Expansion of Bedok Bus Interchange & Closure of Chai Chee Bus Terminal:
While the opening of Bedok Bus Interchange has provided greater convenience for residents in the housing estate, it was frequently met with complaints regarding its narrow concourse, leading to heavy congestion and overcrowding during the peak hours. This was due to the smaller sizes of its sawtooth boarding berths, and was exacerbated by the increasing number of bus services that were amended to the interchange, or were launched after its initial opening in 1979.
Thus, in 1981, SBS embarked on a project to expand the premises of Bedok Bus Interchange at a cost of $2.5 million, increasing its size from the present 1.2 hectares to 1.6 hectares. The expanded bus interchange was expected to be able to accommodate up to 26 bus services, including existing bus services operating from Chai Chee Bus Terminal. The new and expanded concourse of the Bedok Bus Interchange was progressively opened from Sunday, 26th June 1983, with several bus services being relocated to the new end-on boarding berths.
With the completion of the expansion works for the Bedok Bus Interchange, Chai Chee Bus Terminal was eventually closed by the SBS in 2 stages from 8th to 15th September 1985, with 9 of its bus services relocated to the bus interchange, as well as the integration of its remaining bus services with existing bus services operating from the Bedok Bus Interchange.
Summary of Post-Amendment Bus Routes in Bedok (as of 15 Sep 1985):
- 1: Changi Village – Bedok – Delta
- 2: Changi Village – Bedok – Bugis/Chinatown – Buona Vista
- 3: Bedok – Bugis – New Bridge Road (Loop)
- 4: Bedok – Geylang – Moulmein Road (Loop)
- 7: Bedok – Orchard Road – Jurong East
- 8: Bedok – ECP – Robinson Road (Loop)
- 9: Geylang – Bedok – Changi Airport Cargo Complex (Loop)
- 13: Bedok – Orchard Road – Ghim Moh
- 18: Bedok – Bedok Reservoir Road – Tampines Street 22 (Loop)
- 20: Bedok – Shenton Way – Ghim Moh
- 24: Ang Mo Kio – Paya Lebar Road – Bedok – Changi Airport PTB (Loop)
- 25: Bedok – Hougang – Ang Mo Kio
- 26: Bedok – Geylang – Kallang Bahru (Loop)
- 28: Tampines – Bedok – North Bridge Road – New Bridge Road
- 30: Bedok – Shenton Way – Jurong
- 31: Tampines – Bedok – Marine Parade – National Stadium (Loop)
- 32: Bedok – East Coast Road – North Bridge Road – Upper Cross Street (Loop)
- 33: Bedok – Geylang Road / Old Airport Road – Chinatown – Kent Ridge
- 40: Bedok – East Coast Road – MacPherson (Loop)
- 41: Bedok – Marine Parade – Bugis/Chinatown – Bukit Merah
- 152: Bedok – Paya Lebar Road – Toa Payoh
- 158: Bedok – Tanjong Katong Road – Toa Payoh
- 207: Bedok – New Upper Changi Road – Upper Changi Road End (Loop)
- 219: Bedok – Chai Chee – Bedok South Avenue 1 (Loop)
- 220: Bedok – Bedok South Avenue 3 (Loop)
- 221G/221W: Bedok – Bedok North Road (Loop)
- 224: Bedok – Bedok South Road – Chai Chee (Loop)
- 225G/225W: Bedok – Bedok North Street 3 (Loop)
- 226: Bedok – Bedok North Road – Bedok Reservoir Road (Loop)
- 227: Bedok – Bedok North Avenue 4 (Loop)
- 228: Bedok – Bedok North Avenue 3 – Bedok Reservoir Road (Loop)
- 229: Bedok – Chai Chee Street (Loop)
- 401: Bedok – East Coast Park (Loop)
- CSS 8: Bedok – Marine Parade Road – South Bridge Road – Bukit Merah
More detailed information for operational bus services can be found in the Historical Routes of Bus Services article.