Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange


Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a 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, the old bus interchange was one of the oldest surviving bus interchanges in Singapore to remain intact from re-modification while still in service for 28 years till 15 December 2018. The new site opened on 16 December 2018.

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 old Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
Location70 Choa Chu Kang Loop, Singapore 689688
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Buses Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Bus routes17
Bus stands5
Bus operatorsSMRT Buses Ltd
Connections NS4  JS1  BP1  Choa Chu Kang
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
Other information
Websitehttps://www.smrt.com.sg/Journey-with-Us/Buses/Bus-Interchanges
History
Opened8 April 1990 (1990-04-08) (Old)
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) (Existing)
Closed15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) (Old)
Key dates
8 April 1990Commenced operations
16 December 2018Operations moved to new site

History
The older Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange operated by SMRT Buses Ltd in the 2000s.
The new interior of the bus interchange.

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. It was opened on 8 April 1990 and remained operational till 15 December 2018 with little modifications. The old bus interchange was demolished to make way for the Jurong Region Line's Choa Chu Kang station.

Trans-Island Bus Services also had the operating base for Choa Chu Kang since 1990, where bus service SS7 was introduced from Choa Chu Kang to Woodlands, and on 10 March 1996, bus services 925 and 927 were extended to Choa Chu Kang. All bus services were handed over to SMRT Buses in three tranches in 1999 from SBS Transit under Choa Chu Kang Bus Package, starting with service 190 (25 July 1999), 185, 300, 302 and 307 (29 August 1999) and 67, 172, 175 and 188 (26 December 1999).

In 2018, the new interchange was built, near to Lot One.[1] It opened on 16 December 2018, and before that, service 308 was merged into service 991 to provide connectivity from Choa Chu Kang to Bukit Batok as well as enhanced connectivity as well as service 974 being launched for commuters travelling to Joo Koon, reducing congestion on services 172 and 180, as well as the East West Line and North South Line.[2]

Bus Contracting Model
See also: Bus Contracting Model (Singapore)

Under the new bus contracting model, with the exception of Weekday/Saturday service 925 and 991 under Woodlands and Bulim respectively, the rest of the services are under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Bus Packages.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "New Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange to Open on 16 December 2018". Land Transport Authority. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


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