SINGAPORE – Buangkok residents now have more convenient transfers and improved connectivity to Sengkang town, as well as areas like Changi Airport, Bishan and Bukit Timah with the opening of a bus interchange.

Buangkok Bus Interchange, which is integrated with Sengkang Grand Mall and Buangkok MRT station, has been operating with three services since Dec 1. The interchange, which is operated by SBS Transit (SBST), will be able to progressively accommodate seven services.

Its official opening at 8.30am on Jan 11 was attended by Minister of State for Transport Murali Pillai.

The launch marks the 12th integrated transport hub built by the Land Transport Authority. Such hubs link bus interchanges to MRT stations and nearby developments like malls for commuter convenience.

In a Facebook post after the event, Mr Pillai said he was heartened to hear from residents about how the Buangkok interchange has significantly boosted connectivity and convenience.

The services operating from the interchange are 110, 114 and 156.

Service 110, which goes to Changi Airport, was relocated from the Compassvale Bus Interchange, and no longer serves two stops in Compassvale Road.

As at Dec 1, service 114, which used to operate from Buangkok MRT station, has rolled out from the new interchange at 5.55am, with stops along Buangkok Crescent and Sengkang Central.

Service 156, which used to operate from Sengkang Bus Interchange, now serves two additional stops along Sengkang East Avenue. It is skipping seven stops along Sengkang East Road, Sengkang East Way and Compassvale Road, with its route traversing Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Timah and Ulu Pandan.

Residents whom The Straits Times spoke to are most excited about service 110 – which can slash the travelling time to Changi Airport.

Mr Johnson Setoh, 48, who works in the healthcare sector, said he enjoys taking his family to the airport. He usually takes a train from his home near Sengkang MRT statio...