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Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
武吉班让巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Bukit Panjang

Public Bus Interchange
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange in final touches before the opening.
General information
Location15 Petir Road, Singapore 678270
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Buses
Bus routes10 (SMRT Buses)
Bus stands3 (boarding)
1 (alighting)
Bus operatorsSMRT Buses
Connections DT1 – BP6  Bukit Panjang
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened26 December 1999 (1999-12-26)
4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) (Redevelopment)
Rebuilt4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)
Key dates
26 December 1999Commenced operations
16 December 2012Bus Interchange closed down, all existing bus services amended to bus stops around Bukit Panjang Interchange
4 September 2017Reopening of the bus interchange as an ITH

Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Bukit Panjang New Town, Singapore, located within Hillion Mall. It is diagonally opposite Bukit Panjang Plaza and adjacent to Bukit Panjang station on the Downtown MRT and Bukit Panjang LRT lines.

History

The Zhenghua Bus Terminal was initially set up for the development of Zhenghua New Town (today known as Bukit Panjang) in 1986. A year later, the terminal was moved to Petir Road, when it was also renamed Bukit Panjang Bus Terminal.[1]

On 26 December 1999, the Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, located at Jelebu Road and Petir Road, was first opened to the public, which would take over the routes that were served by the older bus terminal.[1]

In order to make way for the development of the Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), the interchange was planned to be closed for two years from 16 December 2012 until 2015 when the new ITH would be ready, and buses were rerouted to a temporary bus park instead.[2][3]

The opening of this new interchange was delayed by two years due to difficulties faced during construction to fully integrate the ITH with the Bukit Panjang MRT station.[4] The new Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, located within Hillion Mall, was eventually opened on 4 September 2017 as part of the new Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.[5][6][7] The temporary bus park continued to serve 4 services while the remaining services were rerouted back to the new interchange, until 2021 when they were finally rerouted to the Gali Batu Bus Terminal, following which the temporary bus park was then shut down.[8]

Bus contracting model

Under the new bus contracting model, all bus services at the interchange are under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Bus Package.

Currently, all bus services at the interchange are operated by the anchor operator, SMRT Buses.

List of routes

Operator Package Routes
SMRT Buses Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang 176, 180/180A, 920, 922, 970, 972/972A/972M, 973/973A, 975/975C, 976, 979

References

  1. 1 2 "Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Land Transport Guru". 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Closure". SMRT. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "New Integrated Transport Hub in 2015; Greater Convenience, Seamless Transfers for Bukit Panjang Commuters". Land Transport Authority. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Abdullah, Zhaki (4 September 2017). "New Bukit Panjang transport hub opens after two-year delay". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub Opens on 4 September 2017". Land Transport Authority. 8 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bukit Panjang's integrated transport hub to open on Sep 4". Channel NewsAsia. 8 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "New Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub to open on Sept 4". The Straits Times. 8 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "SMRT to start bus services at Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub on 4 September 2017". SMRT Corporation. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2023.



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