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Tampines Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Tampines in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated Block 512. There are 28 bus services operating from the bus interchange, making it the 4th busiest bus interchange in Singapore.HistoryPrior to the opening of the interchange in 1987, buses at Tampines were served at Tampines Bus Terminal in Tampines Avenue 5 which was started in 1983. The bus interchange was refurbished in 2008 to make it wheelchair-accessible and allow the introduction of wheelchair accessible bus services.Tampines Interchange ExtensionAn extension, named the Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange, officially opened 18 December 2016.Bus Contracting ModelUnder the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 6 route packages-3 under Loyang, 8 under Bishan-Toa Payoh, 46 under Bedok, 67 under Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang, 969 under Sembawang-Yishun and the rest are under Tampines Bus Packages.RedevelopmentRedevelopment for Tampines Bus Interchange will only start after the opening of Downtown Line stage 3 on 21 Oct 2017.