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{{Short description|Bus interchange in Woodlands, Singapore}}
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{{For|the former bus interchange of the same name|List of former bus stations in Singapore#Woodlands}}
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{{Infobox station
!style="background:#ccf; border-right:1px solid" colspan=2|Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange</br>兀兰区域巴士转换站<br />
[[Image:Woodlands Bus Interchange.jpg|300px]]
| name = Woodlands Bus Interchange
<br />兀兰巴士转换站<br />Pertukaran Bas Woodlands
|-
| type = [[File: SMRT Buses Logo transparent background.png|150px]]<br/>Public Bus Interchange
|align=right|Opening date:||[[1996]]
| image = Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub 20210614 183304.jpg
|-
| caption = Interior of Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
|align=right|Number of Sawtooth berths:|| 16<br><small>(including alighting and unused berths)</small>
| address = 1 Woodlands Square (738099)<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Interchanges – SMRT|url=https://www.smrt.com.sg/Journey-with-Us/SMRT-Buses/Bus-Interchanges|access-date=18 January 2021|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712043859/https://www.smrt.com.sg/Journey-with-Us/SMRT-Buses/Bus-Interchanges|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| coordinates = {{coord|1|26|12.50|N|103|47|9.60|E|display=inline,title}}
|align=right|Number of services:<br><small> SMRT Corporation:</small><br><small>SBS Transit:</small>||30<br><small>28</small><br><small>2</small>
| mapframe = yes
|-
| mapframe-id = Q8032954
|align=right|Operated by:||[[SMRT Corporation]]
| mapframe-zoom = 16
[[SBS Transit]]
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
|-
| country = [[Singapore]]
|align=right|<small>Nearest MRT/LRT Station:<small>|| <span style="color:#ffffff;background-color:#{{SMRT color|North South}}">'''&nbsp;NS9&nbsp;'''</span> [[Woodlands MRT Station | Woodlands]]
| owned = [[Land Transport Authority]]
|}
| operator = [[SMRT Buses]] ([[SMRT Corporation]])
| bus_routes = {{ubl|{{nowrap|'''Woodlands Bus Interchange:'''}}|14 (SMRT Buses)|7 (Tower Transit)|2 (SBS Transit)|{{nowrap|'''Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange:'''}}|3 (SMRT Buses)|1 (Tower Transit)}}
| bus_stands = {{ubl|{{nowrap|'''Woodlands Bus Interchange:'''}}|14 (boarding)|4 (alighting)|{{nowrap|'''Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange:'''}}|3 (boarding)|2 (alighting)}}
| bus_operators = {{plainlist|
* [[SMRT Buses]]
* [[Tower Transit Singapore|Tower Transit]]
* [[SBS Transit]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Service 161|url=https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/service_route.php?service=161|website=Transit Link|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=17 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517032505/http://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/service_route.php?service=161|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Service 168|url=https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/service_route.php?service=168|website=Transit Link|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010030950/http://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/service_route.php?service=168|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| connections = {{SMRT code|NS|9|TE|2}} [[Woodlands MRT station|Woodlands]]
| structure = Underground
| accessible = Yes <!-- No [[WP:OR]] unless there is [[WP:RS]] to support it -->
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1996|2|4}} (Original)<br>{{Start date and age|df=yes|2016|3|12}} (Temporary)<br>{{Start date and age|df=yes|2021|6|13}} (Integrated Transport Hub)
| closed = {{End date and age|df=yes|2016|3|11}} (Original)
| years = {{Start date|df=yes|1996|02|04}}
| events = Commenced operations
| years1 = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|03|12}}
| events1 = Relocated to temporary site
| years2 = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|06|13}}
| events2 = Most operations relocated to Integrated Transport Hub
}}


'''Woodlands Bus Interchange''' (formerly '''Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange''') is a [[bus station|bus interchange]] in [[Singapore]]. Located in [[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]], the interchange is linked to [[Woodlands MRT station]] and adjacent to [[Causeway Point]] shopping mall. It is the largest and among the busiest bus interchange in Singapore. The interchange is also known as Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
'''Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange''' ({{zh|c=兀兰区域巴士转换站|p=''Wùlán qūyù bāshì zhuǎnhuànzhàn''}}) was completed and opened along with the [[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]] extension of the [[North South MRT Line]] in [[1996]]. It is the first underground [[bus]] interchange, and one of the biggest in [[Singapore]]. The old [[Former_Bus_Stations_in_Singapore#Woodlands|Woodlands Bus Interchange]] was converted into a terminus for people leaving Singapore, as well as for Woodlands intra-town services that are serving the old town centre there. Later, it was deemed obsolete and ceased operations.


==History==
Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was the first underground interchange in Singapore to accommodate [[articulated bus]]es and it is below [[Woodlands MRT Station]]. It used to be the 3rd biggest bus interchange in terms of bus services but because more bus services was introduced, it is up to par with [[Bedok Bus Interchange]], sharing the 2nd biggest bus interchange position which at present have 30 bus services each. The interchange is propriated by [[SMRT Corporation]].
===Original interchange===
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In 1991, as part of efforts to improve connectivity in the area, the Singapore government announced plans to build a new bus interchange in Woodlands.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tan |first=Cephah |date=23 April 1991 |title=Govt acts to woo people to Woodlands |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19910423-1.2.2 |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |access-date=14 August 2022 |via=NewspaperSG |page=1 }}</ref> Built by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (known today as [[SMRT Corporation]]) at a cost of {{SGD|34000000}}, the interchange was built under Woodlands MRT station, to facilitate connections between the station and the bus interchange, and leave more land available for other uses.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goh |first=Julia |date=14 February 1992 |title=Underground bus station to be built in Woodlands |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19920214-1.2.8.8 |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |access-date=14 August 2022 |via=NewspaperSG |page=3 }}</ref>
==Inside the Interchange==
Woodlands Regional Interchange has a unique orientation as it is divided into two sides, depending on which direction it will depart. Bus Services between Berths 1 to 8 will depart towards Woodlands Avenue 7 whereas bus services between Berths 9 to 16 will depart towards Woodlands Avenue 3. But, although SBS Transit bus services 161 and 168 departs towards Woodlands Avenue 7, they are located in Berths 15 and 16 due to space constraint.


The bus interchange commenced operations in February 1996, replacing the previous Woodlands interchange near Woodlands Checkpoint, and the Marsiling bus terminal. Covering an area the size of three and a half football pitches and with 11 bus bays, Woodlands interchange featured an integrated taxi stand, and a bus parking area located away from the passenger concourse.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- None --> |date=27 January 1996 |title=Woodlands interchange will be state-of-the-art |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19960127-1.2.39.14 |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |access-date=14 August 2022 |via=NewspaperSG |page=32}}</ref>
==Routes==
[[Bus Routes in Singapore]]


===Integrated Transport Hub===
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
[[File:Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange 20210614 184117.jpg|thumb|left|The Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange in June 2021]]
! Service !! Berth !! Destination !! Notes
Contract PT247 to carry out alteration works to upgrade the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange to an air-conditioned one and constructing a link to the new [[Thomson–East Coast MRT line|Thomson–East Coast line]] (TEL) was awarded to CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contract PT247 – Upgrading of Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange|url=http://www.ccecc.com.sg/project/pt247-upgrading-of-woodlands-regional-bus-interchange/|website=CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610142311/http://www.ccecc.com.sg/project/pt247-upgrading-of-woodlands-regional-bus-interchange/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Land Transport Authority Annual Report 2017/18|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/report/pdf/LTA_AR17_18_FA.pdf|website=Land Transport Authority (Singapore)|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215170045/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/report/pdf/LTA_AR17_18_FA.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

! colspan="4" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Trunk Services
On 12 March 2016, to facilitate upgrading of the interchange and construction of a new link to the MRT station, operations of all bus services serving Woodlands interchange were shifted to a temporary interchange beside Woodlands MRT station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange to be Upgraded Temporary Relocation from 12 March 2016|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/2/2/woodlands-regional-bus-interchange-to-be-upgraded-temporary-relocation-from-12-march-2016.html|website=Land Transport Authority (Singapore)|date=4 February 2016|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517090634/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/2/2/woodlands-regional-bus-interchange-to-be-upgraded-temporary-relocation-from-12-march-2016.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 169 || Berth 7 || [[Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange]] ||
The upgraded bus interchange reopened on 13 June 2021,<ref name="WITH-ps">{{cite web|title=Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub to Open on 13 June 2021|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2021/5/news-releases/Woodlands_ITH_to_open.html|website=Land Transport Authority (Singapore)|date=17 May 2021|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517085747/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2021/5/news-releases/Woodlands_ITH_to_open.html|archive-date=17 May 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WITH-ss">{{cite web|title=Largest integrated transport hub in Singapore opens in Woodlands|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/largest-integrated-transport-hub-in-singapore-opens-in-woodlands|website=The Straits Times|author=Fang Yiyang|date=13 June 2021|access-date=13 June 2021|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613082639/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/largest-integrated-transport-hub-in-singapore-opens-in-woodlands|url-status=live}}</ref> and incorporated a heritage gallery showcasing SMRT and Trans-Island bus history over the years.{{cn|date=August 2022}} Due to insufficient parking spaces in the interchange, service 925/925M, 950, 961/961M & 965 remained at the temporary interchange.
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 178 || Berth 12 || [[Boon Lay Bus Interchange]] ||
When a land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL-Land) between Singapore and Malaysia was announced, Berth B5 of the temporary bus interchange was used for the VTL-Land bus service operated by Transtar from 29 November 2021. The service was renamed to Vaccinated Travel Bus Service (VTBS) when the Singapore government scrapped all of her VTL schemes for the reopening of borders to all Vaccinated persons on 1 April 2022. VTBS ceased on 1 May 2022 as cross-border public bus services resumed.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 187 || Berth 16 || [[Boon Lay Bus Interchange]] ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 856 || Berth 11 || [[Yishun Bus Interchange]] ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 858 || Berth 4 || [[Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 and 3 Bus Terminal]] || [[Image:Accessibility-directory.svg|20px]]


==Bus contracting model==
{{see also|Bus contracting model of Singapore}}

===Integrated Transport Hub===
Under the new [[Bus Contracting Model (Singapore)|bus contracting model]], all the bus routes were split into 4 route packages operating from Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub Bus Interchange. Bus Services 169, 856, 858, 963, 963e, 966, 969 are under Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package ([[Tower Transit Singapore]]), Bus Service 161 and Bus Service 168 are under Sengkang-Hougang and Bedok Bus Package respectively ([[SBS Transit]]). The rest of the bus services are under Woodlands Bus Package ([[SMRT Buses]]).

===List of routes===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align: left"
|+
!Operator
!Package
!Routes
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background-color:#7A45EA; color: white"|'''SBS Transit'''
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 925 || Berth 11 || [[Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange]] || Operates on Weekdays and Saturdays (0600 to 1930)
|Bedok
|168
|-
|-
|Sengkang-Hougang
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 925C || Berth 11 || [[Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve]] (loop) || Operates on Sundays and Public Holidays (0630 to 1850)
|161<ref name="mixed">{{cite web|title=Bus Industry to Complete Transition to Bus Contracting Model on 1 September 2016|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/8/2/bus-industry-to-complete-transition-to-bus-contracting-model-on-1-september-2016.html|website=Land Transport Authority (Singapore)|date=11 August 2016|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610141919/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/8/2/bus-industry-to-complete-transition-to-bus-contracting-model-on-1-september-2016.html|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|title=Details of the 11 Negotiated Packages|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2016/20160811_Details_11_negotiated_packages_AnnexB.pdf|website=Land Transport Authority (Singapore)|access-date=10 June 2021|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610141922/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2016/20160811_Details_11_negotiated_packages_AnnexB.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 926 || Berth 7 || [[Singapore Zoo]] (loop) || Operates on Sundays and Public Holidays (0830 to 1800)
|style="background-color:#DB3B26; color: white"|'''SMRT Buses'''
|Woodlands
|178, 187, 900, 901/901M, 902, 903/903M, 904, 911, 912/912M, 913/913M, 960, 960e, 962, 964
|-
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 950 || Berth 14 || Kotaraya II Terminal ([[Johor Bahru|JB]])
|style="background-color:#54AF32; color: white"|'''Tower Transit Singapore'''
|Sembawang-Yishun
|-
|169, 856, 858, 963, 963e, 966, 969<ref name="sembawang-yishun-ps">{{cite web|title=LTA Awards Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun Bus Packages to Tower Transit|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2020/9/news-releases/lta-awards-bulim-and-sembawang-yishun-bus-packages-to-tower-tran.html|website=Land Transport Authority (Singapore)|date=30 September 2020|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517113847/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2020/9/news-releases/lta-awards-bulim-and-sembawang-yishun-bus-packages-to-tower-tran.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sembawang-yishun-ss">{{cite web|title=Tower Transit edges out SMRT to win $1.03b Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun bus packages|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tower-transit-edges-out-smrt-to-win-103b-bulim-and-sembawang-yishun-bus-packages|website=The Straits Times|author=Clement Yong|date=2 October 2020|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517114004/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tower-transit-edges-out-smrt-to-win-103b-bulim-and-sembawang-yishun-bus-packages|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 960 || Berth 16 || [[Marina Centre Bus Terminal]] ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 961 || Berth 15 || [[Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal]] || Operates on Weekdays and Saturdays only
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 961C || Berth 15 || [[Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal]] || Operates on Sundays and Public Holidays only, alternative route
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 962 || Berth 8 || Sembawang Drive (loop) ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963 || Berth 15 || [[HarbourFront Bus Interchange]] ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 964 || Berth 7 || Woodlands Link (loop) || Operates on Weekdays (0600 to 2245) and Saturdays (0600 to 1600)
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 965 || Berth 5 || [[Sengkang Bus Interchange]] ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 966 || Berth 14 || [[Marine Parade Road]] (loop) ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 969 || Berth 4 || [[Tampines Bus Interchange]]
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Express Services
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963E || Berth 15 || [[HarbourFront Bus Interchange]] || Departs at 0645 and 0705 on Weekdays only
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963R || Berth 15 || [[Resorts World Sentosa]] || Operates on Weekends and Public Holidays (0700 to 2200)
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Short Trip Services
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 169A || Berth 7 || [[Yishun]] Avenue 2/[[Yishun MRT Station | MRT]] ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 962A || Berth 8 || Sembawang Drive/(Opposite Block 484A) || Operates on Weekdays only
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 964A || Berth 7 || Woodlands Link (loop) || Operates on Weekdays and Saturdays only
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 965A || Berth 5 || [[Yishun]] Avenue 2/[[Yishun MRT Station | MRT]] ||
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Feeder/Intratown Services
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 900 || Berth 5 || Woodlands Drive 14 (loop)
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 900A || Berth 5 || [[Innova Junior College|Innova JC]]/[[Singapore Sports School]] (loop) || School term lunch time/peak hour service Will not operate on [[public holidays| public]]/[[school holidays]].
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 901 || Berth 5 || Woodlands Avenue 6 (loop) ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 902 || Berth 5 || [[Republic Polytechnic]] || School term morning peak hour service (1-hour service) Will not operate on [[public holidays]] and [[Republic Polytechnic]] Vacation
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 903 || Berth 4 || Woodlands Centre Road (loop) ||
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 911/911E || Berth 8/11 || Woodlands Avenue 2/Woodlands Centre Road (loop) || Service 911E plies the same route as Service 911 but terminates at Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange after completing 1 loop.
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 912/912E || Berth 8/12 || Woodlands Avenue 7/Woodlands Centre Road (loop) || Service 912E plies the same route as Service 912 but terminates at Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange after completing 1 loop.
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 913/913E || Berth 7/12 || Woodlands Circle/Woodlands Centre Road (loop) || Service 913E plies the same route as Service 913 but terminates at Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange after completing 1 loop.
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:purple;color:white; height:35px" | SBS Transit Trunk Services
|-
| style="background-color:purple;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 161 || Berth 15 || [[Hougang Central Bus Interchange]]
|-
| style="background-color:purple;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 168 || Berth 16 || [[Bedok Bus Interchange]]
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:Green;color:white; height:35px" | Ngee Ann Polytechnic Shuttle
|-
| style="background-color:Green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | Ngee Ann <br> Poly Shuttle || Berth 14 || [[Ngee Ann Polytechnic]] || Departs at 0650 to 0710, 0745 to 0805. Only for staff and students of [[Ngee Ann Polytechnic]]
|}
|}


===Temporary Bus Interchange===
==Bus & Train Services Guide==
Under the new [[Bus Contracting Model (Singapore)|bus contracting model]], all the bus routes were split into 2 route packages operating from Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange. Bus Service 965 is under Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package ([[Tower Transit Singapore]]) and the rest of the bus services are under Woodlands Bus Package ([[SMRT Buses]]).
In order to complement its public transport services, SMRT Corporation developed the [http://www.smrt.com.sg/buses/documents/Town_maps/Woodlands_Services_Guide_updated.pdf Woodlands 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 Woodlands 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.


===List of routes===
==Notes==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align: left"
This bus interchange can accommodate wheelchair accessible buses (WAB).
|+

!Operator
===Berths===
!Package
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%"
!Routes
|-
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (1)
|style="background-color:#DB3B26; color: white"|'''SMRT Buses'''
|Woodlands
|925/925M, 950, 961/961M
|-
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:blue;color:white" | Alighting
|style="background-color:#54AF32; color: white"|'''Tower Transit Singapore'''
|Sembawang-Yishun
|-
|965
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (2)
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:blue;color:white" | Alighting
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (3)
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:blue;color:white" | Alighting || style="background-color:blue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | PIW* [[Image:Feature_accessible.svg|20px]]
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (4)
|-
| style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 903 || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 858 [[File:Accessibility-directory.svg|20px]] || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 969
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (5)
|-
| style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 902 || style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 900/900A || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 901 || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 965/965A
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (6)
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:blue;color:white" | Alighting
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (7)
|-
| style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 169 || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 913/913E || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 964/964A/926
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black"| Berth (8)
|-
| style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 962/962A || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 912/912E || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 911/911E
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (9)
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:blue;color:white" | Alighting
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (10)
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:blue;color:white" | Alighting
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (11)
|-
| style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 911/911E || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 925/925C || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 856
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (12)
|-
| style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 912/912E || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 913/913E || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 178
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (13)
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:blue;color:white" | Alighting
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (14)
|-
| style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 966 || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 950 || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | Ngee Ann Poly Shuttle
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (15)
|-
| style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 963E/963R || style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 161 || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 961/961C || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 963
|-
! colspan="3" style="background-color:gray;color:black" | Berth (16)
|-
| style="background-color:darkblue;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 187 || style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 168 || style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 960
|-
| style="color:white" | WWWW || style="color:white" | WWWW || style="color:white" | WWWW || style="color:white" | WWWW || style="color:white" | WWWW || style="color:white" | WWWW
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.smrt.com.sg/buses/documents/Town_maps/Woodlands_Services_Guide.pdf SMRT Woodlands Bus & Train Services Guide]


==External links==
* [http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/transport/trpt_bus_inter.aspx Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120717005733/http://www.smrt.com.sg/Buses/eBusGuide.aspx#tabs-bus-4 Interchange/Terminal (SMRT Buses)]
* [http://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/PDFs/Buses/Town%20Maps/05_Woodlands.pdf Woodlands Town Map & Services Guide]

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Latest revision as of 13:06, 8 October 2024

For the former bus interchange of the same name, see List of former bus stations in Singapore § Woodlands.

Woodlands Bus Interchange
兀兰巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Woodlands

Public Bus Interchange
Interior of Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub
General information
Location1 Woodlands Square (738099)[1]
Singapore
Coordinates1°26′12.50″N 103°47′9.60″E / 1.4368056°N 103.7860000°E / 1.4368056; 103.7860000
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Buses (SMRT Corporation)
Bus routes
  • Woodlands Bus Interchange:
  • 14 (SMRT Buses)
  • 7 (Tower Transit)
  • 2 (SBS Transit)
  • Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange:
  • 3 (SMRT Buses)
  • 1 (Tower Transit)
Bus stands
  • Woodlands Bus Interchange:
  • 14 (boarding)
  • 4 (alighting)
  • Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange:
  • 3 (boarding)
  • 2 (alighting)
Bus operators
Connections NS9  TE2  Woodlands
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened4 February 1996; 28 years ago (1996-02-04) (Original)
12 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-12) (Temporary)
13 June 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-13) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed11 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-11) (Original)
Key dates
4 February 1996 (1996-02-04)Commenced operations
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)Relocated to temporary site
13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)Most operations relocated to Integrated Transport Hub
Location
Map

Woodlands Bus Interchange (formerly Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange) is a bus interchange in Singapore. Located in Woodlands, the interchange is linked to Woodlands MRT station and adjacent to Causeway Point shopping mall. It is the largest and among the busiest bus interchange in Singapore. The interchange is also known as Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.

History

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Original interchange

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In 1991, as part of efforts to improve connectivity in the area, the Singapore government announced plans to build a new bus interchange in Woodlands.[4] Built by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (known today as SMRT Corporation) at a cost of S$34 million, the interchange was built under Woodlands MRT station, to facilitate connections between the station and the bus interchange, and leave more land available for other uses.[5]

The bus interchange commenced operations in February 1996, replacing the previous Woodlands interchange near Woodlands Checkpoint, and the Marsiling bus terminal. Covering an area the size of three and a half football pitches and with 11 bus bays, Woodlands interchange featured an integrated taxi stand, and a bus parking area located away from the passenger concourse.[6]

Integrated Transport Hub

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The Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange in June 2021

Contract PT247 to carry out alteration works to upgrade the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange to an air-conditioned one and constructing a link to the new Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) was awarded to CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd.[7][8]

On 12 March 2016, to facilitate upgrading of the interchange and construction of a new link to the MRT station, operations of all bus services serving Woodlands interchange were shifted to a temporary interchange beside Woodlands MRT station.[9]

The upgraded bus interchange reopened on 13 June 2021,[10][11] and incorporated a heritage gallery showcasing SMRT and Trans-Island bus history over the years.[citation needed] Due to insufficient parking spaces in the interchange, service 925/925M, 950, 961/961M & 965 remained at the temporary interchange.

When a land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL-Land) between Singapore and Malaysia was announced, Berth B5 of the temporary bus interchange was used for the VTL-Land bus service operated by Transtar from 29 November 2021. The service was renamed to Vaccinated Travel Bus Service (VTBS) when the Singapore government scrapped all of her VTL schemes for the reopening of borders to all Vaccinated persons on 1 April 2022. VTBS ceased on 1 May 2022 as cross-border public bus services resumed.[citation needed]

Bus contracting model

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See also: Bus contracting model of Singapore

Integrated Transport Hub

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Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 4 route packages operating from Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub Bus Interchange. Bus Services 169, 856, 858, 963, 963e, 966, 969 are under Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package (Tower Transit Singapore), Bus Service 161 and Bus Service 168 are under Sengkang-Hougang and Bedok Bus Package respectively (SBS Transit). The rest of the bus services are under Woodlands Bus Package (SMRT Buses).

List of routes

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Operator Package Routes
SBS Transit Bedok 168
Sengkang-Hougang 161[12]
SMRT Buses Woodlands 178, 187, 900, 901/901M, 902, 903/903M, 904, 911, 912/912M, 913/913M, 960, 960e, 962, 964
Tower Transit Singapore Sembawang-Yishun 169, 856, 858, 963, 963e, 966, 969[13][14]

Temporary Bus Interchange

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Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 2 route packages operating from Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange. Bus Service 965 is under Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package (Tower Transit Singapore) and the rest of the bus services are under Woodlands Bus Package (SMRT Buses).

List of routes

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Operator Package Routes
SMRT Buses Woodlands 925/925M, 950, 961/961M
Tower Transit Singapore Sembawang-Yishun 965

References

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  1. ^ "Bus Interchanges – SMRT". Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Bus Service 161". Transit Link. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Bus Service 168". Transit Link. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ Tan, Cephah (23 April 1991). "Govt acts to woo people to Woodlands". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 1. Retrieved 14 August 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ Goh, Julia (14 February 1992). "Underground bus station to be built in Woodlands". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ "Woodlands interchange will be state-of-the-art". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 January 1996. p. 32. Retrieved 14 August 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  7. ^ "Contract PT247 – Upgrading of Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange". CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Land Transport Authority Annual Report 2017/18" (PDF). Land Transport Authority (Singapore). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange to be Upgraded Temporary Relocation from 12 March 2016". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub to Open on 13 June 2021". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ Fang Yiyang (13 June 2021). "Largest integrated transport hub in Singapore opens in Woodlands". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Bus Industry to Complete Transition to Bus Contracting Model on 1 September 2016". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  13. ^ "LTA Awards Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun Bus Packages to Tower Transit". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ Clement Yong (2 October 2020). "Tower Transit edges out SMRT to win $1.03b Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun bus packages". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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