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1°23′8″N 103°44′37″E / 1.38556°N 103.74361°E / 1.38556; 103.74361

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 Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
General information
LocationBlk 301 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, Singapore 680000
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Buses
Bus routes16
Bus stands5
Bus operatorsSMRT Buses
Connections NS4  BP1  Choa Chu Kang
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
Other information
Websitehttps://www.smrt.com.sg/Journey-with-Us/Buses/Bus-Interchanges
History
Opened8 April 1990
Key dates
8 April 1990Commenced operations
25 July 1999Service 190 handed over to TIBS
29 August 1999Service 185, 300, 302 and 307 handed over to TIBS
26 December 1999Services 67, 175 and 188 handed over to TIBS due to the opening of Bukit Panjang LRT
Services
67, 172, 188/E/R, 190, 300, 301, 302, 307/E, 308, 925, 927, 983, 985, BPS1, NR3

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is an bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang. 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, this bus interchange is one of the oldest surviving bus interchanges in Singapore to remain intact from re-modification while still in service.

Alighting berths at CCKI and the N.T.W.U. Canteen of the left
The previous interior of CCKI

History

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. Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange opened in 1990 and remains operational today with little modifications.

Previously operated by Singapore Bus Service (SBS), Choa Chu Kang was progressively handed over to Trans-Island Bus Service (TIBS) in late 1999 in exchange for services and operations in Sengkang and Punggol. The handover took place in the following phases:

  • 25 Jul 1999: Service 190
  • 29 Aug 1999: Services 185, 300, 302 and 307
  • 26 Dec 1999: Services 67, 172, 175 and 188

Service 175 is now Service 975 and operates out of Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, now Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Terminal, and passes by the bus stop opposite of Lot One. Service 185 was merged with 989 and amended to the present-day 985.

Feeders 300, 301, 302 and 303 used to serve the interchange. 301 and 303 were merged to form Townlink 307 (now Intratown 307).

BSEP Feeder Enhancements

On 25 April 2015, Feeder 301 was reintroduced and rerouted under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) plying along Choa Chu Kang Way, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2 and Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, together with the introduction of Trunk Service 983 plying through Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5 via Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4. Feeder 300 was then amended to skip Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5.[1]

On 15 May 2016, Feeder 308 was introduced under Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) plying through Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7, Choa Chu Kang Grove and Keat Hong Link.[2]

Bus Services that terminate at this interchange

Service Berth Destination Notes
67 B1 Tampines  
172 B4 Boon Lay  
188 B3 HarbourFront  
188E B3 HarbourFront Express service

Weekdays AM Peak

188R B3 Resorts World Sentosa Express service

Weekends & PHs only

190 B2 New Bridge Road  
300 B4 ↺ Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3 Feeder
301 B5 ↺ Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5, 6 Feeder
302 B1 ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent Feeder
307 B2 ↺ Choa Chu Kang Street 62 and Teck Whye Lane Intratown
308 B3 ↺ Keat Hong Link Feeder
925 B4 Woodlands No operation on

Sundays & PHs

927 B3 ↺ Mandai Lake Road  
983 B5 ↺ Jelebu Road  
985 B2 Lorong 1 Geylang  
BPS1 N/A Alighting only Terminating stop
NR3 N/A Alighting only Terminating stop

[3]

Bus Contracting Model

See also: Bus Contracting Model (Singapore)

Under the new bus contracting model, with the exception of Weekday/Saturday service 925 under Woodlands, the rest of the services are under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Bus Packages.

References

  1. ^ "Two new bus services to be launched in Choa Chu Kang". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Joint News Release: New Bus Service 308 from Sunday, 15 May 2016". Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "TransitLink eGuide - Interchange Enquiry". www.transitlink.com.sg. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange operated by SMRT Buses in the 2000s
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