Yishun Bus Interchange
义顺巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas Yishun

Public Bus Interchange
Interior of Yishun Bus Interchange
General information
Location920 Yishun Avenue 2 (769100)
Singapore
Coordinates1°25′39.3″N 103°50′9.2″E / 1.427583°N 103.835889°E / 1.427583; 103.835889
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated byTower Transit Singapore
Bus routes
  • 1 (Ridwell Travel)
  • 1 (Go-Ahead)
  • 9 (Tower Transit)
  • 14 (SBS Transit)
Bus stands
  • 8 (boarding)
  • 4 (alighting)
Bus operators
Connections NS13  Yishun
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
Opened23 August 1987 (1987-08-23) (Original)
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) (Temporary)
8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) (Integrated Transport Hub)
Closed13 March 2015 (2015-03-13) (Original)
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) (Temporary)
Key dates
23 August 1987 (1987-08-23)Commenced operations
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)Relocated to temporary site
8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)Relocated back to original site
Location

Yishun Bus Interchange is located in northern Singapore, integrated with the Northpoint City shopping mall. The interchange is part of the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), which opened on 8 September 2019. Before this interchange, the original bus interchange was in operation from 23 August 1987 to 13 March 2015. Operations were transferred to a temporary site on 14 March 2015 for the construction of Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), and eventually closed on 7 September 2019.

History

The original interchange was built at a cost of S$2 million, and it opened on 23 August 1987. It was the first bus interchange in Singapore purpose-built for the Trans-Island Bus Service.[1]

The shops at Block 923 were closed and subsequently demolished in 2012 due to the development plans. Residents who were residing at Block 923 were transferred to a new residential area.

On 17 June 2013, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) released the land parcel where the former interchange and then-demolished HDB flat, Block 923, was located. The land parcel was launched for sale on 28 June 2013.[2]

On 27 February 2015, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the construction and co-location of a new air-conditioned bus interchange with the new Northpoint City integrated development, named the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (YITH). The new interchange is slated to open in 2019.[3] The Integrated Bus Interchange will be linked to the existing Yishun MRT station by a new underpass under Yishun Avenue 2.

As such, to make way for a new Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), the interchange was relocated to a temporary site across Yishun Central 1 behind Northpoint Shopping Centre on 14 March 2015. The ITH opened on 8 September 2019.[4][5]

Management

Since 5 September 2021,[6] Yishun Bus Interchange is managed by Tower Transit on a five-year term.[7]

Bus contracting model

Under the bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 5 route packages operating from Yishun Bus Interchange. Bus Service 85 is under Loyang Bus Package, Bus Services 800, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807/807A/807B, 811/811A, 812, 851, 851e, 852 and 860 are under Seletar Bus Package, Bus Services 171, 801, 853/853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857/857A/857B and 859 are under Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package, Bus Service 39 is under Tampines Bus Package and Bus Service 103 is under Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package.

Currently, Bus Service 85 (Loyang Bus Package) is operated by Go-Ahead Singapore. Bus Services 171, 801, 853/853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857/857A/857B and 859 (Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package) are currently operated by Tower Transit Singapore. Bus Services 800, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807/807A/807B, 811/811A, 812, 851, 851e, 852 and 860 (Seletar Bus Package), Bus Service 39 (Tampines Bus Package) as well as Bus Service 103 (Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package) are currently operated by SBS Transit.

Package No. of services
per package		 Bus services Ref.
Loyang 1 85/85A [8][9]
Seletar 12
  • 800
  • 803
  • 804
  • 805
  • 806
  • 807/807A/807B
  • 811/811A
  • 812
  • 851
  • 851e
  • 852
  • 860
 [10][11]
Sembawang – Yishun 9
  • 171
  • 801
  • 853/853M
  • 854
  • 854e
  • 855
  • 856
  • 857/857A/857B
  • 859
 [12][13]
Serangoon – Eunos 1 103 [14]
Tampines 39

List of routes

Operator Routes
Go-Ahead Singapore 85
SBS Transit 39, 103, 800, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807/807A/807B, 811/811A, 812, 851, 851e, 852, 860
Tower Transit Singapore 171, 801, 853/853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857/857A/857B, 859

References

  1. ↑ "Tibs bus interchange to open at Yishun". The Straits Times. 22 August 1987. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ↑ "HDB InfoWEB: Government to release three residential sites and two commercial & residential sites estimated to yield 3,600 housing units in June 2013". 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Yishun Integrated Transport Hub to Open by 2019". 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Yishun Integrated Transport Hub to Open on 8 September 2019". Land Transport Authority. 7 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Yishun integrated transport hub to open on Sept 8". The Straits Times. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package". Tower Transit Singapore. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Tower Transit to run Sembawang and Yishun bus interchanges, taking over from SMRT". CNA. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "LTA Awards Second Bus Package to Go-Ahead Group Plc". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Go-Ahead to start Loyang bus services on Sept 4". Today. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "LTA Awards Third Bus Package to SBS Transit Ltd". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ↑ Adrian Lim (7 June 2016). "LTA calls tender for operator to run 26 bus routes under third Government bus contract". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "LTA Awards Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun Bus Packages to Tower Transit". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Clement Yong (2 October 2020). "Tower Transit edges out SMRT to win $1.03b Bulim and Sembawang-Yishun bus packages". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bus Industry to Complete Transition to Bus Contracting Model on 1 September 2016". Land Transport Authority (Singapore). 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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