Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange is located at Woodlands Town Centre, serving the residential town of Woodlands, Marsiling, Admiralty and surrounding industrial areas. Amenities around the Interchange include the Causeway Point Shopping Mall, Woodlands Civic Centre and the Woodlands Regional Library.
The interchange took over operations from Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange on 12 March 2016, which is presently undergoing addition and alteration work as part of the construction of the new Woodlands Station along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). A reopening date for Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange has yet to be announced.
Details
| Name | Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange | 兀兰临时巴士转换站 |
| Address | 1 Woodlands Square Singapore 738099 |
| BCM Route Package | Woodlands Bus Package (Anchor Operator) Other Packages: Sembawang–Yishun (169, 856, 858, 963, 965, 966, 969), Sengkang–Hougang (161), Bedok (168) |
| Anchor Operator | SMRT Buses |
| Bus Routes | 30 (SMRT), 2 (SBS Transit) |
| Berths | 10 sawtooth, 8 alighting |
| Rail Connection | NS9TE2 Woodlands |
History:
Before the interchange came into operation, bus services in Woodlands were served by Woodlands Bus Interchange located at Woodlands Centre Road. In existence since the 1970s, the interchange served the former Woodlands Town Centre, which was located very near to the Causeway. Another bus terminal, Marsiling Bus Terminal, was situated not too far away at Marsiling Town, beside Block 201 along Admiralty Road. Introduced in the 1980s, this bus terminal was home to TIBS services 950, 951 and 952, which went to Shenton Way, Jurong and Marina Centre respectively.
In 1996, both bus terminals were rendered obsolete with the opening of Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange. Bus services were either diverted to the new interchange or withdrawn. In 2016, interchange operations were relocated to the Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange north of the existing site to facilitate construction works for the underground Woodlands Station as part of the new Thomson-East Coast Line.
The Interchange:
Read more about the existing Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange here.
With the construction of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and a new Woodlands Station underneath Woodlands Regional Interchange, the existing interchange had to be closed to facilitate underground construction works, with addition and alteration works to be carried out (likely including a linkway to the new station). The solution was a temporary bus interchange built north of the existing interchange, for the relocation of all of the bus services currently serving Woodlands Regional Interchange. Contract T221 for the construction of the Temporary Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was awarded to JS Metal Pte. Ltd. on 17 Mar 2014, at a sum of S$12,650,000.00.
Like most other temporary interchanges, the concourse wraps around the bus park, which is situated in the middle. A long alighting berth accommodates at seven buses, and ten boarding berths across its length cater for boarding activity (similar in number to the existing interchange). The parking bay has room for 51 articulated buses (18-metre) and 10 rigid buses (12-metre). A single combined entrance and exit leads to Woodlands Square.
Unique features:
The host of new features at Woodlands Temporary Interchange is the result of SMRT’s tie-up with NEC, which supplied the many technologies that help to streamline interchange operations.
Firstly, a free electric buggy service was launched for the benefit of commuters who have difficult moving around. The electric buggy service operates from 7:00am to 11:00pm, and can be called using the interactive panels stationed around the interchange. The buggies are based in the interchange with their own charging station near Berth B4, and red lanes drawn throughout the interchange encourage commuters to give way to the buggy when they are in operation.
Another system supplied by NEC is one that tracks available spaces at the alighting berths and parking lots. This information is, in turn, relayed to bus drivers via two large screens mounted around the interchange. In addition, a sophisticated camera network tracks bus movements, and is able to relay the registration numbers of incoming buses to the interchange control room, as well as tell where each bus is parking in the interchange.
Similar to Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange, boarding berths at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange have dedicated priority seats and a wheelchair waiting area, allowing those of lower mobility to board the bus first. In addition to bus timings shown around the interchange, every berth is equipped with a bus timings board for commuters’ easy reference.
Interchange facilities:
- Interchange offices (SMRT + SBST)
- TransitLink Office
- Drivers’ lounge
- Boarding and alighting berths
- Information boards & Bus arrival displays
- SMRT Guide Rack
- Retail outlets
- Toilets
Bus Services List:
| Service | Berth | Destination | Remarks |
| 161 | B1 | Hougang Central | |
| 168 | B1 | Bedok | |
| 169 | B3 | Ang Mo Kio | |
| 169A | B3 | Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Stn) | Short Trip Service |
| 169B | B3 | Woodlands Avenue 8 (Bef Admiralty Rd West) | Short Trip Service |
| 178 | B6 | Boon Lay | |
| 178A | B6 | Woodlands Road (Kranji Stn) | Short Trip Service |
| 187 | B8 | Boon Lay | |
| 856 | B9 | Yishun | |
| 856A | B9 | Woodlands Centre Road (W’lands Train Checkpt) | Short Trip Service |
| 858 | B2 | ↺ Changi Airport | |
| 858A | B2 | Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Stn) | |
| 900 | B3 | ↺ Woodlands Drive 14 | Does not operate when Service 900A is in operation |
| 900A | B3 | ↺ Woodlands Drive 17 | Selected hours on weekdays |
| 901 | B4 | ↺ Woodlands Avenue 6 | |
| 901M | B4 | ↺ Woodlands Avenue 6 | |
| 902 | B1 | Woodlands Avenue 9 (Republic Poly) | Weekday Morning Peak Hours during Republic Polytechnic School Term only |
| 903 | B2 | ↺ Woodlands Centre Road | |
| 903M | B2 | ↺ Marsiling Lane | Weekdays Morning & Evening Peak hours only |
| 904 | B1A | ↺ Woodlands Crescent | |
| 911 / 911T |
B5 | ↺ Woodlands Avenue 2 | |
| B7 | ↺ Woodlands Centre Road | ||
| 912 / 912A | B4 | ↺ Woodlands Avenue 7 | |
| 912 / 912B | B6 | ↺ Woodlands Centre Road | |
| 912M | B6 | ↺ Woodlands Street 41 | Weekdays Morning & Evening Peak Hours only |
| 913 / 913T | B5 | ↺ Woodlands Circle | |
| B6 | ↺ Woodlands Avenue 3 | ||
| 913M | B6 | ↺ Woodlands Street 13 | |
| 925 | B9 | Choa Chu Kang | Weekdays, Saturdays & Eves of Selected Public Holidays only |
| 925A | B9 | Kranji Way (Kranji Resvr Pk B) | Weekdays & Saturdays Morning Peak hours only |
| 925M | B9 | ↺ Neo Tiew Crescent | Sundays & Public Holidays only |
| 926 | B5 | ↺ Mandai Lake Road | Sundays & Public Holidays only |
| 950 | B9 | ↺ JB Sentral | Cross-Border Route |
| 960 | B7 | Marina Centre | |
| 960e | B7 | Marina Centre | Express Bus Service |
| 961 | B7 | Lorong 1 Geylang | Weekdays, Saturdays & Eves of Selected Public Holidays only |
| 961M | B7 | Lorong 1 Geylang | Sundays & Public Holidays only |
| 962 | B4 | ↺ Admiralty Street | |
| 963 | B8 | HarbourFront | |
| 963e | B8 | HarbourFront | Express Bus Service Weekday Morning Peak Hours only |
| 963R | B8 | Resorts World Sentosa | Express Bus Service Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays only |
| 964 | B5 | ↺ Woodlands Loop | Weekdays, Saturdays & Eves of Selected Public Holidays only |
| 965 | B3 | ↺ Sengkang | |
| 965A | B3 | Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Stn) | Short Trip Service |
| 966 | B8 | ↺ Marine Parade Road | |
| 969 | B2 | Tampines |
Berth Allocation:
| Berth | Services |
| B1A | 904 North South Line Rail Bridging Service towards Marina South Pier |
| B1 | 161, 168, 902 |
| B2 | 858/858A, 903/903M, 969 |
| B3 | 169/169A/169B, 900/900A, 965/965A |
| B4 | 901/901M, 912 (Towards WDL Ave 7)/912A, 962 |
| B5 | 911 (Towards WDL Ave 2), 913 (Towards WDL Circle), 926/964 |
| B6 | 178, 912 (Towards WDL Train Checkpoint) / 912B / 912M, 913 (Towards Marsiling MRT) / 913M |
| B7 | 911 (Towards WDL Train Checkpoint), 960/960e, 961/961M |
| B8 | 187, 963, 963e/963R, 966 |
| B9 | 856/856A, 925/925A/925M, 950 North South Line Rail Bridging Service towards Jurong East |
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^ SMRT bus services rerouted to Woodlands Temporary Int
^ SBS Transit bus services rerouted to Woodlands Temporary Int
Gallery:
Gallery: (Pre-Debut)
External Links & References:
- Bus Interchanges – SMRT
- Relocation of Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange from 12 March 2016 – SMRT
- Services 161 and 168 will operate from the Woodlands Temporary Interchange from Saturday, 12 March 2016 – SBS Transit
- woodlands regional bus interchange to be upgraded temporary relocation from 12 march 2016 – LTA
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Hi any officer-in- charge bus plate 1549 time 5:20pm. I was approached to bus pole no B02. This bus no: 913 refuse to wait for me when I already at the bus stop instead he just speeds away.
Ask SMRT why they don’t put the service guide of Woodlands feeder buses on the service guide rack.
LTA should built a terminal at Woodlands to divert some of the WRI svc to create more spaces at WTI
I forsee chaos will happen,Look big but actually its not
No chaos were happened. Only squeezing from the 7 long alighting. On a side note, 950 is very crowded.