Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
Coordinates: 1°16′55″N 103°49′0″E / 1.28194°N 103.81667°E
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange 红山巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Bukit Merah | |
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| Public bus | |
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Interior of Bukit Merah Interchange | |
| Location |
3591 Bukit Merah Central Singapore 159840 Singapore |
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
| Operated by | SBS Transit |
| Bus routes |
12 (SBS Transit) 3 (SMRT Buses) |
| Bus stands |
6 (boarding) 3 (alighting) |
| Bus operators |
SBS Transit (except Services 167, 176 and 851) SMRT Buses (Services 167, 176 and 851) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Disabled access |
Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 February 1981 |
| Key dates | |
| 14 February 1981 | Commenced operations |
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange is located at the Bukit Merah Town Centre, along Bukit Merah Central in Bukit Merah, Singapore. The interchange serves the nearby residential estates of Telok Blangah and Bukit Purmei and also the commercial buildings in Bukit Merah Central. It is currently the only bus interchange in Singapore that does not have a direct link to an MRT Station. However, several services link commuters to nearby MRT stations from the interchange. Services 5, 16 and 851 link the interchange to Tiong Bahru, Service 132 links to Redhill, while Service 176 links to Telok Blangah.
Bus Contracting Model
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes buses were split into 6 route packages-167 under Sembawang-Yishun, 176 under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang and 851 under Seletar, 132 and 153 under Sengkang-Hougang, 139 under Bishan-Toa Payoh and the rest are under Bukit Merah Bus Packages.