This is a non-exhaustive listing of former bus interchanges or terminals that were once part of Singapore's bus system, and decommissioned due to geographical retention or the introduction of new town centres, or creation of consolidated transportation hubs.
Former bus interchanges
edit| Interchange | Closure Date | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compassvale | 1 December 2024 | All services relocated to Buangkok Bus Interchange. | |
| Hougang South | 15 February 2004 | Ceased operations totally and became Kovan Hub, and the vacated facility does occasionally hold atrium exhibitions and for other commercial uses. It is now converted into a community space with an open carpark on the former end-on berths. It also serves as a transit stop for coaches to and from Malaysia with routes from destinations such as Genting Highlands and Kuala Lumpur.[1] Moreover, bus services 112, 113 and 119 still calls at the facility for passengers to alight and disembark there as a bus stop at the former sawtooth berths. Service 115 starts its journey from there and Service 53M layovers at the bus stop. | 
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| Jurong | 1 July 1990 | All services relocated to Boon Lay Bus Interchange except to Jurong East and Clementi. It functioned as a bus depot in the western part of Singapore before it was demolished when SBS Transit built a new multi storey bus depot (Soon Lee Bus Park) along Soon Lee Road in the Jurong Industrial Area.
It is located at the junction of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Jurong Port Road. It was completed in 1978 at a cost of S$1.2 million, and was the first bus station in Singapore built to serve feeder services, which were then being introduced as part of a rationalisation plan by Singapore Bus Service.[2] |
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| Woodlands | 4 February 1996 | All services relocated to Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange. |
Woodlands
editWoodlands Bus Interchange is a former bus interchange that was located at Woodlands Town Centre.[3] Initially planned in the late 1970s as part of a bus service improvement scheme,[4] the interchange commenced operations in 1981, and had 17 berths.[3] The announcement to build the North-South Line MRT extension and the Woodlands MRT station that was scheduled to complete and open on 10 February 1996, accelerated plans to relocate and develop an entirely new town centre for Woodlands New Town at Woodlands Square, the new regional centre for Woodlands or more precisely, the North region. In late-1996, electronic display boards of TIBS buses serving the Woodlands Bus Interchange began to display notices that the TIBS Woodlands' fleet would be moving to the new interchange at Woodlands Square, Singapore's first mass underground bus interchange – Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange, conveniently located under the Woodlands MRT station, and is connected to Causeway Point with escalators. Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was closed on 12 March 2016 for upgrading works as part of the construction of the Stage 1 Thomson–East Coast Line Woodlands station and was temporarily replaced by Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange. The interchange reopened as part of the Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub on 13 June 2021.[5]
Hougang South
edit Hougang South Bus Interchange was a bus interchange, located in Hougang Street 21, which ceased operations on 15 February 2004. The interchange's structure continues to stand pending a major redevelopment of the site, and is currently called Kovan Hub.
Initially named Hougang Bus Interchange, construction of the interchange commenced in 1981,[6] and it commenced operations in October 1983, with an exhibition held prior to the interchange's opening to get commuters accustomed to it.[7] Fitted out with 34 bus bays,[8] the interchange was built to handle additional bus services with the further development of Hougang new town.[9]
At that time, Hougang comprised just four neighbourhoods, with large tracts to the northwest of Upper Serangoon Road still undeveloped. The commercial centre at Hougang Street 21 thus served as a town centre. From the 1990s, however, the town was rapidly expanded with five more neighbourhoods constructed, and a new, permanent town centre further north was built. As is the case for all other bus interchanges (except the Eunos Bus Interchange) in which they are located in their respective town centres, the Hougang Bus Interchange was to be moved to the new town centre, while the existing facility was then converted to other uses. Its bus services were then amended to terminate at either Hougang Central or Punggol.
When this plan was publicised, it created an uproar amongst the local populace, particularly shopowners in Hougang Street 21. With the help of local politicians, their discontentments were made to the relevant authorities, resulting in a delay in the interchange's closure. The government was adamant on removing the interchange, however, as it insists it makes little sense to have two bus interchanges in one town, and the opening of the Kovan MRT station on the North East Line will help to continue bringing in the crowds. It proceeded to build a new, permanent interchange, known as the Hougang Central Bus Interchange, and renamed the existing interchange as the Hougang South Bus Interchange.
In the meantime, the vacated facility does occasionally hold atrium exhibitions and for other commercial uses. It is now converted into a community space with an open carpark on the former end-on berths. It also serves as a transit stop for coaches to and from Malaysia with routes from destinations such as Genting Highlands and Kuala Lumpur.[1] Moreover, bus services 112, 113 and 119 still calls at the facility for passengers to alight and disembark there as a bus stop at the former sawtooth berths. Service 115 starts its journey from there and Service 53M layovers at the bus stop.
Former bus terminals
edit| Terminal | Closure Date | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choa Chu Kang Road End | 1971 | Downgraded to a bus stop whereas it became part of the SAFTI Live Firing Area while the public is still having limited access. | |
| Keppel Harbour | 2 May 1971 | ||
| New Market Road | 6 June 1971 | ||
| Kim Keat Avenue | 2 August 1971 | Replaced by Toa Payoh Town Centre Bus Terminus. | |
| Lorong 1 Toa Payoh | |||
| Lorong 6 Toa Payoh | |||
| Clementi Road | 14 September 1971 | ||
| Keppel Road | 10 November 1971 | ||
| Changi Road | 1 July 1973 | Replaced by Chai Chee Bus Terminal. | |
| Fidelio Street | |||
| Joo Chiat Place | |||
| Telok Kurau | |||
| Upper Changi Road (13.3km) | 1974 | Near to Anglican High School. | |
| Jalan Jurong Kechil | 3 February 1974 | ||
| Kallang Park | |||
| Marsiling Avenue | |||
| South Buona Vista Road | |||
| Toh Tuck Road | |||
| Changi Point | 1975 | Relocated to Changi Village Bus Terminal. | |
| Outram Park | 1 January 1976 | ||
| Kranji Road | 6 June 1976 | ||
| Kampong Bahru | 8 August 1976 | ||
| Rotherham Gate | 23 August 1976 | ||
| Jalan Kolam Ayer | 13 December 1976 | Replaced by Sims Place Bus Terminal. | |
| Sembawang Hills Drive | 16 May 1977 | ||
| Lorong 5 Geylang | 17 October 1977 | ||
| Benoi Road | 1 June 1978 | Replaced by Jurong Bus Interchange. | |
| Corporation Drive | |||
| International Road | |||
| Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim | |||
| Jalan Boon Lay | |||
| Shipyard Road | |||
| Tanjong Kling | |||
| Balestier Road | 2 December 1978 | ||
| Bedok South | 8 April 1979 | Replaced by Bedok Bus Interchange. | |
| Yio Chu Kang Road | 26 October 1979 | ||
| Mei Chin Road | 25 November 1979 | Replaced by Bukit Merah Bus Interchange. | |
| Lengkok Bahru | 23 December 1979 | Replaced by Bukit Merah Bus Interchange. | |
| Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 | 6 January 1980 | Replaced by Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 Bus Terminal. | |
| Upper Changi Road (15.5km) | 15 June 1980 | Replaced by Somapah Bus Interchange/Terminal, and is at the current site of ITE College East. | |
| Bukit Merah Central | 28 September 1980 | Replaced by Bukit Merah Bus Interchange. | |
| Clementi Avenue 3 | 16 November 1980 | Replaced by Clementi Bus Interchange. | |
| Jurong Road 10ms Market | 1 February 1981 | ||
| Telok Blangah Heights | 15 February 1981 | Replaced by Bukit Merah Bus Interchange. | |
| Telok Blangah Way | 16 February 1981 | ||
| Bukit Timah 7ms | 25 May 1981 | ||
| Paya Lebar Airport | 30 June 1981 | Closure of Paya Lebar Airport. | |
| Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 | 5 July 1981 | Replaced by Ang Mo Kio Central Bus Terminal. | |
| Pasir Panjang | Replaced by Kent Ridge Bus Terminal. | ||
| Upper Bukit Timah | 15 November 1981 | Replaced by Kent Ridge Bus Terminal. | |
| Commonwealth Avenue | 27 May 1982 | Replaced by Buona Vista Bus Terminal. | |
| Jalan Aman | 2 January 1983 | Replaced by St Michael's Bus Terminal. | |
| Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 | 10 April 1983 | Replaced by Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange. | |
| Ang Mo Kio Central 2 | |||
| Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1 | |||
| Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 | |||
| Hougang Street 21 | 30 October 1983 | Replaced by Hougang South Bus Interchange. | |
| Tampines Way | |||
| Upper Serangoon | |||
| Upper Jurong | Replaced by Tuas Bus Terminal. | ||
| Toa Payoh Town Centre | 26 December 1983 | Replaced by Toa Payoh Bus Interchange. | |
| Tanjong Berlayar | 1984 | ||
| Tanjong Rhu | 27 May 1984 | ||
| Kaki Bukit Malay Settlement | 17 June 1984 | Replaced by Jalan Eunos Bus Terminal. | |
| Tanjong Pagar Road | 13 January 1985 | Replaced by HarbourFront Bus Interchange. | |
| Anson Road | 27 January 1985 | Replaced by Prince Edward Road Bus Terminal. | |
| Alexandra Road | 28 April 1985 | Replaced by Clementi Bus Interchange. | |
| Jurong East Central | 30 June 1985 | Replaced by Jurong East Bus Interchange. | |
| Chai Chee | 15 September 1985[10] | Replaced by Bedok Bus Interchange Expansion. | |
| Redhill Close | 15 September 1985 | Replaced by Bukit Merah Bus Interchange. | |
| Sembawang | 18 January 1987 | Replaced by Yishun Central Bus Terminal. | |
| Jalan Eunos | 22 March 1987 | Replaced by Eunos Bus Terminal. 51 was later merged with 54 to extend to Hougang South. | |
| Lower Delta | 12 April 1987 | Replaced by HarbourFront Bus Interchange. | |
| Prince Edward Road | 28 June 1987 | Replaced by Shenton Way Bus Terminal. | |
| Ulu Pandan | 5 July 1987 | ||
| Yishun Avenue 5 | 23 August 1987 | Replaced by Yishun Bus Interchange. | |
| Yishun Central | Replaced by Yishun Bus Interchange. | ||
| Bukit Batok | 27 September 1987 | Replaced by Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. | |
| Tampines Avenue 5 | 29 November 1987 | Replaced by Tampines Bus Interchange. | |
| Serangoon Avenue 3 | 13 March 1988[11] | Replaced by Serangoon Bus Interchange. | |
| Serangoon Gardens | |||
| Marine Terrace | 26 June 1988 | Before the terminal shifted to its former site (Marine Parade Bus Terminal) in the 1980s, it was located at Marine Terrace within the Marine Parade housing estate. There were Services 15, 16 and 211. Service 15 former routing merged into the current Service 196, Service 16 remains today being extended to Siglap Road and later extended once more to absorb CSS 608 routing to Bedok while Service 211 was a feeder service to Katong which was withdrawn on 5 March 1989. | |
| Bukit Timah | 31 July 1988 | ||
| Upper Changi | 23 October 1988 | Replaced by Tampines Bus Interchange. | |
| Commonwealth Drive | 18 December 1988 | ||
| Bishan | 30 April 1989 | Replaced by Bishan Bus Interchange. | |
| Holland | 11 June 1989 | ||
| Labrador | 27 August 1989 | ||
| Delta | 5 November 1989 | This bus terminal was discontinued with the opening of MRT. | |
| Somapah | The terminal was originally a bus maintenance and refuelling depot owned by the then Associated Bus Company that ran two services, numbered 1 and 2, from Changi Point to the city. With the opening of the MRT and the discontinuation of Service 1, Somapah Bus Terminal closed down. It became Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). | ||
| Eunos | 10 December 1989 | Replaced by Eunos Bus Interchange. | |
| Pasir Ris | Replaced by Pasir Ris Bus Interchange. | ||
| Choa Chu Kang | 8 April 1990 | Replaced by Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange. | |
| Circuit Road | 24 June 1990 | ||
| Tuas (Pioneer Road) | 1 July 1990 | Replaced by Boon Lay Bus Interchange. | |
| NTI | 7 April 1991 | Replaced by Boon Lay Bus Interchange. | |
| Rumah Tinggi | 28 April 1991 | The whole neighbourhood (Hillview) was demolished years after the closure of the terminal. | |
| Potong Pasir | 29 March 1992 | ||
| Old Upper Thomson | 3 May 1992 | Replaced by Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange. Converted to a public car park. | |
| MacPherson | 28 June 1992 | Merged with Sims Place Bus Terminal. | |
| South Canal | 4 April 1993 | Replaced by Marina Centre Bus Terminal. | |
| Upper Serangoon Road End | 17 December 1994 | Replaced by Hougang Central Bus Interchange. | |
| Marsiling | 4 February 1996 | Replaced by Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange. It was the original bus terminal serving the entire north of Singapore, which was predominantly undeveloped and neglected in the course of developing the country's suburb throughout the 1960s till the 1980s. Development of this area started to sprout when former-Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan (who later became President of the Republic of Singapore) became the MP for Sembawang, and pledged to develop Sembawang into a prosperous suburb. This allowed for the creation of the Woodlands New Town and the entire extension of Woodlands from the original old town centre at Woodlands Centre Road and the integration of Marsiling, a small estate of only around 20 4-storeys HDB blocks, into the new town.
Woodlands New Town was speedily developing in the mid-1980s and first plans to build an entirely new bus interchange to replace the relatively small Marsiling Bus Terminal surfaces after Woodlands become part of the new Sembawang GRC in 1988. By the mid-1990s, the Woodlands Bus Interchange based at Woodlands Centre Road was fully functional. Marsiling Bus Terminal continued operations with Services 950, 951, 952 with Service 950 plying the route to Shenton Way, Service 951 to Boon Lay and Service 952 to Marina Centre, were periodically moved to the new bus interchange. The closure of the bus terminal comes as TIBS axed the 95x services, in favour of the new 96x services that served the downtown city areas. |
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| Singapore Zoological Gardens | 28 April 1996 | Converted to a bus stop when it was fully extended to Choa Chu Kang. | |
| Holland Drive | 1998 | Roadside bus lanes converted into lane for the main road. | |
| Crawford Street | 27 December 1998 | Replaced by Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal, all buses extended to Lorong 1 Geylang as a result. One bus route is operated by SMRT Buses and one bus route is operated by Tower Transit currently. | |
| Bukit Panjang | 26 December 1999 | Replaced by Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange. | |
| Sengkang | 28 April 2001 | Replaced by Sengkang Bus Interchange. | |
| Hougang | 20 May 2001 | Replaced by Hougang Central Bus Interchange with the completion of the North East Line. | |
| Marine Parade | 16 September 2001 | Replaced by Upper East Coast Bus Terminal (Service 13 and 853#), Bedok Bus Interchange (Service 196) and to loop at Siglap Road (Service 16, 55, 76, 135, 155). When the land plot was slated as the new site of Victoria School, the terminal was demolished to make way. Old routes of Service 16, 55, 135, 155 that used to terminate there were made to make a loop around the school site. The former site of the roadside terminal is now replaced with a bus stop and Service 36 and 401 serves the area today.
It was constructed by the Singapore Bus Service in 1981 at a cost of $500,000, as part of its plan to eliminate roadside bus terminals. The terminal also allowed for more bus services to serve the Marine Parade area. However, the terminal's construction was opposed by residents of nearby housing estates due to concerns over noise pollution.[12] Consequently, SBS noted that the terminal would be "tastefully designed and properly landscaped", and the site was at least 220 metres away from the nearest housing estate.[13] |
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| Rumah Tinggi | 2002 | Now the looping point for SBS Transit Service 63, which terminated at the terminal previously. | |
| Teban Gardens | 12 May 2002 | Replaced by Soon Lee Bus Depot. Service 143 was extended to Jurong East Bus Interchange and 331 subsequently replaced by 143M. | |
| Woodlands Checkpoint | 23 March 2003 | ||
| Jalan Kayu | 7 December 2003 | Converted to a public carpark and demolished in the late 2000s. With the closure of the terminal, Service 103 was integrated with Service 214E/214W (renumbered into 820/821 and 378/379) to form Serangoon - West Camp Road (Loop). It was once served with service 103 and 163 for a very long time. | 
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| Punggol | Replaced by Punggol Bus Interchange. Service 82 was then shortened to Punggol and Serangoon, and service 84 was then introduced from Punggol to Punggol Road End (Loop). | ||
| Sin Ming Road | 5 September 2004 | Closed down with the removal of City Shuttle Service 605. Also replaced by Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange with the extension of service 130 and Bishan Bus Interchange with the renumbering from 353, to 57 and 410. The terminal was one of the few surviving terminals of the 1970s era in which it was common for terminals to be built along the road side with only a small booth for drivers to report when completing their runs. | |
| Lim Chu Kang | 27 February 2005 | Converted to a bus stop. | |
| Admiralty Road West | 20 November 2005 | Replaced by Sembawang Bus Interchange. | |
| Sembawang Road End | |||
| Marina South Pier | 28 November 2011 | ||
| Taman Jurong | 22 November 2015 | This is the last and latest roadside bus terminal to be built in Singapore. It opened in 2013 when the new bus service 49 was introduced from Taman Jurong to Jurong West Street 41.[14] The terminal was also used by bus service 98A, a short trip service from Lakeside MRT Station to Corporation Rd, as a layover stop. Although the facilities were similar to Ghim Moh and Sims Place Terminals, passengers were not allowed to board or alight at Taman Jurong Terminal. On 22 November 2015, the container box office for bus captains to rest in during their break was removed as the bus service 49 was extended to Jurong East.[15] Service 98A buses continue to layover till 2018. As of 2018, the bus bays were covered up and remains of the terminal can no longer be found. | 
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| New Bridge Road | 10 March 2018 | Replaced by Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal. It was opened on 6 June 1987 and was near to Outram Park MRT station. This bus terminal had an alighting berth after the entrance of the bus park. No boarding facilities were available at the terminal, thus was done at the bus stop outside the terminal. Before the terminal was built, many bus services that ply the terminal used to ply at some bus stops along New Bridge Road. The plot of land occupied by it will be redeveloped into a new elective surgery centre by the Singapore General Hospital. |
Former bus depots
edit| Depot | Closure Date | Status | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changi Bus Depot | December 1982 | Replaced by Bedok North Bus Depot. | |
| Bedok South Bus Park | |||
| Bedok Bus Depot | 1984 | Replaced by Hougang Bus Depot. | |
| Paya Lebar Bus Depot | |||
| Alexandra Bus Depot | January 1985 | Replaced by Bukit Batok Bus Depot. | |
| Portsdown Bus Park | |||
| Whitley Bus Park | |||
| King Albert Park Bus Park | |||
| Woodlands Bus Depot | 1996 | Merged with Bukit Batok Bus Depot due to the redevelopment into Singapore Turf Club. | |
| Toa Payoh Bus Depot | 1997 | Renamed to Braddell Bus Park due to ComfortDelGro. | |
| Jurong Bus Park | 12 May 2002 | Replaced by Soon Lee Bus Park. | |
| Changi Bus Park | 11 December 2016 | Replaced by East Coast Integrated Depot. | |
| Ayer Rajah Bus Park | 9 September 2018 | Replaced by Ulu Pandan Bus Depot. | |
| Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (SMRT) | 3 October 2021 | Earmarked for demolition and Wikipedia page deleted, replaced by Mandai Bus Depot. | |
| Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (SBST) | 3 January 2025 | Earmarked for demolition and Wikipedia page deleted, replaced by Sengkang West Bus Depot. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "KL TBS to Kovan Hub by bus". Bus travel ticket. 7 May 2020.
- ^ "SBS's $1.2m Jurong terminal". The Straits Times. Singapore. 5 April 1978. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Five bus routes to end at Woodlands". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 November 1981. p. 13. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ Dhaliwal, Rav (24 January 1978). "$25 m SBS investment". New Nation. Singapore. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub to Open on 13 June 2021". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "SBS plans new service". Business Times. Singapore. 12 June 1981. p. 5. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Hougang interchange ready at month's end". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 October 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Hougang interchange to open". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. 7 June 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Hougang residents find interchange effective, says SBS". Singapore Monitor. Singapore. 3 November 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 14 August 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Chai Chee bus terminal to make way for redevelopment". The Straits Times. 9 September 1985. Retrieved 30 March 2018 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Interchange in new town opens on Sunday". The Straits Times. 8 March 1988. Retrieved 30 March 2018 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Terminal being built by SBS". New Nation. Singapore. 14 February 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 7 September 2018 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "SBS assurance on Marine Parade depot". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 February 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 7 September 2018 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "New bus service 49 for Jurong West to be added this month". The Straits Times. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "New Service 258 and route extension of Service 49". SBS Transit (Press Release). 9 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.