Woodleigh Bus Interchange is an Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) located at Bidadari, serving residential areas around Bidadari, Joo Seng and Potong Pasir.
The interchange is the first air-conditioned underground bus interchange to be built beneath public housing flats. It forms part of the HDB Woodleigh Village mixed-use development, comprising 330 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats, a hawker centre, retail shops and other community amenities.
Woodleigh Bus Interchange opened on 20 April 2025.
Details
| Name | Woodleigh Bus Interchange |
| Address | 203 Bidadari Park Drive, Singapore 360203 |
| BCM Route Package | Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package |
| Anchor Operator | SBS Transit |
| Bus Routes | 2 (SBS Transit) |
| Berths | 2 alighting berths (1 Rigid, 1 Articulated) , 3 sawtooth boarding berths (1 Articulated, 2 Rigid) |
| Rail Connection | NE11 Woodleigh |
Rail connections are offered via Woodleigh MRT Station along the North East Line, allowing for convenient transfers between bus services at the rail network. The direct underpass connection between Woodleigh Bus Interchange and the MRT Station (MRT Station Exit D; Bus Interchange Exit 4) is currently under construction as of April 2025.
Interchange Layout
Located at Basement 2 of Woodleigh Village, it is the first underground air-conditioned bus interchange below Housing Board Flats in Singapore.
An indicative layout plan of Woodleigh Bus Interchange reveals a bus park with 18 bus lots—15 rigid bus lots and 3 articulated bus lots. Buses enter and exit the interchange via a combined entrance/exit leading to Bidadari Park Drive.
The passenger concourse features three sawtooth boarding berths and a linear alighting berth with space for 2 buses. In provisioning for articulated bus operations, one boarding berth and one alighting berth are designed to accommodate 18-metre-long buses.
Underground passageways connect the interchange concourse with both The Woodleigh Mall and Woodleigh MRT Station.
Nearby Amenities
- The Woodleigh Mall
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre
- Bidadari Community Club
- Bidadari Park and Alkaff Lake
- Bidadari Polyclinic & Nursing Home (Future)
Brief History:
Plans for Woodleigh Bus Interchange were first revealed in a Straits Times article back in September 2014, referencing design briefs issued by the Housing & Development Board (HDB). The interchange would be built underneath HDB flats, as part of an integrated transport, commercial and residential project that will form the estate’s town centre. The interchange was then slated for completion in 2019.
The interchange would be sited within the HDB Woodleigh Village, an integrated development comprising 3 residential blocks totalling 330 residential units, a hawker centre, (Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre), a childcare centre, a Residents’ Committee, and other future community amenities. The interchange site is bordered by Upper Serangoon Road to the west; Woodleigh Link to the north; Bidadari Park Drive to the east; and Heritage Walk (former Upper Aljunied Road) to the south.
In February 2024, a Straits Times article reported that the interchange was expected to be completed in end-2024, representing a delay of five years; this was revised to a three-year delay following a clarification from the HDB, which stated that the project was due for completion in 2021 based on the construction contract that was eventually awarded. HDB attributed the delays to “significant engineering challenges” and the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the design complexity of integrating the bus interchange, hawker centre and MRT station, and extensive work needed to skirt or divert around underground utilities.
Construction was complete in December 2024 with the obtainment of the temporary occupation permit. The Housing Board was in the process of handing over the interchange to LTA as of January 2025. At the Committee of Supply Debate 2025 in Mach, opening of the interchange was announced to be “in the coming months”.
The interchange officially opened on 20 April 2025, accompanied by the introduction of new Bus Service 148 and the amendment of existing Bus Service 146 into Woodleigh Bus Interchange.
Pre-opening Renaming:
The interchange was previously called Bidadari Bus Interchange, as referenced within the Land Transport Master Plan 2040 and exit directory signages at Woodleigh MRT station (as of May 2023).
The interchange was renamed to Woodleigh ITH sometime in late 2023. This is referenced in the LTA travel guide for the HDB Alkaff Breeze BTO project (Link), and the launch poster for Bus Service 146 released in January 2024.
Interchange Facilities:
- Passenger Service Offices (SBS Transit & 1 spare office)
- NTWU canteen
- Commuter care room
- Baby care room
- Wheelchair-accessible toilets
- Family washroom
- Staff lounge
- Bicycle Park (Level 1; Exit 6)
- Vending Machines
- Retail Shops (provision)
- Ticketing E-Lobby (provision)
- Phone Charging Station (to be commissioned)
Bus Services
| Service | Berth | Destination | Remarks |
| 146 | B1 | Bartley Road (Bef Upp Paya Lebar Rd) | |
| 148 | B2 | ↺ Potong Pasir Ave 1 (Loop) |
Berth Allocation
| Berth | Services |
| A1 & A2 | For Alighting Only |
| B1 | 146 |
| B2 | 148 |
| B3 | — |
Exits
The interchange has 6 pedestrian exits.
| Exit | Location | Nearby |
1  |
Bidadari Park Drive | Alkaff Lake, Bidadari Park / Bidadari Park Connector, Bidadari Community Club, Heritage Walk, Woodleigh Hawker Centre |
| 2 |
Heritage Walk | Bidadari Community Club, The Woodleigh Mall, Woodleigh NPC |
| 3 | Heritage Walk | The Woodleigh Mall, Woodleigh NPC |
| 4 (U/C) |
Woodleigh MRT Station | [Exit under construction] The Woodleigh Mall, Woodleigh NPC |
| 5 |
Upper Serangoon Road | Stamford American International School, Woodleigh Hawker Centre |
| 6 |
Upper Serangoon Road & Woodleigh Link | — |
Barrier-free access (BFA) at Exit 1 is only to a lift that connects to Level 1 (Hawker Centre; Link to The Woodleigh Mall). It is the current BFA route to Woodleigh MRT Station until Exit 4 opens in the future.
BFA at Exits 4 & 5 is via a common lift which serves the following floors:
- L3 – Roof Garden / Child Care Centre [Under Construction / No Access]
- M – Hawker Centre (as Exit 5)
- L1 – Street Level (as Exit 5) [Under Construction / No Access]
- B2 – Bus Interchange
- B3 – Woodleigh MRT Station (as Exit 4) [Under Construction / No Access]
BFA at Exit 6 is via a lift. (B2 – Bus Interchange; L1 – Gateway Plaza / Street Level). As Woodleigh MRT Station Exit C is non-wheelchair accessible, BFA access to the MRT station currently is via Exit 1.
Exit 3 consists of stairs only to Heritage Walk.
Gallery:
External Links & References
- Bidadari housing estate to have first bus interchange underground – The Straits Times [1 Sep 2014]
- Mixed use Public Housing Development at Bidadari – wanurbanchallange
- Underground bus interchange in Bidadari to be completed by end-2024 after three-year delay – The Straits Times
- HDB handing over long-delayed bus interchange in Bidadari to LTA – The Straits Times
- Two New Bus Interchanges to Open in April 2025 – Land Transport Authority
This article was formerly titled: Bidadari Bus Interchange, changed effective 30 Jan 2024.
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Up to 7 service or 7 more service?
18 parking lots and 3 boarding berths and I hope not anymore parking problems during peak hours.7 service is safe. Should add 1 short feeder plying Bidadari.
Merge 115 with 146
Straits times says that this bus interchange can support 7 bus services. Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/new-pasir-ris-bus-interchange-long-delayed-woodleigh-bus-interchange-to-open-in-late-april
Buses at woodleigh:
Current: 146, 148
Future: 81, 82, 104, 506
Other (personal) speculations:
– 107M renumbered to 108 and shortened to woodleigh
– 147 shortened here
– 53 shortened here
– 115 and 114 merge together and extend here
– 90 shortened here
147 still has some demand, 53 still has demand at serangoon not sure about the others tho
Merging 114, unless you’re meaning taking it out of Buangkok ITH, would cause the same problems that the 101 planned amendment raised.
Why 82 81 and 506 didn’t go wokldight