Implementation of Wheelchair-Accessible Bus (WAB) Services
Introduction
On 26th June 2006, the first Wheelchair-Accessible Bus (WAB) service was launched on Service 21 after the consultation from the Voluntary Welfare Organisation (VWOs) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The first 10 WAB-friendly Volvo B9TL (CDGE) double-decker buses were deployed on Service 21.
Service 21 was chosen because it serves the key medical facilities such as the Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Voluntary Welfare Organisation (VWOs) such as the Handicaps Welfare Organisation, within its vicinity.
Over the past 9 years, existing bus services had progressively launched Wheelchair-Accessible Bus (WAB) services, providing better public transport for the passengers-in-wheelchair (PIW) bound, with newer WAB-friendly buses that are currently being rolled out as part of the fleet renewal exercise.
SMRT had launched its first batch of WAB services on 1st June 2009, with the roll out of 134 units of WAB-friendly Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Gemilang) single-decker buses.
There are currently 219 WAB services operated by SBS Transit and 64 WAB services operated by SMRT Buses.
List of WAB services
SBS Transit
| Implementation date | Bus services |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2006 | 21 |
| 30 October 2006 | 147 |
| 3 December 2006 | 12, 196, 198 |
| 22 May 2007 | 2, 51, 72, 76 |
| 20 August 2007 | 7, 80 |
| 17 December 2007 | 143 |
| 14 July 2008 | 14, 123, 174, 185 |
| 2 December 2008 | 64, 130, 183, 199, 232, 238 |
| 26 October 2009 | 3, 27, 34, 53, 142, 293, 358, 410 |
| 3 December 2009 | 13, 15, 36, 52, 54, 57, 291, 333 |
| 28 February 2010 | 29, 63, 113, 265, 334, 359 |
| 28 June 2010 | 45, 48, 59, 94, 240, 242 |
| 18 October 2010 | 43, 95, 181, 228, 235 |
| 2 December 2010 | 24, 86, 151, 225, 231, 335 |
| 7 March 2011 | 18, 22, 55, 60, 135, 136, 162/162M, 241, 261, 269 |
| 27 June 2011 | 5, 17, 38, 39, 99, 194, 354, 400, 402 |
| 26 September 2011 | 19, 100, 109, 133, 138, 154, 156, 315, 317 |
| 3 December 2011 | 16, 30, 87, 101, 131, 175, 272, 273, |
| 26 March 2012 | 10, 25, 58, 66, 69, 105, 165, 168 |
| 25 June 2012 | 33, 78, 79, 96, 97, 98/98M, 124, 125, 197, 243 |
| 30 September 2012 | 56, 128, 163/163M, 166, 186, 195, 229, 502, 506 |
| 3 December 2012 | 32, 70/70M, 73, 93, 111, 238, 325, 372, 518 |
| 31 March 2013 | 4, 50, 62, 82, 116, 119, 132, 158, 513 |
| 9 June 2013 | 85, 88, 112, 120, 145, 222 |
| 30 September 2013 | 20, 141, 157, 182/182M, 192 |
| 3 December 2013 | 6, 40, 90, 139 |
| 23 March 2014 | 26, 35, 49, 65, 161 |
| 29 June 2014 | 83, 121, 155, 371 |
| 29 September 2014 | 11, 42, 74, 92, 386 |
| 3 December 2014 | 9, 91, 103, 115, CT8, CT18 |
| 30 March 2015 | 41, 140, 159, 201, 324, 405 |
| 22 June 2015 | 31, 89, 122, 200 |
| 20 September 2015 | 102N |
| 28 September 2015 | 28, 153, 74e, 97e, 174e |
| 21 November 2015 | 258N |
| 3 December 2015 | 107/107M, 179, 14e, 89e, 151e |
| 20 December 2015 | 47N, 117N, 118N |
| 3 January 2016 | 382N |
| 25 January 2016 | 30e, 196e, 246, 249, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257 |
SMRT Buses
| Implementation date | Bus services |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2009 | 171, 172, 189, 307, 811, 851, 945 |
| 29 November 2010 | 858 |
| 3 December 2011 | 61, 855, 920, 922, 950 |
| 29 April 2012 | 187, 852, 857, 970 |
| 1 July 2012 | 75, 77, 177, 700/700A |
| 15 November 2012 | 167, 859, 860, 966, 980, 985 |
| 21 April 2013 | 173, 882, 941, 981 |
| 7 July 2013 | 902, 965, 969 |
| 29 September 2013 | 178, 853, 904, 947 |
| 2 March 2014 | 803, 927, 961, 972 |
| 22 March 2015 | 176, 188, 990 |
| 14 June 2015 | 106, 190, 301, 804, 911, 963, 983 |
| 11 October 2015 | 67, 169, 854, 901, 925 |
| 14 February 2016 | 805N |
| 20 March 2016 | 302, 800, 812, 960, 962, 975 |
Other information
Legend
| N | Service that was given a WAB status on its first day of introduction. |