Yishun Bus Interchange is located in northern

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, integrated with

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. The interchange is part of the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), which opened on 8 September 2019. Before this interchange, the original bus interchange was in operation from 23 August 1987 to 13 March 2015. Operations were transferred to a temporary site on 14 March 2015 for the construction of Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), and eventually closed on 7 September 2019.

History

The original interchange was built at a cost of S$2 million, and it opened on 23 August 1987. It was the first bus interchange in Singapore purpose-built for the Trans-Island Bus Service. The shops at Block 923 were closed and subsequently demolished in 2012 due to the development plans. Residents who were residing at Block 923 were transferred to a new residential area. On 17 June 2013, the

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(HDB) released the land parcel where the former interchange and then-demolished HDB flat, Block 923, was located. The land parcel was launched for sale on 28 June 2013. On 27 February 2015, the

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(LTA) announced the construction and co-location of a new air-conditioned bus interchange with the new

integrated development, named the Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (YITH). The new interchange is slated to open in 2019. The Integrated Bus Interchange will be linked to the existing

Yishun MRT station Yishun MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Yishun, Singapore. The station is located at the junction of Yishun Avenue 2 and Yishun Avenue 5, and is currently one of the two MRT stat ...

by a new underpass under Yishun Avenue 2. As such, to make way for a new Integrated Transport Hub (ITH), the interchange was relocated to a temporary site across Yishun Central 1 behind Northpoint Shopping Centre on 14 March 2015. The ITH opened on 8 September 2019.

Management

Since 5 September 2021, Yishun Bus Interchange is managed by

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on a five-year term.

Bus Contracting Model

Under the

bus contracting model The Bus Contracting Model (BCM), formerly known as the Government Contracting Model, is a contracting model introduced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in 2014 for public buses in Singapore, implemented in 2016. The BCM is based on the Tran ...

, there are 5 bus route packages operating from Yishun Bus Interchange.

References

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Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)

Interchange/Terminal (SMRT Buses)
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