Hougang Central Bus Interchange is a

bus interchange A bus station, bus depot, or bus interchange is a structure where city buses or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. A bus station is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can s ...

serving the town of

Hougang Hougang () is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. It is the largest housing estate in Singapore based on land area, and is home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bo ...

. It is located directly above

Hougang MRT station Hougang MRT station () is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East line (NEL) in Hougang, Singapore. Underneath Hougang Central and Hougang Central Bus Interchange, the station serves various landmarks, including Houg ...

. This bus interchange was planned to be an integrated transport hub.

History

Plans to build a bus interchange in Hougang North were first announced in Parliament in January 1992. Intended to connect Hougang with adjacent new towns and the Central Area, the bus interchange was built in response to requests made by the Member of Parliament for the area to improve bus services. Having cost to build, Hougang Central Bus Interchange was subsequently opened by Minister of State (Trade and Industry and Communications) Goh Chee Wee on 17 December 1994. From 1998 to 2001, the interchange was closed to facilitate the construction of

, and six bus services were diverted to a temporary bus interchange along Upper Serangoon Road. In February 2004, bus operations at the Hougang South bus interchange were shifted to this interchange. In 2015, the interchange was expanded by , to provide additional bus parking space for more bus services. By 2030, Hougang Central Bus Interchange would be majorly renovated to accommodate the

Cross Island line The Cross Island Line (CRL) is a high capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line under development in Singapore. It will run in an east–west direction from Changi to Jurong Industrial Estate via Loyang, Pasir Ris, Hougang, Serangoon North, Ang Mo ...

section, and would become an Integrated Transport Hub in 2030. On October 30, 2024, it was announced that a new mixed-use development with a bus interchange would be built on a site above exit B of

Bus contracting model

Under the new bus contracting model, with the exception of services 74 and 147 under Clementi, the rest of the services are under Sengkang-Hougang Bus Package. Currently, all bus services at the interchange are operated by the anchor operator,

SBS Transit SBS Transit Ltd (abbreviation: SBS or SBST) 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 Corporati ...

List of routes

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Interchanges and Terminals (SBS Transit)
Bus stations in Singapore Buildings and structures in Hougang Transport in North-East Region, Singapore {{Singapore-Bus-stub