Tuas Bus Terminal
{{short description|Bus terminal located in Tuas, Singapore}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tuas Bus Terminal
大士巴士终站
Pertukaran Bas Tuas
துவாஸ் பேருந்து முனையத்திற்கும்
| type = 150px
Public Bus Interchange
| address = 3 Tuas West Drive, Singapore 638419
| country = Singapore
| owned = Land Transport Authority
| operator = SMRT Buses Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
| bus_stands = 1 (Boarding)
2 (Alighting)
| bus_operators = SMRT Buses Ltd
| bus_routes = 5 (SMRT Buses Ltd)
| connections = {{SMRT code|EW|33}} Tuas Link
| structure = At-grade
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998|1|2}} (Old location)
{{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|10|7}} (New location)
| closed = {{End date and age|df=yes|2017|10|6}} (Old location)
| years = 2 January 1998
| events = Commenced operations
| years1 = 7 October 2017
| events1 = Relocated to new site
| years2 = 15 September 2024
| events2 = Operations handed over to SMRT Buses
| image = Tuas Bus Terminal entrance.jpg
| caption = Entrance of Tuas Bus Terminal
}}
Tuas Bus Terminal (Chinese: 大士巴士终站) is a bus terminal located in Tuas in the western part of Singapore.{{cite web|title=Welcome to SBS Transit|url=http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/transport/trpt_bus_inter.aspx|website=www.sbstransit.com.sg|publisher=SBS Transit|accessdate=2 August 2017|date=1 July 2017|quote=Interchanges and Terminals}} This terminal serves industrial workers at Jurong Industrial Estate and Tuas Industrial Estate from Boon Lay Bus Interchange.
The terminal was relocated to a new site above the Tuas Depot on 7 October 2017.{{cite news |author= |title=New Tuas bus terminal to open on Oct 7|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-tuas-bus-terminal-to-open-on-oct-7-9219632|work=ChannelNewsAsia |date=15 September 2017 |accessdate=13 October 2017 }} The terminal is connected to the Tuas Link MRT station, allowing for convenient transfers. On 18 June 2017, 2 new services, Bus Services 247 and 248, were introduced in conjunction with the Tuas West MRT Extension opening.{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/2-new-and-4-amended-bus-services-for-tuas-west-extension-from-june-18|title=2 new and 4 amended bus services for Tuas West Extension from June 18|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=22 May 2017|last1=Min|first1=Chew Hui}} On 7 October 2017, all 4 services were relocated to the new site.
Bus contracting model
{{see also|Bus contracting model of Singapore}}
Under the bus contracting model, this terminal is under the Jurong West Bus Package, operated by SMRT Buses.
=List of routes=
class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align: left"
|+ !Operator !Package !Routes |
style="background-color:#DB3B26; color: white"|SMRT Buses
|Jurong West |192, 193, 247, 248 & 248M |
References
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External links
- [http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/transport/trpt_bus_inter.aspx Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)]
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Category:Bus stations in Singapore
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