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St Michael's Bus Terminal

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St Michael's Bus Terminal
圣迈克巴士终站
Terminal Bas St Michael's
General information
Location10 Whampoa Road, Singapore 327691
Coordinates1°19′33.585″N 103°51′20.202″E / 1.32599583°N 103.85561167°E / 1.32599583; 103.85561167
SystemPublic Bus Terminal
OwnerLand Transport Authority
OperatorSBS Transit (ComfortDelGro)
Bus routes6 (SBS Transit)
1 (Go-Ahead Singapore)
Bus stands6 berths
13 end-on parking lots
Bus operatorsSBS Transit
Go-Ahead Singapore
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Openedearly-1980s; 45 years ago (1980s)
Location
Map

St Michael's Bus Terminal[a] is a bus terminus in Novena, Singapore. It is located in the subzone of Balestier, between Whampoa River and Whampoa Road, near the junction with Kim Keat Road.

History

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Opened sometime between 1980 and 1985,[2] the bus terminal was named after the nearby Saint Michael's Estate neighbourhood at Jalan Tenteram, most of which has since been demolished.[3]

In May 1985, a reader of The Straits Times and Whampoa resident reported on the troublesome amount of smoke and noise generated as a result of buses having to loop around the neighborhood to enter and leave the bus terminal.[2] In October 1995, a few World War II-era bombs were discovered 50 m (160 ft) away from the bus terminal.[4]

In April 2013, as part of the five-year Bus Service Enhancement Programme,[5] a contract worth S$1.69 million was awarded for the upgrading of the bus terminal's facilities.[6]

Bus contracting model

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Under the bus contracting model, all bus services operating from St Michael's Bus Terminal were divided into 3 bus packages.

List of bus services

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Operator Package Routes
Go-Ahead Singapore Tampines 129[7]
SBS Transit Bishan–Toa Payoh 21, 124, 125, 186, 456
Bukit Merah 131, 131A

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Chinese: 圣迈克巴士终站; pinyin: Shèngmaìkè bāshì zhōngzhàn; Malay: Terminal Bas St Michael's[1]

References

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  1. ↑ "Poster2016-11-29-02.pdf" (PDF). SBS Transit. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "A feeder service will be enough". The Straits Times. 27 May 1985. Retrieved 25 March 2026 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ "Residential flats in St. Michael's Estate, between 1959 and 1971". National Library Board. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "WWII bombs found near bus interchange". The Straits Times. 28 October 1995. Retrieved 25 March 2026 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ↑ Zaccheus, Melody (9 December 2017). "Billion-dollar Bus Service Enhancement Programme ends after five years; 1,000 buses added to Singapore roads". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Tender information – VT353". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Transition of the Tampines Bus Package in July 2026". Go-Ahead Singapore. 29 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)