Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange
Coordinates: 1°38′1″N 104°24′49″E / 1.63361°N 104.41361°E
Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange 杨厝港巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas Yio Chu Kang | |
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Public bus | |
Location |
Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal, Singapore 884011 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit |
Bus routes |
8 (SBS Transit) 1 (SMRT Buses) |
Bus stands |
3 (Boarding) 2 (Alighting) |
Bus operators |
SBS Transit SMRT Buses (service 825) |
Connections | NS15 Yio Chu Kang |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Disabled access |
Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
History | |
Opened | 7 November 1987 |
Key dates | |
7 November 1987 | Commenced operations |
Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange in the northern part of Ang Mo Kio. The interchange is located beneath Yio Chu Kang MRT Station. Boarding berths are located north of Yio Chu Kang MRT Station concourse while and alighting berths are located south. Formerly known as a bus terminal, it was renamed as a bus interchange on 1 August 2013.
Accidents
On 23 April 2018, three pedestrians were killed, after a lorry came and hit 3 pedestrians and involved a bus was stationary at the traffic junction near the exit of the bus interchange at around 9:30 am.[1]
Bus Contracting Model
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 4 bus packages- 13 under Bedok, 825 under Sembawang-Yishun, 72 under Tampines with the rest under Seletar Bus Packages.
SBS Transit is still operating this interchange under the Bus Contracting Model. 860 will be joining on 18 March 2018. Service 860 was extended to Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange on 15 October 2017.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "3 pedestrians in Yio Chu Kang killed by lorry that 'came hurtling'". Channel NewsAsia. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ↑ New bus service 807 to serve Yishun
- ↑ "Calling of Tender for Third Bus Package under the Bus Contracting Model". Land Transport Authority. 2016-06-07.
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