Joo Koon Bus Interchange

The Joo Koon Bus Interchange is a bus transport facility located in Joo Koon, Singapore. Along with Joo Koon MRT station and FairPrice Hub, it is part of the Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub (ITH).[2] The facility is situated at the junction of Joo Koon Circle and Benoi Road, and located at the ground level of NTUC FairPrice's FairPrice Hub, next to Joo Koon MRT station. It is air conditioned and features glass walls for people to view the bus bay. The walls of the concourse is orange with a fusion of white. With three sawtooth boarding berths and eighteen parking lots, it is among the smallest bus interchanges in Singapore.

Joo Koon Bus Interchange
裕群巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Joo Koon
ஜூ கூன் பேருந்து நிலையம்
Public bus
The concourse of Joo Koon Bus Interchange.
Location55 Benoi Road, Singapore 629907
Singapore
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit (except 974)
Tower Transit (Service 974)
Bus routes8 (SBS Transit)
1 (Tower Transit)
Bus stands3 (Boarding)
2 (Alighting)
Bus operatorsSBS Transit
Connections EW29  Joo Koon
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible lifts
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)[1]

History
Sawtooth Berth 3

The interchange was first announced in 2006, together with the extension of the East West Line to Joo Koon. It was meant to improve accessibility to the Tuas area as well as reduce overcrowding at the Boon Lay Bus Interchange.[3]

To ensure smooth traffic flow around the facility, the LTA expanded the roads surrounding it to increase their capacity.[4] The interchange began operations on 21 November 2015 and done in three phases to reduce inconvenience to commuters.[1] It is the 8th air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore.[5] A further change was made on 18 June 2017 with the opening of Tuas West Extension, while the service 256 and 258 were being merged into service 258, reducing the number of services in the interchange to eight.[6] On 8 April 2018, Service 974 was introduced between Joo Koon Bus Interchange & Bukit Panjang, increasing the number of services in the interchange back to nine. [7]

Bus Contracting Model

Under the new Bus Contracting Model, with the exception of 99 and 974 under Clementi and Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang respectively, the rest of the services are under the Jurong West Bus Package.

References
  1. "Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub Opens on 21 November 2015". Land Transport Authority. 21 October 2015.
  2. "Integrated Transport Hubs". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.
  3. "Pioneer, Joo Koon stations to help commuters". The New Paper. 12 March 2006.
  4. "Widening of Benoi Road from Upper Jurong Road to Pioneer Road". Land Transport Authority. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. "Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub to open Nov 21". ChannelNewsAsia. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. 2 new bus services for Tuas West Extension
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