Jump to content

Serangoon Bus Interchange

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Serangoon Bus Interchange
实龙岗巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Serangoon
Public Bus Interchange
Interior of the bus interchange.
General information
Location20 Serangoon Avenue 2, Singapore 556138
Coordinates1°21′8″N 103°52′19″E / 1.35222°N 103.87194°E / 1.35222; 103.87194
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes9 (SBS Transit)
Bus stands2 Linear Alighting Berths
3 Sawtooth Boarding Berths
Bus operatorsSBS Transit Ltd
Connections NE12  CC13  Serangoon
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened13 March 1988; 37 years ago (1988-03-13) (Old)
3 September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-03) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed2 September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-02) (Old)
Key dates
13 March 1988Commenced operations
3 September 2011Operations transferred to new and air-conditioned bus interchange as Integrated Transport Hub

Serangoon Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located at Serangoon Central, serving residential areas around Serangoon, Kovan and Serangoon Gardens. It is the fifth air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore, integrated within the Nex shopping mall and seamlessly connected to Serangoon MRT station. Nearby public amenities include the Braddell Heights Community Hub, Braddell Heights CC and Serangoon Stadium.

History

[edit]

The original bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central. This interchange took over the overcrowded Serangoon Gardens Bus Interchange and a temporary bus terminal along Serangoon Avenue 3.[1] The compound was located under a multi-storey carpark, with end-on berths on the eastern side and sawtooth berths on the western side. Access to the interchange was located along Serangoon Central.

When the shopping mall nex opened on 25 November 2010, the old bus interchange continued to operate due to congestion at Serangoon Avenue 2, with shoppers facing carpark problems and large crowds in the shopping mall.

Relocation

[edit]

On 3 September 2011, the interchange was relocated to a new air-conditioned facility along Serangoon Avenue 2 integrated with the nex shopping mall and Serangoon MRT station,[2] making it the fifth bus interchange to be air conditioned. The new facility was the first to have glass walls instead of cement walls facing the bus bays, allowing commuters to be aware of the departure of buses, which was not present in the earlier air conditioned bus interchanges. Due to space constraints, Bus Services 81 and 82 no longer terminated at the interchange and were amended to loop at Serangoon Central instead.[2]

Bus Contracting Model

[edit]

Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from Serangoon Bus Interchange were divided into 2 Bus Packages, operated by the anchor operator, SBS Transit Ltd.

List of Bus Services

[edit]
Operator Package Routes
SBS Transit Clementi 100
Serangoon-Eunos 101, 103, 105, 109, 158, 315, 317, 506

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Interchange in new town opens on Sunday". The Straits Times. 8 March 1988. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ a b "Bus Services Operating From The New Serangoon Bus Interchange". SBS Transit. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
[edit]