Monday, February 15, 2021

Gali Batu Bus Terminal- Where there are boarding and alighting facilities but you can't board nor alight

On 23 Jan 2021, Gali Batu Bus Terminal opened as the replacement for Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park, but not to the general public. It is similar to Tuas Bus Terminal, built atop an MRT depot.
Despite being equipped with commuter facilities (2 sawtooth berths and 1 linear berth), the terminal is not open to the public. It serves as the starting and ending point for Services 75, 75A, and 184. Service 971 will not layover here. Service 974 will not end at the terminal, but it has been amended to loop at Bukit Panjang town center. The bus park consists of 20 rigid/double-decker bus lots and 10 articulated bus lots.


                      View of Gali Batu Terminal's concourse. Photo by Iyog Ruel/Google Street View.




                                            Photo of the 2 sawtooth berths on LTA's Facebook.





                                           The bus park. Photo by Iyog Ruel/Google Street View.


In August 2020, Gali Batu Bus Terminal was used as a COVID-19 testing facility for SMRT staff. Towards the end of 2020, it was used as a space for LTA Storage Buses under the Bus Contracting Model (BCM) scheme.

Despite its closure to the general public, Gali Batu Bus Terminal "has been designed with boarding and alighting facilities to serve developments around the bus terminal in future", said an LTA spokesperson. It is unknown when the terminal will be opened to the public.