Woodlands Bus Interchange

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Woodlands Bus Interchange
兀兰巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Woodlands
Public bus interchange
Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub 20210614 183304.jpg
Interior of Woodlands Bus Interchange
Location1 Woodlands Square (738099)[1]
Singapore
Coordinates1°26′12.50″N 103°47′9.60″E / 1.4368056°N 103.7860000°E / 1.4368056; 103.7860000Coordinates: 1°26′12.50″N 103°47′9.60″E / 1.4368056°N 103.7860000°E / 1.4368056; 103.7860000
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Buses (SMRT Corporation)
Bus routes
  • Woodlands Bus Interchange:
  • 15 (SMRT Buses)
  • 8 (Tower Transit)
  • 2 (SBS Transit)
  • Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange:
  • 3 (SMRT Buses)
  • 1 (Tower Transit)
Bus stands
  • Woodlands Bus Interchange:
  • 14 (boarding)
  • 4 (alighting)
  • Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange:
  • 3 (boarding)
  • 2 (alighting)
Bus operators
Connections NS9  TE2  Woodlands
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened4 February 1996; 25 years ago (1996-02-04) (Original)
12 March 2016; 5 years ago (2016-03-12) (Temporary)
13 June 2021; 6 months ago (2021-06-13) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed11 March 2016; 5 years ago (2016-03-11) (Original)
Key dates
4 February 1996 (1996-02-04)Commenced operations
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)Relocated to temporary site
13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)Relocated back to original site
Location

Woodlands Bus Interchange (formerly Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange) is a bus interchange in Singapore. Located at Woodlands, the interchange is linked to Woodlands MRT Station and adjacent to Causeway Point shopping mall. The interchange is part of the Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub (WITH), which opened on 13 June 2021.

Before then, the original Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was opened in 1996 as part of the Woodlands extension of the North South MRT line, and was the first underground bus interchange in Singapore.[4] On 12 March 2016, the interchange was relocated to a temporary site located adjacent to Woodlands MRT Station in order to facilitate the upgrade of the interchange to an air-conditioned interchange as part of Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.

Under the Sembawang – Yishun bus package, services 169, 856, 858, 963/e/R, 966, 969, as well as 965 from the temporary interchange were taken over by Tower Transit in September 2021.[5][6]

Redevelopment[]

The Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange in June 2021

Contract PT247 – Upgrading of Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was awarded to CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd to carry out alteration works to upgrade the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange to an air-conditioned one and constructing a link to the new Thomson–East Coast line (TEL).[7][8]

A temporary bus interchange was constructed next to Woodlands MRT station and operations of all of the bus services serving Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange were shifted to the Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange (TBI) on 12 March 2016.[9]

The upgraded Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange renamed as Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub reopened on 13 June 2021.[10][11] However, bus services 925/925M, 950, 961/961M and 965 would continue to operate from the temporary interchange.[10][11]

Bus Contracting Model[]

See also: Bus Contracting Model (Singapore)

Under the bus contracting model, there are 4 bus route packages operating from Woodlands Bus Interchange.

Package No. of services
per package 		Bus services Ref.
Sembawang – Yishun 8
  • 169
  • 856
  • 858
  • 963
  • 963e
  • 963R
  • 966
  • 969
 [12][13]
Sengkang – Hougang 1 161 [14]
Bedok 168
Woodlands 15
  • 178
  • 187
  • 900/900A
  • 901/901M
  • 902
  • 903/903M
  • 904
  • 911
  • 912/912M
  • 913/913M
  • 926
  • 960
  • 960e
  • 962
  • 964

Temporary Bus Interchange[]

Under the bus contracting model, there are 2 bus route packages operating from Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange.

Package No. of services
per package 		Bus services Ref.
Sembawang – Yishun 1 965 [12][13]
Woodlands 3
  • 925/925M
  • 950
  • 961/961M
 [14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bus Interchanges – SMRT". Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Bus Service 161". Transit Link. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Bus Service 168". Transit Link. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Bus interchange under Woodlands station". The Straits Times. 14 October 1993.
  5. ^ "Tower Transit to run Sembawang and Yishun bus interchanges, taking over from SMRT". Channel News Asia. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package". Tower Transit Singapore. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Contract PT247 – Upgrading of Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange". CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Land Transport Authority Annual Report 2017/18" (PDF). Land Transport Authority (Singapore). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange to be Upgraded Temporary Relocation from 12 March 2016". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub to Open on 13 June 2021". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b Fang Yiyang (13 June 2021). "Largest integrated transport hub in Singapore opens in Woodlands". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ^ a b "LTA Awards Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun Bus Packages to Tower Transit". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b Clement Yong (2 October 2020). "Tower Transit edges out SMRT to win $1.03b Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun bus packages". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Bus Industry to Complete Transition to Bus Contracting Model on 1 September 2016". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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