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Woodlands Bus Interchange
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Pusat Pertukaran Bas Woodlands
Interior of Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
General information
LocationIntegrated Transport Hub:
(Level B1) 30 Woodlands Avenue 2, Singapore 738343[1]
Temporary:
3A Woodlands Square, Singapore 737735[2]
SystemPublic Bus Interchange
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Buses
Bus routesIntegrated Transport Hub:
14 (SMRT Buses)
7 (Tower Transit Singapore)
2 (SBS Transit)
Temporary:
4 (SMRT Buses)
1 (Tower Transit Singapore)
Bus standsIntegrated Transport Hub:
14 Boarding Berths
2 Alighting Berths
Temporary:
3 Sawtooth Boarding Berths
2 Sawtooth Alighting Berths
Bus operatorsIntegrated Transport Hub:
SMRT Buses
Tower Transit Singapore
SBS Transit[3][4]
Temporary:
SMRT Buses
Tower Transit Singapore
Connections NS9  TE2  Woodlands
Construction
Structure type
Underground (Integrated Transport Hub)
At-grade (Temporary)
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened4 February 1996; 30 years ago (1996-02-04) (Old)
12 March 2016; 10 years ago (2016-03-12) (Temporary)
13 June 2021; 5 years ago (2021-06-13) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed11 March 2016; 10 years ago (2016-03-11) (Old)
Key dates
4 February 1996Commenced operations
12 March 2016Operations transferred to Temporary bus interchange
13 June 2021Most operations transferred to new and air-conditioned bus interchange as Integrated Transport Hub
Location
Map

Woodlands Bus Interchange (formerly Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange) is an air-conditioned bus interchange located at Woodlands Town Centre, serving the Woodlands, Marsiling, and Admiralty regions. Nearby amenities include the Causeway Point Shopping Mall, Woods Square, Woodlands Civic Centre, and Woodlands Regional Library. It is the eleventh Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) which is the largest and among the busiest bus interchange in Singapore; referring to air-conditioned bus interchanges integrated with MRT stations and commercial developments.

Although the interchange first opened in 1996 as Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange, it was closed between 2016-2021 for extensive upgrading works, during which it was replaced by Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange. Rail connections are offered via Woodlands MRT station along the North South Line (NSL) and Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL). It opened on 13 June 2021. All bus services at Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange shifted over to the new interchange which is also known as Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub, except Bus Services 925, 950, 961 and 965 and their respective route variants, which remained at the old interchange.

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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8][9]

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.[10]

The upgraded bus interchange reopened on 13 June 2021,[11][12] 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, and 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.[13]

Bus contracting model

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Under the bus contracting model, all bus services operating from Woodlands Bus Interchange are divided into four Bus Packages operated by three bus operators.[14] Services from Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange are divided into two Bus Packages operated by two bus operators.[15][16]

List of bus services

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Woodlands Bus Interchange

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Operator Package Service Berth Destination Remarks
SBS Transit Bedok 168 B10 Bedok N/a
168A Tampines Avenue 4 (Opp Tampines Station/Tampines Interchange) Short trip service
Sengkang–Hougang 161 Hougang Central N/a
SMRT Buses Woodlands 178 B13 Boon Lay
178A Woodlands Road (Kranji Station) Short trip service
187 B9 Boon Lay N/a
900 B4 ↺ Woodlands Avenue 1
901 B5 ↺ Woodlands Avenue 6
901M ↺ Woodlands Avenue 7
902 B2 Woodlands Avenue 9 (Republic Poly) Weekday morning peak hours during Republic Polytechnic school term only
903 B4 ↺ Woodlands Centre Road N/a
903M ↺ Marsiling Lane Weekdays morning & evening peak hours only
904 B5 ↺ Woodlands Crescent N/a
911/911T B6 ↺ Woodlands Avenue 2
B12 ↺ Woodlands Centre Road
911A Woodlands Street 13 (Blk 146) Weekdays evening peak hours only
912/912A B7 ↺ Woodlands Avenue 7 N/a
912/912B B12 ↺ Woodlands Centre Road
913/913T B3 ↺ Woodlands Circle
B13 ↺ Woodlands Avenue 3
913M ↺ Woodlands Street 13
960 B14 Marina Centre
960e Express bus service
962 B6 ↺ Admiralty Street N/a
964 B3 ↺ Woodlands Link
Tower Transit Singapore Sembawang–Yishun 169 B2 Ang Mo Kio
169A Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Station) Short trip service
169B Woodlands Avenue 8 (Bef W’lands Ind Pk E3)
856 B11 Yishun N/a
856A Woodlands Centre Road (Woodlands Train Checkpoint) Short trip service
856B Canberra Road (Aft Admiral Hill)
858 B1 ↺ Changi Airport N/a
858A Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Station) Short trip service
963 B9 HarbourFront N/a
963e Express bus service & weekday morning peak hours only
966 B11 ↺ Marine Parade Road N/a
966A Marine Parade Road (Marine Parade Station Exit 2) Short trip service
969 B2 Tampines N/a

Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange

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Operator Package Service Berth Destination Remarks
SMRT Buses Woodlands 925 B1 Choa Chu Kang Weekdays, saturdays & eves of selected public holidays only
925A Kranji Way (Kranji Resvr Pk B) Weekdays & saturdays morning peak hours only
925M ↺ Neo Tiew Crescent Sundays & public holidays only
950 B2 ↺ JB Sentral Cross-Border Route
961 B1 Lorong 1 Geylang Weekdays, saturdays & eves of selected public holidays only
961M Sundays & public holidays only
967 B3 ↺ Woodlands Drive 17 N/a
Tower Transit Singapore Sembawang–Yishun 965 Buangkok
965A Yishun Avenue 2 (Opp Yishun Station) Short trip service

References

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  1. ↑ "Bus Interchanges – SMRT". Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bus Interchanges – SMRT". Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bus Service 161". Transit Link. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bus Service 168". Transit Link. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Tan, Cephah (23 April 1991). "Govt acts to woo people to Woodlands". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 1. Retrieved 14 August 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Woodlands interchange will be state-of-the-art". The Straits Times. Singapore. 27 January 1996. p. 32. Retrieved 14 August 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  8. ↑ "Contract PT247 – Upgrading of Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange". CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Kok, Yufeng (22 April 2022). "S'pore-Malaysia cross-border public bus and taxi services to resume from May 1". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ 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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