List of bus stations in Singapore
This is a list of bus interchanges or terminals that are part of Singapore's bus system. This list does not include bus stops. Bus terminals and interchanges serve as important nodes in the transport system as bus services start and end at these stations. Those decommissioned due to geographical retention or the introduction of new town centres, or creation of consolidated transportation hubs are mentioned at List of former bus stations in Singapore.
Overview
In the 1970s with the formation of Singapore Bus Service (SBS), the terminals of private companies were inherited by SBS. Many of these terminals were makeshift constructions without adequate facilities. The SBS embarked on a terminal improvement programme to build facilities such more parking space, timekeeper's booths, rest areas for bus crew members, proper platforms with adequate shelter, toilets and food facilities.[1][2] It also planned to construct new depots and terminals, so as to eliminate parking of buses in residential areas. Makeshift and roadside terminals were to be phased out.[3][4]
The development of bus terminals was closely linked to town planning in Singapore. Densely inhabited new towns were built along major roads and a bus terminal was allocated at a suitable point inside each of them. Feeder buses were used to carry passengers from inside the new towns to the bus terminal and from thereon, "regular" buses would carry them from the bus terminal to the central business district. With the building of the subway in 1987, the system of using "regular" buses to the central business district was stopped. Bus terminals were built conveniently close to subway stations so as to integrate the subway and bus services.[5] The 1980s also saw the building of larger bus interchanges in new towns, such as the one at Ang Mo Kio which was twice the size of the existing terminal it replaced.[6]
List of interchanges, terminals and depots
Depots and bus parks
- Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (SBS Transit)
- Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (SMRT Buses)
- Ayer Rajah Bus Park
- Bedok North Bus Depot
- Braddell Bus Park
- Bukit Batok Bus Depot
- Bulim Bus Depot
- Hougang Bus Depot
- Kranji Bus Depot
- Loyang Bus Depot
- Mandai Bus Depot
- Seletar Bus Depot
- Soon Lee Bus Park
- Ulu Pandan Bus Depot
- Woodlands Bus Depot
Bus interchanges
- Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
- Bedok Bus Interchange
- Bishan Bus Interchange
- Boon Lay Bus Interchange
- Bukit Batok Bus Interchange
- Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
- Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
- Changi Airport Bus Terminal
- Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
- Clementi Bus Interchange
- Compassvale Bus Interchange
- Eunos Bus Interchange
- Hougang Central Bus Interchange
- Joo Koon Bus Interchange
- Jurong East Bus Interchange
- Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal
- Pasir Ris Bus Interchange
- Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange
- Sembawang Bus Interchange
- Sengkang Bus Interchange
- Serangoon Bus Interchange
- Tampines Bus Interchange
- Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange
- Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
- Tuas Bus Terminal
- Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange
- Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange
- Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange
Bus terminals
Buona Vista Bus Terminal
Buona Vista Bus Terminal (location:1°18′33″N 103°47′11″E / 1.30917°N 103.78639°E) is a bus terminal located at Holland Drive in the Buona Vista area of Singapore. The terminal is located adjacent to Buona Vista Community Centre, and close to the Buona Vista MRT Station.[7] Unlike most other terminals, it does not allow passenger boarding or alighting on the site itself.[8]
Previously, the Buona Vista area was served by the Commonwealth Avenue Terminal, located at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and North Buona Vista road.[9] Due to the construction of the Commonwealth Avenue extension in the 1970s, a portion of the terminal was affected, resulting in the creation of a temporary terminal at Holland Drive.[10] The temporary Holland Drive terminal (located next to the City Shuttle Service terminus), started operating in November 1975 for certain bus routes.[11] In 1982, SBS had to vacate the Commonwealth Avenue terminal and move to a temporary terminal called North Buona Vista Terminal.[12] By the late 1980s, the present Buona Vista terminal had become operational, and bus services to the nearby Ayer Rajah Industrial Estate were introduced.
Changi Airport Bus Terminal
Changi Airport Bus Terminal 樟宜机场搭客大厦巴士终站 Terminal Bas Lapangan Terbang Changi | |
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Public bus | |
Location |
Unit B16-019-01, Changi Airport Terminal 2, 60 Airport Boulevard, Singapore 819643 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | Go-Ahead Singapore |
Bus routes |
3 (SBS Transit) 1 (SMRT Buses) 2 (Go-Ahead Singapore) |
Bus stands | 3 each (sawtooth) |
Bus operators |
SBS Transit SMRT Buses (service 858) Go-Ahead (services 34 and 36) |
Connections | CG2 Changi Airport |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
Disabled access |
Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible lifts Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
History | |
Opened |
1 July 1981 (Terminal 1) 22 November 1990 (Terminal 2) 9 January 2008 (Terminal 3) |
Changi Airport Passengers Terminal Building (PTB) Bus Terminals (Chinese: 樟宜机场搭客巴士终站, location: 1°21′20″N 103°59′20″E / 1.35556°N 103.98889°E) are bus termini located at the basement of each of Singapore Changi Airport's terminals (1, 2 and 3). PTB2 and PTB3 are connected to the Changi Airport MRT Station.
Unlike typical terminals in Singapore, bus services do not stop for extended periods, due to the lack of bus parking facilities. Buses terminating at Changi Airport first make a quick stop at PTB3 terminal, before proceeding to PTB1 and PTB2. At PTB2, bus drivers will get off the bus to update the information about the trip before coming back to the bus, during which the buses will park directly at the sawtooth berths. Passengers can remain on board and need not alight. Due to heightened security concerns, buses can only enter the basements after auxiliary police officers have physically boarded and inspected them.
Some berths are reserved at the terminal for Singapore Police Force and Changi International Airport Services vehicles.
Jurong Island Bus Terminal
Jurong Island Bus Terminal (location: 1°16′0″N 103°42′16″E / 1.26667°N 103.70444°E) is a bus terminal on the southwest of Jurong Island, Singapore, serving the only form of public transport on the offshore island off the southwest coast of the main island.
The terminal was located near Oasis@Sacra, the amenity centre on the island. Initially, JTC provided shuttle bus services to and from Jurong East MRT station.[13] Later SBS started public bus services to Jurong Island. In 2002, two Jurong Island services were notable for being the first routes to use CNG powered buses in Singapore.[14] However, SBS later stopped operating these services.[15] Since then transportation to the island has been provided by private companies.
Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal
Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal (location: 1°18′43″N 103°52′19″E / 1.31194°N 103.87194°E), also referred to as Geylang Bus Terminal, is a bus terminal located between Geylang Road and Kallang Road. It is situated opposite the Kallang MRT Station across Sims Avenue.[16]
The terminal was originally a fringe car park. In 1975, it was planned as a Park and Ride terminal. Under the Park and Ride scheme, drivers could park their cars and then ride the City Shuttle Service to the Central Business District. The services ran daily (except Sunday) during peak hours for 50 cents a ride. However, the Park and Ride Scheme did not prove to be very popular. Due to low ridership, the terminal was converted to a public bus terminal in 1988 and handed over to SBS Transit and Trans-Island Bus Services. In 1998, Crawford Street Bus Terminal was shutdown and its bus services were relocated to this terminal.[17]
In November 2015, it was reported that the terminal housed some of the last DAF buses which were still in use by SMRT Buses, though there were plans to scrap them soon.[18]
Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal 滨海中心巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas Marina Centre | |
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Public bus | |
Location |
Marina Centre Bus Terminal, Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 884006 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by |
SBS Transit SMRT Buses |
Bus routes |
8 (SMRT Buses) 8 (SBS Transit) 3 (Tower Transit) |
Bus stands | No boarding and alighting |
Bus operators |
SMRT Buses SBS Transit Tower Transit |
Connections | CC4 DT15 Promenade |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Opened | 26 July 1987 |
Key dates | |
26 July 1987 | Commenced operations |
4 September 2017 | Relocation of bus stops for Service 75 |
Marina Centre Bus Terminal (location: 1°17′29″N 103°51′30″E / 1.29139°N 103.85833°E) is a bus terminal located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It was opened following the opening of Marina Square on 26 July 1987. It is near Promenade MRT Station and directly under Benjamin Sheares Bridge. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting. Alighting activities are held at the bus stop outside Pan Pacific Hotel for bus services bound for Marina Centre Bus Terminal. Boarding activities are held at the bus stop after the Singapore Flyer.
In June 2015, the Marina Centre Bus Terminal Expansion opened together with a public coach park. There are 13 lots for SBS Transit and Tower Transit buses and 4 marked as 'Reserved.' As of June 2015, SMRT Buses still parks their buses at the roadside of the terminal.
New Bridge Road Bus Terminal
New Bridge Road Bus Terminal 新桥路巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas New Bridge Road | |
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Public bus | |
New Bridge Road Terminal in 2005. | |
Location |
150 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059814 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit |
Bus stands | One alighting berth, no boarding |
Bus operators |
SMRT Buses SBS Transit Go-Ahead Singapore |
Connections | EW16 NE3 TE17 Outram Park |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Opened | 6 June 1987 |
Closed | By end 2017 |
Key dates | |
6 June 1987 | Commenced operations |
New Bridge Road Bus Terminal (location 1°16′42″N 103°50′14″E / 1.27833°N 103.83722°E) is a bus terminal in Eu Tong Sen Street, near to Chinatown and Singapore General Hospital in Bukit Merah planning area, Singapore. It is near to Outram Park MRT Station. This bus terminal has an alighting berth after the entrance of the bus park. No boarding facilities are available at the terminal, thus is done at the bus stop outside the terminal. Before the terminal was built, many bus services that ply the terminal used to ply at some bus stops along New Bridge Road. The upcoming Thomson-East Coast line wil be located near here.
In May 2016, the Government announced that a new bus interchange at Kampong Bahru Road will replace this bus terminal in late 2017, as it will be redeveloped into a new elective surgery centre by SGH.[19]
Queen Street Bus Terminal
Queen Street Bus Terminal 奎因街巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas Queen Street | |
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Public bus | |
Location |
Queen Street Bus Terminal, Singapore 884001 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit |
Bus routes |
1 (SBS Transit) 1 (Causeway Link) 1 (SJE) |
Bus stands | One alighting stop and one boarding area |
Bus operators |
SBS Transit Causeway Link Singapore Johore Express |
Connections | EW12 DT14 Bugis and DT22 Jalan Besar |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Opened | October 1985 |
Key dates | |
October 1985 | Commenced operations |
Queen Street Bus Terminal (location: 1°18′13″N 103°51′23″E / 1.30361°N 103.85639°E), also known as Ban San Bus Terminal, is a bus terminal in Singapore. Queen Street Bus Terminal serves as the terminal for cross-border bus and taxi services to Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Under the new bus contracting model, 170 is under Bukit Merah Bus Package.
Saint Michael's Bus Terminal
Saint Michael's Bus Terminal 圣迈克巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas Saint Michael's | |
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Public bus | |
Location |
10 Whampoa Road, Singapore 327691 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit |
Bus routes | 6 (SBS Transit) |
Bus stands | 6 |
Bus operators | SBS Transit |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Opened | 26 May 1985 |
Key dates | |
26 May 1985 | Commenced operations |
18 December 2016 | New Service 129 |
Saint Michael's Bus Terminal, (location:1°19′34″N 103°51′19″E / 1.32611°N 103.85528°E ) abbreviated to St. Michael's Ter, is a bus terminal located in the subzone of Balestier in Novena, Singapore. Despite its name, the terminal not located near St. Michael's Road, but is bordered by Whampoa Road and the Sungei Whampoa Canal, within the Whampoa estate.
The terminal has a single combined entrance and exit located along Whampoa Road. All berths are end-on, and are used for both loading/unloading passengers and parking of buses. A new bus service, service 129, will begin operations from 18 Dec 2016 onwards, and will run between St. Michael's Ter. and Tampines Concourse.
History
In the 1970s, Saint Michael's Bus Terminal used to house 2 bus services from Singapore Shuttle Bus (Pte) Ltd, which have since been withdrawn in 2003, upon SBS Transit taking over the terminal.[20]
In 2011, the terminal was renovated and refurbished to provide full wheelchair accessibility for wheelchair-bound passengers. This included the installation of wheelchair ramps for every bus berth. Previously, only the berth at the northern-end of the terminal was wheelchair-accessible and only used by the first wheelchair-accessible bus service in Singapore, Service 21 since 2006.[21]
In 2014, Addition & Alteration Works were carried out under LTA Contract VT353,[22] which was awarded to TQC Builders Pte. Ltd. in April 2013. The contract included to installation and construction of a new annexe at the terminal, with public restrooms, a driver's lounge and ancillary rooms, built on the space once occupied by the excess bus parking spaces; new rain shades, seating and wall mounted fans were also installed, with a new coat of paint applied to the structure.[23]
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 3 route packages-129 under Tampines, 16 under Bukit Merah, and the rest under Bishan-Toa Payoh Bus Packages.
Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Shenton Way Bus Terminal 珊顿道巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas Shenton Way | |
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Public bus | |
Location | 31 Shenton Way, Singapore 079121 |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit |
Bus routes |
2 (SMRT Buses) 9 (SBS Transit) 1 (Tower Transit) |
Bus operators |
SMRT Buses SBS Transit Tower Transit |
Connections | EW15 Tanjong Pagar |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Opened |
28 June 1987 (initial site) 25 April 2010 (Palmer Road site) 25 June 2017 (Current site) |
Closed |
25 April 2010 (initial site) 25 June 2017 (Palmer Road site) |
Key dates | |
28 June 1987 | Commenced operations |
26 April 2010 | Terminal shifted to new facility located at the junction of Palmer Road |
25 June 2017 | Terminal shifting to future site |
Shenton Way Bus Terminal (location: 1°16′23″N 103°50′48″E / 1.27306°N 103.84667°E) is a bus terminal located within the Central Business District of Singapore. It was opened on 20 June 1987. Commuters once had to disembark/board buses at two bus stops along Palmer Road due to the restriction imposed by alighting and boarding of buses within the premises.
Relocation
First, the terminal was relocated to Palmer Road on 26 April 2010 to give way to the construction of the Marina Coastal Expressway. It was relocated again on 25 June 2017 to make way to the construction of the Prince Edward MRT Station as part of Circle Line's stage 6. Unlike the old terminal, the new terminal allows boarding within the terminal itself. It also features a priority queue zone, bicycle parking lots and also an air-conditioned staff lounge. All bus services will no longer call at the bus stops along Palmer Road after the relocation. Alighting is done at bus stop 03218[24]
Sims Place Bus Terminal
Sims Place Bus Terminal 沈氏坊巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas Sims Place | |
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Public bus | |
Location |
Sims Place Bus Terminal, Sims Place, Singapore 884009 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit |
Bus routes | 2 |
Bus operators | SBS Transit |
Connections | EW9 Aljunied |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Opened | 13 December 1976 |
Key dates | |
13 December 1976 | Commenced operations |
20 March 2016 | New Service 134 |
Sims Place Bus Terminal (Chinese: 沈氏坊巴士终站, location: 1°18′58″N 103°52′46″E / 1.315973°N 103.879341°E) is a roadside bus terminal located in Geylang, Singapore. The nearest MRT Station is Aljunied. The terminal is now one of the few surviving terminals of the 1970s era in which it was common for terminals to be built along the roadside with only a small booth for bus captains to report to when completing their duties.
History
The terminal was one of the few bus terminals in Singapore used to have only one bus service, 64, before service 134 was introduced on 20 March 2016. The bus terminal is also situated near a market and several flats and it provides the residents living there a link to MacPherson, Geylang East, Paya Lebar, Marine Parade, Bendemeer, Little India, Orchard Road, Tiong Bahru and Queenstown. Service 20 formerly starts from here & looping at St. Wilfred Rd.
Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
Upper East Coast Bus Terminal 东海岸上段巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas Upper East Coast | |
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Public bus | |
Location |
740 Upper East Coast Road, Singapore 465549 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit |
Bus routes |
1 (SMRT Buses) 6 (SBS Transit) 1 (Go-Ahead) |
Bus stands |
1 (Boarding) 4 (Alighting) |
Bus operators |
SMRT Buses SBS Transit Go-Ahead |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
History | |
Opened | 9 December 2001 |
Key dates | |
9 December 2001 | Commenced operations |
12 June 2016 | New Service 46 |
4 September 2016 | Service 43 transferred to Go-Ahead Singapore |
9 April 2017 | Service 25 extended to Upper East Coast Terminal from Bedok Interchange and Service 55 extended to Upper East Coast Terminal from Marine Parade |
Services | |
13, 25, 43, 45, 46, 55, 506, 853C |
Upper East Coast Terminal (location: 1°19′4″N 103°57′9″E / 1.31778°N 103.95250°E) is a bus terminal located along Upper East Coast Road, in the Bedok planning area, Singapore. The terminal was opened in 2001 after the closure of the Marine Parade Bus Terminal. Initially, Services 13 and 853C were amended to the terminal from the former Marine Parade Terminal. Subsequently, Services 43, 45, 48 were introduced and Express Service 506 was extended to terminate here from Bedok in 2005 and 2006. In 2011, Service 48 was extended to Bedok North Depot. In April 2017, Services 25 & 55 were extended here from Bedok and Siglap Road respectively after the terminal expansion was completed in 2017, along with the expansion of Hougang and Punggol Bus interchanges, in order to accommodate new services under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).[25]
See also
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The company, part of ComfortDelGro Corp, started with two CNG buses on two services that plied Jurong Island in 2002. These were transferred to service 105 in 2003 when it stopped operating the Jurong Island route.
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