Pasir Ris Bus Interchange Explained

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Pasir Ris Bus Interchange
巴西立巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Pasir Ris
Type:
Public Bus Interchange
Address:501 Pasir Ris Drive 3, Singapore 519490
Owned:Land Transport Authority
Operator:Go-Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd (Go-Ahead Group plc)
Bus Stands:8 (End-on)
3 (Boarding)
2 (Alighting)
Bus Operators:Go-Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd
SBS Transit Ltd
Bus Routes:5 (SBS Transit Ltd)
11 (Go-Ahead Singapore Pte Ltd)
Connections: Pasir Ris
Structure:At-grade
Accessible:Accessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
Opened:
(Reconfigured)
Years:10 December 1989
Events:Commenced operations

Pasir Ris Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located at Pasir Ris in the eastern part of Singapore. It is located off Pasir Ris Drive 3, adjacent to Pasir Ris MRT station and near White Sands Shopping Centre. This bus interchange also serves as a pick-up/drop-off point for shuttle buses ferrying NSFs heading to the SAF Ferry Terminal for their shuttle ferry to Pulau Tekong.

History

The interchange was built at a cost of S$2.7 million[1] and opened on 10 December 1989, along with the Eunos Bus Interchange. The interchange provides bus connections around the Pasir Ris estate. Bus Service 403 was the first bus route in Pasir Ris from 1979, which previously terminated at Tampines Road terminus before being amended to the current route of looping at Pasir Ris Road.[2]

Bus contracting model

See also: Bus contracting model of Singapore.

Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes operating in the interchange were split into 5 route packages - Bus Service 5 under Bukit Merah, Bus Service 58 under Serangoon-Eunos, Bus Service 46 under Bedok, Bus Services 21 and 88 under Bishan-Toa Payoh and the rest under the Loyang Bus Package operated by Go-Ahead Singapore. Services under the Loyang Bus Package started operations on 18 September 2016.[3]

List of routes

!Operator!Package!Routes
Go-Ahead SingaporeLoyang3 (on-route), 6, 12, 12e, 15, 17, 68, 354, 358, 358T, 359, 359T, 403, 518, 518A
SBS TransitBukit Merah5
Bedok46
Bishan-Toa Payoh21, 88
Serangoon-Eunos58

Redevelopment

Redevelopment of Pasir Ris Bus Interchange has started since 2019. The bus interchange underwent a reconfiguration on 3 July 2021, after which the western half of the old bus interchange will be demolished to facilitate the construction of the Pasir Ris Integrated Transport Hub and Pasir Ris Rail Turnback, which will be completed by 2025, five years before the Cross Island MRT line starts operations.[4] [5] [6] The reconfigured interchange began operations on 3 July 2021 with inclusive facilities built as part of the relocation. The facility will remain in operation until 2025.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Multi-ethnic styles . The New Paper . 24 December 1988 . 9 September 2017. NewspaperSG .
  2. News: . Pasir Ris and Eunos interchanges to open on Sunday . The Straits Times . 7 December 1989 . 9 September 2017. NewspaperSG .
  3. Web site: Go-Ahead launches second tranche of bus services . 2022-03-30 . TODAY . en.
  4. Web site: HDB Renewal Plans for Pasir Ris to Feature Refreshed Town Centre, Upgraded Parks, and New Housing by the Park . 2022-03-30 . www.hdb.gov.sg.
  5. Web site: Draft Master Plan 2013.
  6. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 2017-04-29 . Sun, sand, sea: Resort living in Pasir Ris under HDB rejuvenation plans The Straits Times . 2022-03-30 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  7. Web site: Andres . Gabrielle . Reconfigured Pasir Ris Bus Interchange to start operations on Jul 3 . CNA . 20 June 2021 . 20 June 2021.