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.
Location Map
Bus Depots & Bus Parks
| Bus Depot | Operator(s) | Location | Remarks |
| Bedok North Bus Depot (BNDEP) | SBS Transit | Bedok North Avenue 4 | |
| Braddell Bus Park (BRBP) | SBS Transit | Braddell Road | |
| Bukit Batok Bus Depot (BBDEP) | SBS Transit | Bukit Batok Street 23 | |
| Bulim Bus Depot (BUDEP) | Tower Transit (Anchor) SBS Transit (Tenant) |
Bulim Drive | |
| Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) | SBS Transit | Defu Avenue 1 | |
| Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP) | SMRT Buses | Kranji Road | |
| Loyang Bus Depot (LYDEP) | Go-Ahead Singapore | Loyang Way | |
| Mandai Bus Depot | Tower Transit | Mandai Road | |
| Seletar Bus Depot (SEDEP) | SBS Transit | Yio Chu Kang Crescent | |
| Sengkang West Bus Depot (SWDEP) | SBS Transit | Seletar West Road 1 / 2 | |
| Soon Lee Bus Depot | SMRT Buses | Soon Lee Road | |
| Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP) | SBS Transit | Business Park Drive | |
| Woodlands Bus Depot (WLDEP) | SMRT Buses | Woodlands Industrial Park E4 | |
| Woodlands Bus Park (WLBP) | SMRT Buses | North Coast Avenue |
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 | Multi-storey bus depot located next to East Coast Integrated Depot (EWL, DTL and TEL). Updated estimated completion in 2026. |
| 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 2025. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot |
SBS Transit | Ang Mo Kio Street 63 | 4 Jan 2025 |
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)
Bishan-Toa Payoh>New Depot along that corridor but temporarily use Braddell and Sengkang West.
Clementi>The integrated Depot with the expansion of SMRT Ulu Pandan Depot.
Serangoon-Eunos>Kim Chuan Depot.
Tampines>East Coast or New Depot along the corridor.
Bedok>East Coast or New Depot along the corridor.
Sengkang-Hougang>Sengkang West Depot.
Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang>Gali Batu Depot.
Woodlands>Mandai Depot
Sembawang-Yishun>Simpang Depot.
Seletar>Seletar might be retain as Transport Facility.
Bukit Merah>Pasir Panjang Depot.
Bulim(Might be renamed as Tengah-Jurong East)>Tengah Depot.
Loyang(Might be renamed as Pasir Ris-Punggol)>Lorong Halus Depot.
Jurong West>New Depot along Tuas West.
In conclusion Loyang,Soon Lee and Ulu Pandan will be demolished in 2029 progressively.