Sengkang West Bus Depot
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| Bus depot | |
| General information | |
| Location | 8 Seletar West Road 1 Singapore 798990 12 Seletar West Road 2 Singapore 798989 |
| Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 4 January 2025 |
Sengkang West Bus Depot is the fifth bus depot (after Ulu Pandan Bus Depot) to be built by the Land Transport Authority in Singapore, as well as the second multi-storey bus depot commissioned by LTA under the Bus Contracting Model (BCM), which sees the Government assuming ownership of all bus assets, including bus depots. It is located along Seletar West Road 1 and houses 35 bus routes under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package.
The depot is also the first in Singapore to support the large-scale deployment of electric buses. It can accommodate a fleet of around 500 electric and diesel/hybrid buses, and is equipped with facilities such as:
- Parking spaces, with 360 kW EV chargers
- Refuelling and washing facilities
- Repair and maintenance facilities
- Administrative offices to support day-to-day bus operations
- Operations Control Centre
- Staff canteen
- Bus Captain Lounge
Vehicle entrances and exits are located at Seletar West Road 1 and Seletar West Road 2.
History
The location of Sengkang West Bus Depot was confirmed in April 2017 through the approval of changes to the URA Masterplan 2014. The depot is situated at the junction of Seletar West Road 1 and Seletar West Road 2.
Contract DE133 for the Design and Construction of Sengkang West Bus Depot was published on 3 May 2018. On 25 June 2019, the contract was awarded to Santarli Construction Pte Ltd–Zheng Keng Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd Joint Venture at a sum of S$202.12 million.
The completed bus depot was handed over by LTA to SBS Transit in August 2024 for outfitting works, in preparation for bus depot operations to begin in early 2025.
On 23 October 2024, an official handover ceremony was held by Minister of State for Transport, Murali Pillai, and representatives from LTA and SBS Transit. Overnight parking of some buses began in December 2024.
Bus operations at Sengkang West Bus Depot began on 4 January 2025, in tandem with the closure of Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) on the same day. Sengkang Bus services were redeployed from both Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) and Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot (AMDEP) to Sengkang West Bus Depot, including all 35 bus routes under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package.
