Buangkok Bus Interchange is an Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) located at Buangkok. It is situated within the Sengkang Grand Mall integrated development, comprising a 3-level retail mall, a hawker centre, a childcare centre, a community club, and a condominium.
Buangkok ITH commenced operations on 1 December 2024.
Details:
| Name | Buangkok Bus Interchange |
| Address | 11 Sengkang Central, Singapore 544575 |
| BCM Route Package | Sengkang-Hougang Bus Package |
| Anchor Operator | SBS Transit |
| Bus Routes | SBS Transit – 2 SMRT Buses – 1 |
| Berths | 7 end-on boarding berths |
| Rail Connection | NE15 Buangkok |
Buangkok is the twelfth (12th) ITH to open in Singapore. Rail connections are offered via the adjacent Buangkok MRT Station along the North East Line, allowing for convenient transfers between bus services and the rail network.
Interchange Layout
Buangkok Bus Interchange contains 19 end-on parking lots arranged into 7 end-on berths.
The ITH is also the first to be designed only with end-on berths, as opposed to the more common sawtooth berth design. Toa Payoh and Boon Lay are the only other ITHs employing a mix of end-on and sawtooth berths, while HarbourFront and Saint Michael’s are the only other bus interchanges/terminals designed with exclusive use of end-on berths.
Vehicles enter/exit the interchange via a signalised T-junction with Sengkang Central. For emergencies, a backup vehicle access gate leads to the loading/unloading bay of Sengkang Grand Mall, which is accessed via Compassvale Bow.
Nearby Amenities
- Buangkok Hawker Centre
- Buangkok Community Club
- Sengkang Grand Residences
- Retail shops/Supermarket at HDB Aspella
- Palm View Primary School
- North Vista Primary School
- St. Andrew’s Adult Home (Sengkang)
Brief History
Plans for the interchange were first mooted as part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)’s 2013 Draft Masterplan. Located in the heart of the Buangkok neighbourhood and adjacent to Buangkok MRT Station, the interchange would be integrated within a mixed-use development envisioned as an integrated community and transport hub to meet the needs of some 20,000 residents in Buangkok.
The proposed mixed-use development would integrate a bus interchange, a hawker centre (Buangkok Hawker Centre) and a 3-storey community club (Buangkok Community Club), alongside a childcare centre and retail spaces. A tender for the development of the land parcel was launched on 28 December 2017 and was awarded to Siena Residential Development Pte. Ltd. and Siena Trustee Pte. Ltd. (as Trustee-Manager of Siena Commercial Trust) at a tender price of S$777.78 million on 16 August 2018. A condominium development (Sengkang Grand Residences) would be built atop the retail/community/bus interchange components, comprising 680 residential units across 9 blocks.
Sengkang Grand Mall opened in March 2023, with the other amenities and residential apartments gradually opening thereafter.
Interchange Facilities:
- Passenger Service Offices (SBS Transit & SMRT Buses)
- Information boards & Bus departure timing screens
- NTWU Canteen
- Retail shops
- Staff Lounge
- Baby Care Room
- Commuter Care Room
- Bicycle Racks
- Toilets
Bus Services:
| Service | Berth | Destination | Remarks |
| 110 | B7 | ↺ Changi Airport | |
| 114 | B4 | ↺ Buangkok Crescent | |
| 114A | B4 | Buangkok Crescent (Blk 998B) | Short Trip Service |
| 156 | B6 | Clementi |
Berth Allocation:
| Berth | Bus Services |
| B1 | — |
| B2 | — |
| B3 | — |
| B4 | 114/114A |
| B5 | — |
| B6 | 156 |
| B7 | 110 |
Exits
The interchange has 4 pedestrian exits. All exits are wheelchair accessible.
| Exit | Location | Nearby |
| 1 | Sengkang Central | Compassvale Ancilla Park, Palm View Primary School |
| 2 | Sengkang Central | North Vista Primary School, Sengkang Grand Residences |
| 3 | Sengkang Central | North Vista Primary School, Sengkang Grand Residences |
| 4 | Sengkang Grand Mall | Buangkok Community Club, Buangkok Hawker Centre, Compassvale Bow, Esparina Residences, Jewel @ Buangkok, Masjid Al-Mawaddah, Palm View Primary School, Singapore Boys Hostel, St Andrew’s Adult Home, The Quartz |
Rail Connection
Buangkok Bus Interchange connects to NE15 Buangkok MRT Station Exit A via Exits 2, 3 & 4.
Other Bus Connections
The bus interchange is linked to a nearby bus stop.
| Bus Stop | Exit | Bus Routes |
| 67609 – Sengkang Ctrl (Buangkok Stn Exit A) | 2 / 3 | 27, 43, 43e, 43M, 102, 114 |
Road Connections
Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located near Buangkok Bus Interchange
| Exit | Road | Provisions |
| 1 | Sengkang Central | Taxi stand (G14), pick-up/drop-off point |
Route Amendments
In tandem with the opening of Buangkok ITH, the following bus services were amended on 1 December 2024:
- Service 110 amended from Compassvale Int to Buangkok ITH
- Service 114 amended to operate from Buangkok ITH instead of Sengkang Ctrl
- Service 156 amended from Sengkang ITH to Buangkok ITH
Gallery (Dec 2024):
Gallery (2024):
Gallery (2023):
Gallery (site plans and diagrams):
From hougang can extend 116 & 147 and shorten 89 here while from sengkang can take 83 & 163. As for 115 amend it to Hougang int
I really hope 115 and 965 will start at buangkok. It is because with 965 going to Buangkok, it will thus enhance more connectivity for the buangkok residents as they can go to Woodlands more easily. As for 115, they should move it to start at Buangkok because if 115 move to Buangkok, the lots at Hougang Street 21 will thus be used for the carpark at Kovan for more lots during the peak period as sometimes, the carpark is very crowded.
I would agree with moving 965 to Buangkok, albeit hopefully making it still serve Sengkang. But for 115, no, just no.
Firstly, if you want more slots in Hougang St 21, just give up. Kovan Hub has not just 115, but also 112, 113 and 119. And 115 only deploys 2 buses, so it does not really take up that much space tbh. Even if you want to move out the buses, Kovan Hub still is a good space to store buses for buses to run out during the peak. Secondly, moving 115 out somewhere north or south would make it useless, since the original purpose is to complement other buses serving Hougang South.
I mean 115 will pass by Kovan Hub, but it will also go to Buangkok Bus Interchange.
tbh if i had to be honest abt parking in kovan hub, there are already enough lots there alr, it just depends whether they are willing to let people take up the lorry lots, but thats a distraction.
Fine, let me set my point straight. Take a look at any bus stop along Hougang Ave 3 that is served by 115. Now look at where those bus routes go. If you are attentive enough, only 115 goes to Kovan MRT station, the closest station to them, as compared to the others which goes to either Hougang or completely misses any MRT station. And let me remind you that people in Hougang are the older ones, especially since it is the southern part of Hougang, and they have mobility issues. See the problem now? You see, 115 serves as the fastest and ONLY route that goes from Hougang Ave 3 to Kovan MRT station. And because 115 is unidirectional, extending 115 to well, anywhere requires cutting a connection that barely exists. In fact, if you read the LTG article about service 115, it specifically states that it was introduced “as a supplementary route to fill up missing transport links, benefiting residents along a short stretch of Hougang Avenue 3 with a direct bus route to Kovan MRT Station and Kovan City.”
But despite 965 moving to Buangkok, it can also pass by Sengkang, so 965 will have a road extension instead.
My speculations:
110: Changi Airport
114: Buangkok Crescent (Loop)
156: Clementi
104: Punggol Coast (New svc)
108: Tengah (New svc) via TPE, Mandai, Bukit Panjang, & Bukit Batok
883: Sembawang (Extend) via TPE, Jalan Kayu
965: Woodlands (Amend to become bi-directional)
104 is Punggol Coast – Woodleigh, renumbered from 43M (TBC from LTA)
108 I think should have potential to serve Central Area instead, gives both Tengah and Hougang alternative route to City.
I wonder why they never extended 965 in the first place…
Is Changi Business Park Ter not an End-On only terminal too? I thought it was
yes it is but lets pretend the least usef bus terminal dosent exist
I hope there will be service guides too. All the operators have seem to stop printing service guides and SBST too which is worrying and sad. Even at eunos and bukit merah bus interchanges the service guide racks have been removed
TTS replied to me saying they will no longer print bus guides
Kick SMRT out la and let 110 back into Sengkang-Hougang package.115 should start from the ITH and new service from Punggol Coast terminate here from GAS and 965 terminate here as well and introduce one new feeder.
Firstly, I don’t know how many times I must repeat: 115 MUST NEVER CHANGE ITS ROUTE!!! 115 is CIRCULAR, meaning changing its route to a loop service will affect the whole thing as one area will lose connection to another!
Secondly, minuscule chance a service from Punggol Coast would terminate here. The closest you can get is the future Service 104 (via insider info, its renumbered from 43M, extended to PGC and Woodleigh)
Thirdly, it is impossible to form a feeder in Buangkok. After all, Buangkok is part of Sengkang Town, not Hougang, which is why 114 is not a feeder.
SBST printed a introduction guide for Buangkok and distributed them at Clementi, but the stock ran out pretty quickly