Implementation of Wheelchair-Accessible Bus (WAB) Services
Introduction
The implementation of Wheelchair-Accessible Bus Services (WAB) was launched for Service 21 on 26th June 2006 after the consultation from the Voluntary Welfare Organisation (VWOs) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The first 10 WAB-friendly double-decker buses, which is the Volvo B9TL (CDGE) buses were deployed on Service 21.
Service 21 was chosen as it serves the key medical facilities such as the Tan Tock Seng Hospital and welfare organisations such as the Handicaps Welfare Organisation located at Moulmein Rd.
Over the years, several existing bus services had launched its Wheelchair-Accessible Bus Services, providing better public transport for the passengers-in-wheelchair (PIW) bound. This was introduced progressively, given that there are more newer WAB buses which were rolled-out as part of the fleet renewal.
List of WAB services
SBS Transit
| Implementation date | Bus services |
|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2006 | 21 |
| 30 Oct 2006 | 147 |
| 3 Dec 2006 | 12, 196, 198 |
| 22 May 2007 | 2, 51, 72, 76 |
| 20 Aug 2007 | 7, 80 |
| 17 Dec 2007 | 143 |
| 14 Jul 2008 | 14, 123, 174, 185 |
| 2 Dec 2008 | 64, 130, 183, 199, 232, 238 |
| 26 Oct 2009 | 3, 27, 34, 53, 142, 293, 358, 410 |
| 3 Dec 2009 | 13, 15, 36, 52, 54, 57, 291, 333 |
| 28 Feb 2010 | 29, 63, 113, 265, 334, 359 |
| 28 Jun 2010 | 45, 48, 59, 94, 240, 242 |
| 18 Oct 2010 | 43, 95, 181, 228, 235 |
| 2 Dec 2010 | 24, 86, 151, 225, 231, 335 |
| 7 Mar 2011 | 18, 22, 55, 60, 135, 136, 162/162M, 241, 261, 269 |
| 27 Jun 2011 | 5, 17, 38, 39, 99, 194, 354, 400, 402 |
| 26 Sep 2011 | 19, 100, 109, 133, 138, 154, 156, 315, 317 |
| 3 Dec 2011 | 16, 30, 87, 101, 131, 175, 272, 273, 275, 282, 284, 285, 292, 403 |
| 26 Mar 2012 | 10, 25, 58, 66, 69, 105, 165, 168 |