Bukit Merah Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in the Bukit Merah Town Centre, along Bukit Merah Central in Bukit Merah, Singapore. The interchange serves the nearby residential estates of Telok Blangah and Bukit Purmei and also the commercial buildings in Bukit Merah Central. It is the only bus interchange in Singapore that does not have a direct link to an MRT station. However, several services link commuters to nearby MRT stations from the interchange. Services 5, 16 and 851 link the interchange to Tiong Bahru, Service 132 links to Redhill, while Service 176 links to Telok Blangah.

Bukit Merah Bus Interchange 红山巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Bukit Merah
Public bus
Interior of Bukit Merah Interchange
General information
Location	3591 Bukit Merah Central Singapore 159840 Singapore
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes	12 (SBS Transit Ltd) 1 (SMRT Buses Ltd) 1 (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd)
Bus stands	6 (boarding) 3 (alighting)
Bus operators	SBS Transit Ltd (except Services 167 & 176) SMRT Buses Ltd (Service 176) Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Service 167)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system
History
Opened	28 September 1980; 42 years ago (1980-09-28)
Key dates
28 September 1980	Commenced operations

History

The interchange was constructed as part of a scheme to improve bus services in the Telok Blangah area.[1] Operations at the interchange commenced on 28 September 1980,[2] and it was officially opened on 14 February 1981, with Minister without Portfolio Lim Chee Onn attending the ceremony.[3]

Bus Contracting Model

Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes buses were split into 6 route packages - 167 under Sembawang-Yishun, 176 under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang, 851 under Seletar, 132 and 153 under Sengkang-Hougang, 139 under Bishan-Toa Payoh and the rest are under Bukit Merah Bus Packages.

References

External links

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

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