Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange 3.47

Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange is a temporary bus interchange in Punggol New Town, located adjacent to the Punggol MRT/LRT Station. It was built to allow for easy dismantling when the site is redeveloped as part of a major commercial development when Punggol New Town is more developed. The bus interchange was officially opened on November 30, 2003.HistoryOpeningThe SGD $1.9-million temporary Punggol Bus Interchange took 10 months to construct and was officially opened on November 30, 2003 by Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Teo Chee Hean. Before the opening of the interchange, Punggol's only bus terminal was the Punggol Road End Bus Terminus which had only two bus services, 82 and 83. The bus terminal was closed and converted into a bus stop when the interchange started operations.ExpansionIn April 2015, LTA announced that the Punggol Temporary Bus Terminal will be expanded from its current 1.2ha to 2.0ha to cater for 13 new bus spaces on top of the current 38. New boarding berths and an expanded concourse will be added once the construction is complete. Expansion works started in Q3 of 2015.ServicesWith the opening of the interchange, Service 83, plying between Sengkang and Punggol, was amended to terminate here, instead of the pair of bus-stops below Punggol. The terminal's only bus route, Service 82, was amended to loop at the former terminal. Service 3 was extended from its original looping point at Pasir Ris Street 71 to provide direct links between Punggol and the new towns of Pasir Ris and Tampines, while Service 62 and Service 136 were extended from the former Hougang South Bus Interchange and Upper Serangoon Road to this interchange respectively.