1°16′55″N103°49′0″E / 1.28194°N 103.81667°E /1.28194; 103.81667
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange 红山巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Bukit Merah | |
|---|---|
 Public Bus Interchange | |
 Interior of Bukit Merah Interchange | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3591 Bukit Merah Central Singapore 159840 |
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
| Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) |
| Bus routes | 12 (SBS Transit Ltd) 2 (SMRT Buses Ltd) 1 (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd) |
| Bus stands | 6 (boarding) 3 (alighting) |
| Bus operators | SBS Transit Ltd SMRT Buses Ltd Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Accessible | Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 September 1980; 44 years ago (1980-09-28) |
| Key dates | |
| 28 September 1980 | Commenced operations |
Bukit Merah Bus Interchange is abus interchange located in theBukit Merah Town Centre inSingapore. The interchange is located along Bukit Merah Central and serves the nearby residential estates ofTelok Blangah andBukit Purmei, as well as the commercial buildings in Bukit Merah Central. It is currently the only remaining bus interchange in Singapore that does not have a direct link to anMRT station. However, several services link commuters to nearby MRT stations from the interchange. Services 5, 16 and 851 link the interchange toTiong Bahru, Service 132 links toRedhill, while Service 176 links toTelok Blangah.
The interchange was constructed as part of a scheme to improve bus services in theTelok Blangah area.[1] Operations at the interchange commenced on 28 September 1980,[2] and it was officially opened on 14 February 1981, with Minister without Portfolio Lim Chee Onn attending the ceremony.[3]
Under the newbus contracting model, all the bus routes buses were split into 6 route packages, operated by different public bus operators.
| Operator | Package | Routes |
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| SBS Transit | Bishan-Toa Payoh | 139 |
| Bukit Merah | 5, 16, 16M, 57, 123, 131, 198, 272, 273 | |
| Seletar | 851 | |
| Sengkang-Hougang | 132, 153 | |
| SMRT Buses | Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang | 75, 176 |
| Tower Transit Singapore | Sembawang-Yishun | 167 |
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