Tampines Expressway (Punggol Road) Bus Interchange

The Tampines Expressway (Punggol Road) Bus Interchange (as we like to call it) is a pair of extended bus stops along the Tampines Expressway (TPE), located at the slip road of Punggol Road. These bus stops (or bus hubs) allow for transfer between the many bus services along the Tampines Expressway corridor.

 

Bus Stop 65191 – Bef Punggol Rd 65199 – Aft Punggol Rd
District Sengkang East Punggol East
Location TPE slip road, TPE (SLE) leading to Punggol Road TPE slip road, Punggol Road entering TPE (PIE)
Bus Stop type Extended roadside bus stop (bus hub) with enclosed bus bay
Commenced 24 Aug 2014
Bus Services 3, 27, 34, 88, 89, 89e, 109, 110, 118, 118B, 168, 858, 858B, 969 & 969A 3, 27, 27A, 34, 34A, 88, 89, 89e, 109, 110, 118, 118A, 168, 858, 858B & 969

 

The Tampines Expressway (Punggol Road) Bus Interchange comprises two long bus stops along the slip road of Tampines Expressway (TPE) leading up to Punggol Road. The bus stops are designed as transfer stops, for convenient bus transfer between the many bus services that serve the Tampines Expressway corridor.

Each interchange stop is designed as two separate bus stops two parts, a rearmost stop (denoted as 1a) and a frontmost stop (denoted as 1b), as indicated by the yellow boxes, Each stop handles different bus services and can accommodate two regular 12-metre buses at a time. Essentially, when a bus enters the stop, the first bus bay is 1a while the one in front is 1b.

The extended length of the bus bays allows for simultaneous boarding and alighting of commuters from more buses, providing shorter waiting and boarding times and a smoother journey for commuters. This is consistent with LTA’s initiative to upgrade bus stops to bus hubs, by lengthening bus bays and bus stop shelters at selected bus stops experiencing high commuter traffic.

The pair of interchange stops entered service on Sunday, 24th August 2014 with an initial six services (SBS Transit Services 3, 27, 34, 88, 89 and 89e) calling at the stops.

SBS Transit Bus Services 39, 109 & 168, as well as SMRT Buses Services 858 & 969, started calling at the pair of bus stops from Sunday, 5 October 2014.

New SBS Transit Bus Service 118 calls at the pair of bus stops from its launch date on 20 December 2015, while New SMRT Bus Service 110 calls at the pair of bus stops from its launch date on 22 October 2017.

With the second wave of bus services made to call at the pair of bus stops, commuters from the Northeast towns (such as Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok and Hougang) can enjoy greater connectivity to various Eastern towns (Pasir Ris, Tampines and Bedok), as well as Changi Airport. From the interchange stop, Service 858 plies TPE/PIE express to the Airport directly, without winding through Tampines as with Service 27 and 34. Also, 969 plies express to Tampines Regional Centre via TPE, Tampines Avenue 9 and Tampines Concourse, providing an alternative route for commuters of Service 3, 27, 34, 39 and 168.

Service 39 no longer serves this pair of bus stops from 24 October 2021 with the amendment to Punggol Central via Pasir Ris Industrial Drive 1.

Construction:

LTA Contract ER413 titled “Roadworks and Bus Stops at TPE/Punggol Road Interchange” was awarded to CHC Construction Pte. Ltd. on 28 May 2012, for a sum of S$10,588,000.00. Construction work involved widening the existing slip road on both sides of the expressway, construction of the bus stop, and extension of sheltered linkways to connect with the pre-existing overhead bridge.

Modification to Westbound stop for improved traffic flow:

Owing to regular traffic congestion at the westbound bus stop (65191 Bef Punggol Road), the bus-only passageway was amended to allow shared vehicular traffic on the outer lane. The Mandatory Give Way to Buses scheme gives priority to buses filtering out of the bus bays.

LTA modification diagram
LTA modification diagram

Guide to Bus Services:
Bus Stop 65191 – Bef Punggol Rd, Tampines Expressway
Service Stop Destination Remarks
3 1a Punggol
27 1b Hougang Central
34 1a Punggol
88 1b Toa Payoh
89 1b Hougang Central
89e 1b Hougang Central Weekday Evening Peak
109 1a Serangoon
110 1a Compassvale
118 1a Punggol
118B 1a (Terminating Stop) Weekday Evening Peak
168 1a Woodlands
858 1a Woodlands
858B 1a Jalan Kayu (Aft Seletar Camp G) Weekday Morning Peak
969 1a Woodlands
969A 1a Yishun Avenue 2 (Yishun Stn) Weekday Morning & Evening Peak
Bus Stop 65199 – Aft Punggol Rd, Tampines Expressway
Service Stop Destination Remarks
3 1b Tampines
27 1a ↺ Changi Airport
27A 1a Tampines Avenue 4 (Opp Century Sq) Weekday Morning Peak
34 1a ↺ Changi Airport
34A 1a Tampines Avenue 5 (Opp Our Tampines Hub) Weekday Morning Peak
88 1b Pasir Ris
89 1b ↺ Airport Cargo Road
89A 1b Airport Cargo Road (Airfreight Ter Bldg) Weekday Morning Peak
89e 1b Airport Cargo Road (SATS Cargo Ter) Weekday Morning Peak
109 1b Changi Village
110 1a ↺ Changi Airport
118 1a Changi Business Park
118A 1a Simei Avenue (ITE Coll East Adm Blk) Weekday Morning Peak
168 1a Bedok
858 1a ↺ Changi Airport
858B 1a ↺ Changi Airport Weekday Morning Peak
969 1a Tampines
Bus Services by Stop:
65191 – Bef Punggol Rd
Bus stop Location Services
1a Rear 3, 34, 109, 110, 118, 118B, 168, 858, 858B, 969, 969A
1b Front 27, 88, 89, 89e

For the Westbound bus stop, 1a caters to bus services which are either turning right into Punggol Road (towards Punggol) or continuing straight on the TPE. Bus stop 1b caters to bus services which are turning left into Punggol Road (towards Sengkang).

65199 – Aft Punggol Rd
Bus stop Location Services
1a Rear 27, 27A, 34, 34A, 110, 118, 118A, 168, 858, 858B, 969
1b Front 3, 88, 89, 89e, 109

For the Eastbound bus stop, 1a caters to bus services which are either continuing to Tampines Avenue 10 (towards Tampines) or continuing straight along the TPE. Bus stop 1b caters to bus services which are continuing to Pasir Ris Drive 12 (towards Pasir Ris). Service 89e is an exception, continuing to Loyang Avenue towards Pasir Ris.


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One thought on “Tampines Expressway (Punggol Road) Bus Interchange

  • 9 December 2019 at 5:28 PM
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    I observed that Premium 535, 593, 728, 742, 744 and 779 stop at the following bus stops:
    TPE – Aft Punggol Rd (65199) (All) (Towards Changi Business Park) and TPE – Bef Punggol Rd (65191) (Except 535) (Towards Punggol (593), Sengkang (728, 744, 779) and Serangoon North (742))
    Hope there will be 2 new bus stops along CTE near the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 entrance/exit to allow widening of the stretch between AMK Ave 5 exit and AMK Ave 3 entrance by LTA to ease congestion.
    The bus services are as follows:
    CTE – Aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Serangoon Gardens area)
    Service 857, City Directs 660 and 668, Premium Buses 549, 571, 573, 574, 575, 599, 723, 729
    CTE – Bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Ang Mo Kio area near Teck Ghee N4 Park)
    Service 857, City Directs 660 and 668, Premium Buses 573, 574, 723, 729

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