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98-648: Woodlands Bus Interchange is a former bus interchange that was located at Woodlands Town Centre. Initially planned in the late 1970s as part of a bus service improvement scheme, the interchange commenced operations in 1981, and had 17 berths. The announcement to build the North-South Line MRT extension and the Woodlands MRT station that was scheduled to complete and open on 10 February 1996, accelerated plans to relocate and develop an entirely new town centre for Woodlands New Town at Woodlands Square,

196-465: A Computer-based interlocking system that prevents incorrect signal and track points to be set. A new moving-block signalling system, supplied by Thales, replaced the ageing fixed-block signalling system on the North–South Line. The upgrading works were completed in phases from 2016. With the upgraded signalling system, trains are now able to run closer to each other. The new system was tested on

294-432: A 'record' fine of S$ 5.4 million on SMRT. On 7 October 2017, a 20-hour long disruption started due to flooding in the tunnels between Braddell station and Bishan station due to a faulty drainage system, resulting in disruption of train services between Ang Mo Kio and Marina South Pier stations in both directions for several hours. A trackside fire between Raffles Place and Marina Bay stations further exacerbated

392-498: A bus depot in the western part of Singapore before it was demolished when SBS Transit built a new multi storey bus depot ( Soon Lee Bus Park ) along Soon Lee Road in the Jurong Industrial Area. Some services went to Boon Lay , or cut back to Jurong East and Clementi respectively. Jalan Kayu Bus terminal was once served by Service 103 and 163 with its extension in the 1970s. In the 1980s, Services 214E and 214W

490-434: A fleet of 3,656 buses and operates 261 routes, as of 2015. Singapore Bus Services Limited was established on 1 July 1973 when the regional bus companies Amalgamated Bus Company, Associated Bus Services and United Bus Company (which were in turn results of amalgamations of privately run Chinese bus companies of the 1960s in 1971) agreed to merge their operations with each taking shareholdings of 53%, 19% and 28% respectively in

588-592: A half hours, owing to a faulty power cable, which affected the East–West Line and Circle Line too. The power fault began at 7   pm and by 7:30   pm, commuters were stuck in the trains. Free bus bridging services were activated at all affected stations, and bus operators increased the frequency of regular services serving these areas. Service resumed at all stations along the North–South and East–West Lines at 10:35   pm. A total of 36 stations were affected by

686-476: A new station. Construction of Canberra station commenced on 26 March 2016. The station, which is an infill station with side platforms , was built along an operational section of the line between Sembawang and Yishun . The station cost S$ 90 million to build, and is meant to serve upcoming developments at the vicinity. Canberra station opened on 2 November 2019. On 3 March 2003, a 23-year-old man lost control of his vehicle along Lentor Avenue, crashed through

784-577: A new, permanent town centre further north was built. As is the case for all other bus interchanges (except the Eunos Bus Interchange ) in which they are located in their respective town centres, the Hougang Bus Interchange was to be moved to the new town centre, while the existing facility was then converted to other uses. Its bus services were then amended to terminate at either Hougang Central or Punggol. When this plan

882-628: A set of elevated viaducts, with the exception of a short tunnel between the Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak stations, and a surface section of track between the Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang stations. The line curves from the Yew Tee to Kranji stations and continues eastwards, paralleling Woodlands Avenue 3 (which the line briefly cuts underneath between Kranji and Marsiling stations) and Avenue 7 main roads. After Sembawang station ,

980-465: A single suffix and made to loop around Piccadilly after the terminal's closure, but was then extended and changed a few times to serve Yishun Int and Serangoon Int . The main bus bay was converted to a public carpark on 7 December 2003 and was demolished in the late-2000s. Marine Parade Bus Terminal was a bus terminal that served the Marine Parade and East Coast areas. It was constructed by

1078-595: Is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. With a majority of its shares owned by Singaporean multinational transport conglomerate ComfortDelGro Corporation at 75%, it was formerly known as Singapore Bus Services before rebranding to SBS Transit on 1 November 2001. It is the largest public bus operator in Singapore, as well as one of the two major operators of Singapore's rail services along with SMRT Corporation . It has

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1176-461: Is now converted into a community space with an open carpark on the former end-on berths. It also serves as a transit stop for coaches to and from Malaysia with routes from destinations such as Genting Highlands and Kuala Lumpur . Moreover, bus services 112, 113 and 119 still calls at the facility for passengers to alight and disembark there as a bus stop at the former sawtooth berths. Service 115 starts its journey from there and Service 53M layovers at

1274-561: Is shared with the East–West Line , with an electrification of 750 V DC powered by a third rail . With the exception of the C651 and R151 trains, the current rolling stock was manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries , in a joint venture with CRRC Qingdao Sifang for the subsequent rolling stocks of the C151A , C151B and C151C trains. When the initial line opened, the rolling stock of

1372-476: Is the last and latest roadside bus terminal to be built in Singapore. It opened in 2013 when the new bus service 49 was introduced from Taman Jurong to Jurong West Street 41. The terminal was also used by bus service 98A, a short trip service from Lakeside MRT Station to Corporation Rd, as a layover stop. Although the facilities were similar to Ghim Moh and Sims Place Terminals, passengers were not allowed to board or alight at Taman Jurong Terminal. On 22 November 2015,

1470-591: Is the only MRT line in Singapore using the overhead catenary electrical system while the rest of Singapore's MRT uses the third rail. The DTL currently spans 41.9 km and 34 stations as of October 2017, running from Bukit Panjang station in the north-west to Expo station in the east via the Central Area . The DTL is fully automated and driverless as well and consists of a fleet of 92 Bombardier Movia C951/C951A trainsets. Out of three LRT lines in Singapore, two are operated and maintained by SBS Transit, namely

1568-472: The Albion Viking VK , Mercedes-Benz LP1113 and OF1413 and Nissan Diesel RX102K3 with small numbers of Ford R192 and 226 , Seddon , Fargo-Kew , Bedford and Austin . Most of these buses were bodied by local coachbuilder Soon Chow although some were bodied by other companies such as Supreme Star and Strachan. Subsequent models that were purchased by SBS included Berliet and Guy Victory in

1666-516: The Leyland Olympian , Volvo Ailsa B55 , Scania BR112DH , Dennis Dominator , Dennis Trident 3 , Mercedes-Benz O305 and Volvo B10MD Citybus . In 1984, SBS purchased another 200 Leyland Olympian and 200 Mercedes-Benz O305 double-decker buses. SBS also conducted an evaluation of air conditioned buses (namely the ex-Singapore Airport Bus Services Mercedes-Benz OF1413 coaches) that year and conducted similar trials with other bus models like

1764-681: The Lille Metro since 1983, the Vancouver Skytrain since 1985 and the Kelana Jaya Line and Paris Metro Line 14 since 1998), the NEL is the first application of a fully automated and driverless metro system with heavy rail characteristics such as an overhead catenary (in contrast to earlier systems using third rail ) and 1,435 mm standard-gauge (in contrast to earlier systems featuring smaller rail profiles). Till today, it

1862-586: The Sengkang LRT line and Punggol LRT line (SPLRT). These lines serve a total of 29 stations and provide feeder connections to Sengkang and Punggol stations, the two northernmost stations of the North East Line. As of 2016, these lines use a fleet of 57 sets comprising two series of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover APMs (namely the C810 and C810A ), a number expected to increase in

1960-559: The Singapore Bus Service in 1981 at a cost of $ 500,000, as part of its plan to eliminate roadside bus terminals. The terminal also allowed for more bus services to serve the Marine Parade area. However, the terminal's construction was opposed by residents of nearby housing estates due to concerns over noise pollution. Consequently, SBS noted that the terminal would be "tastefully designed and properly landscaped", and

2058-667: The Singapore Civil Defence Force , the fire had burned itself out before its officers arrived. Train services were progressively restored at 8.10pm. In the Land Transport Master Plan 2040 (LTMP2040), two new infill stations are projected to be built along the existing North–South Line. Brickland station will be built between Bukit Gombak and Choa Chu Kang stations, while Sungei Kadut station will be built between Yew Tee and Kranji stations and provide an additional interchange with

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2156-705: The 1970s and the Volvo B57 and Mercedes-Benz OF1417 in the 1980s, the latter which were bodied by foreign coachbuilders like New Zealand Motor Bodies and Hawke Coachwork . In 1976, SBS purchased its first 20 Leyland Atlantean AN68 buses to evaluate the suitability of double-decker bus operation, with the buses first entering service on 13 June 1977. Following the success of the trial, SBS ordered another 500 Leyland Atlantean AN68 buses from 1978 up to 1984, all of which were either bodied by Metal Sections or Walter Alexander Coachbuilders ; SBS also conducted comparative trials of double-decker buses of other makes, namely

2254-731: The C151B trains saw the introduction of STARiS 2.0 , which is also seen in subsequent rolling stocks. The C151C trains are also the first MRT rolling stock on the NSEWL to be fitted with tip-up seats, in addition to the current features of the C151B trains. Another generation of rolling stock, the R151 trains, will be delivered from 2022 to 2026, to replace all 66 first-generation C151 trains which will be retired by 2026, as well as all 19 second-generation C651 and 21 third-generation C751B trains which have been fully phased out. The R151 trains will be

2352-464: The Downtown Line. Both stations are expected to be completed by around mid-2030s. Train services on the North–South Line operates from approximately 5:30   am to around midnight daily. In general, during peak hours, train frequency is 2 to 3 minutes while during non-peak hours the frequency is reduced to 5 minutes throughout the entire route. Each day, the first train begins service at

2450-592: The Government's commitment to develop a top-rate public transport system for the benefit of our people. Now [the Woodlands residents] too can enjoy the high quality service provided by the MRT... Achieving a world class land transport system takes time. Whether we can do so or not does not depend on the Government alone. It depends on all of us. If the people and the Government continue to work together, as we have done in

2548-592: The MP for Sembawang, and pledged to develop Sembawang into a prosperous suburb. This allowed for the creation of the Woodlands New Town and the entire extension of Woodlands from the original old town centre at Woodlands Centre Road and the integration of Marsiling , a small estate of only around 20 4-storeys HDB blocks, into the new town. Woodlands New Town was speedily developing in the mid-1980s and first plans to build an entirely new bus interchange to replace

2646-684: The MRT system's only at-grade station. A branch line to Bishan Depot exists between the Ang Mo Kio and Bishan stations. After Bishan, the line goes underground through the Central Area. The North–South Line runs parallel to the East–West Line at the City Hall and Raffles Place stations, which are also cross-platform interchanges to the East–West Line. The line ends at Marina South Pier station. The line serves 28 mrt stations across 45 kilometres (28 mi) of track, and station codes for

2744-505: The MRT system, which will be the North–South Line, was given priority as the line passes through areas having a higher demand for public transport, such as the densely populated housing estates of Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio and the Central Area . The line was expected to relieve the traffic congestion on the Thomson–Sembawang road corridor. Construction of the MRT line (and also the MRT system itself) started on 22 October 1983, and

2842-501: The MRT system. Nine more stations from Novena station to Outram Park station via Raffles Place opened on 12 December that year. The line was extended northward to Yishun station on 20 December 1988 as part of phase 2B and it began independent operations on 4 November 1989 as the North–South Line when the extension to Marina Bay station was opened. The growth of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system demonstrates

2940-583: The NSL are powered via a third rail . However, constant contact between the train's Current Collector Devices (CCD) and the line saw the need for replacement works on the third rail, which were completed in August 2017. The new third rail replaced its 30-year-old predecessor, which was used since the opening of the line. The new electrical system is expected to make train services more reliable. SBS Transit SBS Transit Ltd ( abbreviation : SBS or SBST )

3038-585: The Nissan Diesel U31S and Renault PR100 before its first bulk order for 50 Scania N113CRB buses in 1989. In the 1990s, some bus makes on the roads included the Volvo B10M , Scania N113CRB , Mercedes-Benz O405 , Leyland and Volvo Olympian and Dennis Dart . SBS also conducted trials of high capacity single decker buses, namely a superlong Volvo B10M Mark IV, an articulated Volvo B10MA and an articulated Mercedes-Benz O405G, in 1996 although

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3136-881: The North East MRT line on 20 June the same year. SBS Transit commenced operating the Punggol LRT on 29 January 2005, followed by the Downtown MRT line on 22 December 2013. SBS Transit had operated the majority of routes in almost all areas of Singapore with the notable exception of Tuas, Joo Koon, Jurong West, Jurong East, Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Bukit Panjang, Woodlands, Sembawang, Yishun, Punggol, Tengah and Pasir Ris, where some routes were under SMRT Buses , Tower Transit Singapore (Bulim Bus Package) and Go-Ahead Singapore (Loyang Bus Package). As of September 2023, there are 222 wheelchair-accessible bus services that SBS Transit operates. SBS Transit later became

3234-580: The North–South Line (being the oldest and heavily utilised MRT line), significant improvements have been made on this line, such as the replacement of sleepers , third rail replacement and the introduction of new rolling stocks (the C151B , C151C and R151 ) to replace the older rolling stocks and increase passenger capacity. The North–South Line is also the first line to have undergone a major re-signalling project, converting it from semi-automatic to fully automated operations in 2019. Other recent developments of

3332-483: The North–South Line consisted of 66 first-generation C151 trains only. The 19 second-generation C651 trains were introduced during the Woodlands extension to complement the existing 66 first-generation C151 trains. The 21 third-generation C751B trains were introduced during the Changi Airport extension to complement the existing 66 first-generation C151 trains and 19 second-generation C651 trains. In 2011,

3430-454: The North–South Line. The NSL was built with wooden sleepers , which needed to be replaced when they neared the end of their lifespan of 15 to 25 years. The replacement sleepers, made out of concrete, have a significantly longer lifespan and enable smoother and safer rides. Since 2014, train services on the line have ended earlier for critical maintenance works, with the exception of a break between September 2016 and December 2016. Trains on

3528-470: The North–South line were both related to damaged rail, and became one of the worst disruption since SMRT's inception in 1987. On 7 July 2015, train services on the North–South and East–West lines were temporarily disrupted due to massive power trips detected along both lines. A cause of the disruption was due to damaged insulators which caused a failure to properly supply power. For this disruption that brought inconvenience to 413,000 commuters, LTA imposed

3626-811: The Scania K230UB (Euro IV and V) buses were transferred to SMRT Buses from SBS Transit for some testings at Woodlands Depot before the Jurong West Bus Package begins operations in September that year. SBS Transit operates two of Singapore's six MRT lines in the network, the North East Line (NEL) since its opening on 20 June 2003 and the Downtown Line (DTL) since its opening on 22 December 2013. The NEL currently spans 19.2 km and 16 stations, running from HarbourFront in

3724-565: The Singapore rail map, the line is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long and serves 27 stations, 11 of which, between the Bishan and Marina South Pier stations, are underground. It runs from Jurong East station , located in Western Singapore , to Marina South Pier station in the Central Area , via Woodlands station in northern Singapore . The line operates for almost 20 hours a day (from the first departure 5:07 am to approximately 1 am

3822-500: The Ulu Pandan Depot. All single-decker Volvo B10BLE CNG buses were retired in 2019 except for the first two units which had been preserved, after that, both Volvo B10TLs and Volvo B9TL CDGEs were retired early and scrapped. Only 20 Volvo B9TL CDGE buses remained in operation until late September 2023 when they reached the end of their lifespan, with the last day of service being 22 September. In March 2024, several units of

3920-548: The Woodlands MRT line was envisioned so as to close the gap between Yishun and Choa Chu Kang stations. Numerous changes were made to the number of stations for the extension mainly to accommodate the 1991 Concept Plan by the Urban Redevelopment Authority , which aimed to make Woodlands a regional centre for northern Singapore. During the initial planning of the line, Sembawang station

4018-588: The Woodlands MRT station, and is connected to Causeway Point with escalators. Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was closed on 12 March 2016 for upgrading works as part of the construction of the Stage 1 Thomson–East Coast Line Woodlands station and was temporarily replaced by Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange. The interchange reopened as part of the Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub on 13 June 2021. Hougang South Bus Interchange

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4116-556: The ageing system had undermined the rail reliability on the line, requiring the NSL to upgrade its signalling system. Since 2019, the North–South Line is fully equipped with Thales SelTrac Communications-based train control moving block signalling system with automatic train control under automatic train operation (ATO) GoA 3. The subsystems consist of automatic train protection to govern train speed, NetTrac MT Automatic Train Supervision (ATS) to track and schedule trains and

4214-425: The area today. Before the terminal shifted to its former site in the 1980s, it was located at Marine Terrace within the Marine Parade housing estate. There were Services 15, 16 and 211. Service 15 former routing merged into the current Service 196, Service 16 remains today being extended to Siglap Road and later extended once more to absorb CSS 608 routing to Bedok while Service 211 was a feeder service to Katong which

4312-425: The bus stop. Jurong Bus Interchange was a bus interchange in Singapore, located at the junction of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Jurong Port Road. It was completed in 1978 at a cost of S$ 1.2 million, and was the first bus station in Singapore built to serve feeder services, which were then being introduced as part of a rationalisation plan by Singapore Bus Service . After it ceased operations in 1990, it functioned as

4410-477: The container box office for bus captains to rest in during their break was removed as the bus service 49 was extended to Jurong East . Service 98A buses continue to layover till 2018. As of 2018, the bus bays were covered up and remains of the terminal can no longer be found. North%E2%80%93South MRT line The North–South Line ( NSL ) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore , operated by SMRT Corporation . Coloured red on

4508-484: The disruption. Train services between Marina South Pier and Newton resumed at about 9:20   pm on the same day, followed by Newton and Ang Mo Kio at around 2   pm the following day. Although no injuries or casualties were reported, SMRT fired a total of eight employees from the maintenance crew, and incurred a S$ 2 million fine, following the incident. On 14 October 2020, train services from Jurong East to Woodlands stations were disrupted for more than three and

4606-628: The drop of ridership. The North–South line forms an incomplete loop from Jurong East in the West Region of Singapore, north to Woodlands and Sembawang , and south to the Central Area . It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long and is predominantly double-tracked, but certain short sections at the Woodlands , Yishun and Ang Mo Kio stations widen to three tracks, and four tracks at Jurong East station . The line begins above ground at Jurong East station from where it continues north on

4704-428: The entrance of the bus park. No boarding facilities were available at the terminal, thus was done at the bus stop outside the terminal. Before the terminal was built, many bus services that ply the terminal used to ply at some bus stops along New Bridge Road . In May 2016, the Government announced that a new bus terminal, Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal , which is located along Spooner Road, will replace this bus terminal as

4802-491: The evening of 28 March 2017. Train services were paused for ten minutes as the old signalling system was being changed to the new system. From 16 April 2017, the new system commenced full-day testing on Sundays for two months. The new C151B rolling stock were first introduced to the line on these testing days. Since 28 May 2017, the new signalling system has been operating full-day on the North–South Line. The old signalling system then ceased operations on 2 January 2019. When

4900-490: The fence, and landed on a stretch of track between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib stations. The incident forced a train carrying hundreds of commuters to come to a screeching halt, but not before flattening the front of the car. The accident disrupted train services for more than three hours and cost SMRT between S$ 100,000 and $ 150,000 in damages and lost revenue. On 15 December 2011, train services between Bishan and Marina Bay stations were disrupted due to damage sustained on

4998-693: The first local operator to win a tender under the BCM in April 2017, and began operating the Seletar Bus Package on 18 March 2018. It was announced in 2018 by LTA that SBS Transit had won the subsequent package, the Bukit Merah Bus Package. In 2023, it was announced that SBS Transit retained the Bukit Merah Bus Package for its second term, but lost the bid for Jurong West Bus Package, which was awarded to SMRT Buses . In July 2024, it

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5096-491: The first rolling stock on the North–South Line to be manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (Bought by Alstom in 2021), which has also supplied trains for the Downtown Line . Initially, the North–South line used a semi-automatic signalling system consisting of the Westinghouse fixed block signalling system with automatic train control under automatic train operation Grades of Automation (GoA) 2. However,

5194-488: The first section from Yio Chu Kang station to Toa Payoh station opened on 7 November 1987. At the inauguration ceremony, Ong Teng Cheong, who backed and commissioned the planning of the MRT system, attended the ceremony as a special Guest of Honour. Dr Yeo Ning Hong , the Minister For Communications and Information, inaugurated the start of MRT operations and announced it to be the "beginning" of

5292-438: The following timings: Extra downroute trips were added to start from Newton, Bishan or Kranji. Kranji is the best example because of the huge number of workers from Malaysia to Singapore. From 11pm onwards, selected trains from Jurong East station will terminate at either Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh or Yew Tee stations Selected trains departing from Marina South Pier station will also terminate at Kranji, Yishun or Ang Mo Kio station in

5390-467: The fourth-generation C151A trains were introduced, increasing the passenger capacity of both the North–South and East–West lines by 15%. The C151A trains were the first successful joint venture between Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Qingdao Sifang in the international market. As part of efforts to further increase passenger capacity on the line, newer C151B and C151C trains were subsequently delivered in 2017 and 2018 respectively. The introduction of

5488-570: The high installation costs. Nevertheless, the LTA reversed its decision and made plans to install half-height platform screen doors on elevated stations on 25 January 2008. The first platform screen doors by ST Electronics were installed at Pasir Ris, Jurong East and Yishun stations in 2009 as trial runs. Subsequently, installation began in May 2011 at Ang Mo Kio station . On 14 March 2012, platform screen doors became operational at all elevated stations on

5586-424: The interchange was built to handle additional bus services with the further development of Hougang new town. At that time, Hougang comprised just four neighbourhoods, with large tracts to the northwest of Upper Serangoon Road still undeveloped. The commercial centre at Hougang Street 21 thus served as a town centre. From the 1990s, however, the town was rapidly expanded with five more neighbourhoods constructed, and

5684-463: The late evenings. There are no express services. Train services on the North–South Line are also subjected to maintenance and renewal works, usually on selected Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Shuttle bus services may be provided throughout the duration of the early closures and late openings for affected commuters. Operations of the North–South Line are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic , leading to

5782-550: The line are red, corresponding to the line's colour on the system map. 11 stations, from Braddell to Marina South Pier are underground, with the rest being ground-level or elevated. With the exception of Bishan, Braddell and Canberra stations, the other stations have island platforms. Legend List Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains on the North–South Line operate in a six-car formation, based out of Bishan Depot and Ulu Pandan Depot , which provide train maintenance, inspection and overhaul facilities. This rolling stock

5880-470: The line follows the route of Canberra Link and Yishun Avenue 2, curving southwards. Between Khatib and Yio Chu Kang stations parallel to Lentor Avenue, the line continues at surface level; this section is the longest distance between any two MRT stations in Singapore. The line continues above ground for the Yio Chu Kang and Ang Mo Kio stations, then it goes back to surface level for Bishan station ,

5978-473: The line include a new extension to Marina South Pier station on 23 November 2014 and a new infill station, Canberra station , on 2 November 2019. Two more infill stations ( Brickland and Sungei Kadut stations) on the line are being planned and are set to be opened in the 2030s. The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) originated from a forecast in 1967 by the planners of the State and City Planning Project, which stated

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6076-493: The line was first opened, full-height platform screen doors supplied by Westinghouse were installed at underground stations. These doors serve to prevent suicides, enable climate control within the station, better security control by restricting access to the tunnels and tracks and for overall passenger safety considerations. The authorities initially rejected calls for platform screen doors to be installed at elevated stations by casting doubts over functionality and concerns about

6174-571: The main terminal serving the Sin Ming and Upper Thomson area, until the development of Bishan resulted in a reconfiguration of the urban makeup and shifted the population towards the east, where the Bishan Bus Interchange was built in the new town centre. Service 130, the only service operated by Singapore Bus Services which used to terminate at this terminal was amended to call at Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange instead. The terminal

6272-415: The need for a rail-based urban transport system in Singapore by 1992. Following a debate on whether a bus-only system would be more cost-effective, then-Minister for Communications Ong Teng Cheong came to the conclusion that an all-bus system would be inadequate, as it would have to compete for road space in the land-scarce country. After deciding on a rail-based system, the construction of Phase I of

6370-490: The new bus interchange. The closure of the bus terminal comes as TIBS axed the 95x services, in favour of the new 96x services that served the downtown city areas. New Bridge Road Bus Terminal was a bus terminal in Eu Tong Sen Street, near to Chinatown and Singapore General Hospital in Singapore. It was opened on 6 June 1987 and was near to Outram Park MRT station . This bus terminal had an alighting berth after

6468-588: The new company. The government-sanctioned merger was undertaken to improve service standards of the bus transport system. The company was replaced by the Singapore Bus Service (1978) Limited on 17 February 1978, which was then listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) on 26 June the same year. In 1992, SBS were reorganised under a new subsidiary SBS Bus Services Pte Ltd. On 12 November 1997, Singapore Bus Services (1978) Limited

6566-595: The new regional centre for Woodlands or more precisely, the North region. In late-1996, electronic display boards of TIBS buses serving the Woodlands Bus Interchange began to display notices that the TIBS Woodlands' fleet would be moving to the new interchange at Woodlands Square, Singapore's first mass underground bus interchange – Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange , conveniently located under

6664-427: The next day), with headways of up to 1 to 2 minutes during peak hours and 5 to 8 minutes during off-peak hours. All the trains on the North–South Line run with a six-car formation. It was the first MRT line to be built in Singapore, with the first section from Yio Chu Kang station to Toa Payoh station beginning service on 7 November 1987, followed by an extension southwards to Raffles Place station on 12 December

6762-496: The official opening of the Woodlands extension on 10 February 1996 by then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong , the Branch line was incorporated into the North–South Line. The extension was built at a cost of $ 1.2 billion. The NSL platforms of the Bishan station underwent major alterations to increase the passenger capacity of the station from 1,250 to 2,020. A new air-conditioned platform to serve southbound trains then to Marina Bay

6860-626: The opening of the Kovan MRT station on the North East Line will help to continue bringing in the crowds. It proceeded to build a new, permanent interchange, known as the Hougang Central Bus Interchange , and renamed the existing interchange as the Hougang South Bus Interchange. In the meantime, the vacated facility does occasionally hold atrium exhibitions and for other commercial uses. It

6958-477: The past, we will produce the economic growth and budget surpluses to build, not just a world-class transport system, but also the most attractive Singapore for our children to grow up in the 21st Century. – Then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong , at the official opening of the Woodlands MRT line, on 10 February 1996. After the Branch line (from the Jurong East to Choa Chu Kang stations) opened in 1990,

7056-682: The plot of land occupied by it will be redeveloped into a new elective surgery centre by the Singapore General Hospital . The terminal ceased operations on 10 March 2018 with the opening of the new Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal. Sin Ming Road Bus Terminal was a bus terminal located along Sin Ming Road in Bishan New Town . Due to rapid urban development and shifting demographics, it was relegated from

7154-517: The power fault. The incident led to a replacement of 150km of power cables for the Tuas West Extension and two SMRT staff being suspended. On 27 October 2023, trains skipped Novena MRT station for about 2 hours during the evening travel peak, after an air-conditioning unit filled the underground station with smoke. Free bus bridging services were provided between Newton MRT station and Toa Payoh MRT station , and ended shortly after

7252-455: The power rail between City Hall and Dhoby Ghaut . Trains along this stretch were stalled and caused a service disruption until 11:40   pm on that day. Two days later, a similar problem caused a seven-hour disruption between Ang Mo Kio and Marina Bay . According to SMRT, the disruption was caused by damage to the third rail and the trains' collector shoes . Seven trains were damaged in this incident. These two service disruptions on

7350-426: The relatively small Marsiling Bus Terminal surfaces after Woodlands become part of the new Sembawang GRC in 1988. By the mid-1990s, the Woodlands Bus Interchange based at Woodlands Centre Road was fully functional. Marsiling Bus Terminal continued operations with Services 950, 951, 952 with Service 950 plying the route to Shenton Way , Service 951 to Boon Lay and Service 952 to Marina Centre , were periodically moved to

7448-413: The same year and northwards to Yishun station on 20 December 1988. After the southern extension to Marina Bay station opened on 4 November 1989, the North–South Line was formed and split from the East–West Line . In the 1990s, the line extended to the north and west connecting to the Branch line via Woodlands through the Woodlands line extension. Since the 2010s, due to the ageing infrastructure of

7546-401: The site was at least 220 metres away from the nearest housing estate. When the land plot was slated as the new site of Victoria School , the terminal was demolished to make way. Old routes of Service 16, 55, 135, 155 that used to terminate there were made to make a loop around the school site. The former site of the roadside terminal is now replaced with a bus stop and Service 36 and 401 serves

7644-467: The south-west to Punggol in the north-east. As of 2023, the NEL uses a fleet composed of three very similar series of 49 Alstom Metropolis train-sets, namely the C751A , C751C and C851E . The operating license for the NEL was awarded to SBS Transit in order to foster competition with SMRT Trains and to create multi-modal public transport companies, each specialising in their own district. In 2018, it

7742-617: The station during peak hours. The modification project was completed on 27 May 2011. The track and platform was initially opened during morning peak hours only, but since December 2011, they also operate during the evening peak hours. In the 2008 Land Transport Master Plan, the 1-kilometre (0.6 mi) North–South Line extension was announced as one of the upcoming projects rolled out by the Land Transport Authority to expand Singapore's rail network. The one kilometre extension from Marina Bay to Marina South Pier station

7840-439: The station was reopened at around 7:30pm. On 3 June 2024, around 5.50pm, a lightning strike caused traction power to trip, as well as a small fire breaking out in a power control box next to the train track located about 20 meters from the platform of Kranji MRT station . No injuries were reported. This resulted in train services to be suspended between Choa Chu Kang and Woodlands stations for more than two hours. According to

7938-467: The town's population justifies the necessity for the station. During the construction, a total of 19 new trains were purchased for almost S$ 259 million for the new MRT line, designed by German company Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, to complement the 66 first-generation C151 trains. There was also a need to level the land covered in thick vegetation in Kadut, Woodlands and Sembawang for the MRT line. With

8036-469: The trial did not succeed. The first low-floor bus , a Volgren -bodied Volvo B10TL demonstrator was brought to SBS by Volvo Buses for trial purposes in 1999. After its successful trial, 51 Volvo B10TL chassis were further brought in by SBS Transit. 50 buses are bodied by Volgren between 2002 and 2003 while 1 remaining chassis is being reserved for a ComfortDelGro Engineering bodywork, which entered revenue service by 2005. The first wheelchair-accessible bus

8134-605: Was a bus interchange , located in Hougang Street 21, which ceased operations on 15 February 2004. The interchange's structure continues to stand pending a major redevelopment of the site, and is currently called Kovan Hub. Initially named Hougang Bus Interchange, construction of the interchange commenced in 1981, and it commenced operations in October 1983, with an exhibition held prior to the interchange's opening to get commuters accustomed to it. Fitted out with 34 bus bays,

8232-469: Was also brought into service in 2006. SBS Transit CNG buses began service in 2002. Hybrid and electric buses came into foray since 2019, although small-scale trials began in 2010. In 2020 to 2021, a unit of Mercedes-Benz Citaro C2 Hybrid, SG4004B, was brought in for trial purposes and was loaned from Daimler South East Asia under a Special Purpose License. The bus was on revenue service from 9 March 2020 to 8 March 2021 on 93 & 272 with SBS Transit under

8330-452: Was announced that SBS Transit retained the Seletar Bus Package for its second term. As of December 2019, SBS Transit operated more than 3,500 buses. SBS Transit operates a mix of single decker, double decker and articulated buses. Single deckers Double deckers Articulated buses When SBS was first formed in 1973, it inherited a wide variety of buses of various makes from its Chinese predecessors. Examples of such buses included

8428-451: Was confirmed that SBS Transit's contract for maintaining the NEL would last until 31 March 2033. The NEL was Singapore's third metro line and the city's first automated and driverless system. At times, it has been referred to as "the first driverless heavy metro line in the world" or the "world's first fully automated and driverless high-capacity rapid transit line" by some. While driverless metro systems have existed long before (notably

8526-455: Was constructed and opened for service on 27 July 2008, connected to Junction 8 via Exit E. The station was expanded to handle increased passenger traffic when the CCL station opens. As the original platform, now serving northbound trains to Jurong East, remained in service, upgrading works for the platform (Platform A) was hindered and took about a year to complete. While the re-tiling of the platform

8624-631: Was done during the day, the Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) were installed in sections through the night. An air-conditioning system was also installed as part of the upgrade. Upgrading works for the platform were fully completed on 23 May 2009. Under the Land Transport Master Plan 2008, the Jurong East Modification Project entailed the construction of a new platform and the addition of a fourth track to Jurong East station to reduce waiting times and crowding at

8722-461: Was introduced to serve the nearby areas of Piccadilly and West Camp Road. These services were later renamed to Service 820 and 821 in 1999 after operations handed over to SBST. These services were then withdrawn under the Phase 3 of North East Line Rationalisation with the introduction of Service 103 and 103W. Service 163 was extended to Sengkang Int in 2002. Later, in 2003, Service 103 was converted to

8820-442: Was one of the few surviving terminals of the 1970s era in which it was common for terminals to be built along the road side with only a small booth for drivers to report when completing their runs. Somapah Bus Terminal was a bus terminal located near the present Singapore Expo Hall 7 carpark, at the junction of Upper Changi Road East and Simei Road. It was opened as Somapah Bus Interchange in 1982 and closed in 1989. The terminal

8918-413: Was only intended as a provisional station, to be built at a later date due to the underdevelopment of Sembawang , and construction began on 19 November 1992. Sembawang station and Kranji station were later included in the construction after the second round of planning (construction began at the same time on 19 November 1992) and Sungei Kadut station was then omitted. Sungei Kadut will be built later if

9016-630: Was opened on 23 November 2014. This extension serves the Marina South Pier , the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore , and future developments in the Marina Bay Downtown area. On 17 January 2013, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that a feasibility study was conducted to construct Canberra MRT station . The feasibility study was completed in 2014 and LTA announced Canberra as

9114-517: Was originally a bus maintenance and refuelling depot owned by the then Associated Bus Company that ran two services, numbered 1 and 2, from Changi Point to the city. Currently it is being used as a temporary storage depot for construction equipment and materials for the rapidly developing Changi Business Park , which was once Somapah Village. Taman Jurong Bus Terminal was a roadside bus terminal located along Hu Ching Road in Taman Jurong. This

9212-405: Was publicised, it created an uproar amongst the local populace, particularly shopowners in Hougang Street 21. With the help of local politicians, their discontentments were made to the relevant authorities, resulting in a delay in the interchange's closure. The government was adamant on removing the interchange, however, as it insists it makes little sense to have two bus interchanges in one town, and

9310-540: Was rebranded as SBS Transit to reflect it becoming a multi-modal transport operator with the impending opening of the Sengkang LRT line and North East MRT line . On 29 March 2003, DelGro Corporation merged with Comfort Group to form ComfortDelGro Corporation . ComfortDelGro Corporation owns 75% of the shares in SBS Transit. On 18 January 2003, SBS Transit commenced operating the Sengkang LRT, followed by

9408-721: Was renamed DelGro Corporation, with SBS Bus Services Pte Ltd listed separately as Singapore Bus Services Limited on 10 December that year. SBS also operated taxis as SBS Taxis. SBS Taxis merged with Singapore Commuter and Singapore Airport Bus Services on 1 July 1995 to form CityCab, which remained part of DelGro Corporation. SBS also operated Airbus in the past from 1995 to 1997 and Premium Bus Services, Sentosa Services and Jurong Island Services called "SBS Leisure" in 1995 to 2003. SBS had transferred Sentosa and Jurong Island Services in 2003, and Premium Bus Services (555 and 556) in December 2003. On 1 November 2001, Singapore Bus Services

9506-460: Was then handed over to the management of TIBS Holdings , which operates SSB's CSS Service 605 (formerly Service 5) to the terminal. During the management period of SSB, SBS introduced a new feeder Service 353 (Sin Ming Road – Bishan Street 31), in 1988 to ply from Sin Ming Road to the new satellite town of Bishan. In 1989, the service was re-routed to start from Bishan Bus Interchange, renumbered as Service 57 and withdrawn subsequently. The terminal

9604-473: Was withdrawn on 5 March 1989. Marsiling Bus Terminal was the original bus terminal serving the entire north of Singapore, which was predominantly undeveloped and neglected in the course of developing the country's suburb throughout the 1960s till the 1980s. Development of this area started to sprout when former-Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan (who later became President of the Republic of Singapore ) became

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