St Michael's Bus Terminal

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
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Bus routes7 (SBS Transit)
Bus stands6 Berths
13 End On Parking Lots
Bus operatorsSBS Transit Ltd
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleAccessible alighting/boarding points
Accessible public toilets
Graduated kerb edges
Tactile guidance system
History
Openedearly-1980s (1980s)
Location

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

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

Under the Bus Contracting Model, all bus services operating from St Michael's Bus Terminal were divided into 3 Bus Packages, operated by SBS Transit.

List of Bus Services

Operator Package Routes
Go-Ahead Singapore Tampines 129 (From July 2026)
SBS Transit Bishan–Toa Payoh 21, 124, 125, 186, 456
Bukit Merah 131, 131A
Tampines 129 (Until July 2026)

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Poster2016-11-29-02.pdf" (PDF). SBS Transit. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "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.