1°20′24″N 103°42′20″E / 1.34000°N 103.70556°E
Boon Lay Bus Interchange 文礼巴士转换站 Pertukaran Bas Boon Lay பூன் லே பேருந்து நிலையம் | |
|---|---|
 Public Bus Interchange | |
_Boon_Lay_Bus_Interchange_2024-09-01.jpg) Interior of Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |
| General information | |
| Location | 61 Jurong West Central 3, Singapore 648330 Singapore |
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority |
| Operated by | SMRT Buses Ltd (SMRT Corporation) |
| Bus routes | 22 (SMRT Buses Ltd) 6 (SBS Transit Ltd) 1 (Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd) |
| Bus stands | 11 (End-on) 6 (Boarding) 4 (Alighting) |
| Bus operators | SMRT Buses Ltd SBS Transit Ltd Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd |
| Connections | EW27 JS8 Boon Lay |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Accessible | Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1990 (Original) 18 June 2006 (Temporary) 27 December 2009 (Integrated Transport Hub) |
| Closed | 17 June 2006 (Original) 7 May 2010 (Temporary) |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1990 | Commenced operations |
| 18 June 2006 | Relocated to temporary site |
| 27 December 2009 | Most operations relocated to Integrated Transport Hub |
| 8 May 2010 | Remaining operations relocated to Integrated Transport Hub |
| 1 September 2024 | Operations handed over to SMRT Buses |
Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Jurong West Central, in the West Region of Singapore. It is situated within Jurong Point and integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT station on the East–West line. This interchange serves a variety of passengers, including those from Nanyang Technological University, Jurong Industrial Estate and Tuas Industrial Estate. The interchange has been among the largest and busiest bus interchanges in Singapore, handling 31 services in the past until a few services were amended to the newer Joo Koon Bus Interchange in 2015.[1]
History
editBoon Lay Bus Interchange began operating on 1 July 1990 with services that used to terminate at the former Jurong Bus Interchange at Jurong Port Road and Jurong East Bus Interchange being re-routed to terminate there. That time, the Jurong West extension and Tuas Industrial area was still largely under development. As both areas are undergoing development, more bus services were introduced and by the early 2000s, there were about 30 bus services terminating at the interchange.
That time, there used to be an empty land beside the former interchange. In 2006, the land where the former interchange sits at and the land beside it was sold together as a 'White site' to Prime Point Development Pte. Ltd. and soon the land where the former interchange sits at was acquired to construct the Jurong Point Extension.
From 18 June 2006 to 26 December 2009, the interchange had its operations temporarily next to Boon Lay MRT station, at an empty plot of land surrounded by Boon Lay Way and Jurong West Street 64 while the bus interchange was being rebuilt as part of the Jurong Point extension project. The project consisted of the extension of Jurong Point (JP2), the new Boon Lay Bus Interchange and a 16-storey condominium that is known as 'The Centris'.[2]
On 27 December 2009, the interchange moved back to its original location and all operations (except for bus Service 179, 179A and 199 which continued to operate at the temporary interchange till 7 May 2010[3]) resumed at the re-constructed interchange located along Jurong West Central 3.[4][5][6][7] Built over 20,000 square metres, it is Singapore's fourth air conditioned bus interchange and the first along the East West line. In total, it has 60 bus bays and 31[4][8] boarding/alighting wheelchair accessible[9] berths with 22 of them being end-on and 9 of them being sawtooth (6 for boarding and 3 for alighting). Together with Boon Lay MRT station and Jurong Point, it is part of the Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
With the opening of Joo Koon Bus Interchange on 21 November 2015, Services 182, 182M, 254, 255 and 257 were relocated to Joo Koon Bus Interchange in phases. It reduced overcrowding at Boon Lay Bus Interchange. A further change was made on 18 June 2017 with the opening of Tuas West Extension, Services 256 and 258 were merged into service 258 and skipped the interchange.[10]
In 2022, LTA announced that the interchange will be upgraded with inclusive amenities and better air conditioning system. [11]
Incidents
editOn 23 August 2017, a 17-year-old teenager made a bomb threat and repeatedly made death threats including making racist and expletive-laden comments.[12][13] The teenager later ran off and was arrested two days later at Jurong Point in a police statement.[14]
Bus contracting model
editUnder the new bus contracting model (BCM), all the bus routes were split into 9 route packages, operated by the 3 bus operators SMRT Buses, SBS Transit & Tower Transit Singapore. On 1 September 2024, under the BCM, Jurong West Bus Package, inclusive of 15 Boon Lay Bus services, was transferred operations from SBS Transit to SMRT Buses
List of routes
edit| Operator | Package | List of Routes |
|---|---|---|
| SMRT Buses | Jurong West | 179/179A, 181/181M, 192, 193, 194, 199, 240, 241, 242, 243G, 243W, 246, 249, 251, 252, 405 |
| Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang | 172, 180 | |
| Woodlands | 178, 187 | |
| SBS Transit | Bedok | 30 |
| Bishan-Toa Payoh | 157 | |
| Bukit Merah | 198 | |
| Clementi | 174/174e | |
| Serangoon-Eunos | 154 | |
| Tower Transit Singapore | Bulim | 79 |
References
edit- ^ "Press Release of the new Boon Lay Bus Interchange by SBS Transit". Sbstransit.com.sg. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Boon Lay Bus Interchange will be relocated on Sunday, 18 June 2006". Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Relocating of Services 179, 179A and 199 to the New Boon Lay Interchange" (PDF). Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Integrated public transport hub at Boon Lay to open in December". Channel NewsAsia. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Relocation of Boon Lay Bus Interchange" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "First and Largest Air-conditioned Bus Interchange to open in the West". Sbstransit.com.sg. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "The New Boon Lay Bus Interchange will open on Sunday, 27 December 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Boon Lay's new bus interchange set to open". Asiaone.com. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Boon for Boon Lay with LTA's New Integrated PT Hub". App.lta.gov.sg. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "2 new bus services for Tuas West Extension". Straits Times. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018.
- ^ "7 bus interchanges to be upgraded with inclusive amenities, better air-conditioning systems".
- ^ "Police arrest teen seen making bomb threat at Boon Lay bus interchange". TODAY. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "GUY SHOUTS "IM A TERRORIST I HAVE BOMB" AT BOON LAY INTERCHANGE (". Facebook.
- ^ "Mentally unwell 17-year-old arrested after making bomb threat at Boon Lay bus interchange". The Independent Singapore News. 26 August 2017.
