Eunos Bus Interchange is a
bus interchange
A bus station, bus depot, or bus interchange is a structure where city buses or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. A bus station is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can s ...
located in
Geylang East
Geylang East, as a planning subzone, covers what is more commonly known as Eunos, ( or ). This is located in Geylang zone in the Central Region of Singapore. The vicinity is served by both Paya Lebar and Eunos MRT stations. This area is dis ...
, Singapore. It is located and built beside
Eunos MRT station
Eunos MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West line in Geylang, Singapore. Operated by SMRT Trains, the station primarily serves the Eunos subzone of Geylang as well as the Eunos Bus Interchange.
Pla ...
and is surrounded by Eunos Road 2, Eunos Crescent and
Sims Avenue.
The interchange is designed with
traditional
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Malay roof structure and shape, but using modern materials such as
steel
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beams, similar to that of the Eunos MRT station. It gives a sense of identity to the area as the bus interchange lies close to
Geylang
Geylang () is a planning area and township located on the eastern fringe of the Central Region of Singapore, bordering Hougang and Toa Payoh in the north, Marine Parade in the south, Bedok in the east, and Kallang in the west.
Geylang is ...
and also to honour Eunos Abdullah who secured 700-hectares of land for the Malay settlements in the early 1900s.
History
The interchange was first announced in October 1984 as one of eight planned bus interchanges that would be connected to the
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network as part of the "MRT-Bus Integration Scheme". The interchange opened on 10 December 1989, along with
Pasir Ris Bus Interchange. Sporting a
Minangkabau-style roof, the interchange had 30 parking bays, and six berths.
Bus contracting model
Under the new
bus contracting model, all the bus routes buses were split into 4 route packages, operated by different public bus operators.
List of routes
References
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Bus stations in Singapore
Geylang
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