Serangoon Bus Interchange

Serangoon Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located at Serangoon Central, serving residential areas around Serangoon, Kovan and Serangoon Gardens. It is the fifth air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore, integrated within the Nex shopping mall and seamlessly connected to Serangoon MRT station. Nearby public amenities include the Braddell Heights Community Hub, Braddell Heights CC and Serangoon Stadium.

Serangoon Bus Interchange 实龙岗巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Serangoon
Public Bus Interchange
Interior of the bus interchange.
General information
Location	20 Serangoon Avenue 2, Singapore 556138
Coordinates	1°21′8″N 103°52′19″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes	9 (SBS Transit)
Bus stands	2 Linear Alighting Berths 3 Sawtooth Boarding Berths
Bus operators	SBS Transit Ltd
Connections	NE12  CC13  Serangoon
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system
History
Opened	13 March 1988; 37 years ago (1988-03-13) (Old) 3 September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-03) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed	2 September 2011; 13 years ago (2011-09-02) (Old)
Key dates
13 March 1988	Commenced operations
3 September 2011	Operations transferred to new and air-conditioned bus interchange as Integrated Transport Hub

History

The original bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central. This interchange took over the overcrowded Serangoon Gardens Bus Interchange and a temporary bus terminal along Serangoon Avenue 3.^[1] The compound was located under a multi-storey carpark, with end-on berths on the eastern side and sawtooth berths on the western side. Access to the interchange was located along Serangoon Central.

When the shopping mall nex opened on 25 November 2010, the old bus interchange continued to operate due to congestion at Serangoon Avenue 2, with shoppers facing carpark problems and large crowds in the shopping mall.

Relocation

On 3 September 2011, the interchange was relocated to a new air-conditioned facility along Serangoon Avenue 2 integrated with the nex shopping mall and Serangoon MRT station,^[2] making it the fifth bus interchange to be air conditioned. The new facility was the first to have glass walls instead of cement walls facing the bus bays, allowing commuters to be aware of the departure of buses, which was not present in the earlier air conditioned bus interchanges. Due to space constraints, Bus Services 81 and 82 no longer terminated at the interchange and were amended to loop at Serangoon Central instead.^[2]

Bus Contracting Model

See also: Bus contracting model of Singapore

Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from Serangoon Bus Interchange were divided into 2 Bus Packages, operated by the anchor operator, SBS Transit Ltd.

List of Bus Services

Operator	Package	Routes
SBS Transit	Clementi	100
	Serangoon-Eunos	101, 103, 105, 109, 158, 315, 317, 506