Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
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Bukit Merah Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in the Bukit Merah Town Centre in Singapore. The interchange is located along Bukit Merah Central and serves the nearby residential estates of Telok Blangah and Bukit Purmei, as well as the commercial buildings in Bukit Merah Central. It is currently the only remaining bus interchange in Singapore that does not have a direct link to an MRT station. However, several services link commuters to nearby MRT stations from the interchange. Services 5, 16 and 851 link the interchange to Tiong Bahru, Service 132 links to Redhill, while Service 176 links to Telok Blangah.
History
The interchange was constructed as part of a scheme to improve bus services in the Telok Blangah area.[1] Operations at the interchange commenced on 28 September 1980,[2] and it was officially opened on 14 February 1981, with Minister without Portfolio Lim Chee Onn attending the ceremony.[3]
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Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes buses were split into 6 route packages, operated by different public bus operators.
List of routes
| Operator | Package | Routes |
|---|---|---|
| SBS Transit | Bishan-Toa Payoh | 139 |
| Bukit Merah | 5, 16, 16M, 57, 123, 131, 198, 272, 273 | |
| Seletar | 851 | |
| Sengkang-Hougang | 132, 153 | |
| SMRT Buses | Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang | 75, 176 |
| Tower Transit Singapore | Sembawang-Yishun | 167 |
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