Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
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| Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange 兀兰区域巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Serantau Woodlands |
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| Commencement date: | 10 February 1996 |
| Number of sawtooth berths: | 9 |
| Number of services: SMRT Buses: SBS Transit: Commute Solutions: Rui Feng Chartered: |
33 29 2 1 1 |
| Operators: | SMRT Buses (all except 161, 168, 903P and 912P) SBS Transit (services 161 and 168) Commute Solutions (service 912P) Rui Feng Chartered (service 903P) |
| MRT station: | NS9 TE2 Woodlands |
Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange (Chinese: 兀兰区域巴士转换站; pinyin: Wùlán qūyù bāshì zhuǎnhuànzhàn) was completed and opened along with the Woodlands extension of the North South Line in 1996. It is the first underground and the third biggest bus interchange in Singapore. The old Woodlands Bus Interchange was converted into a terminus for people leaving Singapore, as well as for Woodlands intra-town services that are serving the old town centre there. Later, it was deemed obsolete and ceased operations.
Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was the first underground interchange in Singapore to accommodate articulated buses and located below Woodlands MRT Station.
Inside the interchange
Woodlands Regional Interchange has a unique orientation as it is divided into two sides, depending on which direction it will depart. Bus Services between Berths 1 to 8 will depart towards Woodlands Avenue 7 whereas bus services between Berths 9 to 16 will depart towards Woodlands Avenue 3. Although SBS Transit Services 161 and 168 departs towards Woodlands Avenue 7, they are located in Berths 15 and 16 due to space constraints.
Redevelopment
Due to the construction of the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) underneath Woodlands Regional Interchange, alteration works would be carried out to the existing bus interchange. A temporary interchange is being constructed next to Woodlands MRT Station for the relocation of all of the bus services currently serving Woodlands Regional Interchange.Woodlands Regional Temporary Bus Interchange will be launch in March 2016. It might also be upgraded to an air-conditioned bus interchange owing to the stuffiness in 2019.
