Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
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Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
武吉班让巴士转换站
Stesen Bas Bukit Panjang
Commencement Date: 06 November 1999
Number of Sawtooth Berths: 3
Number of Services: 12
Operator: SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is a public bus transport operator in Singapore. Singapore currently hosts a duopoly transport system in which SMRT's only competitor is SBS Transit, which also operates bus services in Singapore...

MRT/LRT Stations:  BP6  Bukit Panjang
 DT1  Bukit Panjang (U/C)


The Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Bukit Panjang New Town
Bukit Panjang New Town
Bukit Panjang New Town is new town located in the west of Singapore bounded by Bukit Timah Road, Dairy Farm Road, the Bukit Timah Expressway, and the Kranji Expressway...

, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It is opposite Bukit Panjang Plaza
Bukit Panjang Plaza
Bukit Panjang Plaza is a shopping mall located near the Bukit Panjang LRT Station at Bukit Panjang in Singapore. It is currently managed by CapitaLand. Its convenient location makes it a popular destination for shoppers from all over Bukit Panjang...

. The nearest station is the Bukit Panjang LRT Station.

Similar to the Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
The Bukit Merah Bus Interchange serves the and the interchange is located at Jalan Bukit Merah.-Routes:Bus Routes in Singapore-Berths:...

, the bus interchange is not served directly by any existing MRT Station although it will be served by the future Bukit Panjang MRT Station on the Downtown MRT Line
Downtown MRT Line
The Downtown Line will be the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. When completed, the line will be about 42-km long with 34 stations and serve about half a million commuters daily, making it the longest underground and driverless MRT line in Singapore. Travelling from one end to the other...

.

Redevelopment

The current interchange is a temporary structure, and there are indicative plans for a redevelopment of the bus interchange in the Urban Redevelopment Authority
Urban Redevelopment Authority
The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government.-Mission:The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state,...

's Master Plan 2003.

In November 2010, the interchange along with the surrounding land were put on the government's Land Sales Programme Reserve List. The site is slated to be developed into a commercial and residential hub with an integrated bus interchange.

Routes

Bus Routes in Singapore
Bus Routes in Singapore
This is a list of the bus routes in Singapore. All times stated in this table are GMT+8 .-Types:* Trunk: Routes that ply between towns....


Service Berth Destination Note
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
75 B2 Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal is a bus station located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It is very near to Promenade MRT Station. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting, and passengers have to alight before the bus terminates at the terminal...

 
176 B1 Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
The Bukit Merah Bus Interchange serves the and the interchange is located at Jalan Bukit Merah.-Routes:Bus Routes in Singapore-Berths:...

 
177 B3 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange
Bukit Batok Bus Interchange
The Bukit Batok Interchange is located at Bukit Batok Central, near the West Mall Shopping Centre and the Bukit Batok MRT Station. The bus interchange was operated by SBS Transit till end 1999 and was given the operation to SMRT after that.-Redevelopment:...

 
180 B2 Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Boon Lay Bus Interchange
The Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Pioneer, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within the Jurong Point Shopping Mall and is integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT Station...

 
184 B3 Commonwealth Avenue West (loop)
700 B3 Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Shenton Way Bus Terminal is a bus station located in southern Singapore. It was opened on 20 June 1987. It is very near to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station. Commuters have to disembark/board buses at two bus stops along Palmer Road due to restriction of alighting and aboarding of buses within the...

 
700A B3 Temasek Avenue (loop)
970 B1 Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Shenton Way Bus Terminal is a bus station located in southern Singapore. It was opened on 20 June 1987. It is very near to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station. Commuters have to disembark/board buses at two bus stops along Palmer Road due to restriction of alighting and aboarding of buses within the...

975 B1 Lim Chu Kang Road (loop)
SMRT Buses Express Service
971E B2 Cecil Street
SMRT Buses Feeder Services
920 B1 Bangkit Road (loop)
922 B2 Bangkit Road (loop)

Bus & Train Services Guide

In order to complement its public transport services, SMRT Corporation developed the Bukit Panjang Bus & Trains Services Guide, which is a made available free to its commuters. The guide provides route details of all bus services that originate from Bukit Panjang Interchange, as well as MRT and LRT services, so that it is more convenient for commuters to plan their journeys using the public transport network. Significant landmarks, places of interest as well as major needs served by the buses are all included, and a destination finder is placed alongside the map to further simplify journey planning for the commuters.

Existing Berths

Berth 1
920 176 975 970
Berth 2
75 180 922 971E
Berth 3
177 184 700/700A
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External links


http://www.smrt.com.sg/buses/documents/services_updates/WAB_3_Dec_2011.pdf
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