Hougang Central Bus Interchange

Hougang Central Bus Interchange
后港中心巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Hougang Central
Hougang Central Bus Interchange; 后港中心巴士转换站; Pertukaran Bas Hougang Central
Public Bus Interchange
	Hougang Central Bus Interchange.
General information
Location	840 Hougang Central, Singapore 538757
Coordinates	1°22′15.7″N 103°53′35.2″E / 1.371028°N 103.893111°E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes	20 (SBS Transit)
Bus stands	4 linear alighting berth; 6 sawtooth boarding berths
Bus operators	SBS Transit Ltd
Connections	NE14 CR8 Hougang
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Accessible alighting/boarding points; Accessible public toilets; Graduated kerb edges; Tactile guidance system
History
Opened	17 December 1994; 30 years ago
Key dates
17 December 1994	Commenced operations
Location
Location

Hougang Central Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving the town of Hougang. It is located directly above Hougang MRT station. This bus interchange was planned to be an integrated transport hub.^[1]

History

Plans to build a bus interchange in Hougang North were first announced in Parliament in January 1992.^[2] Intended to connect Hougang with adjacent new towns and the Central Area,^[2] the bus interchange was built in response to requests made by the Member of Parliament for the area to improve bus services.^[3] Having cost S$5.7 million to build, Hougang Central Bus Interchange was subsequently opened by Minister of State (Trade and Industry and Communications) Goh Chee Wee on 17 December 1994.^[4]

From 1998 to 2001, the interchange was closed to facilitate the construction of Hougang MRT station, and six bus services were diverted to a temporary bus interchange along Upper Serangoon Road.^[5] In February 2004, bus operations at the Hougang South bus interchange were shifted to this interchange.^[6]^[7]

In 2015, the interchange was expanded by 0.3 hectares (0.74 acres), to provide additional bus parking space for more bus services.^[8]

Redevelopment

Hougang Central Bus Interchange will undergo renovation and eventual relocation to accommodate the upcoming Cross Island line (CRL) section of Hougang MRT station. In 2024, it was announced that a new mixed-use development with a bus interchange would be built on the site bounded by Hougang Avenue 10 and Hougang Central, as part of plans to develop the upcoming Hougang Central Integrated Transport Hub. With the relocation of the bus interchange, operations at the Hougang Central Bus Interchange would cease.^[9]

Bus Contracting Model

Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from Hougang Central Bus Interchange were divided into 2 Bus Packages, operated by the anchor operator, SBS Transit Ltd.^{[citation needed]}

List of Bus Services


Operator	Package	Routes
SBS Transit	Clementi	74, 147
SBS Transit	Sengkang-Hougang	27, 51, 89, 89e, 102, 107/107M, 112, 113, 116, 153, 161, 165, 324, 325, 329

References

^ "Integrated Transport Hubs". Ministry of Transport. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10.
^ ^a ^b "MRT link to N-E when enough people live there". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 January 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 23 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
^ Tan, Cephah (24 March 1992). "MP's soft spot for the poor". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 25. Retrieved 23 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
^ Dhaliwal, Rav (18 December 1994). "Govt studies plan to give buses priority at junctions". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 3. Retrieved 23 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "Hougang interchange to be relocated". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 May 1998. p. 49.
^ Goh, Chin Lian (18 November 2003). "SBS trims routes for three more bus services". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. H6.
^ Tan, Hui Yee; Lee, Lynn (28 October 2003). "Carpark to replace bus interchange at Hougang". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. H5.
^ Lim, Adrian (23 April 2015). "Bus interchanges, terminal to be expande". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. B6.
^ Ng, Keng Gene (30 October 2024). "Mixed-use complex to be built above Hougang MRT station, will support demand for homes in the area". The Straits Times.