Closure of Hougang South Interchange
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Regretted
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wich one isit? the one near hougang mall or heartland mall?
and wat happens to all the buses tt start and end there? -
Hougang South is next to Heartland Mall.
Will be converted into a carpark.
Buses will operate from Hougang Central. (Hougang Mall) -
oh ok.. thanks.. wont affect me too much den, except i will miss out on a reason to pop by heartland mall and tt area. jus went there recently after a very long time, and realise how bustling it is!Originally posted by yoongf:Hougang South is next to Heartland Mall.
Will be converted into a carpark.
Buses will operate from Hougang Central. (Hougang Mall) -
101 will be operated in Serangoon , 112 and 113 will be operated at hougang central interchange, don't get confused.
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sad that hougang south is closing down, i just came back from hougang central interchange, bustling with people... maybe its sunday but now most services start from here... the old feeder buses are replaced with 112, 113, a bit blur... must try out one day...
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u mean they haf jus been replaced? when did tt happen?Originally posted by spyder:
sad that hougang south is closing down, i just came back from hougang central interchange, bustling with people... maybe its sunday but now most services start from here... the old feeder buses are replaced with 112, 113, a bit blur... must try out one day... -
Feeder services 322 and 327 are replaced by trunk service 112.Originally posted by wuming78:u mean they haf jus been replaced? when did tt happen?
Feeder services 321 and 326 are replaced by trunk service 113.
Feeder service 328 has been re-numbered trunk service 101 and operates from Serangoon interchange.
All these has been effective from 15 Feb. -
I've been living near that interchange the past 18++ years. In fact, I've been living around there while it was still being built. Sad to see it go leh. Hougang central should be the one to go.
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Nope, Hougang Central interchange cannot go, as it is in the Hougang town centre while Hougang South interchange is in Hougang N2.Originally posted by ditzy:I've been living near that interchange the past 18++ years. In fact, I've been living around there while it was still being built. Sad to see it go leh. Hougang central should be the one to go.
Back then, the bus interchange in Hougang was bulit in N2 because Hougang Central was not as developed as N2. -
I wonder if HDB had plans to develop Hougang into a big housing estate. Otherwise why would there be 2 bus interchanges of the same name? (Hougang)
Did HDB thought of developing it within the boundaries of Upp Serangoon Rd, Lor Ah Soo, Hougang Ave 3 and Hougang Ave 7 and not expanding it further back then?
Comments or solutions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks. -
Possible, because they wanted to keep it within that boundary, but eventually decided to expand towards Punggol Rd / YCK Rd.Originally posted by service_238:I wonder if HDB had plans to develop Hougang into a big housing estate. Otherwise why would there be 2 bus interchanges of the same name? (Hougang)
Did HDB thought of developing it within the boundaries of Upp Serangoon Rd, Lor Ah Soo, Hougang Ave 3 and Hougang Ave 7 and not expanding it further back then?
Comments or solutions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks. -
Hougang will have 68,000 units
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Off topic.Originally posted by th1988:Hougang will have 68,000 units -
Just reply to 238's qn.
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Just reply to 238's qn.
I take Geog so I have an atlas on SGP. It has all housing estates dwelling units (Current and Future) -
How old are you? Pure Geo or Geo Elective?Originally posted by th1988:Just reply to 238's qn.
I take Geog so I have an atlas on SGP. It has all housing estates dwelling units (Current and Future)
Apparantly i did not ask how many people stay in Hougang. But thanks for that data -
Moderator's Note:Originally posted by SBS9818A:Off topic.
Please refrain from acting like a moderator. Necessary actions will be taken if needed. -
I looked at my 1988 street directory and saw that there were Hougang Ave 4, 6, 8 and 10 back then. On map 159, you can saw "Hougang Town Centre" which is in Hougang Central itself, however, Hougang Central was still un-developed with a few shops during that time, so the bus interchange was built at Hougang St 21 which was more developed and had more human traffic. The interchange at Hougang Central only open for operation in 1994.Originally posted by service_238:I wonder if HDB had plans to develop Hougang into a big housing estate. Otherwise why would there be 2 bus interchanges of the same name? (Hougang)
Did HDB thought of developing it within the boundaries of Upp Serangoon Rd, Lor Ah Soo, Hougang Ave 3 and Hougang Ave 7 and not expanding it further back then?
Comments or solutions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks. -
When Hougang Central interchange opened in 1994, the authority had plan to close the south interchange at the same time, but it was decided to close the south interchange after NEL starts operation.
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All in all its the HDB that cause all the probem....why developed hougang south half way and decide to shift it to Hougang centralOriginally posted by tranquilice:When Hougang Central interchange opened in 1994, the authority had plan to close the south interchange at the same time, but it was decided to close the south interchange after NEL starts operation. -
Poor town planning. Hougang town centre already existed back in 1980s but to build an interchange in that un-developed town centre was not fleasible, so it was built in Hougang neighbourhood 2 which was more developed.Originally posted by pkcheah100:All in all its the HDB that cause all the probem....why developed hougang south half way and decide to shift it to Hougang central -
government waste money only..Originally posted by tranquilice:Poor town planning. Hougang town centre already existed back in 1980s but to build an interchange in that un-developed town centre was not fleasible, so it was built in Hougang neighbourhood 2 which was more developed. -
Remember the underpass connecting Suntec City and One Raffles Link? Now it's not in use due to construction of Circle line, and LTA had to waste money by building a temporary overhead bridge.Originally posted by service_238:government waste money only.. -
I can tell you this
It is not poor planning, but slow development at NE corridor. Why? HDB used to say it is inaccesible as there is no MRT and so they built Woodlands and Sembawang.
But who knew that when NEL started, SKG, HGN flats were the most popular.
That's the excuse not to built NEL as they said it was undeveloped. All this are their "reasoning". It's all their "plan" long ago.