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7-601: Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Yio Chu Kang , a sub zone of Ang Mo Kio , Singapore. The interchange is located beneath Yio Chu Kang MRT station . Boarding berths are located north of Yio Chu Kang MRT station concourse while and alighting berths are located south. This is one of the only few bus interchanges that are not located near a shopping mall (another being Bukit Merah Bus Interchange ) Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange, then known as Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal, opened on 13 November 1987, just

14-471: A few days after the opening of Yio Chu Kang MRT station , and was operated by TIBS (Trans-Island Bus Services). It was then located directly in front of Yio Chu Kang MRT concourse. Service 13 was amended to Yio Chu Kang and Service 76 introduced in 1989, 825 was amended here in 1990, and 70M was introduced following the extension of Service 70 here in 1992. Service 72 was introduced in 1996 and Service 162 in 2001. On 1 August 2013, Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange

21-446: A stationary bus at the traffic junction near the exit of the bus interchange. Under the new bus contracting model , all the bus routes were split into four bus packages - Service 13 under Bedok, Service 825 under Sembawang-Yishun, Service 72 under Tampines and the rest under Seletar Bus Package. Yio Chu Kang Yio Chu Kang ( / ˌ j oʊ tʃ uː ˈ k ʌ ŋ / YOH choo KUNG ), alternatively spelt as Yeo Chu Kang ,

28-679: Is a sub-urban area in the northeast of Singapore , with proximity to the Ang Mo Kio , Lentor , Seletar and Sengkang areas. Deriving its name from the Yio Chu Kang Village, it is still known for lush greenery and low-density housing with high-rise public housing in its southern fringes. The name Yio Chu Kang, similar to Choa Chu Kang and Lim Chu Kang did not come from names of famous people unlike many other road names in Singapore. The word 'Kang' - means river, while 'Chu'

35-402: The existing interchange, completed in 2021. The renovated interchange also included a canteen, self-service ticket machines, and features to aid handicapped commuters. The old Yio Chu Kang Interchange boarding berths in front of Yio Chu Kang MRT station (Exit A) are currently unused. On 23 April 2018 at around 9.30am, three pedestrians were killed after being hit by a lorry. Also involved was

42-542: Was apparently a clan. The word 'Chu' itself means "owner" or "land". The clan was hence named Kangchu because it was controlled by the Chu clan and they were situated around a river. The north of Singapore was split and given to different leaders of the Kangchu clan, and they took the name of the leader. Hence the names Yio Chu Kang, Lim Chu Kang and Choa Chu Kang. Situated at the northern portion of Ang Mo Kio , Yio Chu Kang

49-435: Was renamed as a bus interchange. Service 860 was amended to Yio Chu Kang in 2017. In December 2017, expansion and renovation works at the interchange commenced and was completed in two phases. The first phase, comprising an expansion that was twice the size of the existing interchange located behind Yio Chu Kang MRT station , with new boarding berths, was completed by October 2019. The second phase, which were renovations to

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