Operated by SMRT Buses Structure type At-grade Opened 10 February 1996 | Connections NS9 TE2 Woodlands Address Singapore Owner Land Transport Authority | |
Location 3A Woodlands Square
Singapore 737735
Singapore Owned by Land Transport Authority Disabled access Accessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system Bus operators SMRT Buses; SBS Transit (Services 161 and 168) Bus routes 28 (SMRT Buses); 2 (SBS Transit) Bus stands 10 (boarding); 8 (alighting) 12 March 2016 Operations shifted to temporary site Similar Woodlands MRT Station, Yishun Temporary Bus Interc, Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange, Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (SMRT B, Tampines Bus Interchange | ||
Official opening of the new smrt woodlands temporary bus interchange
Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange (Chinese: 兀兰区域巴士转换站; pinyin: Wùlán qūyù bāshì zhuǎnhuànzhàn) was completed and opened along with the Woodlands extension of the North South Line in 1996. It is the first underground and the third biggest bus interchange in Singapore. The old Woodlands Bus Interchange was converted into a terminus for people leaving Singapore, as well as for Woodlands intra-town services that are serving the old town centre there. Later, it was deemed obsolete and ceased operations.
Contents
- Official opening of the new smrt woodlands temporary bus interchange
- Bus spotting at woodlands temporary bus interchange
- Inside the Old Interchange
- Redevelopment
- Bus Contracting Model
- References
Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was the first underground interchange in Singapore to accommodate articulated buses and located below Woodlands MRT Station. Double deckers made their debut appearance in 19 February 1996 as an off-service SBS bus, one of which it is a Leyland Olympian 2-Axle and Mercedes-Benz O305 double deckers.
Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange (Chinese: 兀兰临时巴士转换站; pinyin: Wùlán qūyù bāshì zhuǎnhuànzhàn) took over operations from Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange on 12 March 2016, which will undergo addition and alteration works as part of the construction for the new Woodlands Station along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). The future Woodlands North MRT Station will be an integrated transport hub and consist of offices, restaurants, and shops above the bus interchange. It will be connected underground to the Woodlands North MRT Station.
Bus spotting at woodlands temporary bus interchange
Inside the Old Interchange
Woodlands Regional Interchange had a unique orientation as it is divided into two sides, depending on which direction it will depart. Bus Services between Berths 1 to 8 will depart towards Woodlands Avenue 7 whereas bus services between Berths 9 to 16 will depart towards Woodlands Avenue 3. Although SBS Transit Services 161 and 168 departs towards Woodlands Avenue 7, they are located in Berths 15 and 16 due to space constraints.
Redevelopment
Due to the construction of the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) underneath Woodlands Regional Interchange, alteration works would be carried out to the existing bus interchange together with the upgrade to the air-conditioned bus interchange, thus focusing to be an Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) in 2019. A temporary interchange is being constructed next to Woodlands MRT Station for the relocation of all of the bus services currently serving Woodlands Regional Interchange. Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange (TBI) was launched on 12 March 2016.
Bus Contracting Model
All SMRT bus services plying in Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange will be split into 2 bus packages: 169, 856, 963, 965, 966 and 969 under the Sembawang – Yishun Bus Package with the rest under the Woodlands Bus Package.
SBS Transit bus services 161 & 168 will be under the Sengkang – Hougang and Bedok Bus Package respectively.