Woodlands Bus Interchange

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Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange 兀兰临时巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Sementara Woodlands
Public bus
General information
Location	3A Woodlands Square Singapore 737735 Singapore
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Buses
Bus routes	28 (SMRT Buses) 2 (SBS Transit)
Bus stands	10 (boarding) 8 (alighting)
Bus operators	SMRT Buses SBS Transit (Services 161 and 168)
Connections	NS9  TE2  Woodlands
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system
History
Opened	10 February 1996
Closed	12 March 2016 (closed for addition and alternation works)
Rebuilt	2019
Key dates
10 February 1996	Commenced operations
12 March 2016	Operations shifted to temporary site

Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was completed and opened along with the Woodlands extension of the North South Line in 1996. It is the first underground and the third biggest bus interchange in Singapore. The old Woodlands Bus Interchange was converted into a terminus for people leaving Singapore, as well as for Woodlands intra-town services that are serving the old town centre there. Later, it was deemed obsolete and ceased operations.

Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was the first underground interchange in Singapore to accommodate articulated buses and located below Woodlands MRT Station. Double deckers made their debut appearance in 19 February 1996 as an off-service SBS bus, one of which it is a Leyland Olympian 2-Axle and Mercedes-Benz O305 double deckers.

Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange took over operations from Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange on 12 March 2016, which will undergo addition and alteration works as part of the construction for the new Woodlands Station along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). The future Woodlands North MRT Station will be an integrated transport hub and consist of offices, restaurants, and shops above the bus interchange. It will be connected underground to the Woodlands North MRT Station.

Inside the Old Interchange

Woodlands Regional Interchange had a unique orientation as it is divided into two sides, depending on which direction it will depart. Bus Services between Berths 1 to 8 will depart towards Woodlands Avenue 7 whereas bus services between Berths 9 to 16 will depart towards Woodlands Avenue 3. Although SBS Transit Services 161 and 168 departs towards Woodlands Avenue 7, they are located in Berths 15 and 16 due to space constraints.

History

Redevelopment

Due to the construction of the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) underneath Woodlands Regional Interchange, alteration works would be carried out to the existing bus interchange together with the upgrade to the air-conditioned bus interchange, thus focusing to be an Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) in 2019. A temporary interchange is constructed next to Woodlands MRT Station for the relocation of all of the bus services currently serving Woodlands Regional Interchange. Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange (TBI) was launched on 12 March 2016.

Bus Contracting Model

See also: Bus Contracting Model (Singapore)

Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus services were split into 4 route packages-169, 856, 858, 963, 965, 966 and 969 under Sembawang–Yishun, 161 under Sengkang–Hougang, 168 under Bedok and the rest are under Woodlands Bus Package.

External links

• Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)
• Interchange/Terminal (SMRT Buses)
• Woodlands Town Map & Services Guide