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Tampines North Bus Interchange 淡滨尼北巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Tampines North | |
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Public bus | |
General information | |
Location | 20A Tampines North Drive 2, Singapore 529511 |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) |
Bus routes | 3 |
Bus stands | 4 Boarding, 2 Alighting |
Bus operators | SBS Transit Ltd |
Connections | CR6 Tampines North (U/C) |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Accessible | Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
History | |
Opened | 27 November 2022 |
Key dates | |
27 November 2022 | Commenced operations |
Tampines North Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Tampines in Singapore. Operated by SBS Transit, the bus interchange is located along Tampines Street 62. [1]
The bus interchange opened on 27 November 2022 and features wheelchair-friendly facilities for the disabled. [2] [3] The new interchange is designed by SDA Architects. [4]
The bus interchange will be a part of the upcoming Tampines North Integrated Transport Hub [5] and will provide rail connections with the future Tampines North MRT station. [5]
The interchange was built at a cost of about S$12.8 million [5] and were opened on Sunday, 27 November 2022. The interchange provides bus connections to Tampines North estate. Bus Service 18 and 129 was the first bus routes to serve Tampines North Bus Interchange, which previously terminated at Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange prior to being amended to their current route.
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes terminating at the interchange are under the Tampines Bus Package.
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