Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Coordinates: 1°23′8″N 103°44′37″E / 1.38556°N 103.74361°E / 1.38556; 103.74361

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
蔡厝港巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Choa Chu Kang
Public Bus Interchange

An aerial view of Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
Location Blk 301 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, Singapore 680000
Singapore
Owned by Land Transport Authority
Operated by SMRT Buses
Bus routes 16
Bus stands 5
Bus operators SMRT Buses
Connections  NS4  BP1  Choa Chu Kang
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Disabled access Accessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
Other information
Website https://www.smrt.com.sg/Journey-with-Us/Buses/Bus-Interchanges
History
Opened 8 April 1990
Key dates
8 April 1990 Commenced operations

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is an bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang. It is located at Choa Chu Kang Loop and connected to Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station and the Lot One Shoppers' Mall. Opened in 1990, this bus interchange is one of the oldest surviving bus interchanges in Singapore to remain intact from re-modification while still in service.

Alighting berths at CCKI and the N.T.W.U. Canteen of the left
The previous interior of CCKI

History

Choa Chu Kang used to have a roadside bus terminal along Choa Chu Kang Way. It was later replaced by a bus interchange built beside the MRT Station. Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange opened in 1990 and remains operational today with little modifications.

BSEP Feeder Enhancements

On 25 April 2015, Feeder 301 was reintroduced and rerouted under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) plying along Choa Chu Kang Way, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2 and Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, together with the introduction of Trunk Service 983 plying through Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5 via Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4. Feeder 300 was then amended to skip Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5.[1]

On 15 May 2016, Feeder 308 was introduced under Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) plying through Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7, Choa Chu Kang Grove and Keat Hong Link.[2]

Bus Contracting Model

Under the new bus contracting model, with the exception of Weekday/Saturday service 925 under Woodlands, the rest of the services are under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Bus Packages.

References

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange operated by SMRT Buses in the 2000s
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