(Defunct) Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park

Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park was a bus terminal along Woodlands Road, just north of Ten Mile Junction and its adjacent heavy vehicle park.

The terminal was formerly used as the terminating point for Bukit Panjang bus services from 16 December 2012, following the closure of the old Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange. When the Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub opened on 4 September 2017, most bus services were relocated to the new interchange. The Bus Park was closed from 23 January 2021, having been replaced by Gali Batu Bus Terminal.

Details

The Terminal

Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park was a small bus terminus that opened on 16 December 2012, taking over the former Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange which was closed for redevelopment. Built along Woodlands Road, the terminal sits on a small piece of land formerly occupied by a large heavy vehicle park, a portion of which was re-purposed as a bus terminal. Despite the wide availability of surrounding land, the terminal did not expand beyond the area occupied by the old heavy vehicle park, likely due to land use regulations which are governed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

The terminal has a single vehicular concourse area with parking lots in the middle, containing 10 articulated bus and 15 rigid bus lots (excluding parallel parking at the sides). However, the articulated bus lots were commonly used to double-park rigid buses owing to limited space at the terminal. The terminal building features a Terminal office, drivers’ lounge, an NTWU canteen, and toilets. In response to bus drivers’ complaints that vehicle exhaust interfered with their meals, the open-air canteen area was later upgraded with air-conditioning.

A combined ingress and egress leads to a traffic light junction with Woodlands Road and Senja Way. As the vehicular ingress and egress lanes run counter to traffic flow (left lane for exit, right lane for entry), the lanes are painted in green and red for easy distinction.

The terminal does not have commuter facilities. As such, bus services start and terminate at bus stops near Bukit Panjang station or Bukit Panjang Road, and incurring dead mileage plying to and from the terminal. When Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub was opened, only Bus Services 75, 184, and 700/A remained at the terminal. Services 75 and 184 were also enhanced to call at bus stops at Woodlands Road (previously skipped stops). Service 700/A was withdrawn on 30 August 2020.

Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park was closed from 23 January 2021, having been replaced by Gali Batu Bus Terminal. The terminal is currently slated for demolition as part of Contract PT417 – Demolition of Existing Temporary Bus Terminal.

Historical Background

Route Amendments

To accommodate the closure of Bukit Panjang Interchange and the introduction of Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park, several route amendments were made:

• Service 75, 184, 700, 700A, 920 and 922 begin and end their trips at a pair of bus stops along Bt Panjang Rd (Blk 604 and Blk 183), while incurring dead mileage between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Bt Panjang Rd. The two bus stops along Bt Panjang Rd were expanded to accommodate the additional bus traffic. In addition, Service 75 was enhanced to call at Bukit Panjang Plaza in both directions before heading to Petir Road.
• Service 176, 975 and 971E begin and end at a new pair of bus stops along Jelebu Road, constructed outside the old interchange (Blk 180 and Opp Blk 180)
• Service 970 starts at a new bus stop at Bukit Panjang LRT and terminates opposite Bukit Panjang Plaza.
• Service 177 converted into a loop service, and does a clockwise loop around Bukit Panjang Road and Jebulu Road while calling at two new bus stops, one at Jebulu Road (Bukit Panjang Plaza) and the other at Petir Road (Mayspring Condo)
• Service 180 converted into a loop service, and does an anti-clockwise loop around Petir Road and Jebulu Road while calling at two new bus stops, one at Petir Road (Bukit Panjang Station) and the other at Jebulu Road (Opp Bukit Panjang Plaza)

In addition, Shortworking Trips 177A and 180A were introduced from Bukit Batok and Boon Lay respectively, terminating at Bukit Panjang. These facilitated the withdrawal of buses from service at Bukit Panjang.

Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park facilities:

• Interchange offices (SMRT)
• Drivers lounge
• NTWU Canteen
• Toilets

Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park does not allow for boarding and alighting of passengers. The entrance of the Bus Park is located at the junction of Senja Way and Woodlands Road.

Bus Services (as of 22 Jan 2021):

Service 974 buses layover at Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park.

Gallery (May/Jun 2021):

Gallery (Dec 2017):

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