Yishun Bus Interchange

Yishun Bus Interchange is located in northern Singapore, integrated with Northpoint City. The interchange is part of the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), which opened on 8 September 2019. Before this interchange, the original bus interchange was in operation from 23 August 1987 to 13 March 2015. Operations were transferred to a temporary site on 14 March 2015 for the construction of Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), and eventually closed on 7 September 2019.

Yishun Bus Interchange
义顺巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Yishun
Public bus
Interior of Yishun Bus Interchange
Location920 Yishun Avenue 2, Singapore 769100
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Buses Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (Tower Transit from 3Q 2021)
Bus routes14 (SBS Transit Ltd)
8 (SMRT Buses Ltd) (Tower Transit from 3Q2021)
1 (Advance Coach Pte Ltd)
1 (Go-Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd)
Bus stands8 (Boarding)
4 (Alighting)
Bus operatorsSMRT Buses Ltd until 3Q2021 (Tower Transit from 3Q2021) (171, 853/M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857, 859)
SBS Transit Ltd (All except 85, 171, 853/M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857, 859)
Advance Coach Pte Ltd (Service AC7)
Go-Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (Service 85)
Connections NS13  Yishun
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened23 August 1987 (1987-08-23) (Original)
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) (Temporary)
8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed13 March 2015 (2015-03-13) (Original)
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) (Temporary)
Key dates
23 August 1987Commenced operations
14 March 2015Operations shifted to temporary interchange
8 September 2019Operations shifted to new air-conditioned interchange

History

The original interchange was built at a cost of S$2 million, and it opened on 23 August 1987. It was the first bus interchange in Singapore purpose-built for the Trans-Island Bus Service.[1]

The shops at Block 923 were closed and subsequently demolished in 2012 due to the development plans. Residents who were residing at Block 923 were transferred to a new residential area.

On 17 June 2013, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) released the land parcel where the former interchange and then-demolished HDB flat, Block 923, was located. The land parcel was launched for sale on 28 June 2013.[2]

On 27 February 2015, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the construction and co-location of a new air-conditioned bus interchange with the new Northpoint City integrated development, named the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (YITH). The new interchange is slated to open in 2019.[3] The Integrated Bus Interchange will be linked to the existing Yishun MRT station by a new underpass under Yishun Avenue 2.

As such, to make way for a new Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), the interchange was relocated to a temporary site across Yishun Central 1 behind Northpoint Shopping Centre on 14 March 2015. The ITH opened on 8 September 2019.[4][5]

Management

By October 2021, Yishun Bus Interchange will be managed by Tower Transit, a new public transport operator in Singapore, on a five-year term. The interchange is currently managed by SMRT.[6]

Bus Contracting Model
See also: Bus contracting model of Singapore

Under the new bus contracting model, there are 5 bus routes packages at Yishun Bus Interchange:

  • 85 under Loyang (Go-Ahead)
  • 171, 853/M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857, 859 under Sembawang-Yishun (SMRT Buses) (Tower Transit Singapore from 3Q2021)
  • 39 under Tampines (SBS Transit)
  • 103 under Serangoon-Eunos (SBS Transit)
  • The rest under Seletar (SBS Transit)

SBS Transit began operations of the Seletar Bus Package on 18 March 2018 (800, 804, 805, 807, 811, 860), 25 March (803, 806, 812, 851, 852) and 26 March (850E, which does not call at Yishun Interchange).[7]

References
  1. "Tibs bus interchange to open at Yishun". The Straits Times. 22 August 1987. Retrieved 16 September 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. "HDB InfoWEB: Government to release three residential sites and two commercial & residential sites estimated to yield 3,600 housing units in June 2013 :". web.archive.org. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Yishun Integrated Transport Hub to Open by 2019". web.archive.org. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. "Yishun Integrated Transport Hub to Open on 8 September 2019". Land Transport Authority. 7 September 2019.
  5. "Yishun integrated transport hub to open on Sept 8". The Straits Times. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  6. "Tower Transit to run Sembawang and Yishun bus interchanges, taking over from SMRT". CNA. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. "Calling of Tender for Third Bus Package under the Bus Contracting Model". Land Transport Authority. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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