Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
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Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
兀兰区域巴士转换站
Stesen Bas Serantau Woodlands

Commencement Date: 10 February 1996
Number of Sawtooth Berths: 9
Number of Services:
SMRT Buses:
SBS Transit:
30
28
2
Operators: 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...

/SBS Transit
SBS Transit
SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....

MRT Station:  NS9  Woodlands
Woodlands MRT Station
Woodlands MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit train station on the North South Line in Singapore. It is integrated together with the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange located beneath the station and also Causeway Point Shopping Centre, which serves as a major shopping centre for...



Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was completed and opened along with the Woodlands
Woodlands, Singapore
Woodlands, or the Woodlands New Town , is a suburban town in northern Singapore, part of the North West Community Development Council district...

 extension of the North South MRT Line
North South MRT Line
The North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...

 in 1996. It is the first underground bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

 interchange, and one of the biggest 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...

. 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 bus
Articulated bus
An articulated bus is an articulated vehicle used in public transportation. It is usually a single-deck design, and comprises two rigid sections linked by a pivoting joint...

es and it is below Woodlands MRT Station
Woodlands MRT Station
Woodlands MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit train station on the North South Line in Singapore. It is integrated together with the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange located beneath the station and also Causeway Point Shopping Centre, which serves as a major shopping centre for...

. It used to be the 3rd biggest bus interchange in terms of bus services but because more bus services was introduced, it is up to par with Bedok Bus Interchange
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...

, sharing the 2nd biggest bus interchange position which at present have 30 bus services each. The interchange is propriated by SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation
SMRT Corporation is a public transport operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro...

.

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. But, although SBS Transit bus services 161 and 168 departs towards Woodlands Avenue 7, they are located in Berths 15 and 16 due to space constraint.

Routes

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
169 B7 Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
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...

 
178 B12 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...

 
187 B16 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...

 
856 B11 Yishun Bus Interchange
Yishun Bus Interchange
Yishun Bus Interchange is located in northern Singapore, across Yishun Avenue 2 from Yishun MRT Station and it is operated by SMRT Corporation. This existing bus interchange will be demolished to make way for a new airconditioned bus interchange that is integrated with a new shopping mall and...

 
858 B4 Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 and 3 Bus Terminal (loop)
925 B11 Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
The Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a local bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang. Located at Choa Chu Kang Loop and connected to the Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station and the Lot One Shoppers' Mall, the interchange is operated under SMRT...

 
925* B11 Neo Tiew Crescent (loop)
950 B14 Kotaraya 2 Bus Terminal /End at JB
960 B16 Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal is a bus station located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It is very near to Promenade MRT Station. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting, and passengers have to alight before the bus terminates at the terminal...

 
961 B15 Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal 
961* B15 Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal  Alternate route
962 B8 Admiralty Street (loop)
963 B15 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...

 
964 B7 Woodlands Link (loop)
965 B5 Sengkang Bus Interchange
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...

 (loop)
966 B14 Marine Parade Road (loop)
969 B4 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...

SMRT Buses Express Services
963E B15 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...

 
963R B15 Resorts World Sentosa 
SMRT Buses Feeder Services
900 B5 Woodlands Drive 14 (loop)
900A B5 Woodlands Drive 17 (loop)
901 B5 Woodlands Avenue 6 (loop)
902 B5 Woodlands Avenue 9
903 B4 Woodlands Centre Road (loop)
SMRT Buses IntraTown Services
911 B8/B11 Woodlands Avenue 2/Centre Road (loop)
912 B8/B12 Woodlands Avenue 7/Centre Road (loop)
913 B7/B12 Woodlands Circle/Centre Road (loop)
SMRT Buses Shuttle Service
926 B7 Mandai Lake Road (loop)
SBS Transit Trunk Services
161 B15 Hougang Central Bus Interchange
Hougang Central Bus Interchange
The Hougang Central Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving the town of Hougang. It is located directly above the Hougang MRT Station and is operated by SBS Transit.-Redevelopment:...

168 B16 Bedok Bus Interchange
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...


Bus & Train Services Guide

In order to complement its public transport services, SMRT Corporation developed the Woodlands Bus & Trains Services Guide, which is a made available free to its commuters. The guide provides route details of all bus services that originate from Woodlands 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.

Berths

Berth 4
969 858 903
Berth 5
965 901 900/900A 902
Berth 7
964/926 913 169
Berth 8
911 912 962
Berth 11
856 925 911
Berth 12
178 913 912/ 912E
Berth 14
950 966 NP*
Berth 15
963 961 161 963E/963R
Berth 16
960 168 187
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-*Ngee Ann Polytechnic Service
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