Tengah Bus Interchange
Tengah Bus Interchange 登加巴士转换站 Pusat Pertukaran Bas Tengah | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | 42A Tengah Boulevard, Singapore 699896[1] |
| System | Public Bus Interchange |
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
| Operated by | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Transit Systems) |
| Bus routes | 6 (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd) |
| Bus stands | 3 sawtooth alighting berths 6 sawtooth boarding berths |
| Bus operators | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Connections | JS3 Tengah U/C |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Accessible | Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
| History | |
| Opening | 21 July 2024 |
| Key dates | |
| 21 July 2024 | Commenced operations[2] |
Tengah Bus Interchange is a bus interchange in Tengah, Singapore. It opened on 21 July 2024, and is operated by Tower Transit. The current interim bus interchange is located along Tengah Boulevard and Tengah Park Avenue beside Parc Woods @ Tengah. The bus interchange is planned to be relocated to the town centre in the coming years, within the complex of the upcoming Tengah Mall and connected to Tengah MRT station.
History
Tengah Bus Interchange commenced operations on 21 July 2024.
Before September 2023, transport options were limited to a free shuttle bus, after which Feeder service 944 was extended and renumbered to trunk service 992.[3][4][5] Then on 26 November 2023, in tandem with the opening of Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange, trunk service 870 was introduced to connect Tengah with Jurong East.[6]
Bus Contracting Model
Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from Tengah Bus Interchange are under Bulim Bus Package, operated by the anchor operator, Tower Transit Singapore.
When Tengah Bus Interchange commenced operations, both services 870 & 992 were extended to serve the interchange. In tandem with the interchange opening, a new bus service, trunk service 871, was introduced to better connect Tengah with Bukit Batok West & Beauty World.[2] On the same day, Services 870 and 992 was extended to Tengah Bus Interchange, connecting residents to Jurong East and Bukit Batok.[7]
A new bus service, 872, began operation on 10 August 2025, connecting the bus interchange with Chinese Garden MRT station.[8] New services 452 and 453 began operation on 17 November, connecting to Beauty World MRT station and Bukit Batok Bus Interchange respectively.[9] On 8 March 2026, new bus services 831G and 831W began operation, looping around Tengah town and serving the new Parc Point neighborhood centre. Existing bus services 97 and 97e were also extended from their previous terminus at Jurong East Bus Interchange to Tengah Bus Interchange.[10] Exisiting service 181 is planned to be extended from Jurong West to Tengah.[11]
List of Bus Services
| Operator | Package | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| Tower Transit Singapore | Bulim | 97, 97e, 452, 453, 831G, 831W, 870, 871, 872, 992 |
References
- ^ "Tengah Bus Interchange (Bus Interchange) - 42A Venture Drive (S)609770". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Tengah Bus Interchange to Start Operations On 21 July 2024". Land Transport Authority. 5 July 2024.
- ^ Loi, Esther (8 September 2023). "Two new bus services for residents in Tengah and Bukit Batok West to operate from Sept 24". The Straits Times.
- ^ Loi, Esther (1 November 2023). "Tengah to get new bus service, two route extensions after complaints from residents". The Straits Times.
- ^ Lim, Kolette (5 July 2024). "Tengah residents' public transport links get boost with opening of new bus interchange on July 21". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange to Open on 26 November 2023". Land Transport Authority. 3 November 2023.
- ^ Kuek, Renee (5 July 2024). "Tengah bus interchange to open on Jul 21; direct route to Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak for residents". CNA.
- ^ Ong, Justin (8 June 2025). "2 new bus services in Tengah and Brickland by year-end, 6 more in 2026: Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow". CNA. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Tham, Davina (12 October 2025). "More bus services, extended routes in northeast Singapore and Tengah by end-2025". CNA. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Loi, Esther. "7 new bus services to be introduced in towns like Tengah, Sengkang and Tampines". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Factsheet: The Next Phase of Rail Development". Land Transport Authority. 4 March 2026. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.