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==Introduction==
==Background==
The second public transport operator (PTO) in Singapore, Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS), was formed on 31 May 1982. Its primary focus was to cover the bus routes serving the outlying areas of Sembawang, Admiralty and the then developing new towns of Woodlands and Yishun.
===SBS and TIBS===
In April 1981, then Communications and Labour Minister Ong Teng Cheong announced that the goverment will grant a licence to a second public transport operator who was willing to compete with the Singapore Bus Services (SBS), which had a monopoly on all public bus services in Singapore since its inception in late 1973.


The first handover of SBS bus services to TIBS, began on 3rd April 1983, starting with Services 160 and 167, with an initial fleet of 37 buses and 2 bus services. During the same year, the remaining SBS bus services to TIBS were gradually handed over until its last service, Feeder Service 372, which makes TIBS to fully control its bus services coverage.
In January 1982, City Shuttle Service (CSS) operator Singapore Shuttle Bus (SSB) submitted applications to the Ministry of Communications to establish a second bus operator and the Registry of Vehicles for four bus depots. Applications were granted on 12 March 1982, with the new company set to take over 11 SBS bus services plying the northern areas of Sembawang, Admiralty, Marsiling and upcoming bus services in the then developing new towns of Yishun and Woodlands. On 31 May 1982, the new operator, Trans Island Bus Services (TIBS), was inaugurated as a subsidiary of the SSB.


On 25th August 1994, the Singapore Government had announced that Bukit Panjang, Jalan Kayu and Punggol bus services under SBS, will be taken over by TIBS, in order for the expansion of its bus service coverage boundary in the north-western and north-eastern parts of Singapore. These bus services were handed over to TIBS in 1995 in six phases. However, on 20th May 1999, the contract for the operation of the North-East Line (NEL), Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines were awarded to SBS. In contrast of the contract, SBS and TIBS had made a one-on-one exchange with the bus services serving Choa Chu Kang, Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol, whereby Choa Chu Kang services which were previously operated by SBS were given to TIBS and Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol, which were under TIBS were given to SBS.
The first transfer of SBS bus services to TIBS began on 3 April 1983, commencing with Services 160 and 167 at Sembawang, with an initial fleet of 37 buses and 2 bus services. During that same year, the remaining SBS bus services plying the northern areas were progressively transferred to TIBS.


Another round of the TIBS takeover was made in 2000, whereby TIBS would be entirely responsible for its bus operations in the northwestern parts of Singapore. The Bukit Batok bus services were handed over to TIBS in three phases, making TIBS completely responsible within the north-west and the northern parts of Singapore.
In August 1994, the government announced that SBS will cede their bus services in Bukit Panjang, Jalan Kayu and Punggol to TIBS, which was also allocated to operate bus services from the upcoming new towns of Sembawang, Simpang, Sengkang and Punggol. This is as so to foster greater competition in the public bus industry, and also to cushion TIBS's impact from the rationalisation of its bus services caused by the opening of the Woodlands MRT extension in 1996. These bus services were transferred to TIBS between July and December 1995 in six tranches.


With the implementation of the Bus Contracting Model (BCM) announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in 2014, the routes were handed over to the 2 new BCM public transport operators (PTOs), namely Tower Transit Singapore (TT) and Go-Ahead Singapore (GA) in May and September 2016 respectively, based on the bidding result of the Bulim and Loyang bus packages respectively. For Yishun bus services under the Seletar Bus Package, these bus services operating under SMRT were handed over in two phases to SBS Transit in March 2018.
In May 1999, the tender to operate the North-East Line (NEL), Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines was awarded to SBS. To achieve the government's goal of having a multi-modal public transport system in the North-East Corridor, the operations of the Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol bus services were also reallocated to SBS from TIBS, in exchange for the former's bus services in Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok. The Choa Chu Kang, Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol bus service swaps were carried out in three tranches between July and December 1999 while the Bukit Batok bus services were transferred to TIBS in three tranches between June and December 2000. This has made TIBS responsible for the operation of bus services in the northern and northwestern regions of Singapore.


Tower Transit, which won both the Bulim (2nd term) and Sembawang-Yishun bus packages in September 2020, has already commenced its second term of the Bulim Bus Package in May 2021 and will also be taking over 28 bus services in three phases from incumbent operator SMRT Buses in September 2021, as part of the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package. It has also given up services 665 and 974 to SMRT Buses and SBS Transit respectively as both are not part of the Bulim Bus Package.
===Bus Contracting Model===
With the implementation of the Bus Contracting Model (BCM) announced by the LTA in May 2014, the routes were handed over to the 2 new BCM public transport operators (PTOs), namely Tower Transit Singapore (TT) and Go-Ahead Singapore (GA) in May and September 2016 respectively, based on the tender result of the Bulim and Loyang bus packages respectively. For Yishun bus services under the Seletar Bus Package, these bus services operating under SMRT Buses were handed over in two tranches to SBS Transit in March 2018.
 
Tower Transit, which won both the Bulim (2nd term) and Sembawang-Yishun bus packages in September 2020, has already commenced its second term of the Bulim Bus Package in May 2021 and has also taken over 27 bus services in three tranches from SMRT Buses in September and October 2021, as part of the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package.
 
In August 2023, the LTA had awarded the Bukit Merah (2nd term) and Jurong West Bus Packages to SBS Transit and SMRT Buses respectively. The second term for the Bukit Merah Bus Package will commence in May 2024, while SBS Transit will transfer the bus services under the Jurong West Bus Package to SMRT Buses from September 2024.


==Timeline of Handover==
==Timeline of Handover==
===SBS & TIBS===
===SBS and TIBS===
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!rowspan="7"|1983
!rowspan="7"|1983
!3 April
!3 April
!rowspan="7"|SBS to TIBS
!rowspan="13"|SBS to TIBS
|160, 167
|160, 167
|-
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!rowspan="6"|1995
!rowspan="6"|1995
!2 July
!2 July
!rowspan="6"|SBS to TIBS
|177, 179, 184
|177, 179, 184
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===BCM===
===Bus Contracting Model===
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{| class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse:collapse"
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!rowspan="5"|2016
!rowspan="5"|2016
!29 May
!29 May
!SMRT to TT
!SMRT to TTS
|77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 941, 945, 947, 990
|77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 941, 945, 947, 990
|-
|-
!12 June
!12 June
!rowspan="2"|SBST to TT
!rowspan="2"|SBST to TTS
|66, 78, 79, 97, 97e, 143, 143M
|66, 78, 79, 97, 97e, 143, 143M
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|-
!4 September
!4 September
!rowspan="2"|SBST to GA
!rowspan="2"|SBST to GAS
|3, 34, 43, 43M, 62, 82, 83, 84, 85, 118, 119, 136, 382G, 382W, 386
|3, 34, 43, 43M, 62, 82, 83, 84, 85, 118, 119, 136, 382G, 382W, 386
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|-
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|803, 806, 812, 850E, 851, 852
|803, 806, 812, 850E, 851, 852
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|-
!rowspan="4"|2021
!rowspan="8"|2021
!rowspan="2"|29 May
!rowspan="2"|29 May
!SMRT to TT
!SMRT to TTS
|944
|944
|-
|-
!TT to SBST
!TTS to SBST
|974
|974
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|31 May
!rowspan="2"|31 May
!SMRT to TT
!SMRT to TTS
|653, 657
|653, 657
|-
|-
!TT to SMRT
!TTS to SMRT
|665
|665
|-
!5 September
!SMRT to TTS
|171, 670, 853, 853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857
|-
!6 September
!SMRT to SBST
|652
|-
!19 September
!rowspan="2"|SMRT to TTS
|169, 858, 963, 963e, 963R, 965, 966, 969
|-
!3 October
|167, 656, 825, 859, 882, 883, 883M, 980, 981, NR1, NR2
|-
!rowspan="2"|2024
!1 September
!rowspan="2"|SBST to SMRT
|179, 179A, 181, 181M, 192, 193, 194, 199, 240, 240M, 241, 242, 243G, 243W, 246, 249, 251, 252, 405
|-
!15 September
|182, 182M, 185, 247, 248, 248M, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 502, 502A, 974
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 13:05, 23 August 2024

Background[edit]

SBS and TIBS[edit]

In April 1981, then Communications and Labour Minister Ong Teng Cheong announced that the goverment will grant a licence to a second public transport operator who was willing to compete with the Singapore Bus Services (SBS), which had a monopoly on all public bus services in Singapore since its inception in late 1973.

In January 1982, City Shuttle Service (CSS) operator Singapore Shuttle Bus (SSB) submitted applications to the Ministry of Communications to establish a second bus operator and the Registry of Vehicles for four bus depots. Applications were granted on 12 March 1982, with the new company set to take over 11 SBS bus services plying the northern areas of Sembawang, Admiralty, Marsiling and upcoming bus services in the then developing new towns of Yishun and Woodlands. On 31 May 1982, the new operator, Trans Island Bus Services (TIBS), was inaugurated as a subsidiary of the SSB.

The first transfer of SBS bus services to TIBS began on 3 April 1983, commencing with Services 160 and 167 at Sembawang, with an initial fleet of 37 buses and 2 bus services. During that same year, the remaining SBS bus services plying the northern areas were progressively transferred to TIBS.

In August 1994, the government announced that SBS will cede their bus services in Bukit Panjang, Jalan Kayu and Punggol to TIBS, which was also allocated to operate bus services from the upcoming new towns of Sembawang, Simpang, Sengkang and Punggol. This is as so to foster greater competition in the public bus industry, and also to cushion TIBS's impact from the rationalisation of its bus services caused by the opening of the Woodlands MRT extension in 1996. These bus services were transferred to TIBS between July and December 1995 in six tranches.

In May 1999, the tender to operate the North-East Line (NEL), Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines was awarded to SBS. To achieve the government's goal of having a multi-modal public transport system in the North-East Corridor, the operations of the Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol bus services were also reallocated to SBS from TIBS, in exchange for the former's bus services in Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok. The Choa Chu Kang, Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol bus service swaps were carried out in three tranches between July and December 1999 while the Bukit Batok bus services were transferred to TIBS in three tranches between June and December 2000. This has made TIBS responsible for the operation of bus services in the northern and northwestern regions of Singapore.

Bus Contracting Model[edit]

With the implementation of the Bus Contracting Model (BCM) announced by the LTA in May 2014, the routes were handed over to the 2 new BCM public transport operators (PTOs), namely Tower Transit Singapore (TT) and Go-Ahead Singapore (GA) in May and September 2016 respectively, based on the tender result of the Bulim and Loyang bus packages respectively. For Yishun bus services under the Seletar Bus Package, these bus services operating under SMRT Buses were handed over in two tranches to SBS Transit in March 2018.

Tower Transit, which won both the Bulim (2nd term) and Sembawang-Yishun bus packages in September 2020, has already commenced its second term of the Bulim Bus Package in May 2021 and has also taken over 27 bus services in three tranches from SMRT Buses in September and October 2021, as part of the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package.

In August 2023, the LTA had awarded the Bukit Merah (2nd term) and Jurong West Bus Packages to SBS Transit and SMRT Buses respectively. The second term for the Bukit Merah Bus Package will commence in May 2024, while SBS Transit will transfer the bus services under the Jurong West Bus Package to SMRT Buses from September 2024.

Timeline of Handover[edit]

SBS and TIBS[edit]

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Year Handover date Operator change Services
1983 3 April SBS to TIBS 160, 167
8 May 161, 164
5 June 169
10 July 178, 204, 208
7 August 180, 182
4 September 181
9 October 372
1995 2 July 177, 179, 184
6 August 75, 343, 344
17 September 5, 187
1 October 176
5 November 171
17 December 59, 82, 103, 163, 214E, 214W
1999 25 July SBS to TIBS 190
TIBS to SBS 864, 865, 866
29 August SBS to TIBS 185, 300, 302, 307
TIBS to SBS 82
26 December SBS to TIBS 67, 172, 175, 188
TIBS to SBS 103, 163, 820, 821
2000 18 June SBS to TIBS 77, 189, 361, 365, 367
3 September 61
24 December 106, 173

Bus Contracting Model[edit]

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Year Handover date Operator change Services
2016 29 May SMRT to TTS 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 941, 945, 947, 990
12 June SBST to TTS 66, 78, 79, 97, 97e, 143, 143M
26 June 41, 49, 96, 98, 98M, 183, 282, 284, 285, 333, 334, 335
4 September SBST to GAS 3, 34, 43, 43M, 62, 82, 83, 84, 85, 118, 119, 136, 382G, 382W, 386
18 September 2, 6, 12, 15, 17, 17A, 36, 354, 358, 359, 403, 518, 518A
2018 18 March SMRT to SBST 800, 804, 805, 807, 811, 860
25 March 803, 806, 812, 850E, 851, 852
2021 29 May SMRT to TTS 944
TTS to SBST 974
31 May SMRT to TTS 653, 657
TTS to SMRT 665
5 September SMRT to TTS 171, 670, 853, 853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857
6 September SMRT to SBST 652
19 September SMRT to TTS 169, 858, 963, 963e, 963R, 965, 966, 969
3 October 167, 656, 825, 859, 882, 883, 883M, 980, 981, NR1, NR2
2024 1 September SBST to SMRT 179, 179A, 181, 181M, 192, 193, 194, 199, 240, 240M, 241, 242, 243G, 243W, 246, 249, 251, 252, 405
15 September 182, 182M, 185, 247, 248, 248M, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 502, 502A, 974
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