Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
Coordinates: 1°23′8″N 103°44′37.5″E / 1.38556°N 103.743750°E
Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange 蔡厝港巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Choa Chu Kang | |
|---|---|
| Public Bus Interchange | |
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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 | |
| Fare zone | North-West/South-West |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 April 1990 |
| Key dates | |
| 8 April 1990 | Commenced operations |
| 25 July 1999 | Service 190 handed over to TIBS |
| 29 August 1999 | Service 185, 300, 302 and 307 handed over to TIBS |
| 26 December 1999 | Services 67, 175 and 188 handed over to TIBS due to the opening of Bukit Panjang LRT |
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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.
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.
Previously operated by Singapore Bus Service (SBS), Choa Chu Kang was progressively handed over to Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS) in late 1999 in exchange for services and operations in Sengkang and Punggol. The handover took place in the following phases:
- 25 Jul 1999: Service 190
- 29 Aug 1999: Services 185, 300, 302 and 307
- 26 Dec 1999: Services 67, 172, 175 and 188
Service 175 is now present day Service 975 and operates out of Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, now Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Terminal, and passes by the bus stop opposite of Lot One. Service 185 was merged with 989 and amended to the present-day 985.
Feeders 300, 301, 302 and 303 used to serve the interchange. 301 and 303 were merged to form Townlink 307 (now Intratown 307).
BSEP Feeder Enhancements
On 25 April 2015, Feeder 301 was reintroduced and rerouted under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) plying 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]
All the bus routes be split into one bus package - Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang with the exception of 925 under Woodlands.
As 925 operates only Monday to Saturday all services on Sunday and Public Holidays are under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang.
References
- ↑ "Two new bus services to be launched in Choa Chu Kang". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Joint News Release: New Bus Service 308 from Sunday, 15 May 2016". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
