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SBS Transit Ltd (abbreviation: SBS or SBST) is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. With a majority of its shares owned by Singaporean multinational transport conglomerate ComfortDelGro Corporation at 75%, it was formerly known as Singapore Bus Services before rebranding to SBS Transit on 1 November 2001.
Public transport bus services form a significant part of public transport in Singapore, with over 3.6 million rides taken per day on average as of December 2021. [2] There are over 300 scheduled bus services and over 100 short-trip variants, operated by SBS Transit, SMRT Buses, Tower Transit Singapore and Go-Ahead Singapore.
Bus services in Singapore are managed by several public transport operators, including SBS Transit and SMRT Buses. [4] At the time of the strike, SMRT managed a quarter of Singapore's bus services and employed approximately 2,000 bus drivers, about 450 of whom were from China while another 450 were from Malaysia. [3]
ComfortDelGro owns 75% of SBS Transit, which is listed separately on the Singapore Exchange. SBS Transit is a leading bus and rail operator in Singapore. Every day, it carries more than three million passengers on its extensive bus and rail network. [22] SBS Transit operates about 250 bus services with a fleet of more than 3,200 buses.
SMRT Corporation is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. A subsidiary of the Government of Singapore's Temasek Holdings, it was established on 6 August 1987 and listed on the Singapore Exchange from 26 July 2000 until 31 October 2016.
Sengkang West Bus Depot: SBS Transit: 1 September 2016: TBA: Bedok: Bedok North Bus Depot: SBS Transit: 1 September 2016: TBA: Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang: Kranji Bus Depot Gali Batu Bus Depot (From 2026) SMRT Buses: 1 September 2016: 2026 Woodlands: Woodlands Bus Depot: SMRT Buses: 1 September 2016: 2026 Tampines: Bedok North Bus Depot East ...
A total of 30 SBS Transit drivers were deployed at Loyang Bus Depot to operate services 358 and 359, while SMRT Buses sent 10 drivers to help the new public bus operator operate service 85. Tower Transit Singapore was also engaged to supply a staff bus service for Go-Ahead employees at Loyang Bus Depot. [8]
In April 1981, Communications & Labour Minister Ong Teng Cheong announced the government would grant a license to an operator that was willing to compete with Singapore Bus Service (SBS), that had operated all services in Singapore since 1973, with the aim of improving service levels. [1]