Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange

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Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange
杨厝港巴士终站
Pertukaran Bas Yio Chu Kang
Public bus
Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange entrance from Yio Chu Kang MRT station
General information
Location3002 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore 567728
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes7 (SBS Transit Ltd)
1 (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd)
Bus stands4 (Boarding)
2 (Alighting)
Bus operatorsSBS Transit Ltd (except Service 825)
Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Service 825)
Connections NS15  Yio Chu Kang
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened13 December 1987 (1987-12-13)
Key dates
13 December 1987Commenced operations

Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange in the northern part of Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The interchange is located beneath Yio Chu Kang MRT station. Boarding berths are located north of Yio Chu Kang MRT station concourse while and alighting berths are located south. Formerly known as a bus terminal, it was renamed as a bus interchange on 1 August 2013. Expansion and renovation works at the interchange commenced in December 2017,[1] and was completed in two phases. The first phase, comprising an expansion that was twice the size of the existing interchange, was completed by October 2019, followed by the second phase, comprising the existing interchange's renovation, in 2021. The renovated interchange included a canteen, self-service ticket machines, and features to aid handicapped commuters.[2]

Incident

On 23 April 2018 at around 9.30am, three pedestrians were killed after being hit by a lorry. Also involved was a stationary bus at the traffic junction near the exit of the bus interchange.[3]

Bus Contracting Model
See also: Bus contracting model of Singapore

Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 4 bus packages - 13 under Bedok, 825 under Sembawang-Yishun, 72 under Tampines with the rest under Seletar Bus Package.

List of routes
Operator Routes
SBS Transit 13, 70, 70M, 71, 72, 76, 162, 162M, 860
Tower Transit Singapore 825

References
  1. Yong, Clement (17 October 2019). "Driving towards wheelchair-friendly bus fleet". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. B2.
  2. Choo, Cynthia (16 October 2019). "New wheelchair-accessible electric minibus to operate on a public route". Today. Singapore. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. "3 pedestrians in Yio Chu Kang killed by lorry that 'came hurtling'". Channel NewsAsia. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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