Woodleigh Bus Interchange is a future Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) located at Bidadari, serving residential areas around Bidadari, Joo Seng and Potong Pasir.
The interchange is the first air-conditioned underground bus interchange to be built beneath public housing flats. It forms part of the HDB Woodleigh Village mixed-use development, offering 330 Build-to-Order (BTO) flats, a hawker centre, retail shops and other community amenities.
Plans for the interchange were confirmed in September 2014, and the interchange was then initially expected to be ready by 2019. Following construction delays, the interchange is expected to be completed by end-2024, and an opening date has yet to be announced.
Details
| Name | Woodleigh Bus Interchange |
| Address | 203 Bidadari Park Drive, Singapore 360203 |
| BCM Route Package | TBC |
| Bus Operators | TBC |
| Bus Routes | TBC |
| Berths | 2 alighting berths (1 Rigid, 1 Articulated) , 3Â sawtooth boarding berths (1 Articulated, 2 Rigid) |
| Rail Connection | NE11 Woodleigh |
When completed, Woodleigh Bus Interchange will join numerous Integrated Transport Hubs (ITH) to have been built in Singapore, after Toa Payoh, Sengkang, Ang Mo Kio, Boon Lay, Serangoon, Clementi, Bedok, Joo Koon, Bukit Panjang and Yishun.
Rail connections are offered via Woodleigh MRT Station along the North East Line, allowing for convenient transfers between bus services at the rail network.
Interchange Layout
Located at Basement 2 of Woodleigh Village, it is the first underground air-conditioned bus interchange below Housing Board Flats in Singapore.
An indicative layout plan of Woodleigh Bus Interchange reveals a bus park with 18 bus lots—15 rigid bus lots and 3 articulated bus lots. Buses enter and exit the interchange via a combined entrance/exit leading to Bidadari Park Drive.
The passenger concourse features three sawtooth boarding berths and a linear alighting berth with space for 2 buses. In provisioning for articulated bus operations, one boarding berth and one alighting berth are designed to accommodate 18-metre-long buses.
Underground passageways connect the interchange concourse with both The Woodleigh Mall and Woodleigh MRT Station.
Nearby Amenities
- The Woodleigh Mall
- Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre
- Bidadari Community Club
- Bidadari Park and Alkaff Lake
- Bidadari Polyclinic & Nursing Home (Future)
Brief History:
Plans for Woodleigh Bus Interchange were first revealed in a Straits Times article back in September 2014, referencing design briefs issued by the Housing & Development Board (HDB). The interchange would be built underneath HDB flats, as part of an integrated transport, commercial and residential project that will form the estate’s town centre. The interchange was then slated for completion in 2019.
The interchange would be sited within the HDB Woodleigh Village, an integrated development comprising 3 residential blocks totalling 330 residential units, a hawker centre, (Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre), a childcare centre, a Residents’ Committee, and other future community amenities. The interchange site is bordered by Upper Serangoon Road to the west; Woodleigh Link to the north; Bidadari Park Drive to the east; and Heritage Walk (former Upper Aljunied Road) to the south.
In February 2024, a Straits Times article reported that the interchange was expected to be completed in end-2024, representing a delay of five years; this was revised to a three-year delay following a clarification from the HDB, which stated that the project was due for completion in 2021 based on the construction contract that was eventually awarded. HDB attributed the delays to “significant engineering challenges” and the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the design complexity of integrating the bus interchange, hawker centre and MRT station, and extensive work needed to skirt or divert around underground utilities.
Renaming:
The interchange was previously called Bidadari Bus Interchange, as referenced within the Land Transport Master Plan 2040 and exit directory signages at Woodleigh MRT station (as of May 2023).
The interchange was renamed to Woodleigh ITH sometime in late 2023. This is referenced in the LTA travel guide for the HDB Alkaff Breeze BTO project (Link), and the launch poster for Bus Service 146 released in January 2024.
The Interchange:
Bus Services
| Service | Berth | Destination | Remarks |
| — | — | — | — |
Bus Service 146 is slated to be extended to Woodleigh Bus Interchange in the future.
Berth Allocation
| Berth | Services |
| Alighting Berths 1 & 2 | For Alighting Only |
| Boarding Berth 1 | — |
| Boarding Berth 2 | — |
| Boarding Berth 3 | — |
Gallery:
External Links & References
- Bidadari housing estate to have first bus interchange underground – The Straits Times [1 Sep 2014]
- Mixed use Public Housing Development at Bidadari – wanurbanchallange
- Underground bus interchange in Bidadari to be completed by end-2024 after three-year delay – The Straits Times
This article was formerly titled: Bidadari Bus Interchange, changed effective 30 Jan 2024.
Back to Bus Interchanges and Terminals
81, 82, 113, 142 are possible services to amend, start and terminate in this new ITH.
81 : Tampines ➡️ Bidadari
82 : Punggol ➡️ Bidadari
113 : Hougang 🔄 Bidadari
142 : Toa Payoh ➡️ Bidadari
new service and also be introduce like 108
108 : Bidadari ↔️ Cecil Street
Bus service 135 should use this bus interchange as an en-route stop so people who is living in Woodleigh/Bidadari/Vernon Road can have connectivity to East Coast
Should be called Woodleigh bus int. Amend bus 155 there and introduce the following buses:
36x as feeder services operated by SBS
1 – Pasir Ris to Woodleigh operated by GAS
44 – Compassvale to Woodleigh operated by SBS
104 – Hougang bus depot to Woodleigh operated by SBS
108 – Serangoon loop at this int operated by SBS
126 – Woodleigh to Saint Micheal operated by SBS
128 – Punggol to Woodleigh operated by GAS
148 – Woodleigh loop at Jalan Masholor (to serve Bukit Brown MRT) operated by SBS
152 – Buangkok to Woodleigh operated by SBS
164 – Woodleigh to Jurong East operated by TTS
404 – Woodleigh loop at Temasek Boulevard operated by SBS
500 – Woodleigh to Tuas operated by SBS (express)
824 – Yishun to Woodleigh operated by SMRT
924 – Gali Batu to Woodleigh operated by SMRT
992 – Choa Chu Kang to Woodleigh operated by SMRT
Better go ahead should be taken the bus interchange hopefully will be the next step
I don’t think 81 & 82 will be extended here.
Who knows 53,55,58,59 might start from here?They might be using 14x series to Bishan,City and Eastern area to cover the loss of those service.Service 90 is one of the candidate to extend here via Toa Payoh Int.Maybe 1-2 feeder service make it a total of 7 service.
Guess
bus 44-Bidadari Int Loop at Upp East Coast Ter
bus 967-Bidadari Int to Woodlands Int
bus 392-Bidadari Int loop at MacPherson Rd
bus 391-Bidadari Int loop at Serangoon Central
bus 393-Bidadari Int loop at Potong Pasir Ave 1
bus 152-Bidadari Int to Tuas Ter
bus 164-Bidadari Int to Kent Ridge Ter
bus 1-Bidadari Int to Pasir Ris Int
bus 861-Bidadari Int to Yishun Int
bus 861e-Bidadari Int to Yishun Int
bus 126-Bidadari Int loops at Sims Place Ter
bus 128-Bidadari Int to Shenton Way Ter
bus 164-Bidadari Int loop at Fidelio St