Punggol Bus Interchange

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Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange
Opening date:	30 November 2003
Number of Sawtooth berths:	4
Number of services:	7
Operated by:	SBS Transit
Nearest MRT/LRT Station:	Punggol MRT/LRT Station

Punggol Bus Interchange (Chinese: 榜鵝临时巴士转换站) is a temporary bus interchange in Punggol New Town, located adjacent to the Punggol MRT/LRT Station. It was built to allow for easy dismantling when the site is redeveloped as part of a major commercial development when Punggol New Town is more developed.

The S$1.9-million temporary Punggol Bus Interchange, which took 10 months to construct, was opened on 30 November 2003 by Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Teo Chee Hean.^[1]

Initially, the only service to serve Punggol New Town, service 83, terminated and looped at a temporary bus stop directly underneath Punggol MRT/LRT Station. The route was amended to terminate at the temporary bus interchange when the latter was opened.

With the opening of the interchange, Punggol Road End Bus Terminal closed. The terminal's only bus route, SBS Transit's service 82, was re-routed with the opening of the North East MRT Line. Service 3 was extended from its original looping point at Pasir Ris Street 71 to provide direct links between Punggol and the new towns of Pasir Ris and Tampines, while Service 62 and Service 136 were extended from Hougang South Bus Interchange and Upper Serangoon Road respectively.

[edit] Routes

Service	Berth	Destination	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
3	B3	Tampines Bus Interchange
34	B4	Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 & 3 Bus Terminal	Euro IV
43	B4	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
62	B2	Geylang Lorong 1 (Loop)	Euro IV 62A : Terminates At Aljunied Road (Aljunied Station)
83	B3	Sengkang Bus Interchange (Loop)	83A : Terminates At Sengkang Bus Interchange
85	B4	Yishun Bus Interchange
136	B1	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
SBS Transit Premium Services
569		Fullerton Road	Service revenues at Punggol Central Euro IV
SBS Transit CityShopper Services
581		Orchard Road / Suntec City (Loop)	Service revenues at Punggol Central

[edit] Notes and references

• New Bus Stop for Service 34 at Changi Airport Terminal 3
• New Service 85 From Punggol / Sengkang To Yishun

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