Loyang Bus Depot

Coordinates: 1°22′04″N 103°58′01″E / 1.3677°N 103.967°E / 1.3677; 103.967 Loyang Bus Depot will be the fifth and the first SBS Transit bus depot to be built by the Land Transport Authority. It will be located off Loyang Avenue and house several services from Changi Airport, Changi Village, Pasir Ris and Punggol (2, 3, 6, 12, 15, 17, 34, 36, 43, 43M, 62, 82, 83, 84, 85, 119, 136, 164, 354, 357, 358, 359, 386, 403 & 518, including NiteOwl 4N, Premium 538 and 569), eventually it will reduce congestion along Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot, Bedok North Bus Depot and Hougang Bus Depot due to the growing population.

When completed by 2015, the new bus depot will accommodate about 500 buses and be equipped with facilities for daily bus operations, bus maintenance and a rest area for bus drivers.^[1]

History

Announced by LTA on 29 May 2013, the bus depot will be the second depot that LTA is developing and funding, as part of the review of the enhanced structural assistance that Government is providing the bus industry announced in Committee of Supply (COS) 2012. The depot is intended to accommodate the additional buses that it is bringing in over the next few years. The operator’s existing bus depots and bus park are reaching full capacity, and the new facility is necessary to support the higher number of buses as the overall bus capacity is progressively increased under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).^[1]

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