Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange

Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located at Bukit Panjang, serving residential areas around Bukit Panjang, Cashew, Teck Whye and Yew Tee. It is the ninth air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore, integrated within the Hillion Mall and Hillion Residences, and seamlessly connected to Bukit Panjang station. Nearby public amenities include the Bukit Panjang Plaza, Junction 10 and Senja-Cashew Community Centre.

Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange 武吉班让巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Bukit Panjang
Public Bus Interchange
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange in final touches before the opening.
General information
Location	15 Petir Road, Singapore 678270
Coordinates	1°22′43″N 103°45′49″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Buses Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Bus routes	11 (SMRT Buses)
Bus stands	2 Alighting Berths 3 Sawtooth Boarding Berths
Bus operators	SMRT Buses Ltd
Connections	DT1 – BP6  Bukit Panjang
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system
History
Opened	26 December 1999; 25 years ago (1999-12-26) (Old) 4 September 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-04) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed	15 December 2012; 12 years ago (2012-12-15) (Redevelopment)
Key dates
26 December 1999	Commenced operations
16 December 2012	Operations transferred to bus stops around Bukit Panjang Interchange
4 September 2017	Operations transferred to new and air-conditioned bus interchange as Integrated Transport Hub

History

The Zhenghua Bus Terminal was initially set up for the development of Zhenghua New Town (today known as Bukit Panjang) in 1986. A year later, the terminal was moved to Petir Road, and renamed Bukit Panjang Bus Terminal.^[1]

On 26 December 1999, the Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, located at Jelebu Road and Petir Road, was first opened to the public, and took over the routes served by the older bus terminal.^[1]

In order to make way for the development of the Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), the interchange was planned to be closed for two years from 16 December 2012 until 2015 when the new ITH would be ready, and buses were rerouted to a temporary bus park, with the exception of Services 177 & 180, which were amended to loop around Bukit Panjang LRT instead.^[2][3]

The opening of this new interchange was delayed by two years due to difficulties faced during construction in fully integrating the ITH with the Bukit Panjang MRT station.^[4] The new Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, located within Hillion Mall, was eventually opened on 4 September 2017 as part of the new Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.^[5][6][7] The temporary bus park continued to serve 5 services: 75, 184, 700, 700A & 971E. The remaining services were rerouted back to the new interchange with the exception of Service 177 & 180. Later, Service 180 was amended to loop at the interchange in 2018. Service 971E was later renumbered to Service 971 in 2020, then withdrawn in 2022. In 2020, Services 700 & 700A were withdrawn, while 75 & 184 were rerouted to the newly opened Gali Batu Bus Terminal in 2021, following which the temporary bus park was then shut down.^[8]

Bus Contracting Model

See also: Bus contracting model of Singapore

Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange are under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Bus Package, operated by the anchor operator, SMRT Buses Ltd.

List of Bus Services

See also: List of bus routes in Singapore

Operator	Package	Routes
SMRT Buses	Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang	176, 180/180A, 920, 922, 970, 972/972A/972M, 973/973A, 975/975C, 976, 979

Bus Service 180 does not terminate at Bukit Panjang Interchange. Instead, Bus Service 180 loops within the interchange back to the Boon Lay Bus Interchange.

Gallery

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  Old Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange.
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  Old Buses in the Old Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange.
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  Berths in the Old Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange.