HarbourFront Bus Interchange

HarbourFront Bus Interchange
港湾巴士转换站
Pertukaran Bas HarbourFront
Public Bus Interchange
Interior of HarbourFront Bus Interchange at night.
General information
Location4 Seah Im Road, Singapore 099115
Coordinates1°16′55″N 103°49′0″E / 1.28194°N 103.81667°E / 1.28194; 103.81667
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes5 (SBS Transit)
2 (SMRT Buses)
3 (Tower Transit)
Bus stands12 End On Berths (22 lots in total)
Bus operatorsSBS Transit Ltd
SMRT Buses Ltd
Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Connections NE1  CC29  HarbourFront
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Opened13 January 1985; 40 years ago (1985-01-13)
Key dates
13 January 1985Commenced operations

HarbourFront Bus Interchange is located within HarbourFront along Seah Im Road off Telok Blangah Road in Bukit Merah planning area, Singapore. The interchange serves the nearby residential estates of Telok Blangah and Bukit Purmei and also the HarbourFront commercial district, including HarbourFront Centre and VivoCity. The interchange is directly connected to Seah Im Food Centre and HarbourFront MRT station. It is the southernmost bus interchange in Singapore.

History

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The interchange commenced operations on 13 January 1985 with 5 services and was initially named 'World Trade Centre Bus Terminal' until it was subsequently renamed to its present name in 2003, alongside the renaming of the World Trade Centre to HarbourFront.[1]

Bus Contracting Model

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Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from HarbourFront Bus Interchange were divided into 6 Bus Packages, operated by three different bus operators.

List of Bus Services

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Operator Package Routes
SBS Transit Bishan-Toa Payoh 124
Bukit Merah 93, 123M
Sengkang-Hougang 80
Tampines 65
SMRT Buses Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang 188, 188e
Tower Transit Singapore Sembawang-Yishun 855, 963, 963e

References

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  1. ^ "Those Years When We Waited For Our Buses Together". Remember Singapore. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
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