Bus Depots and Bus Parks

Bedok North Depot - Maintenance corner
Bedok North Depot – Maintenance corner

A bus depot (or bus garage) is where buses are stored and maintained. They are essential facilities for bus operations, and provide a central location for maintenance, refuelling and bus parking, along with offices and ancillary facilities that support bus operations.

Bus Depots usually come with the following facilities:

  • Administrative Offices
  • NTWU Canteen
  • Staff welfare facilities (e.g. lounges, gym, etc.)
  • Bus parking area
  • Bus washing machines
  • Fuel pumps (Diesel and AdBlue)
  • Inspection Lanes
  • Workshop (for maintenance and overhaul)
  • Bus Operations Control Centre (BOCC) (some depots)
  • Bus repainting shop (some depots)
  • Electric bus chargers (some depots)

In contrast, bus parks (or out-stations) are compounds that function as bus storage facilities. They provide minimal facilities and usually depend on bus depots on maintenance, refuelling and sometimes washing. However, some bus parks in Singapore function as fully independent bus depots.


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Bus Depots & Bus Parks

Here is a list of bus depots and bus parks in Singapore catering to public transport:

Bus Depot / Park Location Operator(s) Remarks
Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) Ang Mo Kio Street 63 SBS Transit East District
BOCC
Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP) Bedok North Avenue 4 SBS Transit East District
Braddell Bus Park (BRBP) Braddell Road SBS Transit East District
Corporate HQ (SBS Transit Ltd)
Bukit Batok Bus Depot (BBDEP) Bukit Batok Street 23 SBS Transit West District
Bulim Bus Depot (BUDEP) Bulim Drive Tower Transit (Anchor) Corporate HQ (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd)
BOCC
SMRT Buses (Tenant) Gali Batu Zone
Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) Defu Avenue 1 SBS Transit West District
Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP) Kranji Road SMRT Buses Gali Batu Zone
Loyang Bus Depot (LYDEP) Loyang Way Go-Ahead Singapore Corporate HQ (Go Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd)
BOCC
Mandai Bus Depot Mandai Road Tower Transit
Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP) Yio Chu Kang Crescent SBS Transit (Anchor) East District
BOCC
SMRT Buses (Tenant) Woodlands Zone
Soon Lee Bus Park / Depot (SLBP) Soon Lee Road SBS Transit West District
BOCC
Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP) Business Park Drive SBS Transit BOCC
Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP) Woodlands Industrial Park E4 SMRT Buses Woodlands Zone
BOCC
Woodlands Bus Park (WLBP) North Coast Avenue SMRT Buses Woodlands Zone / Gali Batu Zone

Some bus depots are paired with bus parks for additional handling capacity of buses. Buses permanently stationed at bus parks regularly return to their bus depots for maintenance, refuelling, washing and more, depending on the facilities provided at the bus park. For instance, the former Ayer Rajah Bus Park had its own fuelling pumps and bus wash owing to its far distance away from its parent Bukit Batok Bus Depot, and buses only head back to Bukit Batok for maintenance works. Other paired bus depots/bus parks include Woodlands Depot / Woodlands Bus Park and Bedok North Depot / former Changi Bus Park.

As part of the gradual implementation of the Bus Contracting Model starting in 2016, newer bus depots are owned by the Government and leased out to bus operators who have won their respective bus package contracts.

In addition to parking buses at Bus depots and Bus parks, bus operators may carry out overnight parking at bus interchanges should there be insufficient parking spaces at bus depots.


Upcoming Bus Depots:

Bus depots in the future are fully owned by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and leased to operators as part of the Bus Contracting Model. To accommodate over a thousand additional buses in the next few years, more bus depots are being constructed across the island.

Bus Depot / Bus Park Description
East Coast Bus Depot
(final name TBC)
Multi-storey bus depot located next to East Coast Integrated Depot (EWL, DTL and TEL). Estimated completion in 2024.
Gali Batu Bus Depot Multi-storey bus depot next to the Downtown Line’s Gali Batu MRT Depot, likely intended for the future Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Bus Package. Estimated completion in 2023.
Kim Chuan Bus Depot Multi-storey bus depot at Kim Chuan, co-located with Kim Chuan MRT Depot expansion. Estimated completion in 2025.
Lorong Halus Bus Depot
Future multi-storey bus depot at Lorong Halus. Estimated completion in 2029.
Pasir Panjang Bus Depot Future multi-storey bus depot at Pasir Panjang. Estimated completion in 2029.
Sengkang West Bus Depot Multi-storey bus depot with dormitory at Sengkang West, likely intended for the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package. Estimated completion in 2024.
Simpang Bus Depot Future Multi-storey bus depot at Simpang.
Tengah Bus Depot Multi-storey bus depot at Tengah, co-located with Tengah MRT Depot. Estimated completion in 2026.
To be announced Planned bus depot in Tuas co-located with Cross Island Line rail depot, on the site of the former Raffles Country Club [Link]

Defunct
Bus Depot Operator Location Closed
Changi Bus Park SBS Transit Upper Changi Road East 2016
Ayer Rajah Bus Park SBS Transit Ayer Rajah Crescent 2018
Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot SMRT Buses Ang Mo Kio Street 62 2022

Defunct SBS bus depots include

  • Alexandra Depot (249 Alexandra Road)
  • Bedok Depot (1440 Bedok Road)
  • Bukit Timah Depot
  • Changi/Somapah Depot
  • Jurong Depot (4 Penjuru Road, replaced by Soon Lee Depot)
  • Paya Lebar Depot
  • Toa Payoh Depot
  • Woodlands Depot (950 Woodlands Road; near present-day Kranji MRT station and Singapore Turf Club)

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17 thoughts on “Bus Depots and Bus Parks

  • 3 February 2024 at 9:59 AM
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    LTA should build a new bus park called Sin Ming Bus Park (SIBP) and a new bus depot called Toa Payoh West Depot (TPWDEP) for the Bishan-Toa Payoh Bus Package

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  • 1 December 2023 at 10:14 AM
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    If AMDEP is abolished some of the KCDEP lots will be reserved for Bishan-Toa Payoh Bus Package

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  • 15 November 2023 at 8:40 AM
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    Possible Bus Depots in future
    Sembawang-Yishun Package-Mandai Integrated Depot.
    Loyang Package-Loyang Depot.
    Seletar Package-Seletar Depot
    Jurong West Package-Soon Lee Depot,Will be relocated to future Tuas West Integrated Depot.
    Bukit Merah Package-Ulu Pandan Depot,Might be renamed as Business Park Depot.
    Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Package-Gali Batu Integrated Depot.
    Woodlands Package-Woodlands Depot & Bus Park.
    Sengkang-Hougang Package-Sengkang West Depot
    Bedok Package-Bedok North Depot
    Tampines Package-East Coast Bus Depot.
    Serangoon-Eunos Package-Sungei Serangoon Depot
    Clementi Package-Bukit Batok Depot,Will be relocated to the Ulu Pandan MRT extension Depot in future.
    Bishan-Toa Payoh Package- Kim Chuan Bus Depot & Braddell Bus Park.

    Upcoming new ITH/INT/TER.
    Bidadari ITH>Bishan – Toa Payoh Package.
    Kallang INT>Serangoon-Eunos Package.
    Buangkok ITH>Sengkang-Hougang Package.
    Punggol North ITH>Loyang Package.
    Tengah Boulevard INT>Bulim Package.
    Jurong Town Hall INT>Bulim Package.
    New Ghim Moh TER>Clementi Package.
    Beauty World ITH>Clementi or Bulim Package.

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    • 10 December 2023 at 4:53 PM
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      You forget Pasir Panjang Depot will replace Ulu Pandan depot.160 will be absorbed into Clementi package

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