Accessible alighting/boarding points Accessible public toilets Graduated kerb edges Tactile guidance system
History
Opened
30April 1989;37 years ago(1989-04-30)
Key dates
30 April 1989
Commenced operations
Location
Bishan Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Bishan, Singapore. The interchange commenced passenger service as Bishan Bus Terminal in 1988, with Services 56 and 58. Located at Bishan Street 13, it is designed in a unique squarish configuration with the building wrapping around the bus parking area.
Bishan Bus Interchange opened on 30 April 1989.[1] Built at a cost of SGD$5.5 million,[2] it replaced the temporary bus station that had been serving the new town of Bishan since December 1985.[1] It was among the first batch of bus interchanges built to integrate with a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station.[3] As such, passengers can easily transfer between bus services at this interchange and the Bishan MRT station.[1]
Design
The unusual design of Bishan Bus Interchange was previously described in The New Paper as "a piece of Disneyland in Bishan".[2] The interchange features a castle-like structure wrapping around the bus parking area. Above the interchange, there is a cafeteria as well as a car park. A children's playground and an adjoining structure that houses a coffee shop (taken over a McDonald’s branch) were also constructed together with this interchange.[2]
Bishan Bus Interchange used to feature a fast food restaurant, being the first bus interchange in Singapore to have this facility. It also features a children's playground, which was designed to complement the fast food restaurant to make the bus interchange family-friendly.[4]
The bus interchange also houses a 560-lot car park above its premises, similar in design to Bukit Batok Bus Interchange.[4]
Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from Bishan Bus Interchange were divided into 3 Bus Packages, operated by the anchor operator, SBS Transit Ltd.
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