Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is an bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang. It is located at Choa Chu Kang Loop and connected to Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station and the Lot One Shoppers' Mall. Opened in 1990, this bus interchange is one of the oldest surviving bus interchanges in Singapore to remain intact from re-modification while still in service.
History[]
Choa Chu Kang used to have a roadside bus terminal along Choa Chu Kang Way. It was later replaced by a bus interchange built beside the MRT Station. Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange opened in 1990 and remains operational today with little modifications.
BSEP Feeder Enhancements[]
On 25 April 2015, Feeder 301 was reintroduced and rerouted under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) plying along Choa Chu Kang Way, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2 and Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, together with the introduction of Trunk Service 983 plying through Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5 via Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4. Feeder 300 was then amended to skip Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5.
On 15 May 2016, Feeder 308 was introduced under Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP) plying through Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7, Choa Chu Kang Grove and Keat Hong Link.
Redevelopment[]
A recent contract has been awarded for the shifting of Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange into the air-conditioned bus interchange at Choa Chu Kang, near to Lot One, and provide a new hotel. The shifting will allow the construction of Jurong Region Line to take place.
Long known to be a temporary bus interchange, the relocation of Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange to its new facility appears to be the first time that the LTA has dropped the usage of "Temporary Bus Interchange" namesake. It is perhaps due to the connotation that the Temporary Bus Interchanges will be shortly replaced by newer, permanent Integrated Transport Hubs, which has not been the case in the past, like Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange (which opened in 2003 and even received an expansion in 2017). In addition, Jurong East Bus Interchange will be relocated for a second time within a few short years, after plans to integrate the bus interchange within a new nearby development did not come to fruition. The new hub will be built at the site of the first Temporary Bus Interchange.
Presently, the LTA is reviewing the redevelopment plans for Choa Chu Kang Town Centre, which will indicate that it will be developed into an Integrated Transport Hub.
Bus Routes[]
| Service | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Tampines | |
| 172 | Boon Lay | |
| 188 | HarbourFront | |
| 188e | → HarbourFront | Express service Weekdays AM Peak |
| 190 | Kampong Bahru | |
| 300 | ↺ Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3 | |
| 301 | ↺ Keat Hong Close | |
| 302 | ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent | |
| 307 | ↺ Choa Chu Kang Street 62 | North Loop |
| 925 | Woodlands | Excluding Sundays & PHs |
| 927 | ↺ Mandai Lake Road | |
| 976 | Bukit Panjang | |
| 983 | ↺ Jelebu Road | |
| 985 | Lorong 1 Geylang | |
| 991 | Bukit Batok | |
| NR3 | ↺ North Canal Road | Night service Fridays, Saturdays and eves of PHs |
| Service | Destination | Notes | Boarding Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 307 | ↺ Teck Whye Lane | South Loop |  44531opp Choa Chu Kang Stn Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 |
| LRT Shuttle A | ↺ Senja | N/A | |
| LRT Shuttle B | ↺ Petir |
Berths[]
| Berth | Services |
|---|---|
| A1-A4 | For alighting only |
| B1 | 190, 985, Rail Bridging Service to Marina South Pier |
| B2 | 300, 925, 67 |
| B3 | 302, 927, 991 |
| B4 | 301, 188, 983 |
| B5 | 307, 172, 976, Rail Bridging Service to Jurong East |
| Berth | Services | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Alighting Only | |||
| A2 | Alighting Only | |||
| A3 | Alighting Only | |||
| A4 | Alighting Only | |||
| B1 | 190/A | 985 | FBB (Towards MSP) | |
| B2 | 300 | 925 | 67 | |
| B3 | 302 | 927 | 991/B | |
| B4 | 301 | 188/e | 983/A | |
| B5 | 307/A | 172 | 976 | FBB (Towards JE) |
- Terminating trip 307T serves the interchange as an alighting only point.
- Service 925M skips the interchange on Sundays/PHs.
- Express Bus Service 188e and short-trip 307A only allow passenger boarding as a unidirectional route.
SMRT hosted their third Bus Carnival / Community Engagement Fair & Career Fair at Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange on 25 April 2015. This is in collaboration with the (re)launch of Services 301 & 983, as well as the amendment of Service 300.