The Joo Koon Bus Interchange is a bus transport facility located in
Joo Koon,
Singapore
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. Along with
Joo Koon MRT station and FairPrice Hub, it is part of the Joo Koon Integrated Transport Hub (ITH). The facility is situated at the junction of Joo Koon Circle and Benoi Road, and located at the ground level of
NTUC FairPrice
NTUC FairPrice is the largest supermarket chain in Singapore. The company is a co-operative of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). The group has 100 supermarkets across the island, with over 160 outlets of Cheers convenience stores isl ...
's FairPrice Hub, next to
Joo Koon MRT station. It is air conditioned and features glass walls for people to view the bus bay. The walls of the concourse is orange with a fusion of white. With three sawtooth boarding berths and eighteen parking lots, it is among the smallest bus interchanges in Singapore.
History

The interchange was first announced in 2006, together with the extension of the
East West line to Joo Koon. It was meant to improve accessibility to the
Tuas
Tuas is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to its north, Pioneer to its east and the Straits of Johor to its west. Tuas also shares a maritime boundary with the Western Isla ...
area as well as reduce overcrowding at the
Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Jurong West Central, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within Jurong Point and integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT station. This interchange serves ...
.
To ensure smooth traffic flow around the facility, the LTA expanded the roads surrounding it to increase their capacity. The interchange began operations on 21 November 2015 and done in three phases to reduce inconvenience to commuters.
[ It is the 8th air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore. A further change was made on 18 June 2017 with the opening of Tuas West Extension, while the service 256 and 258 were being merged into service 258, reducing the number of services in the interchange to 7. On 8 April 2018, Service 974 was introduced between Joo Koon Bus Interchange & Bukit Panjang, increasing the number of services in the interchange back to 8.
]
Bus Contracting Model
Under the new Bus Contracting Model, with the exception of 99 under Clementi Bus Package, the rest of the services are under the Jurong West Bus Package.
References
2015 establishments in Singapore
Bus stations in Singapore
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