Opened on 20 November 2005,[1] it provides hassle-free transfer to the nearby Sembawang MRT station.

These include Admiralty Road West Bus Terminal for Service 980, Sembawang Road End Bus Terminal (near Sembawang Park) for Service 167 and the pair of bus stops outside Sembawang MRT station for Service 981.

Service 856 passes by both places along its route between Yishun Bus Interchange and Woodlands Bus Interchange, while Service 981 passes by both place on its route to Senoko Industrial Estate.

Service 167 was degraded several times since COVID-19 pandemic, with the frequency dropping to 30 minute intervals on 17 December 2023.

[3] Since 3 October 2021,[4] Sembawang Bus Interchange is managed by Tower Transit on a five year term.