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Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Coordinates: 1°38′1″N 104°24′49″E / 1.63361°N 104.41361°E / 1.63361; 104.41361
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1°38′1″N 104°24′49″E / 1.63361°N 104.41361°E / 1.63361; 104.41361

Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange
杨厝港巴士终站
Pertukaran Bas Yio Chu Kang

Public Bus Interchange
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
Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
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; 36 years ago (1987-12-13)
Key dates
13 December 1987Commenced operations

Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Yio Chu Kang, a sub zone 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.

This is one of the only few bus interchanges that are not located near a shopping mall (another being Bukit Merah Bus Interchange)

History

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Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange, then known as Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal, opened on 13 November 1987, just a few days after the opening of Yio Chu Kang MRT station, and was operated by TIBS (Trans-Island Bus Services). It was then located directly in front of Yio Chu Kang MRT concourse.[1] Service 13 was amended to Yio Chu Kang and Service 76 introduced in 1989, 825 was amended here in 1990, and 70M was introduced following the extension of Service 70 here in 1992. Service 72 was introduced in 1996 and Service 162 in 2001.

On 1 August 2013, Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange was renamed as a bus interchange.

Service 860 was amended to Yio Chu Kang in 2017.

In December 2017, expansion and renovation works at the interchange commenced[2] and was completed in two phases. The first phase, comprising an expansion that was twice the size of the existing interchange located behind Yio Chu Kang MRT station, with new boarding berths, was completed by October 2019. The second phase, which were renovations to the existing interchange, completed in 2021. The renovated interchange also included a canteen, self-service ticket machines, and features to aid handicapped commuters.[3]

The old Yio Chu Kang Interchange boarding berths in front of Yio Chu Kang MRT station (Exit A) are currently unused.

Incidents

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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.[4]

Bus contracting model

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

List of routes

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Operator Package Routes
SBS Transit Bedok 13
Seletar 70, 70M, 71, 76, 162, 162M
Tampines 72
Tower Transit Singapore Sembawang-Yishun 825

References

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  1. ^ "Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange". Retrieved 2 Jan 2024.
  2. ^ Yong, Clement (17 October 2019). "Driving towards wheelchair-friendly bus fleet". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. B2.
  3. ^ Choo, Cynthia (16 October 2019). "New wheelchair-accessible electric minibus to operate on a public route". Today. Singapore. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ "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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