Tampines Bus Interchange

Tampines Bus Interchange
淡滨尼巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Tampines
Tampines Bus Interchange; 淡滨尼巴士转换站; Pertukaran Bas Tampines
Public bus
General information
Location	Blk 512 Tampines Central 1; Singapore 520512; Singapore
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SBS Transit
Bus routes	27
Bus stands	11 (3 End-On, 8 Sawtooth)
Bus operators	SBS Transit (All except 3, 67, 68 & 969); SMRT Buses (67 & 969); Go-Ahead (Service 3 and 68)
Connections	EW2 DT32 Tampines
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Accessible alighting/boarding points; Accessible public toilets; Graduated kerb edges; Tactile guidance system
History
Opened	20 December 1987
Key dates
20 December 1987	Commenced operations

1°21′14″N 103°56′37″E / 1.35389°N 103.94361°E / 1.35389; 103.94361

Tampines Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Tampines in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated Block 512. There are 29 bus services operating from the bus interchange, making it the 4th busiest bus interchange in Singapore.

History

Prior to the opening of the interchange, buses at Tampines were served at Tampines Bus Terminal in Tampines Avenue 5 which was started in 1983. The interchange was built at a cost of S$5 million and was opened in 2 phases, which opened on 29 November 1987 and in March 1988 respectively.^[1]

The bus interchange was refurbished in 2008 to make it wheelchair-accessible and allow the introduction of wheelchair accessible bus services.^{[citation needed]}

Tampines Interchange Extension

An extension, named the Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange, officially opened 18 December 2016.^[2]

Bus Contracting Model

Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 6 route packages-3 and 68 under Loyang, 8 under Bishan-Toa Payoh, 46 under Bedok, 67 under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang, 969 under Sembawang-Yishun and the rest are under Tampines Bus Packages.

Redevelopment

Redevelopment for Tampines Bus Interchange will only start after the opening of Downtown Line stage 3. ^[3]

References

^ "Exhibition to acquaint residents with new bus interchange". The Straits Times. 15 November 1987.
^ "Sengkang and Tampines bus interchanges to be expanded". Today Online. Retrieved 25 Nov 2014.
^ http://www.ura.gov.sg/MS/DMP2013/regional-highlights/~/media/dmp2013/Planning%20Area%20Brochures/Brochure_Tampines.ashx

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[1] "Exhibition to acquaint residents with new bus interchange". The Straits Times. 15 November 1987.

[2] "Sengkang and Tampines bus interchanges to be expanded". Today Online. Retrieved 25 Nov 2014.

[3] ttp://www.ura.gov.sg/MS/DMP2013/regional-highlights/~/media/dmp2013/Planning%20Area%20Brochures/Brochure_Tampines.ashx

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