Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange 蔡厝港巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Choa Chu Kang
Public Bus Interchange
An aerial view of old Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
General information
Location	70 Choa Chu Kang Loop, Singapore 689688 Singapore
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Buses Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Bus routes	15
Bus stands	5
Bus operators	SMRT Buses Ltd
Connections	NS4  JS1  BP1  Choa Chu Kang
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system
Other information
Website	https://www.smrt.com.sg/Journey-with-Us/Buses/Bus-Interchanges
History
Opened	8 April 1990 (1990-04-08) (Old) 16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) (Existing)
Closed	15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) (Old)
Key dates
8 April 1990	Commenced operations
16 December 2018	Operations moved to new site

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang in the North Region of Singapore. It is located at Choa Chu Kang Loop and connected to Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station and the Lot One Shoppers' Mall. Opened in 1990, the old bus interchange was one of the oldest surviving bus interchanges in Singapore to remain intact from re-modification while still in service for 28 years until 15 December 2018. The new site opened on 16 December 2018.

History

The older Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange operated by SMRT Buses Ltd in 2006.

The new interior of the bus interchange.

Choa Chu Kang used to have a roadside bus terminal along Choa Chu Kang Way. It was later replaced by a bus interchange built beside the MRT station. It was opened on 8 April 1990 and remained operational until 15 December 2018 with little modifications. The old bus interchange was demolished to make way for the Jurong Region Line's Choa Chu Kang station.

Trans-Island Bus Services also had the operating base for Choa Chu Kang since 1990, where bus service SS7 was introduced from Choa Chu Kang to Woodlands, and on 10 March 1996, bus services 925 and 927 were extended to Choa Chu Kang. In 1995, all bus services (175, 185, 188, 190, 300, 302 and 307) with the exception of service 67 were drawn under Choa Chu Kang Bus Package, whereas they were handed over between 25 July 1999 and 26 December 1999, however service 67 was transferred from Tampines Bus Package and 172 was transferred from Jurong West Bus Package on 26 December 1999.

In 2018, the new interchange was built, near to Lot One. It opened on 16 December 2018, and before that, service 308 was merged into service 991 to provide connectivity from Choa Chu Kang to Bukit Batok as well as enhanced connectivity as well as service 974 being launched for commuters travelling to Joo Koon, reducing congestion on services 172 and 180, as well as the East West Line and North South Line.

Bus contracting model

See also: Bus contracting model of Singapore

Since 1995, all bus services with the exception of Service 67 (Tampines), 179 (Bukit Panjang), 925 (Woodlands) and 927 (Bukit Panjang) were drawn under Choa Chu Kang Bus Package. All bus services in Choa Chu Kang Bus Package were handed over to Trans-Island Bus Services between 25 July 1999 and 26 December 1999, and due to space constraints in other packages, 67 and 172 were handed as well. In 2008, both Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang Bus Packages were merged together into Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang.

Date	Package	Operator	List of Routes
1 January 1995 - 10 March 1996	Bukit Panjang	Trans-Island Bus Services	179
	Choa Chu Kang	Singapore Bus Services	175, 185, 190, 300, 301, 302, 303
	Tampines		67
	Woodlands	Trans-Island Bus Services	SS7
10 March 1996 - 28 April 1996	Bukit Panjang	Trans-Island Bus Services	179
	Choa Chu Kang	Singapore Bus Services	175, 185, 190, 300, 301, 302, 303
	Tampines		67
	Woodlands	Trans-Island Bus Services	925
28 April 1996 - 1997	Bukit Panjang	Trans-Island Bus Services	179, 927
	Choa Chu Kang	Singapore Bus Services	175, 185, 190, 300, 301, 302, 303
	Tampines		67
	Woodlands	Trans-Island Bus Services	925
1997 - 7 March 1999	Bukit Panjang	Trans-Island Bus Services	179, 927
	Choa Chu Kang	Singapore Bus Services	175, 185, 190, 300, 302, 307
	Tampines		67
	Woodlands	Trans-Island Bus Services	925
7 March 1999 - 26 December 1999	Bukit Panjang	Trans-Island Bus Services	179, 927
	Choa Chu Kang	Singapore Bus Services (Operations were transferred to TIBS in stages)	175, 185, 188, 190, 300, 302, 307
	Tampines	Singapore Bus Services	67
	Woodlands	Trans-Island Bus Services	925
26 December 1999 - 5 August 2001	Bukit Panjang	Trans-Island Bus Services	927
	Choa Chu Kang		67, 172, 175, 185, 188, 190, 300, 302, 307
	Woodlands		925
5 August 2001 - 27 July 2003	Bukit Panjang	Trans-Island Bus Services	927
	Choa Chu Kang		67, 172, 175, 185, 188, 190, 300, 302, 307, 989
	Woodlands		925
27 July 2003 - 27 February 2005	Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	927
	Choa Chu Kang		67, 172, 175, 188, 190, 300, 302, 307, 985
	Woodlands		925
27 February 2005 - 25 June 2007	Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	927
	Choa Chu Kang		67, 172, 188, 190, 300, 302, 307, 985
	Woodlands		925
25 June 2007 - 29 March 2008	Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	927
	Choa Chu Kang		67, 172, 188, 188E, 190, 300, 302, 307, 985
	Woodlands		925
29 March 2008 - 1 May 2010	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188E, 190, 300, 302, 307, 927, 985
	Woodlands		925
1 May 2010 - 24 October 2011	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188E, 188R, 190, 300, 302, 307, 927, 985
	Woodlands		925
24 October 2011 - 25 April 2015	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188E, 188R, 190, 300, 302, 307, 927, 985, BPS1
	Woodlands		925
25 April 2015 - 15 May 2016	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188E, 188R, 190, 300, 301, 302, 307, 927, 983, 985, BPS1
	Woodlands		925
15 May 2016 - 13 August 2018	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188E, 188R, 190, 300, 301, 302, 307, 308, 927, 983, 985, BPS1
	Woodlands		925
13 August 2018 - 30 September 2018	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188e, 188R, 190, 300, 301, 302, 307, 308, 927, 983, 985, BPS1
	Woodlands		925
30 September 2018 - 10 November 2019	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188e, 188R, 190, 300, 301, 302, 307, 927, 983, 985, 991, BPS1
	Woodlands		925
10 November 2019 - 30 June 2022	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188e, 188R, 190, 300, 301, 302, 307, 927, 976, 983, 985, 991
	Woodlands		925
30 June 2022 - Present	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	SMRT Buses	67, 172, 188, 188e, 190, 300, 301, 302, 307, 927, 976, 983, 985, 991
	Woodlands		925

External links

• Media related to Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange at Wikimedia Commons
• Interchange/Terminal (SMRT Buses)