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Bus terminal in Downtown Core, Singapore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shenton Way Bus Terminal (Malay: Pertukaran Bus Shenton Way; Chinese:珊顿道巴士终站) is a bus terminal in Singapore. It is located along its namesake road, Shenton Way, in Downtown Core. The first iteration of the bus terminal was opened on 20 June 1987, before being relocated twice in order to make way for other development works. The bus terminal was first moved to Palmer Road in 2010, before being shifted to its present location along Shenton Way in 2017.
Shenton Way Bus Terminal 珊顿道巴士终站 Pertukaran Bas Shenton Way | |
|---|---|
 Public Bus Terminal | |
Interior view of the current Shenton Way Bus Terminal at Shenton Way | |
| General information | |
| Location | 31 Shenton Way, Singapore 079121[1] Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°16′23″N 103°50′48″E |
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority[2] |
| Operated by | SBS Transit[3][4] |
| Bus stands | 1 (Boarding) No alighting stands[5] |
| Bus operators | SBS Transit,[3][6][7] SMRT Buses,[7] Tower Transit[7][8] |
| Connections | EW15 Tanjong Pagar CC32 Prince Edward Road (future)[9] |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Parking | Yes (AXA Tower)[1] |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes (150 lots)[2][10][11] |
| Accessible | Accessible boarding point Priority queue zone |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 June 1987 |
| Key dates | |
| 20 June 1987 | Commenced operations[12] |
| 26 April 2010 | Relocated to Palmer Road |
| 25 June 2017 | Relocated to Shenton Way[13][14][15] |
The original Shenton Way Bus Terminal was designed and built by the former Public Works Department (now CPG Corporation) at an unspecified location under a viaduct carrying the East Coast Parkway.[12] Its location was seen by The Straits Times as unusual, as no other bus terminals were being built under viaducts at the time.[12] The bus terminal was later transferred to the Ministry of Communications and Information on 20 June 1987, in a ceremony presided by Ho Kah Leong, and began operations towards the end of the month.[12]
The bus terminal was first relocated to Palmer Road[9] on 26 April 2010 to make way for the construction of the Marina Coastal Expressway. However, as the bus terminal itself was not open to the public, commuters had to disembark or board buses at two bus stops in front of the bus terminal (one for alighting only; the other for boarding only)[10][11] due to restrictions imposed on the public against entering the bus terminal premises.
Initially announced in October 2015,[16] the bus terminal was then relocated again to Shenton Way on 25 June 2017 to make way for the construction of Prince Edward Road MRT station, as part of the Circle line Stage 6 extension scheduled to be completed by 2026.[9] CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd was selected to construct the relocated bus terminal as part of Contract 8812.[17] Existing bus services were amended to serve the relocated bus terminal on that day, skipping Palmer Road entirely.[2][3][6][7][8] Unlike the Palmer Road terminal, the new terminal allows boarding within the terminal itself;[2][10][11] however, alighting from buses continues to be performed at a separate bus stop, also located in front of the bus terminal.[7][10][11] The relocated bus terminal also features new amenities that were not present in the Palmer Road terminal, such as a priority queue zone, bicycle parking lots and an air-conditioned staff lounge.[2][10][11][16]
Under the new bus contracting model, Shenton Way Bus Terminal is now under the Bukit Merah Bus Package, operated by SBS Transit. However, only two bus services (Bus 121 and 400) operates under this bus package. Bus Services 70, 130 and 133 are under Seletar Bus Package, Bus Service 107 is under Sengkang-Hougang Bus Package and Bus Service 186 is under Bishan-Toa Payoh Bus Package, all overseen by SBS Transit.
Bus Service 106 is under Bulim Bus Package (Tower Transit), while Bus Service 970 is under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Bus Package (SMRT Buses).
| Operator | Package | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| SBS Transit | Bishan-Toa Payoh | 186 |
| Bukit Merah | 121, 400 | |
| Seletar | 70, 130, 133 | |
| Sengkang-Hougang | 107 | |
| Tower Transit Singapore | Bulim | 106 |
| SMRT Buses | Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang | 970 |
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