Implementation of Wheelchair-Accessible Bus (WAB) Services

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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

SMRT Buses