Tampines North Bus Interchange

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Tampines North Bus Interchange
淡滨尼北巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Tampines North
SBS Transit logo.svg
Public Bus Interchange
General information
Location20A Tampines North Drive 2, Singapore 529511
Owned by Land Transport Authority
Operated by SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes3
Bus stands4 Boarding, 2 Alighting
Bus operators SBS Transit Ltd
Connections CR6  Tampines North (U/C)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened27 November 2022;17 months ago (2022-11-27)
Key dates
27 November 2022Commenced 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]

Contents

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]

History

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.

Bus contracting model

Under the new bus contracting model, Tampines North Bus Interchange is under the Tampines Bus Package, operated by SBS Transit.

All bus services serving this bus interchange are operated by SBS Transit

List of routes

OperatorPackageRoutes
SBS TransitTampines18, 129, 298

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References

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