Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange
Coordinates: 1°43′1″N 104°24′18″E / 1.71694°N 104.40500°E
Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange 义顺临时巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Yishun | |
|---|---|
| Public bus | |
| Location |
20A Yishun Central 1, Singapore 768830 Singapore |
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
| Operated by | SMRT Buses |
| Bus routes |
20 (SMRT Buses) 2 (SBS Transit) 1 (Advance Coach) 1 (Go-Ahead) |
| Bus stands |
8 (Boarding) 4 (Alighting) |
| Bus operators |
SMRT Buses (All services except 39, 85, 103 until commencement of Seletar Bus Package) SBS Transit (Only services 39, 103 until commencement of Seletar Bus Package) Advance Coach (Service AC7) Go-Ahead Singapore (Service 85) |
| Connections | NS13 Yishun |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Disabled access |
Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
| History | |
| Opened |
18 January 1987 14 March 2015 (Temporary) 2019 (Integrated Transport Hub) |
| Closed | 14 March 2015 |
| Key dates | |
| 18 January 1987 | Commenced operations |
| 14 March 2015 | Operations shifted to temporary interchange |
| 2018 | Services 800, 803, 804, 805, 806, 811, 812, 850E, 851, 852, 860 transferred to SBS Transit |
Yishun Bus Interchange was located in northern Singapore, across Yishun Avenue 2 from Yishun MRT Station. The Yishun Bus Interchange will be demolished to make way for a new fully air conditioned bus interchange. In the meantime, Yishun Bus Interchange has been relocated to a temporary site across Yishun Central 1 named Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange behind Northpoint Shopping Centre which commenced operations on 14 March 2015. Height restrictions will be lifted and so services which are heavily used may be getting double-decker buses. As of 27 April 2015, double deckers started operating on Service 857. The new air conditioned interchange will be situated within a new shopping centre cum office and residential development, which is expected to be ready by 2019, called Northpoint City. An event was held on 14 March 2015 at 12:45am to commemorate their last revenue service from Yishun Bus Interchange before shifting to the temporary site. Yishun ITH will be the 10th Air-conditioned Bus Interchange and 3rd along the North South Line.
History
The shops at Block 923 were closed and subsequently demolished in 2012 due to the development plans. Residents who were residing at Block 923 were transferred to a new residential area.
On 17 June 2013, the Housing & Development Board (HDB) released the land parcel where the interchange will be located and launched it for sale on 28 June 2013.[1]
Bus Contracting Model
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 5 route packages- 103 under Serangoon-Eunos, 171, 853, 854, 855, 856, 857, 859 under Sembawang-Yishun, 85 under Loyang, 39 under Tampines with the rest under Seletar Bus Packages.
On 7 June 2016, the Land Transport Authority called for tenders to operate 26 routes out of the Seletar Bus Package as part of its new bus contracting model. Ten services are under this package; SBS Transit successfully tendered this package. The bus services will be operated by SBS Transit for a service term of five years, with a possible two-year extension based on good performance.[2]
References
- ↑ "Government to release three residential sites and two commercial & residential sites estimated to yield 3,600 housing units in June 2013". Housing & Development Board (HDB). 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
- ↑ "Calling of Tender for Third Bus Package under the Bus Contracting Model". Land Transport Authority. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
1. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/singapore/yishun-integrated/1683722.html Temporary interchange to open from 14 March. ~ ChannelNews Asia.