Clementi Bus Interchange
{{Short description|Bus interchange in Clementi, Singapore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Clementi Bus Interchange
金文泰巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Clementi
| type = Public Bus Interchange
| image = Clementi Bus Interchange in Clementi Mall.jpg
| caption = The bus interchange is integrated with the Clementi Mall and Clementi Town Centre.
| address = 441 Commonwealth Avenue West, Singapore 120441
| coordinates = {{Coord|1|32|12|N|104|16|44|E}}
| owned = Land Transport Authority
| operator = SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
| bus_operators = SBS Transit Ltd
Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
| bus_routes = 9 (SBS Transit)
5 (Tower Transit Singapore)
| bus_stands = 5 Sawtooth Boarding Berths
3 Alighting Berths
| connections = {{SMRT code|EW|23|CR|17}} Clementi
| structure = At-grade
| accessible = Accessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1980|11|16}} (Old)
{{Start date and age|df=yes|2006|10|29}} (Temporary)
{{Start date and age|df=y|2011|11|26}} (Integrated Transport Hub)
| closed = {{End date and age|df=yes|2006|10|28}} (Old)
{{End date and age|df=yes|2011|11|25}} (Temporary)
| years = 16 November 1980
| events = Commenced operations
| years1 = 29 October 2006
| events1 = Operations transferred to Temporary bus interchange
| years2 = 26 November 2011
| events2 = Operations transferred to new and air-conditioned bus interchange as Integrated Transport Hub
| mapframe =
}}
Clementi Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located at Clementi Town Centre, serving residential areas around Clementi and West Coast. It is the sixth air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore, integrated within Clementi Mall and Clementi Towers, and seamlessly connected to Clementi MRT station. Nearby public amenities include the Cityvibe Mall, Clementi Polyclinic, 321 Clementi and Block 448 Market & Hawker Centre.
History
The interchange was first opened on 16 November 1980 by Chor Yeok Eng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah. It was a long covered walkway structure with queue railings and berths at the side of the road, leading many people to call it a "roadside bus terminal" resembling the interchanges built in the 1970s.
File:NewTemp-ClementiBusInt.JPG
Operations then moved to the temporary facility built across the road at the junction of Commonwealth Avenue West and Clementi Avenue 3 (Land Lot MK05-08585W) on 29 October 2006. This facility was a blue-red-white structure that resembles the original interchange and was used for 5 years and 27 days while the original site was redeveloped into what is known as the new Clementi Town Centre that was planned by HDB which consisted of a new air-conditioned bus interchange, Clementi Mall and 2 HDB flats (Clementi Towers).{{cite web|url=http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2006-10-25-01-S.aspx|title=Clementi Bus Interchange To Relocate To Temporary Site|work=SBS Transit|date=25 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222052512/http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2006-10-25-01-S.aspx|archive-date=22 December 2008}}
The current interchange is an 8,100 square meter facility that opened on 26 November 2011. It is the 6th air conditioned bus interchange in Singapore. Together with Clementi and the nearby commercial developments, it is part of the Clementi Integrated Public Transport Hub.{{cite web|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=59x04xhndf81fj03bqyo7tuxmvtt403adxzjq4q674l6pe821l|title=New Clementi Bus Interchange Opens on 26 November 2011|date=17 November 2011|work=LTA|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709034220/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=59x04xhndf81fj03bqyo7tuxmvtt403adxzjq4q674l6pe821l|archive-date=9 July 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1165973/1/.html |title=New Clementi bus interchange to benefit 8,500 commuters daily|date=17 November 2011|work=CNA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118124002/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1165973/1/.html|archive-date=18 November 2011}}
Bus Contracting Model
{{see also|Bus contracting model of Singapore}}
As the winning bidder for Bulim Bus Package is under the bus contracting model in 2015, Tower Transit took over operations for services 96, 173, 282, 284 and 285 from SBS Transit and SMRT Buses in June 2016. Despite Tower Transit operating the feeder bus services from Clementi, SBS Transit is still the principal operator, operating a majority of bus services included in three bus packages. Clementi, Bedok and Sengkang-Hougang.{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=28fca09a-bed6-48f4-99d4-18eeb8c496bd|title=Transition to a government contracting model for the public bus industry|date=21 May 2014|work=LTA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225145457/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=28fca09a-bed6-48f4-99d4-18eeb8c496bd|archive-date=25 December 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=6bc7cedf-2390-4c4f-904c-de12115b1354|title=LTA Awards First Tendered Bus Package to Tower Transit Group Limited|date=8 May 2015|work=LTA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211022129/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=6bc7cedf-2390-4c4f-904c-de12115b1354|archive-date=11 December 2015}}
Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from Clementi Bus Interchange were divided into 4 Bus Packages, operated by two different bus operators.
=List of Bus Services=
{{See also|List of bus routes in Singapore}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align: left"
|+ !Operator !Package !Routes |
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#800080; color: white"|SBS Transit
|Bedok |14, 196 |
| Clementi
|7/7B, 99, 147, 156, 166, 175 |
| Sengkang-Hougang
|165 |
| style="background-color:#008000; color: white"|Tower Transit Singapore
|Bulim |96, 173, 282, 284, 285 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/transport/trpt_bus_inter.aspx Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120717005733/http://www.smrt.com.sg/Buses/eBusGuide.aspx#tabs-bus-4 Interchange/Terminal (SMRT Buses)]
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Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1980
Category:1980 establishments in Singapore