Bukit Merah Bus Interchange

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Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
红山巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Bukit Merah
Public bus
Interior of Bukit Merah Interchange
General information
Location3591 Bukit Merah Central
Singapore 159840
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes12 (SBS Transit Ltd)
1 (SMRT Buses Ltd)
1 (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd)
Bus stands6 (boarding)
3 (alighting)
Bus operatorsSBS Transit Ltd (except Services 167 & 176)
SMRT Buses Ltd (Service 176)
Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Service 167)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened28 September 1980 (1980-09-28)
Key dates
28 September 1980Commenced operations

Bukit Merah Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in the Bukit Merah Town Centre, along Bukit Merah Central in Bukit Merah, Singapore. The interchange serves the nearby residential estates of Telok Blangah and Bukit Purmei and also the commercial buildings in Bukit Merah Central. It is the only bus interchange in Singapore that does not have a direct link to an MRT station. However, several services link commuters to nearby MRT stations from the interchange. Services 5, 16 and 851 link the interchange to Tiong Bahru, Service 132 links to Redhill, while Service 176 links to Telok Blangah.

History

The interchange was constructed as part of a scheme to improve bus services in the Telok Blangah area.[1] Operations at the interchange commenced on 28 September 1980,[2] and it was officially opened on 14 February 1981, with Minister without Portfolio Lim Chee Onn attending the ceremony.[3]

Bus Contracting Model
See also: Bus contracting model of Singapore

Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes buses were split into 6 route packages - 167 under Sembawang-Yishun, 176 under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang, 851 under Seletar, 132 and 153 under Sengkang-Hougang, 139 under Bishan-Toa Payoh and the rest are under Bukit Merah Bus Packages.

List of routes
Operator Routes
SBS Transit 5, 16, 57, 123, 131, 132, 139, 153, 198, 272, 273
SMRT Buses 176
Tower Transit Singapore 167

References
  1. "T. Blangah to get better bus service next year". The Straits Times. 31 July 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. "Two feeder services part of new bus plan". The Straits Times. 27 September 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. "Interchange". The Straits Times. 31 January 1981. Retrieved 8 September 2017 – via NewspaperSG.


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