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previously granted by the 1925 STC Ordinance. Unable to cope with existing financial difficulties and competition from the regional companies, the STC eventually discontinued bus operations in 1971, with its remaining bus fleet being split up between the three regional companies. Service quality did not make great improvement however, with breakdowns and complaints from passengers being very common. Eventually in 1973, the Singapore government persuaded the three regional companies to merge to form a single entity called Singapore Bus Services (SBS).
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services serving the areas specified will still be available, though at lower frequencies. However, the trials were unsuccessful and were eventually discontinued after 15 June 2019. As a result, services 400 and 402 were merged into Feeder service 400, from Shenton Way to Marina Barrage and Marina South Pier without the need to be suspended during the COVID-19 circuit breaker. Service NR7 is the first-night bus service to be discontinued, others were suspended from 7 April 2020.
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On 5 October 2021, ST Engineering Retrofitted Electric Bus, SG3100M which was once a diesel bus was retrofitted to an electric bus debuted on SMRT Buses Service 176. However, it was taken out of service the next day due to rolling back issues and charging connectivity issues. It has since returned to
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In light of dissatisfaction over bus services in the Jurong area and requests for improved coverage, SBS started a reorganisation of bus services across the country, starting with Jurong. This consisted of a network of internal services serving a town, with external services terminating at a point in
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Five years after the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965, the government published a White Paper to study into an overhaul on bus services; this was followed by the Wilson Report published by Australian transport consultant R.P. Wilson, who not only reaffirmed the need for rationalisation
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Quality of Service (QoS) standards have also been tightened to reduce waiting time and reduce crowding. Now, those with increased loads run every 10 minutes or less during weekday peak hours in 2015. Feeder bus services have become more frequent too, with 95% of bus services now running at intervals
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SBS inherited many problems from its Chinese predecessors, including use of 14 non-standard bus models that frequently broke down, poor standards among the staff and inadequate infrastructure. Hence, the government seconded a Government Team of Officials to SBS in 1974 to overhaul the management and
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Unfortunately the 1950s boded bad times for both the STC and the Chinese bus companies. General discontent on the poor working conditions, coupled with a highly politicised environment in the 1950s, led to many of their workers joining labour unions such as the STC Employee's Union and the Singapore
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In April 2019, SimplyGo, a new payment scheme that allows direct fare payment from bank cards, was introduced. Stroller restraint systems were also retrofitted on all wheelchair-accessible buses since July 2019. In addition, LTA also experimented with assistive technology for commuters with special
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started a 6-month trial of on-demand public bus (ODPB) services. It allows commuters to request on-demand bus services within the Marina-Downtown and Joo Koon areas during off-peak hours on weekdays, and those heading from the CBD to Bedok or Tampines late-night hours. During the trial, regular bus
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in 1955 (that year alone saw 57 strikes) and a 146-day-long Great STC Strike in 1956, the latter which further accelerated the decline of the STC when Chinese bus companies established their presence in the inner city with replacement bus services. Illegal “pirate taxis” also flourished during this
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OF1413 makes and introduced a rigorous maintenance regime, improving the reliability of their buses greatly whereas a new disciplinary code was introduced, reducing complaints by half from 1979 to 1983. The government also helped to further alleviate the burden from SBS by introducing priority bus
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In July 2024, LTA announced the launch of the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme, in which they would spend nearly $ 900 million over a period of eight years to improve the connectivity of public buses in Singapore. These improvements would include purchasing more buses, introducing new bus
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By 1996, SBS had expanded far beyond public bus operations to include tourist transport (SBS Leisure), taxis (Citycab) and engineering works (SBS Engineering) to name a few. To better manage its business, SBS (1978) Limited was rebranded as DelGro Corporation while public bus services were now
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In April 1971, the 10 Chinese bus companies were merged to form three larger regional bus companies, namely Amalgamated Bus Company in the west, Associated Bus Services in the east, and United Bus Company in the north. The STC retained its presence in central Singapore but lost its privileges
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vehicles. Reckless driving of such “mosquito-buses” led to the government imposing heavy regulation on them, including having to stop at fixed stops (1923) and speed limits (1927). By 1935, “mosquito-buses” were replaced with more formalised bus services with the former “mosquito-bus” owners
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The severity of the situation demanded immediate action from the government; in 1956 five Commissioners led by Mr L.C. Hawkins of the London Transport Executive published a report that recommended nationalisation of public transport but little was followed up by the government then.
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Since the early years of independence, the government has maintained its stance that heavy car usage is not sustainable for Singapore in the long term with a mixed-use of policies to both deter car usage and to push its people to take public transport. In December 2011, the
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services and increasing the frequency of existing ones, recruiting more staff and building new transport infrastructure. This is a successor of Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP), the first bus service to be introduced is at Yishun (Service 861).
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In 1984, SBS trialled its first air-conditioned buses, the Mercedes-Benz OF1413/61, on route 168. Following various trials of different air-conditioned demonstrators, SBS made its first bulk order for air-conditioned buses in 1989, the
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whereas trams were phased out by 1927, with 66 trolleybuses plying on six routes with a mileage of 15” by 30 September that year. The STC later phased in motorbuses in 1929 when seven Dennis G-type buses began plying between
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are operated by SMRT Buses, with several units being transferred to SBS Transit and Tower Transit Singapore as part of the Seletar and Sembawang-Yishun Bus Packages respectively under the Bus Contracting Model (BCM).
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establishing what came to be known as the Chinese bus companies; these Chinese-operated buses connected the rural parts of Singapore to the town as opposed to the inner town services of the STC.
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2-axle, was phased out of service whereas SMRT Buses introduced its first wheelchair-accessible articulated bus, the MAN A24 and in the following year, its first-ever double-decker bus, the
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SMRT Buses was awarded the contract for the Jurong West Bus Package in August 2023. Starting from 1 September 2024, SMRT Buses will serve commuters along 26 service routes for five years
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time, offering a form of relief for stranded commuters although they were also notorious for unsafe driving practices and cost the bus companies and legitimate taxi drivers much losses.
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buses were retired from revenue service on 8 April 2020, with the exception of SBS9889U being in revenue service until 11 November 2020. However, 2 buses have been preserved - 1 in
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32 services: 27, 51, 80, 86, 87, 89, 89e, 102, 107/107M, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117/117M, 132, 151, 153, 159, 161, 163, 165, 324, 325, 329, 371, 372, 374, 654, 660, 671, 672
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of bus transport but also provided detailed recommendations on bus routes, frequencies, fares, vehicle specifications, bus stop and terminal design and maintenance standards.
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Scheme B Bus services: Bus services that are operated by private operators at peak timings. (Note that these services are not very well mentioned by LTA) (i.e. 621, 625, 640)
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32 services: 41, 49, 66, 77, 78, 79, 96, 97, 97e, 98/98M, 106, 143/143M, 173, 177, 183, 189, 282, 284, 285, 333, 334, 335, 651, 653, 657, 870, 871, 941, 945, 947, 990, 992
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On 29 July 2020, 5 units of BYD K9 electric buses debuted on SBS Transit services 135, 162, and 807, with the rollout of the remaining 15 units completed in December 2020.
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On 27 October 2020, 10 units of Yutong E12DD double-decker electric buses debuted on SMRT service 983, on Tower Transit service 189, and on Go-Ahead services 83 and 118.
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26 services: 179/179A, 181/181M, 182/182M, 185, 192, 193, 194, 199, 240/240M, 241, 242, 243, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 405, 502/502A, 974
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the town, along with bus interchanges to serve as such termini. Additional depots were also constructed, which SBS claimed gave them more control over bus operations.
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On 3 April 2020, 10 units of Yutong E12 electric buses debuted on SMRT Buses services 944 and 983, on Tower Transit services 66 and 990, and on Go-Ahead service 15.
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31 services: 2, 3, 6, 12, 12e, 15, 17/17A, 34, 36, 43/43M, 43e, 62, 68, 82, 83, 84, 85, 118, 119, 136, 354, 358, 359, 381, 382, 384, 386, 403, 518/518A, 661, 666
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29 services: 24, 70/70M, 71, 76, 130, 133, 135, 138, 162, 261, 262, 265, 268, 269, 652, 668, 800, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 811, 812, 850E, 851, 851e, 852, 860
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Short Trip: Routes that operate short haul trips of services which cover high demand sectors of the parent route. (e.g. 3A, 70B, 147A, 222A, 502A, 857A, 965A)
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28 services: 61, 67, 75, 172, 176, 180, 184, 188, 188e, 190, 300, 301, 302, 307, 868E, 920, 922, 927, 970, 972/972M, 973, 975, 976, 979, 982E, 983, 985, 991
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On 25 August 2021, ST Engineering-Linkker LM312 which is fitted with 3 doors debuted on SBS Transit Service 38 and 40, on SMRT Buses services 176 and 976.
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Resorts World Sentosa Bus services: Bus services that operate in and out of Resorts World Sentosa. Services run on weekends and Public Holidays. (i.e. RWS8)
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26 services: 167, 169, 171, 656, 663, 670, 801, 825, 853/853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857, 858, 859, 861, 882, 883/883M, 963, 963e, 965, 966, 969, 980, 981
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20 services: 110, 178, 187, 665, 900/900A, 901/901M, 902, 903/903M, 904, 911, 912/912M, 913/913M, 925/925M, 950, 951E, 960, 960e, 961/961M, 962, 964
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With the BCM, bus operators introduced new buses with new features; in 2016 the first fully electric bus since the withdrawal of trolleybuses, the
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26 services: 11, 22, 53/53M, 55, 58, 59, 60, 63/63M, 64, 90, 94, 101, 103, 105, 109, 134, 137, 140, 141, 146, 150, 154, 158, 315, 317, 506
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that year whereas magnetic stored value cards were implemented across the entire bus network to streamline fare payment earlier in 1986.
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Amid growing criticism of the existing operating model and growing strain on the bus system, the main public transport statutory board
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Since 2016, protective screens were installed to protect bus drivers from potential abuse by passengers. This was expanded during the
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3-axle. With a capacity of 131, its size earned it the nickname the “Superbus”. Three years later, TIBS phased in Singapore's first
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Bus 401 was eventually reinstated on 4 June 2022 while the rest of the suspended bus services were withdrawn from 30 June 2022.
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51 of these Citaros were built to SMRT specifications, while the remaining 1104 buses were built to SBS Transit specifications.
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It was also in the 21st century when the public bus operators looked into alternative fuel sources. In 2002, SBS purchased 12
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26 services: 4, 10, 10e, 18, 19, 20, 23, 28, 29, 31, 37, 38, 39, 47, 65, 69, 72, 81, 127, 129, 291, 292, 293, 296, 298, 513
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23 services: 7, 32, 33, 48, 74, 91, 92/92M, 95, 99, 100, 111, 147, 156, 166, 174, 174e, 175, 191, 197, 200, 201, 655, 667
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Under the Bus Contracting Model, bus services are grouped into bus packages, each of which is operated by a bus operator.
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Patient Transport Vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic, and were subsequently purchased by various private operators.
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Singapore has many different bus services plying through the island. These bus routes are categorised accordingly:
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culture. Under the supervision of the GTO, SBS completely overhauled their bus fleet with new buses of usually the
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22 services: 8, 21, 26, 50, 52, 54, 56, 73, 88, 124, 125, 139, 142, 155, 157, 186, 230, 231, 232, 235, 238, 410
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LTA took on the role of central bus network planner from 2009, working with communities and the bus operators,
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During this period, there were also numerous changes outside corporate shakeups; in 1995, some bus services in
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or long stretches of express sector for faster travel between several towns. (e.g. 43e, 174e, 502, 854e, 951E)
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embarked on various initiatives and effort to develop and trial autonomous buses. The public trials included
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card was introduced to replace the magnetic farecard and the first air-conditioned bus interchange opened in
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Singapore's buses consist of single deck and double deck buses and they are operated by all four operators,
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Bus Workers’ Union (SBWU). Labour unrest led to transport paralysis, with two notorious incidents being the
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lanes to speed up bus services and introduced Scheme B bus services operated by private companies in 1974.
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in 2001 to reflect its multimodal nature. By 2003, Delgro Corporation merged with Comfort Group to form
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buses. introduced over a period of five years. In 2013, the last non-air-conditioned public bus, the
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managed by a new subsidiary named SBS. This new company also won a tender in 1999 to operate the
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revenue service in August 2023 after taken out for repairs between late 2022 to August 2023.
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Feeder: Services that operate within a neighbourhood. (e.g. 243G, 334, 386, 410W, 812, 901M)
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suffered its first major breakdowns with 127,000 passengers affected in the worst of them.
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buses on routes 160 and 167. By 1988, the company had expanded its operations to encompass
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In 1993, SBS introduced into service its first air-conditioned 12m double decker bus, the
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Singapore: A History of its Trams, Trolleybuses & Buses, Volume Two 1970s to 1990s
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Singapore: A History of its Trams, Trolleybuses & Buses, Volume One 1880s to 1960s
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during peak hours. Previously operated by private operators. (e.g. 655, 661, 666, 670)
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On 1 December 2020, all public buses in Singapore became fully wheelchair-accessible.
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In 2006, SBS Transit introduced into service its first wheelchair accessible bus, the
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In April 2023, LTA launched a tender for 400 electric buses. The tender was won by
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In 2014, LTA announced that it would replace the existing operating model with the
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make whereas the Chinese bus companies sought after numerous British makes such as
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However, the STC faced heavy competition from “mosquito-buses”, a form of informal
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was the first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore when it opened in 2002
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first emerged in the beginning of 2020, the Singapore government introduced the
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By the 1980s, SBS had managed to modernise its fleet with new buses such as the
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and by 2004, the TIBS name was dropped by SMRT, with TIBS now being known as
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Trunk: Routes that ply between towns. (e.g. 5, 21, 98M, 133, 162, 851, 960)
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of 10 minutes or less during the weekday peak periods, tightened from 85%.
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Most common bus model in Singapore. Wright Eclipse Gemini II bodywork by
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in 2 phases under the Jurong West Bus Package. (e.g. 247, 249, 251, 258)
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SBS began operating double-decker buses in 1977; by 2004 its successor
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City Direct: Service connecting passengers directly to and from the
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By 1978, SBS was in a healthy position to be publicly listed on the
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Express: Routes that stop at selected stops and generally run on
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for heritage purposes and the other in a special needs school in
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was operating more than 700 of such buses, one of which was this
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were trialled by Tower Transit and SMRT Buses respectively. New
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and Finlayson Green before being transferred to serve Seletar.
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Sole model of articulated buses in Singapore as of June 2023.
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were transferred to TIBS that year. In 2002, the contactless
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and operated 328 buses on 214 routes and had taken over SSB.
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took over operations of all Jurong Industrial Services from
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model with elements of the competitive tendering model from
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of Singapore Shuttle Bus (SSB, one of the two operators of
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Bus lanes were implemented in 1974 to speed up bus services
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Whereas SBS opted for double-decker buses, TIBS went for
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needs on routes 139 and 141 from January to July 2019.
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First fully electric double-decker buses in Singapore
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Singapore Buses Volume 1 Singapore Bus Service Part 1
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Singapore Buses Volume 1 Singapore Bus Service Part 1
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hybrid buses were also purchased from Volvo in 2018.
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A Chinese-operated bus along Ayer Rajah Road in 1951
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Buses were first introduced into Singapore when the
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Land Transport Authority. 23 November 2015 2060: 986:also trialed a BYD K9 between 2016 and 2017 677:(BCM) from 2016 onwards. Modelled after the 2903:"A hands-on approach to hands-off vehicles" 253:1950s-1960s: Post-war recovery and troubles 203:began operations on 14 August 1926 between 3477: 3463: 2834: 2389:. Land Transport Authority. 11 August 2016 2309:. Land Transport Authority. 3 October 2014 482:card reader on board an SMRT bus. EZ-Link 3133:. Hong Kong: BSI Hobbies (Hong Kong) Co. 2769:"Discontinuation of Night Rider Services" 2345:. Land Transport Authority. 15 April 2015 2100: 2098: 2096: 1561:into Malaysia. (i.e. 160, 170, 170X, 950) 27:Main public transport system in Singapore 3176:Tan, Christopher Tan (11 October 2017). 2214:. Singapore. 19 February 1977. p. 4 2036:"Go-Ahead Singapore begins bus services" 1365:199 units (Euro V), 412 units (Euro VI) 1188:501 units (Euro IV), 600 units (Euro V) 1064:734 units (Euro V), 150 units (Euro VI) 731: 621: 489: 473: 395: 324: 309: 256: 223:operated using privately owned modified 178: 3279:. Croydon, Surrey, UK: DTS Publishing. 3260:. Croydon, Surrey, UK: DTS Publishing. 2151: 2149: 2147: 2065:. Croydon, Surrey, UK: DTS Publishing. 1331:216 units (Euro V), 50 units (Euro VI) 1194:97 Euro IV units were retired in 2022. 728:2020s: Sustainable and accessible buses 14: 3998: 3372:The Fleet Directory of Singapore Buses 3124: 2121: 2119: 2093: 2056: 2054: 2052: 1167:First Euro V Buses in South-East Asia 853:Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme 3458: 3331: 3122: 3120: 3118: 3116: 3114: 3112: 3110: 3108: 3106: 3104: 3027: 3025: 3023: 2755:"Discontinuation of Bus Service 963R" 362:on route 86 between Tampines Way and 306:1970s: Bus reorganization and mergers 3388: 3369: 3350: 3274: 3128: 2541:"Wheelchair-Accessible Bus Services" 2232: 2188:. Singapore. 11 June 1977. p. 9 2144: 789: 3355:. Northcord International Limited. 3313:Davis, Mike; Phillips, Ron (2006). 3175: 2915: 2860: 2781: 2564: 2259:"Bus Service Enhancement Programme" 2155: 2116: 2087:"Singapore Infopedia: Mosquito bus" 2049: 828: 738:Mercedes Benz O530 Citaro C2 Hybrid 24: 3241:Ilsa Sharp, (2005), SNP:Editions, 3235: 3101: 3020: 1578:Bus contracting model of Singapore 1306: 1070:20 units have been converted into 911: 891:Single deck and articulated buses 813:Installation of protective screens 25: 4017: 3408: 3391:Transformation of Singapore Buses 3256:York, F W; Phillips, A R (1996). 3131:Transformation of Singapore Buses 2235:Transformation of Singapore Buses 2208:"Jurong to have a new bus system" 2160:. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish. 2061:York, F W; Phillips, A R (1996). 3978: 3966: 3486: 3425:Public Transport Council website 3420:Land Transport Authority website 2835:hermesauto (16 September 2020). 1987:"Statistics in Brief 2015 FINAL" 534:. In 2001, TIBS was merged into 174: 38: 3445:Tower Transit Singapore website 3203: 3169: 3147: 3076: 3051: 2995: 2969: 2943: 2909: 2895: 2881: 2854: 2828: 2802: 2775: 2761: 2747: 2722: 2697: 2672: 2654: 2636: 2618: 2592: 2558: 2533: 2519: 2493: 2468: 2442: 2420: 2401: 2357: 2335: 2321: 2299: 2269: 2251: 2226: 2200: 1571: 1503:List of bus routes in Singapore 614:buses were introduced in 2010. 392:1980s-1990s: Market competition 267:British Military Administration 183:A trolleybus in 1930s Singapore 3129:Yung, Stanley (January 2017). 2174: 2079: 2028: 2003: 1979: 1314:Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC 689:whereas Loyang was awarded to 283:Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies 265:After the end of the war, the 13: 1: 3415:Ministry of Transport website 2565:Kok, Yufeng (10 April 2023). 1972: 821:to protect bus captains from 740:Trial Bus, introduced in 2020 486:were first introduced in 2002 2916:Kok, Yufeng (30 July 2024). 1416:Demonstrator Unit bodied by 7: 2977:"BYD Singapore on Facebook" 2861:潘靖颖, 文 / (6 October 2020). 2782:吴依瑾, 文 / (11 August 2020). 1967:Rail transport in Singapore 1955: 1810:Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang 861: 132:form a significant part of 10: 4022: 4006:Bus transport in Singapore 3450:Go-Ahead Singapore website 1575: 1500: 668:Alexander Dennis Enviro500 656:Alexander Dennis Enviro500 618:2010s: Government leans in 189:Singapore Traction Company 163: 159: 115:approximately 5,800 (2020) 18:Bus transport in Singapore 3951: 3930: 3909: 3840: 3744: 3642: 3557:Integrated Transport Hubs 3549: 3499: 3493:Public buses of Singapore 1756: 1607: 1548:Central Business District 1496: 495:Toa Payoh Bus Interchange 243: 170:Trolleybuses in Singapore 119: 111: 103: 95: 87: 79: 69: 59: 37: 33:Public buses of Singapore 3440:SMRT Corporation website 2281:Public Transport Council 2263:Land Transport Authority 2222:– via NewspaperSG. 2196:– via NewspaperSG. 936:240 more units procured 644:Land Transport Authority 606:buses whereas the first 453:Public Transport Council 386:Singapore Stock Exchange 2869:(in Simplified Chinese) 2790:(in Simplified Chinese) 2413:1 November 2016 at the 1478:Tower Transit Singapore 1440:Tower Transit Singapore 1357:Tower Transit Singapore 1327:Tower Transit Singapore 1268:Tower Transit Singapore 1215:Tower Transit Singapore 1157:Tower Transit Singapore 1148:Mercedes-Benz OC 500 LE 1126:Tower Transit Singapore 1095:Tower Transit Singapore 1056:Tower Transit Singapore 950:Tower Transit Singapore 876:Tower Transit Singapore 833:Between 2015 and 2022, 532:ComfortDelGro Australia 484:contactless smart cards 388:as SBS (1978) Limited. 150:Tower Transit Singapore 3389:Yung, Stanley (2017). 3370:Yung, Stanley (2013). 3353:Singapore Bus Handbook 2784:"车长劝戴好口罩不果 "铁齿叔"爆粗吐口水" 2233:Yung, Stanley (2017). 1962:Transport in Singapore 741: 631: 498: 487: 412: 360:Leyland Atlantean AN68 330: 322: 262: 184: 3938:Bus contracting model 2709:www.sbstransit.com.sg 2684:www.sbstransit.com.sg 2545:www.sbstransit.com.sg 1910:Bukit Batok Bus Depot 1862:Bedok North Bus Depot 1790:Bedok North Bus Depot 1401:Volvo B9TL (Gemilang) 1300:Year of introduction 905:Year of introduction 845:(4 months, 2021) and 802:measures to curb the 735: 715:On 17 December 2018, 675:Bus Contracting Model 628:Bus Contracting Model 625: 578:Mercedes-Benz OC500LE 518:and was rebranded as 493: 477: 399: 377:(OMO) that charged a 328: 313: 260: 182: 3985:Singapore portal 3956:List of bus stations 3767:Changi Business Park 3393:. BSI Hobbies (HK). 3374:. BSI Hobbies (HK). 3351:Chan, Danny (1996). 3332:Davis, Mike (2012). 2237:. BSI Hobbies (HK). 1933:Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot 1757:Negotiated packages 1689:Ulu Pandan Bus Depot 1113:Mercedes-Benz Citaro 762:Volvo Super Olympian 652:Mercedes-Benz Citaro 637:North–South MRT line 580:buses respectively. 425:City Shuttle Service 3961:Former bus stations 3762:Changi Airport PTB2 3435:SBS Transit website 3430:TransitLink website 2955:Land Transport Guru 2666:Land Transport Guru 2648:Land Transport Guru 2630:Land Transport Guru 2505:Land Transport Guru 2156:Teo, Eisen (2019). 1838:Woodlands Bus Depot 1427:Volvo B9TL (Wright) 1418:Gemilang Coachworks 1287: 892: 804:spread of the virus 504:North East MRT line 410:Mercedes-Benz O405G 404:instead. This is a 356:double-decker buses 233:Japanese Occupation 99:30 Bus Interchanges 34: 3943:List of bus routes 3717:Tampines Concourse 3336:. DTS Publishing. 3317:. DTS Publishing. 3298:. 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Index

Bus transport in Singapore

Volvo B9TL
double-decker bus
SBS Transit
Singapore
Transit bus
public transport
Singapore
SBS Transit
SMRT Buses
Tower Transit Singapore
Go-Ahead Singapore
Trams in Singapore
Trolleybuses in Singapore

Singapore Traction Company
electric tramway
trolleybus system
trolleybuses
Joo Chiat
Tanjong Pagar
Geylang
paratransit
Ford Model T
Japanese Occupation
Second World War

British Military Administration
Albion

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