Punggol Bus Interchange

Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange is a bus interchange at Punggol Central, located adjacent to the Punggol MRT/LRT Station. It was built to cater for the residential developments of Punggol New Town, and allows for easy dismantling when the site is redeveloped in the future, hence retaining its ‘temporary’ status.

Since 4 September 2016, Go-Ahead Singapore took over SBS Transit as the anchor operator of Punggol Bus Interchange. As successful tenderer of the Loyang Bus Package, Go-Ahead operates 13 bus services originating from the interchange.

Details:

The Interchange

Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange is a bus station located in the residential town of Punggol. Connecting with Punggol MRT/LRT Station along the North East MRT Line and Punggol LRT Line, the interchange is a transport node for commuters heading in and out of town, allowing for convenient transfers between the rail network and the many bus services at the interchange.

The interchange has a single vehicular concourse area with a combined entrance and exit leading to Punggol Place. The interchange concourse, comprising a linear alighting berth and four sawtooth berths. Pedestrian exits on all sides lead to Punggol Regalia/Punggol Place, Punggol Central and Punggol Station. All berths at the interchange are wheelchair-accessible.

Waterway Point is located opposite the interchange, directly across Punggol Central, which can be accessed through the 24-hour underpass of Punggol Station.

Historical Background

Prior to Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange, the only other bus terminal in Punggol was the Punggol Road End Bus Terminus, which existed since the 1980s, and home to bus services like 82 and 83. By the time it was shut down in 2003, only Service 82 remained, and the terminal was converted to a bus stop.

Punggol Bus Interchange opened on Sunday, 30 November 2003 with four bus routes. Service 83 from Sengkang was amended to terminate here rather than looping around Punggol. Service 3 between Tampines and Pasir Ris was extended to Punggol and converted to a bi-directional route. Service 62 and 136 were extended from the former Hougang South Bus Interchange to the new Punggol Interchange.

Subsequently, more services like 34, 43 and 85 were introduced to bring about greater connectivity to Punggol. When Serangoon Bus Interchange moved to its new facility, Service 82 was amended to start from Punggol Int and loop at Serangoon Central, skipping Punggol Road End. A new service 84 was introduced to cover the lost sector.

On 21 October 2012, under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), Service 119 was extended from Sengkang to terminate at Punggol Bus Interchange, calling at an additional four pairs of bus stops. Feeder bus services 382 and 386 were also introduced to serve new estates. Bus services 117 and 118 were introduced in December 2015, bringing greater connectivity to towns which do not have direct MRT links.

Waterway Point is located opposite the interchange, directly across Punggol Central, which can be accessed through the 24-hour underpass of Punggol Station.

The Punggol LRT System provides of intra-town connections, rendering the need for an intricate feeder bus system redundant. However, several trunk bus services run alongside with the LRT system. Feeder bus services serve roads and estates that are further from the LRT Stations.

Bus Services:

Berths:

Queue poles will be deployed during Service 84A operating hours.

Changes to Boarding Berths (Jun 2024)

Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange Expansion

In April 2015, LTA called for a tender to expand the existing Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange. The expansion will see an expanded interchange concourse, along with new boarding berths and toilets. A further 13 parking spaces will be added to the current 38 parking lots. This will be achieved through an expansion in space of 0.8ha from the current 1.2ha.

Construction of the expansion started Q3 2015 after LTA awarded the tender to BSI (1990) Pte. Ltd for S$12,470,000. The expanded concourse will allow for about 4 to 5 new bus services under BSEP.

Phase 1 of the expansion opened on Wednesday, 25 January 2017, providing a row of 13 additional parking lots. Construction works are expected to complete in the 3rd quarter of 2017. Part of the expansion includes an extension of the interchange concourse to accommodate 2 more boarding berths. The existing berth 1 would be converted into an alighting berth once the expansion opens.

The concourse expansion opened from 01 Oct 2017, with changes in the berth allocation.

Under the Bus Interchange Enhancement contract PT290, bollards at the original concourse were changed in phases starting in November 2017. Berths were closed one at a time to minimize disruption to regular bus services.

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Punggol Bus Interchange Expansion:

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