Serangoon Bus Interchange
{{Short description|Bus interchange serving Serangoon New Town in Singapore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Serangoon Bus Interchange
实龙岗巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Serangoon
| type = Public Bus Interchange
| image = Serangoon Bus Interchange Berth B2.jpg
| caption = Interior of the bus interchange.
| address = 20 Serangoon Avenue 2, Singapore 556138
| coordinates = {{Coord|1|21|8|N|103|52|19|E}}
| owned = Land Transport Authority
| operator = SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
| bus_operators = SBS Transit Ltd
| bus_routes = 9 (SBS Transit)
| bus_stands = 2 Linear Alighting Berths
3 Sawtooth Boarding Berths
| connections = {{SMRT code|NE|12|CC|13}} Serangoon
| structure = At-grade
| accessible = Accessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1988|03|13}} (Old)
{{Start date and age|df=yes|2011|09|03}} (Integrated Transport Hub)
| closed = {{End date and age|df=yes|2011|09|02}} (Old)
| years = 13 March 1988
| events = Commenced operations
| years1 = 3 September 2011
| events1 = Operations transferred to new and air-conditioned bus interchange as Integrated Transport Hub
| mapframe =
}}
Serangoon Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located at Serangoon Central, serving residential areas around Serangoon, Kovan and Serangoon Gardens. It is the fifth air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore, integrated within the Nex shopping mall and seamlessly connected to Serangoon MRT station. Nearby public amenities include the Braddell Heights Community Hub, Braddell Heights CC and Serangoon Stadium.
History
The original bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central. This interchange took over the overcrowded Serangoon Gardens Bus Interchange and a temporary bus terminal along Serangoon Avenue 3.{{cite news |author= |title=Interchange in new town opens on Sunday |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880308-1.2.26.2 |work=The Straits Times |date=8 March 1988 |access-date=23 June 2017|via=NewspaperSG }} The compound was located under a multi-storey carpark, with end-on berths on the eastern side and sawtooth berths on the western side. Access to the interchange was located along Serangoon Central.
When the shopping mall nex opened on 25 November 2010, the old bus interchange continued to operate due to congestion at Serangoon Avenue 2, with shoppers facing carpark problems and large crowds in the shopping mall.
=Relocation=
On 3 September 2011, the interchange was relocated to a new air-conditioned facility along Serangoon Avenue 2 integrated with the nex shopping mall and Serangoon MRT station,{{cite web |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2011-08-25-01.aspx|title=Bus Services Operating From The New Serangoon Bus Interchange |author= |date=25 August 2017 |publisher=SBS Transit |access-date=23 June 2017 }} making it the fifth bus interchange to be air conditioned. The new facility was the first to have glass walls instead of cement walls facing the bus bays, allowing commuters to be aware of the departure of buses, which was not present in the earlier air conditioned bus interchanges. Due to space constraints, Bus Services 81 and 82 no longer terminated at the interchange and were amended to loop at Serangoon Central instead.
Bus Contracting Model
{{see also|Bus contracting model of Singapore}}
Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from Serangoon Bus Interchange were divided into 2 Bus Packages, operated by the anchor operator, SBS Transit Ltd.
List of Bus Services
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align: left"
|+ !Operator !Package !Routes |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#800080; color: white"|SBS Transit
|Clementi |100 |
| Serangoon-Eunos
|101, 103, 105, 109, 158, 315, 317, 506 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/transport/trpt_bus_inter.aspx Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)]
{{Singapore bus stations|state=expanded}}
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Category:Bus stations in Singapore