Peak Period Short Services

Peak Period Short Services (PPSS) are supplementary bus routes operating within selected towns, plying between MRT stations and/or bus interchanges and residential estates. They were introduced under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP) to alleviate crowding, reduce waiting times and improve reliability during peak hours.

Five new Peak Period Short Services will be introduced within the housing estates of Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Boon Lay, Marsiling and Woodlands. These new bus services will be launched progressively from second quarter of 2014, operated by private bus operators to complement the existing feeder services operated by the Public Transport Operators (PTOs). For a start, all five short bus services will run at least five trips per hour during peak periods of weekday mornings and evenings to take residents between their homes and nearby MRT stations and/or bus interchanges.

On 30th September 2013, the Land Transport Authority called a tender to invite private bus operators to submit their cost proposals to operate the first five new short bus services as part of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). The tendering process allows for the most cost-efficient operators to win the rights to operate the services. This initiative is in line with the Ministry of Transport’s announcement at the Committee of Supply 2013 to tap on the resources of private bus operators to run shorter bus services to augment the resources of the PTOs. Successful operators will have to apply for bus service licences from the Public Transport Council (PTC), which regulates bus services.

On 23rd December 2013, a tender was called for another five more PPSS routes, bringing the total number to 10 routes. These services will be launched progressively from third quarter of 2014.

Out of the five PPSS that were tendered out in September 2013, the PPSS from Woodlands Bus Interchange to Marsiling Road was not awarded as the bids submitted were either not compliant with the tender requirements or not competitively priced.

Route information

Tender 1

Service	Route	Operator(s)	Introduction date
222P	Bedok MRT Stn - Chai Chee Dr (loop)	ComfortDelGro Bus Pte Ltd	29 April 2014
240P	Boon Lay MRT Stn - Lakeside MRT Stn (loop)	Tong Tar Transport Services Pte Ltd	22 April 2014
268P	Ang Mo Kio MRT Stn - Ang Mo Kio Ave 9	Commute Solutions LLP	06 May 2014
912P	Woodlands Reg Int - Woodlands St 41 (loop)	Commute Solutions LLP BT & Tan Transport	14 April 2014
913P	Woodlands Reg Int - Marsiling Rd	N/A	Brought forward to Tender 3

Tender 2

Service	Route	Operator(s)	Introduction date
291P	Tampines Int - Tampines St 32/33 (loop)	Travel GSH Pte Ltd	24 June 2014
293P	Tampines Int - Tampines Ave 9/St 45 (loop)	Travel GSH Pte Ltd	24 June 2014
307P	Choa Chu Kang MRT Stn - Choa Chu Kang St 62 (loop)	Woodlands Transport	30 June 2014
358P	Pasir Ris Int - Pasir Ris Dr 4 (loop)	Travel GSH Pte Ltd	10 June 2014
359P	Pasir Ris Int - Pasir Ris St 11 (loop)	Loh Gim Chong Transport	10 June 2014

Tender 3

Service	Route	Operator(s)	Introduction date
265P	Ang Mo Kio Int - Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 (loop)	Bus-Plus Services Pte Ltd	6 January 2015
285P	Clementi Int - West Coast Rd (loop)	Bus-Plus Services Pte Ltd Commute Solutions LLP	30 December 2014
811P	Yishun Int - Yishun Ave 1 (loop)	Bus-Plus Services Pte Ltd	20 January 2015
812P	Yishun Int - Yishun Ave 3 (loop)	Bus-Plus Services Pte Ltd	20 January 2015
903P	Woodlands Reg Int - Marsiling Lane (loop)	Rui Feng Chartered Pte Ltd	13 January 2015
913P	Woodlands Reg Int - Marsiling Rd (loop)	N/A	N/A

Bus Deployments

PPSS Bus Deployments