Joo Koon Bus Interchange
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Coordinates: 1°19′38″N 103°40′42″E / 1.32722°N 103.67833°E
Joo Koon Bus Interchange 裕群巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Joo Koon ஜூ கூன் பேருந்து நிலையம் | |
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Public bus | |
General information | |
Location | 55 Benoi Road, Singapore 629907 Singapore |
Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) |
Bus routes | 8 (SBS Transit Ltd) |
Bus stands | 3 (Boarding) 2 (Alighting) |
Bus operators | SBS Transit Ltd |
Connections | EW29 Joo Koon |
Construction | |
Structure type | At-grade |
Disabled access | Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible lifts Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
History | |
Opened | 21 November 2015[1] |
The Joo Koon Bus Interchange is a bus transport facility located in Joo Koon, Singapore. Along with Joo Koon MRT station and FairPrice Hub, it is part of the Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub (ITH).[2] The facility is situated at the junction of Joo Koon Circle and Benoi Road, and located at the ground level of NTUC FairPrice's FairPrice Hub, next to Joo Koon MRT station. It is air conditioned and features glass walls for people to view the bus bay. The walls of the concourse is orange with a fusion of white. With three sawtooth boarding berths and eighteen parking lots, it is among the smallest bus interchanges in Singapore.
History
The interchange was first announced in 2006, together with the extension of the East West line to Joo Koon. It was meant to improve accessibility to the Tuas area as well as reduce overcrowding at the Boon Lay Bus Interchange.[3]
To ensure smooth traffic flow around the facility, the LTA expanded the roads surrounding it to increase their capacity.[4] The interchange began operations on 21 November 2015 and done in three phases to reduce inconvenience to commuters.[1] It is the 8th air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore.[5] A further change was made on 18 June 2017 with the opening of Tuas West Extension, while the service 256 and 258 were being merged into service 258, reducing the number of services in the interchange to 7.[6] On 8 April 2018, Service 974 was introduced between Joo Koon Bus Interchange & Bukit Panjang, increasing the number of services in the interchange back to 8. [7]
Bus Contracting Model
Under the new Bus Contracting Model, with the exception of 99 under Clementi Bus Package, the rest of the services are under the Jurong West Bus Package.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub Opens on 21 November 2015". Land Transport Authority. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Integrated Transport Hubs". Ministry of Transport. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Pioneer, Joo Koon stations to help commuters". The New Paper. 12 March 2006.
- ^ "Widening of Benoi Road from Upper Jurong Road to Pioneer Road". Land Transport Authority. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub to open Nov 21". ChannelNewsAsia. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "2 new bus services for Tuas West Extension". Straits Times. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018.
- ^ "New Bus Service 974 to Serve Bukit Panjang, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong West and Joo Koon". Land Transport Authority. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018.
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