Boon Lay Bus Int Relocation (SBST)
woah , claims to be the
First and Largest Air-conditioned Bus Interchange to open in
the West
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2009-12-25-01-S.aspx
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/NR_New_BL_Bus_Interchange.pdf
wow.. haha
First and Largest Air-conditioned Bus
Interchange to open in the West
Come Sunday, 27 December 2009, residents living in Boon Lay will
be able to wait for buses in air-conditioned comfort.
The Boon Lay Interchange, which is situated along Jurong West
Central 3, will open its doors to commuters this weekend.
Integrated with the Jurong Point retail mall, the new facility will
take commuting to a whole new level as residents can shop, dine and
hop on a bus under one roof!
Located a stone’s throw away from the current interchange, the
new facility will also rank as Singapore’s busiest interchange –
with 30 bus services operating from its berths. Three services –
Services 179, 179A and 199 – will continue to run from the current
interchange for the time being due to their heavy passenger
volumes. They will gradually be moved to the new interchange.
At its full capacity, this new 20,000 square metres Boon Lay bus
interchange – which is the largest air-conditioned interchange – is
expected to have an average daily passenger boarding of 55,000 on
weekdays.
Similar to the first three air-conditioned bus interchanges in
Toa Payoh, Sengkang and Ang Mo Kio, the new Boon Lay bus
interchange is also equipped with automatic sliding doors for the
convenience and safety of passengers.
To optimise traffic flow within the interchange and along
peripheral roads, the 30 bus services have been carefully allocated
to their respective berths. SBS Transit’s bus services calling at
Berths 1 to 6 will make a left turn when exiting from the
interchange and on their return journey, conduct a right turn entry
into the interchange. On the other hand, services serving Berths 7
to 17 will perform a right turn when leaving the interchange and on
their return, make a left turn entry into the interchange.
As a result of this, the routes of eight services – Services
182, 182M, 194, 199, 240, 242, 254 and 405 – will be amended with
some of these services calling at additional bus stops and by
passing others along the amended routes. Due to the close proximity
to the new interchange, the bus stop along Jurong West Central 3
(Bus Stop 22581, opposite Jurong Point) will be removed and seven
services – Services 157, 174, 174e, 198, 199, 242 and 405 – will
cease to stop there with effect from Sunday, 27 December 2009.
With the opening of this new interchange, additional staff will
be deployed in the first few days of operation to assist
passengers.
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/NR_New_BL_Bus_Interchange.pdf