Bus Service Enhancement Programme
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Introduction[edit]
The Bus Service Enhancement Programme, or BSEP for short, was a programme from 2012 to 2017 that was launched on 7 March 2012 by the Land Transport Authority. Under this 7-year programme, the LTA set aside $1.1 billion for the overall cost of the scheme, and worked together with Public Transport Operators (PTOs) - SBS Transit and SMRT Buses - to purchase 1000 new buses, introduce 80 new bus routes and improve the frequency and reliability of many bus routes. This was conducted in two seperate phases, with the first phase from 2012 to 2014 and the second from 2015 to 2017, before the restructuring of Singapore's bus industry to the Bus Contracting Model (BCM).
The main initiatives of the programme included:
- Bus Service Improvements: In response to changing travel patterns, bus services were improved by introducing new services, extending existing routes, upgrading routes' capacites and improving frequencies. These included the introduction of City Direct Services (CDS) and Peak Period Short Services (PPSS), which were operated by Private Operators then.
- Purchase Of New Buses: With the two phases of the BSEP, a grand total of 1000 new public buses were introduced under the programme, expanding Singapore's public bus fleet by an immense amount. Bus models that were purchased included the Mercedes-Benz Citaro, MAN NL323F, Volvo B9TL WEG2 and Alexander Dennis Enviro500.
- Peak-Hour Bus Frequency Improvements: Under the BSEP, 95% of feeder bus services had their frequencies improved to operate at no more than 10-minute intervals during the morning and evening peak periods, which were adjusted to last 2 hours each. In addition, all regular bus services were required to operate within 20-minute scheduled intervals, of which 80% had to be within 10-minute intervals and another 10% within 12-minute intervals.
Rollout[edit]
No. | Date | Bus Service | Category |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 Oct 2012 | Bus Service 860 | New Bus Service |
2 | Bus Service 119 | Route Extension | |
3 | 18 Nov 2012 | Bus Service 116 | New Bus Service |
4 | 16 Dec 2012 | Bus Service 50 | |
5 | 17 Dec 2012 | Bus Service 513 | |
6 | 18 Feb 2013 | Bus Service 850E | |
7 | 17 Mar 2013 | Bus Service 4 | |
8 | 18 Mar 2013 | Bus Service 982E | |
9 | 21 Apr 2013 | Bus Service 120 | |
10 | 9 Jun 2013 | Bus Service 20 | |
11 | Bus Service 141 | ||
12 | 17 Jun 2013 | Bus Service 951E | |
13 | 18 Aug 2013 | Bus Service 904 | |
14 | 2 Sep 2013 | Bus Service 651 | City Direct Service |
15 | 15 Nov 2013 | Bus Service 972 | New Bus Service |
16 | 14 Dec 2013 | Bus Service 49 | |
17 | 06 Jan 2014 | Bus Service 652 | City Direct Service |
18 | 13 Jan 2014 | Bus Service 653 | |
19 | 19 Jan 2014 | Bus Service 371 | New Bus Service |
20 | 20 Jan 2014 | Bus Service 654 | City Direct Service |
21 | 16 Feb 2014 | Bus Service 803 | New Bus Service |
22 | 17 Feb 2014 | Bus Service 655 | City Direct Service |
23 | Bus Service 656 | ||
24 | 24 Feb 2014 | Bus Service 657 | |
25 | 16 Mar 2014 | Bus Service 121 | New Bus Service |
- | 14 Apr 2014 | Bus Service 912P | Peak Period Short Service |
22 Apr 2014 | Bus Service 240P | ||
29 Apr 2014 | Bus Service 222P | ||
6 May 2014 | Bus Service 268P | ||
18 May 2014 | Bus Service 143M | Supplementary Bus Service | |
26 | 19 May 2014 | Bus Service 658 | City Direct Service |
27 | 8 Jun 2014 | Bus Service 11 | Route Extension |
28 | 9 Jun 2014 | Bus Service 659 | City Direct Service |
- | 10 Jun 2014 | Bus Service 358P | Peak Period Short Service |
Bus Service 359P | |||
29 | 23 Jun 2014 | Bus Service 660 | City Direct Service |
- | 24 Jun 2014 | Bus Service 291P | Peak Period Short Service |
Bus Service 293P | |||
30 Jun 2014 | Bus Service 307P | ||
13 Jul 2014 | Bus Service 63M | Extension Of Operational Hours | |
30 | 17 Aug 2014 | Bus Service 386 | New Bus Service |
- | Bus Service 859A | Supplementary Bus Service | |
Bus Service 859B | |||
24 Aug 2014 | Bus Service 123M | Route Extension | |
31 | 12 Sep 2014 | Bus Service 324 | New Bus Service |
- | Bus Service 139M | Supplementary Bus Service | |
32 | 15 Nov 2014 | Bus Service 990 | New Bus Service |
- | 16 Nov 2014 | Bus Service 17A | Extension Of Operational Hours |
Bus Service 43M | Supplementary Bus Service | ||
33 | 23 Nov 2014 | Bus Service 201 | New Bus Service |
34 | 14 Dec 2014 | Bus Service 41 | |
35 | Bus Service 140 | ||
36 | 15 Dec 2014 | Bus Service 35 | Route Extension |
- | 30 Dec 2014 | Bus Service 285P | Peak Period Short Service |
6 Jan 2015 | Bus Service 265P | ||
13 Jan 2015 | Bus Service 903P | ||
20 Jan 2015 | Bus Service 811P | ||
Bus Service 812P | |||
37 | 14 Feb 2015 | Bus Service 386 | Route Extension |
38 | 15 Mar 2015 | Bus Service 122 | New Bus Service |
39 | 20 Apr 2015 | Bus Service 301 | |
40 | Bus Service 983 | ||
- | 27 Apr 2015 | Bus Service 982E | Route Extension |
41 | 14 Jun 2015 | Bus Service 103 | Route Extension |
- | 16 Aug 2015 | Bus Service 53M | Supplementary Bus Service |
42 | 20 Sep 2015 | Bus Service 102 | New Bus Service |
43 | 22 Sep 2015 | Bus Service 661 | City Direct Service |
44 | Bus Service 662 | ||
- | 28 Sep 2015 | Bus Service 850E | Route Amendment |
45 | Bus Service 663 | City Direct Service | |
46 | 6 Oct 2015 | Bus Service 664 | |
- | 12 Oct 2015 | Bus Service 951E | Route Amendment |
47 | Bus Service 665 | City Direct Service | |
48 | 21 Nov 2015 | Bus Service 258 | New Bus Service |
49 | 22 Nov 2015 | Bus Service 49 | Route Extension |
50 | 20 Dec 2015 | Bus Service 47 | New Bus Service |
51 | Bus Service 117 | ||
52 | Bus Service 118 | ||
53 | 27 Dec 2015 | Bus Service 979 | |
54 | Bus Service 983 | Route Extension | |
55 | 3 Jan 2016 | Bus Service 382G | New Bus Service |
Bus Service 382W | |||
56 | 14 Feb 2016 | Bus Service 805 | |
57 | 29 Feb 2016 | Bus Service 666 | City Direct Service |
58 | 8 Mar 2016 | Bus Service 667 | |
59 | 15 Mar 2016 | Bus Service 668 | |
60 | 20 Mar 2016 | Bus Service 134 | New Bus Service |
61 | Bus Service 150 | ||
62 | 22 Mar 2016 | Bus Service 669 | City Direct Service |
63 | 29 Mar 2016 | Bus Service 670 | |
- | 24 Apr 2016 | Bus Service 117 | Route Amendment |
Bus Service 386 | Route Extension | ||
Bus Service 979M | Supplementary Route | ||
64 | 15 May 2016 | Bus Service 308 | New Bus Service |
65 | 12 Jun 2016 | Bus Service 46 | |
66 | 17 Oct 2016 | Bus Service 671 | City Direct Service |
67 | 23 Oct 2016 | Bus Service 883 | New Bus Service |
68 | 7 Nov 2016 | Bus Service 672 | City Direct Service |
69 | 18 Dec 2016 | Bus Service 127 | New Bus Service |
70 | Bus Service 129 | ||
71 | 12 Mar 2017 | Bus Service 374 | |
72 | Bus Service 381 | ||
73 | 18 Jun 2017 | Bus Service 247 | |
74 | Bus Service 248 | ||
75 | 9 Jul 2017 | Bus Service 329 | |
76 | 27 Aug 2017 | Bus Service 944 | |
77 | 15 Oct 2017 | Bus Service 807 | |
78 | 21 Oct 2017 | Bus Service 137 | |
79 | Bus Service 298 | ||
80 | 9 Dec 2017 | Bus Service 71 |