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Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange
杨厝港巴士终站
Pertukaran Bas Yio Chu Kang

Public Bus Interchange
Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange entrance from Yio Chu Kang MRT station
General information
Location3002 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore 567728
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes7 (SBS Transit Ltd)
1 (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd)
Bus stands4 (Boarding)
2 (Alighting)
Bus operatorsSBS Transit Ltd
Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Connections NS15  Yio Chu Kang
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened13 December 1987 (1987-12-13)
Key dates
13 December 1987Commenced operations

Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Yio Chu Kang, a sub zone of Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The interchange is located beneath Yio Chu Kang MRT station. Boarding berths are located north of Yio Chu Kang MRT station concourse while and alighting berths are located south.

This is one of the only few bus interchanges that are not located near a shopping mall (another being Bukit Merah Bus Interchange)

History

Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange, then known as Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal, opened on 13 November 1987, just a few days after the opening of Yio Chu Kang MRT station, and was operated by TIBS (Trans-Island Bus Services). It was then located directly in front of Yio Chu Kang MRT concourse.[1]

On 1 August 2013, Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange was renamed as a bus interchange.

On December 2017, expansion and renovation works at the interchange commenced[2] and was completed in two phases. The first phase, comprising an expansion that was twice the size of the existing interchange located behind Yio Chu Kang MRT station, with new boarding berths, was completed by October 2019. The second phase, which were renovations to the existing interchange, completed in 2021. The renovated interchange also included a canteen, self-service ticket machines, and features to aid handicapped commuters.[3]

The old Yio Chu Kang Interchange boarding berths in front of Yio Chu Kang MRT station (Exit A) are currently unused.

Incidents

On 23 April 2018 at around 9.30am, three pedestrians were killed after being hit by a lorry. Also involved was a stationary bus at the traffic junction near the exit of the bus interchange.[4]

Bus Contracting Model

Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 4 bus packages - Service 13 under Bedok, Service 825 under Sembawang-Yishun, Service 72 under Tampines and the rest under Seletar Bus Package.

List of routes

Operator Routes
SBS Transit 13, 70, 70M, 71, 72, 76, 162, 162M, 860
Tower Transit Singapore 825

References

  1. ↑ "Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange". Retrieved 2 Jan 2024.
  2. ↑ Yong, Clement (17 October 2019). "Driving towards wheelchair-friendly bus fleet". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. B2.
  3. ↑ Choo, Cynthia (16 October 2019). "New wheelchair-accessible electric minibus to operate on a public route". Today. Singapore. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "3 pedestrians in Yio Chu Kang killed by lorry that 'came hurtling'". Channel NewsAsia. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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