NEW
INTEGRATED TRANSPORT HUB IN 2015; GREATER CONVENIENCE, SEAMLESS
TRANSFERS FOR BUKIT PANJANG COMMUTERS
1. Come 2015, Bukit Panjang commuters will
have greater convenience and enjoy seamless transfers with the
opening of a new air-conditioned bus interchange.
2. The new 7,350 square metres bus
interchange will be seamlessly linked with LRT/ MRT stations and
adjoining developments. (Please see Annex
A for artist impression of the Bukit Panjang
Integrated Transport Hub (ITH)).
3. Mr Chan Kwok Cheong, LTA’s Director for
Public Transport Regulation, said, “The new bus interchange will be
integrated with the existing Bukit Panjang LRT station, upcoming
Bukit Panjang MRT station as well as retail, F&B and
residential developments co-located on the same site. This will
provide commuters, residents and shoppers with easy access to the
bus and rail network. Commuters in nearby residential developments
and malls can look forward to running errands or shopping
conveniently and comfortably, before transferring to their
connecting buses or trains.”
4. Eleven bus services will operate out of
the new interchange. Presently the existing bus interchange serves
about 7,500 to 8,000 commuters daily. Together with potential new
users, these commuters will directly benefit from the enhanced
integration of the new bus interchange with the existing Bukit
Panjang LRT station and upcoming Bukit Panjang MRT Station.
5. The new interchange will be fully
air-conditioned to protect commuters from the elements, providing a
more comfortable environment for commuters. Transfer times will
also be reduced with the new interchange. Currently, it takes about
5 minutes to walk from the existing bus interchange to the LRT
station. With the completion of the new interchange, commuters can
expected to take about 1½ minutes to walk to the LRT station and
about 2½ minutes to walk to the MRT station.
6. Finally, the new interchange is designed
with barrier-free features to cater to commuters with mobility
challenges. These include dedicated boarding points and lower
counters at the Passenger Service Office for the convenience of
passengers-in-wheelchair. All entrances and exits of the
interchange will also be barrier-free.
7. To make way for development of the new
Bukit Panjang ITH on the existing site, the current bus interchange
will cease operations on 16 December 2012.
8. During this period, commuters will still
have access to the bus services currently calling at the existing
bus interchange. Existing bus stops and
three new bus stops within the vicinity of the existing bus
interchange will function as a temporary replacement
bus interchange so that commuters can access these bus
services. SMRT will provide more information on the bus services
plying at these bus stops.
Other Integrated Transport
Hubs
9. Works on the Bedok and Joo Koon ITHs are
on-going and they are scheduled to open in 2014 and 2015
respectively. The other ITHs are located at Ang Mo Kio, Boon Lay,
Clementi, Sengkang, Serangoon and Toa Payoh.
Annex A: Artist impression
of Bukit Panjang ITH
