Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
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Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
蔡厝港巴士转换站
Stesen Bas Choa Chu Kang
Commencement Date: 1990
Number of Sawtooth Berths: 5
Number of Services: 14
Operator: SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is a public bus transport operator in Singapore. Singapore currently hosts a duopoly transport system in which SMRT's only competitor is SBS Transit, which also operates bus services in Singapore...

MRT/LRT Stations:  NS4  BP1  Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station
The Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station is an interchange station serving the Choa Chu Kang area of Singapore. It is part of the North South MRT Line and it is also the terminus of the Bukit Panjang LRT Line...



The Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a local bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang is a major residential town and neighbourhood and is a suburban area in the West Region of Singapore...

. Located at Choa Chu Kang Loop and connected to the Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station
Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station
The Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station is an interchange station serving the Choa Chu Kang area of Singapore. It is part of the North South MRT Line and it is also the terminus of the Bukit Panjang LRT Line...

 and the Lot One Shoppers' Mall, the interchange is operated under SMRT
SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is a public bus transport operator in Singapore. Singapore currently hosts a duopoly transport system in which SMRT's only competitor is SBS Transit, which also operates bus services in Singapore...

. The bus interchange opened in 1990, making it one of the oldest surviving bus interchanges in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 to remain intact from remodification while still in service.

The bus interchange currently only has 12 services; 11 of which are SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is a public bus transport operator in Singapore. Singapore currently hosts a duopoly transport system in which SMRT's only competitor is SBS Transit, which also operates bus services in Singapore...

, the other a special free shuttle to Qian Hu Fish Farm. Typically passenger traffic is often very high in morning and evening peak hours.
, the interchange is still and was originally constructed as an open-air structure. However, the government has announced plans to redevelop the interchange and its surroundings in the Urban Redevelopment Authority
Urban Redevelopment Authority
The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government.-Mission:The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state,...

's Master Plan in 2003. The interchange will hence be the seventh interchange to undergo air-condition upgrading works, after Toa Payoh
Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
Toa Payoh Bus Interchange is located in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It is the first air-conditioned bus interchange in the country, which was completed in 2002 and officially opened by then Transport Minister, Yeo Cheow Tong, on 19 May 2002. The bus interchange has only services of SBS Transit and is...

, Sengkang
Sengkang Bus Interchange
Sengkang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located on the ground storey of Compass Heights condominium in the town centre of Sengkang New Town. Located next to Sengkang MRT/LRT Station...

, Serangoon
Serangoon Bus Interchange
Serangoon Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Serangoon New Town in Singapore, and is within walking distance from Serangoon MRT Station. Opened on 3 September 2011 and operated by SBS Transit, it is the smallest air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore with 8 services and 17 bus bays...

, Ang Mo Kio
Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Bus Interchange is located in Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, Singapore. The interchange is presently within AMK Hub, a newly-built shopping centre which is in turn linked to the Ang Mo Kio MRT Station via a pedestrian underpass below Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8.The interchange is the third to be...

 and Boon Lay
Boon Lay Bus Interchange
The Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Pioneer, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within the Jurong Point Shopping Mall and is integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT Station...

 all five of which are currently in operation, and Bedok
Bedok Bus Interchange
Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...

 and Clementi
Clementi Bus Interchange
The Clementi Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange in Clementi New Town, on the opposite of the Clementi MRT Station. It is located at the junction of Clementi Avenue 3 and Commonwealth Avenue West, situated within the Clementi Mall and integrated with the nearby Clementi MRT Station...

 still under construction.

Bus & Train Services Guide

In order to complement its public transport services, SMRT Corporation developed the SMRT Choa Chu Kang Bus & MRT Town Guide, which is a made available free to its commuters. The guide provides route details of all bus services that originate from Choa Chu Kang Interchange, as well as MRT and LRT services, so that it is more convenient for commuters to plan their journeys using the public transport network. Significant landmarks, places of interest as well as major needs served by the buses are all included, and a destination finder is placed alongside the map to further simplify journey planning for the commuters.

Routes

See also: SMRT Service 307
SMRT Service 307
SMRT Service 307 is Choa Chu Kang's one and only intra-town service that was started by SBS and was handed over to TIBS in 1999.-History:This service was formed from the merger of Services 301 and 303 in 1997...

 and Bus Routes in Singapore
Bus Routes in Singapore
This is a list of the bus routes in Singapore. All times stated in this table are GMT+8 .-Types:* Trunk: Routes that ply between towns....


Service Berth Destination Note
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
67 B1 Tampines Bus Interchange
Tampines Bus Interchange
Tampines Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Tampines New Town in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated block number of 512. The interchange is operated by SBS Transit...

 
172 B4 Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Boon Lay Bus Interchange
The Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Pioneer, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within the Jurong Point Shopping Mall and is integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT Station...

 
188 B3 HarbourFront Bus Interchange
HarbourFront Bus Interchange
The HarbourFront Bus Interchange is located at Seah Im Road by the HarbourFront MRT Station. It was formerly known as the World Trade Centre Bus Terminal and is operated by SBS Transit though there are as many SMRT bus services as there are SBS Transit bus services.Two shopping malls are near...

 
190 B2 New Bridge Road Bus Terminal
New Bridge Road Bus Terminal
New Bridge Road Bus Terminal is a bus station in Eu Tong Sen Street, near Chinatown and Singapore General Hospital in Singapore. It is near Outram Park MRT Station. This bus terminal has an alighting berth after the entrance of the bus park. No boarding facilities are available at the terminal,...

 
925 B2 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was completed and opened along with the Woodlands extension of the North South MRT Line in 1996. It is the first underground bus interchange, and one of the biggest in Singapore...

 
927 B1 Mandai Lake Road (loop)
985 B3 Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal 
BPS1 - Alighting only
SMRT Buses Express Services
188E B3 HarbourFront Bus Interchange
HarbourFront Bus Interchange
The HarbourFront Bus Interchange is located at Seah Im Road by the HarbourFront MRT Station. It was formerly known as the World Trade Centre Bus Terminal and is operated by SBS Transit though there are as many SMRT bus services as there are SBS Transit bus services.Two shopping malls are near...

 
188R B3 Resorts World Sentosa
SMRT Buses Feeder Services
300 B4 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3 (loop)
302 B1 Choa Chu Kang Crescent (loop)
SMRT Buses IntraTown Service
307 B2 Teck Whye Avenue (loop)
SMRT Buses NightRider Service
NR3 B5 North Canal Road (loop)

Berths

Berth 1
927 302 67
Berth 2
190 307 925
Berth 3
188E/188R 188 985
Berth 4
172 300
Berth 5
QHFF* NR3
WWWW WWWW WWWW


Notes:

- * Qian Hu Fish Farm Service
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