SBS Transit retains Bukit Merah bus package, loses Jurong West package to SMRT

[Yamapi]

SINGAPORE - Transport operator SBS Transit will continue running the 17 bus routes under the Bukit Merah bus package but has lost the 26 routes under the Jurong West package to SMRT Buses.

The new five-year contracts for the two packages will start progressively from the second quarter of 2024.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the results of the tender for the two bus packages on Friday evening, nearly nine months after it was called in late November 2022.

The 17 bus routes in the Bukit Merah package serve Bukit Merah town and the Central Business District, and include two cross-border services to Johor Bahru. The buses use the Ulu Pandan Bus Depot.

SBS Transit will continue managing the Bukit Merah and HarbourFront bus interchanges under the new contract, which will start immediately after the current one expires in April 2024. It first won the contract through a tender in 2018.

The Jurong West bus package comprises 26 routes covering Jurong, Boon Lay and Tuas. They operate from the Soon Lee Bus Depot in the Jurong industrial estate.

In addition to the buses, services and depot, SMRT Buses will take over the Joo Koon and Boon Lay bus interchanges. It will start operating the package in September 2024.

[macrosszero]

So…… bus fares got cheaper or not?

[13177]

SBS transit always retains the bt merah bus package, it is because they run the cross-border services to Johor Bahru? If change bus operator, very troublesome to re-train bus captains and change buses, since buses running to JB needs to 'specially' registered.

Anyway, any bus operator i also ok except SBS transit. 😅

[inlinesix]

On 8/19/2023 at 10:21 PM, 13177 said:

SBS transit always retains the bt merah bus package, it is because they run the cross-border services to Johor Bahru? If change bus operator, very troublesome to re-train bus captains and change buses, since buses running to JB needs to 'specially' registered.

Anyway, any bus operator i also ok except SBS transit. 😅

Driver in the lost package will likely go to new operator.

How does cross border service correlate to Bkt Merah Package?

[macrosszero]

On 8/19/2023 at 10:31 PM, inlinesix said:

Driver in the lost package will likely go to new operator.

How does cross border service correlate to Bkt Merah Package?

Ya, bus driver just change uniform nia. Last time my office change cleaning companies but cleaning aunty remains the same.

[13177]

On 8/19/2023 at 10:31 PM, inlinesix said:

Driver in the lost package will likely go to new operator.

How does cross border service correlate to Bkt Merah Package?

Maybe it might be problem if change bus operator to run cross border service since there are some requirements for the bus operator to follow. You see SBS transit already retains the bt merah package previously and the latest package.

Edited August 19, 2023 by 13177

[Soya]

What's the difference? We take bus becoz of the route, not the bus company

 

[Inlinefour]

I go to school by bus ❤️

[inlinesix]

On 8/19/2023 at 11:34 PM, 13177 said:

Maybe it might be problem if change bus operator to run cross border service since there are some requirements for the bus operator to follow. You see SBS transit already retains the bt merah package previously and the latest package.

Both SMRT and SBS operate cross border services.

[13177]

On 8/20/2023 at 12:03 AM, Soya said:

What's the difference? We take bus becoz of the route, not the bus company

 

Got some difference which bus company run the route. The quality and the type of bus is difference. 😂 Overall sbs transit bus is older and more single decker.

[inlinesix]

On 8/20/2023 at 8:46 AM, 13177 said:

Got some difference which bus company run the route. The quality and the type of bus is difference. 😂 Overall sbs transit bus is older and more single decker.

All buses belong to LTA since Bus Contracting Model started

Edited August 20, 2023 by inlinesix

[13177]

On 8/20/2023 at 9:00 AM, inlinesix said:

All buses belong to LTA since Bus Contracting Model started

Even buses belong to LTA now, but these buses esp the older buses still purchased under the bus company back then. And they are still using these buses. And notice the newer bus company mostly are using newer buses bought under LTA. This is why i said I don’t like sbs transit since their buses many are old bus.

[Tianmo]

When want to talk BUS in MCF, pls respect  @SiLangKia and officially invite him for his comments.

 

[Tohto]

On 8/20/2023 at 8:46 AM, 13177 said:

Got some difference which bus company run the route. The quality and the type of bus is difference. 😂 Overall sbs transit bus is older and more single decker.

Bus are now owned by LTA. 

[SiLangKia]

On 8/20/2023 at 9:35 AM, Tianmo said:

When want to talk BUS in MCF, pls respect  @SiLangKia and officially invite him for his comments.

 

Siang kar pager 🤣🍍

[Tianmo]

On 8/20/2023 at 10:17 AM, SiLangKia said:

Siang kar pager 🤣🍍

BUS BUS BUS!!!

 

[SiLangKia]

On 8/20/2023 at 10:25 AM, Tianmo said:

BUS BUS BUS!!!

 

Bang bus ah? 🤣

[Rayleigh]

Does it matter to me? What matters to me most is if I have options. If I dun, what’s the point of this announcement unless I have vested interest as an investor.