Editing SBS Transit (section)

==History==
===Singapore Bus Services (1973{{nbnd}}2001)===
Singapore Bus Services Limited was established on 1 July 1973 when the regional bus companies Amalgamated Bus Company, Associated Bus Services and United Bus Company (which were in turn results of amalgamations of privately run Chinese bus companies of the 1960s in 1971) agreed to merge their operations with each taking shareholdings of 53%, 19% and 28% respectively in the new company.<ref>{{cite news|title=Merger plan by the 3 bus firms|work=[[The Straits Times]]|location=Singapore|date=14 April 1973|page=15|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19730414-1.2.98}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bus firms agree to a big merger|work=New Nation|location=Singapore|date=26 May 1973|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Better deal for bus commuters|work=The Straits Times|location=Singapore|date=1 July 1973|page=1|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19730701-1.2.2}}</ref> The government-sanctioned merger was undertaken to improve service standards of the [[Bus transport in Singapore|bus transport]] system. The company was replaced by the Singapore Bus Service (1978) Limited on 17 February 1978, which was then listed on the [[Singapore Exchange|Stock Exchange of Singapore]] (SES) on 26 June the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/064-1978-03-20_moc.pdf|title=Conversion of SBS into a public company|publisher=Singapore Government - The Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Finance|date=20 March 1978|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118192838/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/064-1978-03-20_moc.pdf|archive-date=18 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Active Trading in SBS Shares|work=The Straits Times|location=Singapore|date=27 June 1978|page=1|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19780627-1.2.9}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://ir.zaobao.com.sg/comfortdelgro/news/comfort211102.pdf|title=Proposed merger of Comfort Group Ltd and DelGro Corporation Limited|website=Zaobao|publisher=Comfort Group Limited and DelGro Corporation Limited|date=21 November 2002|access-date=3 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307213053/http://ir.zaobao.com.sg/comfortdelgro/news/comfort211102.pdf|archive-date=7 March 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1992, SBS were reorganised under a new subsidiary SBS Bus Services Pte Ltd.<ref name=":1" /> On 12 November 1997, Singapore Bus Services (1978) Limited was renamed DelGro Corporation, with SBS Bus Services Pte Ltd listed separately as Singapore Bus Services Limited on 10 December that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=SBS Limited changes its name to DelGro|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19971113-1.2.51.12|website=The Straits Times|access-date=25 September 2019|date=13 November 1997|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925134557/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19971113-1.2.51.12|url-status=live}}</ref>

SBS also operated taxis as SBS Taxis. SBS Taxis merged with Singapore Commuter and Singapore Airport Bus Services on 1 July 1995 to form CityCab, which remained part of DelGro Corporation.<ref>{{cite news|title=New cab fleet|work=[[The New Paper]]|location=Singapore|date=19 May 1995|page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=SBS, ST Automotive sign deal to merge taxi arms|work=The Straits Times|location=Singapore|date=19 May 1995|page=19|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19950519-1.2.48.2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Milestones|url=https://www.cdgtaxi.com.sg/web/corp/about/milestones#3|publisher=ComfortDelgro Taxi|access-date=28 July 2019|archive-date=6 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206205031/https://www.cdgtaxi.com.sg/web/corp/about/milestones#3|url-status=dead}}</ref>

SBS also operated Airbus in the past from 1995 to 1997 and Premium Bus Services, Sentosa Services and Jurong Island Services called "SBS Leisure" in 1995 to 2003. SBS had transferred Sentosa and Jurong Island Services in 2003, and Premium Bus Services (555 and 556) in December 2003 to private bus operators. 555 was a bus service from Watten Estate to Spottiswoode Park and 556 was a bus service from Sunset Way to Shenton Way, but it was totally withdrawn on 31 October 2004.

=== Route Handovers ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Bus Package
!From
!To
!Reason
|-
|1983
|Sembawang/Yishun/Woodlands
|SBS
|[[SMRT Buses|TIBS]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995<ref>{{cite news |date=11 August 1995 |title=Tibs takes over services |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19950811-1.2.39.14.4 |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |page=32}}</ref>
|Bukit Panjang
| rowspan="2" |SBS
| rowspan="2" |[[SMRT Buses|TIBS]]
| rowspan="2" |Foster greater competition in the bus industry and to cushion the impact with the rationalisation of bus services caused by the opening of Woodlands MRT extension in 1996.
|-
|Sengkang/Punggol
|-
| rowspan="2" |1999<ref>{{cite news |date=15 July 1999 |title=Tibs and SBS in routes swap |work=Business Times |location=Singapore}}</ref>
|Choa Chu Kang
|SBS
|[[SMRT Buses|TIBS]]
| rowspan="3" |The tender to operate the North East Line, Sengkang and Punggol LRT, and several bus services in the Sengkang and Punggol are awarded to SBS. In addition, bus tenders for Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok bus services are awarded to TIBS. This move is also to cushion the impact with the rationalisation of bus services caused by Bukit Panjang LRT in 1999, as well as to reduce congestion in depots (Service 61, 67, 106 and 172).
|-
|Sengkang/Punggol
|[[SMRT Buses|TIBS]]
|SBS
|-
|2000
|Bukit Batok
|SBS
|[[SMRT Buses|TIBS]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|Jurong East
|SBS Transit
|[[Tower Transit Singapore]]
| rowspan="4" |Under the Bus Contracting Model from 2016 onwards.
|-
|Pasir Ris/Punggol
|SBS Transit
|[[Go-Ahead Singapore]]
|-
|2018
|Yishun (selected)
|SMRT Buses
|SBS Transit
|-
|2024
|Boon Lay/Joo Koon/Tuas
|SBS Transit
|SMRT Buses
|}

===SBS Transit (2001 - present)===
On 1 November 2001, Singapore Bus Services was rebranded as SBS Transit to reflect it becoming a multi-modal transport operator with the impending opening of the [[Sengkang LRT line]] and [[North East MRT line]].<ref name=":1" />

On 29 March 2003, DelGro Corporation merged with Comfort Group to form [[ComfortDelGro Corporation]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=Corporate>[https://www.comfortdelgro.com/about-us Corporate Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203301/https://www.comfortdelgro.com/about-us|date=28 August 2018}} ComfortDelGro</ref> ComfortDelGro Corporation owns 75% of the shares in SBS Transit.

On 18 January 2003, SBS Transit commenced operating the Sengkang LRT, followed by the North East MRT line on 20 June the same year.<ref>[https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2004jun_20-1.aspx SBS Transit Celebrates First Anniversary of North East Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829000230/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2004jun_20-1.aspx|date=29 August 2018}} SBS Transit 20 June 2004</ref> SBS Transit commenced operating the [[Punggol LRT line|Punggol LRT]] on 29 January 2005, followed by the [[Downtown MRT line]] on 22 December 2013.<ref>[http://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/sbs-transit-selected-to-operate-downtown-line.html SBS Transit selected to operate Downtown Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072139/http://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/sbs-transit-selected-to-operate-downtown-line.html|date=29 August 2018}} ''[[Metro Report International]]'' 30 August 2011</ref>