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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.
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, Marsiling and the then developing new towns of Woodlands and Yishun.


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 that same year, the remaining SBS bus services plying those areas were progressively handed over to TIBS.
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 that same year, the remaining SBS bus services plying those areas were progressively handed over to TIBS.


On 25th August 1994, the Singapore Government had announced that the Bukit Panjang, Jalan Kayu and Punggol bus services under SBS, will be taken over by TIBS, in order to expand its bus service coverage boundary in the north-western and north-eastern parts of Singapore and also to help them cushion the impact of the rationalisation of bus services caused by the opening of the Woodlands MRT extension in 1996. 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, Bukit Batok, Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol, whereby Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok services which were formerly operated by SBS were given to TIBS and Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol, which were formerly operated under TIBS were given to SBS. The Choa Chu Kang - Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol swaps were carried out between July and December 1999 while the Bukit Batok services were handed over to TIBS in three phases between June and December 2000. This has made TIBS responsible for operating bus services in the North and North West regions of Singapore.
On 25th August 1994, the Singapore Government had announced that the Bukit Panjang, Jalan Kayu and Punggol bus services under SBS, will be taken over by TIBS, in order to satisfy commuters' desire to see greater competition in the public bus industry and also to help them cushion the impact of the rationalisation of bus services caused by the opening of the Woodlands MRT extension in 1996. These bus services were transferred to TIBS in 1995 in six tranches. However, on 20th May 1999, the contract for the operation of the North-East Line (NEL), Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines was 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, Bukit Batok, Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol, whereby Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok bus services which were formerly operated by SBS were given to TIBS and Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol bus services, which were formerly operated under TIBS were given to SBS. The Choa Chu Kang - North-East Corridor swaps were carried out in three tranches between July and December 1999 while the Bukit Batok bus services were handed over to TIBS in three tranches between June and December 2000. This has made TIBS responsible for operating bus services in the North and North West regions of Singapore.


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 Buses were handed over in two phases to SBS Transit in March 2018.
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 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 phases from incumbent operator SMRT Buses in September and October 2021, as part of the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package.
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 incumbent operator SMRT Buses in September and October 2021, as part of the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package.


==Timeline of Handover==
==Timeline of Handover==

Revision as of 22:36, 19 July 2023

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, Marsiling and the then developing new towns of Woodlands and Yishun.

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 that same year, the remaining SBS bus services plying those areas were progressively handed over to TIBS.

On 25th August 1994, the Singapore Government had announced that the Bukit Panjang, Jalan Kayu and Punggol bus services under SBS, will be taken over by TIBS, in order to satisfy commuters' desire to see greater competition in the public bus industry and also to help them cushion the impact of the rationalisation of bus services caused by the opening of the Woodlands MRT extension in 1996. These bus services were transferred to TIBS in 1995 in six tranches. However, on 20th May 1999, the contract for the operation of the North-East Line (NEL), Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines was 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, Bukit Batok, Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol, whereby Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok bus services which were formerly operated by SBS were given to TIBS and Jalan Kayu, Sengkang and Punggol bus services, which were formerly operated under TIBS were given to SBS. The Choa Chu Kang - North-East Corridor swaps were carried out in three tranches between July and December 1999 while the Bukit Batok bus services were handed over to TIBS in three tranches between June and December 2000. This has made TIBS responsible for operating bus services in the North and North West regions of Singapore.

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 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 incumbent operator SMRT Buses in September and October 2021, as part of the Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package.

Timeline of Handover

SBS & TIBS

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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

BCM

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Year Handover date Operator change Services
2016 29 May SMRT to TT 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 941, 945, 947, 990
12 June SBST to TT 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 GA 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 TT 944
TT to SBST 974
31 May SMRT to TT 653, 657
TT to SMRT 665
5 September SMRT to TT 171, 670, 853, 853M, 854, 854e, 855, 856, 857
6 September SMRT to SBST 652
19 September SMRT to TT 169, 858, 963, 963e, 963R, 965, 966, 969
3 October 167, 656, 825, 859, 882, 883, 883M, 980, 981, NR1, NR2
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