Sengkang Bus Interchange
{{Short description|Bus interchange in Sengkang New Town, Singapore}}
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{{use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Sengkang Bus Interchange
盛港巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Sengkang
| type = 150px
Public Bus Interchange
| image = 300px
| caption = Sengkang Bus Interchange
| address = 13 Sengkang Square, Singapore 545077
| country = Singapore
| owned = Land Transport Authority
| operator = SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
| bus_stands = 4 (Boarding)
3 (Alighting)
| bus_operators = SBS Transit
Tower Transit Singapore
Go-Ahead Singapore
| bus_routes = 8 (SBS Transit)
1 (Tower Transit Singapore)
1 (Go-Ahead Singapore)
| connections = {{SMRT code|NE|16|STC|}} Sengkang
| structure = At-grade
| accessible = Accessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=y|2001|4|28}} (Temporary)
{{Start date and age|df=y|2003|1|18}} (Integrated Transport Hub)
| closed = {{Start date and age|df=y|2003|1|17}} (Temporary)
| years = 28 April 2001
| events = Commenced operations
| years1 = 18 January 2003
| events1 = Operations shifted to new and air-conditioned interchange
}}
Sengkang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Sengkang New Town, Singapore. Located at the ground level of Compass Heights condominium, next to Sengkang MRT/LRT station and Compass One shopping mall, it is the second air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore and the second Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) in Singapore. It was opened on 18 January 2003.
History
=Old Sengkang bus interchange=
The bus interchange was opened on 12 June 1998 as a terminal. At that time, developments around the area in Sengkang New Town were still actively in progress. On 28 April 2001, the temporary bus interchange was located across the road of Sengkang Square. To date, only the main shelter of the old bus interchange remains, connecting Sengkang Square to nearby HDB estates along Compassvale Road.
=Relocation=
On 18 January 2003, which was the day Sengkang LRT East Loop opened, Sengkang Bus Interchange was moved to Compass One (formerly known as Compass Point), and integrated with the other transport networks like the Sengkang MRT, Sengkang LRT line and station, all housed under one complex. It is notably the second bus interchange in Singapore to be air-conditioned, after Toa Payoh Bus Interchange.{{Cite news|url=http://landtransportguru.net/sengkang-bus-interchange/|title=Sengkang Bus Interchange|date=2013-04-30|work=Land Transport Guru|access-date=2017-11-30}}
=Enhancement=
To improve ventilation at the former non-air conditioned alighting bays, the Land Transport Authority constructed a new air-conditioned passageway connecting to the existing air conditioned boarding areas in 2007. On 24 November 2014, LTA officially announced the expansion of the interchange to accommodate future bus services under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) Scheme as the current interchange does not have enough parking spaces for more services. The expansion consists of 12 additional parking bays, boarding and alighting facilities, concourse area, staff lounge and a canteen. The expansion works were scheduled to be completed in the third quarter of 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=dc0ebadf-b3f7-40ed-bfa0-8b133ed609ec|title=Expansion of sengkang and tampines bus interchanges|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829044444/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=dc0ebadf-b3f7-40ed-bfa0-8b133ed609ec|archive-date=29 August 2016|work=Land Transport Authority|date=25 November 2014}} The extension, named Compassvale Bus Interchange (formerly referred to as Sengkang Bus Interchange Expansion), is located opposite the current bus interchange along Sengkang Square and it officially opened on 12 March 2017 together with the launch of bus service 374.
Bus contracting model
{{see also|Bus contracting model of Singapore}}
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 3 route packages, operated by different public bus operators.
=List of routes=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align: left"
|+ !Operator !Package !Routes |
| style="background-color:#FFA500; color: white" |Go-Ahead Singapore
|Loyang |83 |
| style="background-color:#800080; color: white" |SBS Transit
|Sengkang-Hougang |80/80A, 86, 87, 159/159A, 163/163A/163B, 371, 372,374 |
| style="background-color:#008000; color: white" |Tower Transit Singapore
|Sembawang-Yishun |965 |
Instead of terminating at Sengkang Bus Interchange, Service 83 and Service 965 does not layover and loops at the interchange. This is partly due to the limited parking space at the bus park in the interchange.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [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 2003
Category:2003 establishments in Singapore
Category:Bus stations in Singapore
Category:Buildings and structures in Sengkang