Mandai Bus Depot is a bus depot just off Mandai Road. The Mandai Depot facility is an integrated bus and rail depot, with the focus of this article being the bus depot.
The facility is capable of supporting at least 550 buses, and is operated by Tower Transit, the successful tenderer of the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package.
See also: Mandai Rail Depot
| General Information | |
| Name | Mandai Bus Depot |
| Address | 310 Mandai Road, Singapore 779404 |
| Depot Information | |
| BCM Route Package | Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package |
| Incumbent Operator | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore) |
| Years In Operation | 2020–Present |
| Catchment | Sembawang, Yishun, Woodlands |
Introduction
Mandai Bus Depot was built to accommodate planned increases to Singapore’s bus fleet under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) and later Bus Contracting Model (BCM). Construction began in December 2013 and was completed in 2019.
The depot is fully equipped to support day-to-day bus operations, with facilities such as a bus parking area, refuelling and washing equipment, and a workshop for bus inspection, maintenance and overhaul. The administration building houses the Bus Operations Control Centre (BOCC), a canteen, and other amenities for Bus Captains.
As an integrated rail and bus depot, Mandai Bus Depot is co-located with the Mandai MRT Depot which supports the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). Mandai Bus Depot occupies the east end of the Mandai Depot, and the bus parking deck sits above the train stabling yard.
Other bus facilities that were integrated with train depots to save space include Tuas Bus Terminal and Gali Batu Bus Terminal.
Operational History:
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Construction:
Contract T201 for the construction of Mandai Depot was awarded to Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd in October 2013, at a contract sum of S$329 million. Construction began in December 2013 and the depot was completed in 2019.
Mandai Bus Depot is served by two entrances/exits along a spur of Mandai Road; one for buses, and another leading to the bus depot administration building only. An alternate entrance/exit for both the bus and rail depots is located along the Mandai Road slip road towards SLE (westbound).
Charging Infrastructure:
Two EV chargers are installed in Mandai Bus Depot to support the BYD C6 buses deployed on Bus Service 825.
Operator History:
- From Oct 2020: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Bus Contracting Model (BCM)
Under the BCM, Mandai Bus Depot is allocated to the Sembawang–Yishun Bus Package.
Bus Models
Tower Transit currently houses the following models of buses in Mandai Bus Depot:
Single Deck Buses
Double Decker Buses
Articulated Buses
Gallery:
Gallery: (Construction Photos)
Photo credits: Thomson Line Construction Blog (https://thomson-line.blogspot.com/)
External Links & References:
- Factsheet: Thomson-East Coast Line – Mandai Depot
- LTA Awards Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun Bus Packages to Tower Transit – Land Transport Authority
- Tower Transit Singapore Facebook Post
Mandai Bus Depot, when we look at the Google maps, the location although just next to Woodlands southern border, the road connection honestly not able to connect to Woodlands directly in both directions (only one direction of travel can).
Unless, they modify the road network to make it possible to connect directly to Woodlands in both direction, otherwise really wasted. This depot strategically located to be able to serve Woodlands bus package efficiently.
My guess is that they will eventually do a road modification via building a new slip road between SLE and Mandai Road. Then, the future Simpang bus depot for SBW-YS bus package, and this Mandai bus depot for WDL bus package.
I stay in Tampines and a permanent 5 days a week split shift BC for Mandai.No problem for me riding my bike from TPE/SLE but going back i had to ride all the way to Mandai Rd before exiting to SLE.
Woodlands Package might be shift to here in 2029 and Sembawang-Yishun to Simpang.
If Mandai would have been under SBS Transit, I believe that MDDEP and SEDEP are interchangeable
No need so many SBST la…Both SBST & SMRT already control SG rail lines…Give foreign operators a chance.
I believe Mandai will be the third bus depot to intake storage buses after Seletar & Ulu Pandan.Also it’s refreshing to see Tower get Mandai although SMRT is the favourite choice.Hopefully Go Ahead will get Sengkang West also.