Punggol Bus Interchange

Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange (Chinese: 榜鵝临时巴士转换站) is a temporary bus interchange in Punggol New Town, located adjacent to the Punggol MRT/LRT Station. It was built to allow for easy dismantling when the site is redeveloped as part of a major commercial development when Punggol New Town is more developed.

The S$1.9-million temporary Punggol Bus Interchange, which took 10 months to construct, was opened on 30 November 2003 by Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Teo Chee Hean.cite news | author = | title = Punggol residents get bus interchange| publisher = "The Straits Times" | date = 1 December 2003| page=]

Initially, the only service to serve Punggol New Town, service 83, terminated and looped at a temporary bus stop directly underneath Punggol MRT/LRT Station. The route was amended to terminate at the temporary bus interchange when the latter was opened.

With the opening of the interchange, Punggol Road End Bus Terminal closed. The terminal's only bus route, SBS Transit's service 82, was re-routed with the opening of the North East MRT Line. Service 3 was extended from its original looping point at Pasir Ris Street 71 to provide direct links between Punggol and the new towns of Pasir Ris and Tampines, while Service 62 and Service 136 were extended from Hougang South Bus Interchange and Upper Serangoon Road respectively.

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Notes and references

* [http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2007-11-07-01-L.aspx New Bus Stop for Service 34 at Changi Airport Terminal 3]
* [http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/images/news_2005dec_27-1_poster.jpgNew Service 85 From Punggol / Sengkang To Yishun]