Clementi Bus Interchange

Clementi Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange in Clementi New Town, beside Clementi MRT station. It is located at the junction of Clementi Avenue 3 and Commonwealth Avenue West, situated within the Clementi Mall and integrated with Clementi MRT station. This interchange serves mainly commuters travelling to the various housing estates, schools, recreational areas, healthcare centres and places of worship in Clementi and West Coast.

Clementi Bus Interchange
金文泰巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Clementi
Public bus
Location441 Commonwealth Avenue West, Singapore 120441
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit
Bus routes9 (SBS Transit)
5 (Tower Transit)
Bus stands5 (Boarding)
3 (Alighting)
Bus operatorsSBS Transit (except Services 96, 173, 282, 284 & 285)
Tower Transit (services 96, 173, 282, 284, 285)
Connections EW23  Clementi
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened16 November 1980 (1980-11-16) (Old)
29 October 2006 (2006-10-29) (Temporary)
26 November 2011 (2011-11-26)
Closed28 October 2006 (2006-10-28) (Old)
25 November 2011 (2011-11-25) (Temporary)
Key dates
16 November 1980Commenced operations
29 October 2006Operations shifted to temporary interchange
26 November 2011Operations shifted back to new and air-conditioned interchange

History

The interchange was first opened on 16 November 1980 by Chor Yeok Eng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah. It was a long covered walkway structure with queue railings and berths at the side of the road, leading many people to call it a "roadside bus terminal" resembling the interchanges built in the 1970s. This is especially so as the interchange was very small and cramped, and floods sometimes when it was rainy. It was sort of similar to the original Bedok Bus Interchange.

Entrance to the temporary Clementi Bus Interchange which is since the construction site of a new HDB project.

Operations then moved to the temporary facility built across the road at the junction of Commonwealth Avenue West and Clementi Avenue 3 (Land Lot MK05-08585W) on 29 October 2006. This facility was a blue-red-white structure that resembles the original interchange and was used for 5 years and 27 days while the original site was redeveloped into what is known as the new Clementi Town Centre that was planned by HDB which consisted of a new air-conditioned bus interchange, Clementi Mall and 2 HDB flats (Clementi Towers).[1][2]

The current interchange is an 8,100 square meter facility that opened on 26 November 2011. It is the 6th air conditioned bus interchange in Singapore . Together with Clementi and the nearby commercial developments, it is part of the Clementi Integrated Public Transport Hub.[3][4]

Bus Contracting Model

As the winning bidder for Bulim Bus Package is under the bus contracting model in 2015, Tower Transit took over operations for services 96, 173, 282, 284 and 285 from SBS Transit and SMRT Buses in June 2016. Despite Tower Transit operating the feeder bus services from Clementi, SBS Transit is still the principal operator, operating a majority of bus services included in three bus packages - Clementi, Bedok and Sengkang-Hougang. [5][6]

References
  1. Clementi Bus Interchange To Relocate To Temporary Site
  2. Introduction to Clementi Archived 18 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. New Clementi Bus Interchange Opens on 26 November 2011 Archived 9 July 2012 at Archive.today
  4. New Clementi bus interchange to benefit 8,500 commuters daily
  5. Information about the "Bus Contracting Model"
  6. LTA Awards First Tendered Bus Package to Tower Transit Group Limited
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