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
So, according to a user in the Skyscrapercity forum website who regularly takes photos of the interchange construction, in their latest photos that they took, it shows the LTA signages being pasted at the various entrances. Is this an indication that the opening might be coming soon?
Sengkang/Hougang Bus Changes
Amendment of services to Buangkok ITH (From Sengkang/Hougang)
Service 101 (Serangoon ITH to Buangkok ITH)
Service 112 (Buangkok ITH to Hougang Street 92(Loop)
Service 113 (Buangkok ITH to Upper Paya Lebar Road(Loop)
Service 114 (Buangkok ITH to Bishan ITH(Loop)
Service 156 (Buangkok ITH to Clementi ITH)
Service 159 (Buangkok ITH to Toa Payoh ITH)
New Service 370 (Buangkok ITH to Compassvale Cres(Loop)
New Services and extensions to Sengkang/Hougang Bus Interchanges
Service 176 (Extended to Compassvale INT, amended to Jurong Town Hall INT passing via TPE, SLE, Spring leaf MRT, Mandai, Bukit Panjang MRT, Hillview & Bukit Batok, lost sectors to be replaced by services 51/120/273)
Service 437 (Hougang Central to Bukit Batok via Ang Mo Kio, Upper Thomson, Lornie, PIE, Beauty World & Bukit Batok East)
Service 866 (Choa Chu Kang to Hougang Central via KJE/BKE/SLE, Ang Mo Kio & Buangkok Green
Service 997 (Bukit Batok to Sengkang via Bukit Batok East, Beauty World, PIE, Thomson, Bishan, Ang Mo Kio & Buangkok Green)
This is so insane. Impossible for extensions to Sengkang & Hougang. Also impossible for a Feeder Svc in Bangkok
Not possible
Hi should introduced new bus services 323 From Bangkok bus interchange loop at jalan kayu if possible in April maybe introducing hopefully if good or possible extension to west camp road or to yishun park hawker centre loop return if good thank you very much 😀😉🙏🙏🙏🙏😭🙏🙏🙏😭🙏😭🙏😭🙏😭🙏😭
My personal ideas about which bus services will be amended here (pls dun kill me!):
Service 80: Buangkok needs a bus service to MacPherson estate (as seen in 43 current diverted route to Buangkok MRT). 43 can amend to not serve Buangkok MRT but now serve Sengkang MRT by diverting to Compassvale Rd. [Buangkok – HarbourFront]
Service 109: Shortened from Serangoon. Literally duplicating 70 all the way to Serangoon thru YCK Rd. Serangoon residents need this service I say just take NEL to Buangkok/Sengkang and take this service can already. [Buangkok – Changi Village]
Service 110: Extended from Compassvale. Compassvale can close down, 374 go to Sengkang to fill in empty berth space from 80. [Buangkok ↻ Changi Airport Terminal 2].
Service 114: Do I need to explain? [Buangkok ↻ Buangkok Loop]
Service 151: Extended from Hougang. Buangkok residents need a connection to Toa Payoh & Kent Ridge easily, currently I see no bus that goes to Kent Ridge from here. I think like this Service 115 can also now amend to Hougang instead of starting at Kovan Hub. [Buangkok – Kent Ridge]
Service 322: New loop Service to Hougang St 51 (Buangkok Int -> Buangkok Green -> YCK Rd -> Hougang Ave 9 -> Hougang St 51 -> Buangkok Green -> Buangkok Int). [Buangkok ↻ Hougang St 51]
-WLTransit 100 (YouTube)
With 109, SBS prob keeping the YCK Road portion cause 70 got major demand in the morning peak, so SBS would want to provide more capacity towards Serangoon MRT, I do think 109 could be shortened to Buangkok once CRL Stage 1 opens, since people can take CRL to Loyang and catch a bus to Changi Village that way.
Tbh Service 83 can be extended to Buangkok since it currently just loops at Sengkang, extending 83 can give more options for residents heading into Punggol East without using the LRT
I agree with the closure of Compassvale Interchange, it should just be relegated to a bus park status, then 110 and 374 can be moved to Buangkok and Sengkang interchanges respectively
With 322, I think it’s more reasonable to merge with 114 to form a Green/White plate service, let’s say 375G/W, that can serve Buangkok Crescent and Hougang Street 51
From Buangkok, there could be an additional bus service that could serve the new developments up at Sengkang Northwest area
NA, 109 can stay, this is one of the bus service with almost full from the interchange during peak hour, there is a reason why this service has Double deck and with a service 109A. They need this service up to Hougang area
No need to think about closing Compassvale Interchange, they don just build an interchange just to close down a few years later. Just like sv 39, it is still in Tampines concourse interchange though they can just shift back to Tampines interchange
Saying 43 should be amended out of Buangkok int is so absurd, 43 Is a literal lifeline for people living along Buangkok green and Buangkok drive, to get to work, cad and many other areas.