Tengah Bus Interchange is an upcoming interim Bus Interchange, currently under construction, sited in the Park district of Tengah new town. It is bounded by Tengah Park Avenue and Tengah Boulevard.
This interchange is not to be confused with the upcoming Tengah Integrated Transport Hub at Tengah Central (Tengah Town Centre).
Details:
| Name | Tengah Bus Interchange |
| Address | 42A Tengah Boulevard, Singapore 699896 |
| BCM Route Package | TBC |
| Anchor Operator | TBC |
| Bus Routes | TBC |
| Berths | 6 sawtooth boarding berths |
| Rail Connection | Not Applicable |
The current site occupied by the interchange is likely temporary, as it is zoned for residential use under the URA Master Plan 2019.
Brief History
In December 2019, the construction tender for the bus interchange (Contract PT396 – Proposed Design and Construction of Bus Interchange and Associated Works at Tengah Boulevard) was put up by the Land Transport Authority. The contract was later awarded to Tat Hin Builders Pte Ltd in October 2020.
The location of the bus interchange was earlier indicated on maps issued by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) for new housing estate launches in Tengah town in 2020.
Updated Name
This article formerly referred to the interchange as “Tengah Boulevard Bus Interchange”. In October 2023, mock up signage at the bus interchange indicated that it will be named as Tengah Bus Interchange.
In addition, the bus interchange name is featured in a map of the Tengah town bus network in a Facebook Post by local Member of Parliament Dr. Amy Khor.
Berth Allocation:
| Berth | Bus Services |
| A1 | For Alighting Only |
| A2 | For Alighting Only |
| A3 | For Alighting Only |
| B1 | — |
| B2 | — |
| B3 | — |
| B4 | — |
| B5 | — |
| B6 | — |
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I suggest if Tengah Bus Interchange starts off with amending 3 services to Tengah INT and 1 new feeder
390: a new feeder service from Tengah INT looping at Tengah Garden Walk
852: Yishun to Tengah (Extended from Bukit Batok)
870: Looping at Tengah INT from Jurong Town Hall
992: Looping at Tengah INT from Bukit Batok
I don’t think many service will be starting/ending here..’Maybe similar like JTHI..
870 to Jurong Town Hall Int
871 new service to Woodlands Temporary Int
992 to Bukit Batok Int
993 to Jurong East Int(Absorbed into Bulim Package)
93x 2 new feeder service.
96,282,284 & 285 all into Clementi Package but temporary managed by Ulu Pandan.
Possible services here:
49, 66, 96, 104 (a new service to serangoon), 148 (a new service to hougang), 174, 183, 188, 192, new feeders 390, 391, 395, 399, and 968 (a new service from woodlands)
The infrastructure looks cheap. Also, considering now in Q4 2023 we are starting to see the first bus route in Tengah, the bus interchange may open in 2024, when there are new BTOs ready to justify at least one bus route amendment to use the new bus interchange.
Anyway, the infrastructure looks cheap. Probably will be replaced around 3 years after the JRL Tengah station opens in 2027. Which means 2030. This bus interchange is probably meant to use for only 7 years.
So, in terms of Cost Benefit Analysis, this bus interchange would have a relatively high Return On Investment (being the temporary rest point for bus drivers before the permanent one is ready many years later).
Also, considering a new town will have a lack of amenities at first, the canteen that the bus interchange will definitely have, and the newspaper kiosk (provision shop) that the bus interchange may possibly have, would bring relief to the first batch of Tengah residents, before these kind of provisions are available elsewhere in Tengah.
Therefore, the implementation of the bus interchange is relatively aligned with the gradual opening of the Tengah new town, and the bus interchange has a relatively high Returns On Investment. 😊
My thoughts on Tengah services (Purely imaginary :D)
3x Feeder sercive (36x range)
66: Tengah – Beauty World (JRL bus rationalization)
171: Tengah – Yishun (Instead of looping at Bt Panjang)
172: Tengah – Boon Lay (JRL bus rationalization)
173: Tengah – Clementi (Make space for the 99x buses at Bukit Batok Interchange)
174: Tengah – Kampung Bahru (Replace the semi-express sector between Boon Lay and Bukit Batok)
177: Tengah – Bukit Panjang (Make space for the 99x buses at Bukit Batok Interchange)
178: Tengah – Woodlands (JRL bus rationalization)
506: Tengah – Bidadari (JRL bus rationalization)
Merge 66 and 506 and now we’re talking.