between Airport Cargo Rd (CIAS Cargo Ters) and Hougang Ctrl Int during evening peak hours as a peak hour one-directional Fast Forward service on weekdays.
	AMHougang Ctrl → Airport Cargo Rd PMAirline Rd → Hougang Ctrl	2009	23 February	Serves additional bus stop outside 3rd Cargo Agents along Airline Rd for evening peak trips.
		2014	24 August	Serves new pair of bus stops before and after Punggol Rd along TPE.
		2015	3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2018	12 August	Converted to Express service.
	N/A	2020	15 April	Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures.
	AMHougang Ctrl → Airport Cargo Rd PMAirline Rd → Hougang Ctrl		24 April	Resumed normal operations.
		2021	5 July	6th AM peak trip added.
		2022	28 August	Temporarily amended to ply Hougang Ave 4 and Hougang Ave 10 with the partial closure of Hougang Ctrl to facilitate the construction of CR8 NE14 Hougang station on the Cross Island Line.
			27 December	7th AM peak trip added.
		2023	26 February	Temporarily amended to ply the bus-only corridor along Loyang Ave and Loyang Way with the partial closure of Loyang Ave to facilitate the construction of Loyang Viaduct and CR3 Loyang station on the Cross Island Line, skipping 3 pairs of bus stops along Loyang Ave.
			26 June	8th and 9th AM peak trips added at 0615 hrs and 0625 hrs. 6th PM peak trip added at 1739 hrs.
			16 October	10th and 11th AM peak trips added. 7th and 8th PM peak trips added.
		2024	15 April	12th and 13th AM peak trips added. 9th and 10th PM peak trips added.
			16 September	Serves an additional pair of bus stops along Punggol Rd outside and opposite The Rivervale.

External Links

• Service Information (SBS Transit)
• SimplyGo eGuide
• Bus Service Route Map