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Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange 武吉班让巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Bukit Panjang | |
|---|---|
 Public Bus Interchange | |
_Before_Opening.jpg) Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange in final touches before the opening. | |
| General information | |
| Location | 15 Petir Road, Singapore 678270 Singapore |
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
| Operated by | SMRT Buses |
| Bus routes | 10 (SMRT Buses) |
| Bus stands | 3 (boarding) 1 (alighting) |
| Bus operators | SMRT Buses |
| Connections | DT1 – BP6 Bukit Panjang |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Accessible | Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
| History | |
| Opened | 26 December 1999 4 September 2017 (Integrated Transport Hub) |
| Closed | 15 December 2012 (Redevelopment) |
| Rebuilt | 4 September 2017 |
| Key dates | |
| 26 December 1999 | Commenced operations |
| 16 December 2012 | Bus Interchange closed down, all existing bus services amended to bus stops around Bukit Panjang Interchange |
| 4 September 2017 | Reopening 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
editThe 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, with the exception of Services 177 & 180, which were amended to loop around Bukit Panjang LRT 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: 75, 184, 700 & 700A. The remaining services were rerouted back to the new interchange with the exception of Bus 180, which only began serving the ITH in 2018, and 971E, which remained to terminate at a pair of bus stops near Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station. Service 971E was later renumbered to Service 971 in 2020, then withdrawn in 2022. In 2020, Services 700 & 700A were withdrawn, while 75 & 184 were rerouted to the newly opened Gali Batu Bus Terminal in 2021, following which the temporary bus park was then shut down.[8]
Bus contracting model
editUnder 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
edit| 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 |
Service 180 does not terminate at Bukit Panjang Interchange. Instead, 180 loops within the interchange back to Boon Lay Bus Interchange.
Gallery
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Old Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange. -
Old Buses in the Old Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange. -
Berths in the Old Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange.
References
edit- ^ a b "Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Land Transport Guru". 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Closure". SMRT. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub Opens on 4 September 2017". Land Transport Authority. 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Bukit Panjang's integrated transport hub to open on Sep 4". Channel NewsAsia. 8 August 2017.
- ^ "New Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub to open on Sept 4". The Straits Times. 8 August 2017.
- ^ "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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