Sengkang Bus Interchange

Sengkang Bus Interchange

Commencement date: 18 January 2003
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Operated by: SBS Transit

Sengkang Bus Interchange (Chinese: 盛港巴士转换站) is a bus interchange located on the ground storey of Compass Heights condominium in the town centre of Sengkang New Town. Sengkang Bus Interchange is the second bus interchange in Singapore to be air-conditioned, and was opened on 18 January 2003.[1]

History

Old Sengkang Bus Interchange

The bus interchange then was located across the road of Sengkang Square. At that time, developments in Sengkang were still being made.

Relocation

On 18 January 2003, Sengkang Bus Interchange is moved to Compass Point Shopping Centre, and is integrated with the other transport networks like the Sengkang MRT Station and LRT Stations, all housed under one complex. It is notably the second bus interchange in Singapore to be air-conditioned, after Toa Payoh Bus Interchange.

Enhancement

To improve ventilation at the former non-air-conditioned alighting bays, the Land Transport Authority constructed a new air-conditioned passageway connecting to the existing air-conditioned boarding areas in 2007.[2]

Change of bus routes

Some bus services from Sengkang Bus Interchange had been removed or re-routed when the North East Line was opened in June 2003, and when the East and West loops of the Sengkang LRT Line were opened in January 2003 and January 2005 respectively.

Routes

Service Destination Via Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
80 HarbourFront Bus Interchange Hougang, Paya Lebar, Geylang, City Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service
83 Punggol Bus Interchange Compassvale, Punggol
86 Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange Tampines Expressway, Jalan Kayu, Yio Chu Kang
87 Bedok Bus Interchange Hougang, Eunos, Kaki Bukit
119 Hougang Street 21 (loop) Rivervale, Hougang, Upper Serangoon Service created to serve the many schools along its route after another bus service, 85, was taken out of service.
156 Clementi Bus Interchange Buangkok, Yio Chu Kang, Bishan, Whitley, Bukit Timah, Sixth Avenue
159 Toa Payoh Bus Interchange Buangkok, Ang Mo Kio, Ang Mo Kio MRT Station, Lorong Chuan
163 Toa Payoh Bus Interchange Sengkang, Jalan Kayu, Yio Chu Kang, Upper Thomson, Braddell Supplementary Service 163A operates during peak hours to serve Fernvale Lane and replaces withdrawn feeder service 371
SBS Transit Feeder Services
372 Anchorvale Road (loop)
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
965 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Punggol, TPE, Yishun, Woodlands

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ The opening of the Sengkang LRT Line coincides with the opening of the new Sengkang Bus Interchange on 18 January 2003.Karamjit Kaur (17 January 2003). "Free rides for LRT opening tomorrow". The Straits Times. ((cite news)): Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Naleeza Ebrahim (5 October 2006). "Cool relief soon at Sengkang interchange". The Straits Times. p. H7. ((cite news)): Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)