Bedok Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in the approximate center of Bedok. It is situated along Bedok North Interchange and Bedok North Drive, on the second level of Bedok Mall. It is connected to Bedok MRT station. It is the 2nd busiest bus interchange in Singapore, with 28 bus services operating from it.

Bedok Bus Interchange 勿洛巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Bedok
Public bus
Interior of Bedok Bus Interchange
General information
Location	12 Bedok North Drive, Singapore 465492 Singapore
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes	26 (SBS Transit) 1 (Tower Transit) 1 (Go-Ahead)
Bus stands	10 (Boarding) 5 (Alighting)
Bus operators	SBS Transit (except Services 17 & 854) Tower Transit (Service 854) Go-Ahead (Service 17)
Connections	EW5  Bedok
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible lifts Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system
History
Opened	25 February 1979; 43 years ago (1979-02-25) (Old) 19 November 2011; 11 years ago (2011-11-19) (Temporary) 30 November 2014; 7 years ago (2014-11-30) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed	18 November 2011; 11 years ago (2011-11-18) (Old) 29 November 2014; 7 years ago (2014-11-29) (Temporary)
Key dates
25 February 1979	Commenced operations
19 November 2011	Operations shifted to temporary interchange
30 November 2014	Operations shifted back to new air-conditioned interchange

History

The original facility opened on 25 February 1979.[1] It was the first interchange in Singapore to use a colour-coded queue scheme.[2]

Soon after it opened, in 1981, the interchange was partially demolished and expanded at a cost of S$3 million,[3] and work was completed in 1983.[4] After the expansion, the interchange covered 1.7 hectares (4.2 acres) ands had 32 end-on berths, 7 sawtooth berths and 33 remote parking bays.[3] Several bus services were moved to the interchange from Chai Chee Bus Terminal when the terminal closed in 1985.[5] Bedok MRT station opened in 1989 at the south of the original facility, complementing the bus interchange to serve people travelling within Bedok town and also the nearby East Coast Park.

In the 2003 URA Masterplan, it was indicated that the bus interchange would be redeveloped. This was confirmed in early 2011 when HDB announced plans to rejuvenate Bedok, which involved redeveloping the Bedok town centre and rebuilding the original facility into an air-conditioned one, integrated with a proposed commercial development (Bedok Mall) and proposed residential development (Bedok Residences), resembling Boon Lay Bus Interchange. The original facility was demolished after 32 years of operations, to make way for the development.

On 19 November 2011, the original bus interchange moved to a temporary site along Bedok North Drive to allow the original facility to be rebuilt as planned.

The new Bedok Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) began operations on 30 November 2014.[6] With the completion of the ITH, Bedok residents are able to transfer in air-conditioned comfort between bus and MRT services at Bedok MRT station.[7] It is the 7th air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore.[6]

Bus Contracting Model

Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 9 route packages - 854 under Sembawang-Yishun, 16 under Bukit Merah, 17 under Loyang, 26 and 155 under Bishan-Toa Payoh, 7, 32, 33 and 197 under Clementi, 18, 38 and 69 under Tampines, 87 under Sengkang-Hougang, 60 under Serangoon-Eunos and the rest under Bedok Bus Packages.

References

External links

• Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)
• Interchange/Terminal (SMRT Buses)