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==Singapore operations== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 250 | header = | image1 = SBS Transit MAN A95 (SG5999Z) on Service 7.jpg | alt1 = | caption1 = [[SBS Transit]] three-door MAN A95 | image2 = | alt2 = | caption2 = Interior of a [[Alstom Metropolis C751C|C751C]] train on the North East Line | image3 = C810A Trainset 47.jpg | alt3 = | caption3 = A [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810A|C810A]] train on the Sengkang LRT Line | image4 = 2016 Hyundai Ioniq (AE) Hybrid liftback, CityCab (2017-11-29).jpg | alt4 = | caption4 = Citycab [[Hyundai Ioniq]] Hybrid taxicab }} ===Bus and Rail=== ComfortDelGro owns 75% of [[SBS Transit]], which is listed separately on the [[Singapore Exchange]]. SBS Transit is a leading bus and rail operator in Singapore. Every day, it carries more than three million passengers on its extensive bus and rail network.<ref name="AnnualReport">[http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/investor-relations.aspx?id=177 Annual Report 31 December 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105121450/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/investor-relations.aspx?id=177|date=5 November 2013}} ComfortDelGro</ref> SBS Transit operates about 250 bus services with a fleet of more than 3,200 buses. The buses serve 17 interchanges and more than 3,500 bus stops island-wide. Additionally, SBS Transit operates the [[North East MRT line|North East Line]], which is Singapore's first fully automated, underground heavy rail system that connects Punggol to HarbourFront, as well as the [[Sengkang LRT line|Sengkang]] and [[Punggol LRT line|Punggol LRT Lines]]. SBS Transit also operates the [[Downtown MRT line|Downtown line]]. It is 42 km long with 34 stations, making it the longest underground line in Singapore. The first stage of the Downtown line commenced passenger service on 22 December 2013. The second and third stages were ready for passenger service on 27 December 2015 and 21 October 2017 respectively. ComfortDelGro Bus, as a private-bus charter subsidiary, is the largest private land-transport company in Singapore, which offers a wide range of bus charter services, including employee and school bus services. It also offers overland bus services to West Malaysia, and operates premium bus services, complementing those offered by SBS Transit.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=133 | title=Bus | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105121302/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=133 | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=141 | title=Rail | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105121447/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=141 | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Taxi=== Comfort and CityCab, both taxi companies belonging to ComfortDelGro Corporation, are the largest players in Singapore's taxi industry with a combined fleet of 8,800 taxis.<ref name=AnnualReport/> The ComfortDelGro taxi booking system wirelessly connects the taxis using the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology via the in-vehicle Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs). Today, its Customer Contact Centre caters to over 32 million taxi bookings annually.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=134 | title=Taxi | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105121519/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=134 | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Comfort and CityCab also operate ComfortDelGro LimoCabs and MaxiCabs in its fleet.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/comfortdelgro-raises-fares-limousine-and-maxicabs | title=ComfortDelGro raises fares for limousine and MaxiCabs | publisher=TODAYonline | date=30 April 2013}}</ref> On 20 April 2022, ComfortDelGro launched its mobile application under a fresh name to offer services through one platform. The app, now known as CDG Zig, integrates ComfortDelGro's taxi booking tool with its now-decommissioned lifestyle tool Zig.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ComfortDelGro to relaunch taxi booking app under new name, more services added |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cdg-zig-new-comfortdelgro-taxi-booking-app-2632956 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref> ===Automotive Engineering=== Besides servicing private cars through its SPARK Car Care business, ComfortDelGro Engineering provides accident repair for most of ComfortDelGro's taxi fleet, as well as vehicle fleets for ComfortDelGro Bus and ComfortDelGro Rent-A-Car. Its diesel sale department's 17 diesel kiosks provide diesel at subsidised rate to ComfortDelGro's 16,600-strong taxi fleet islandwide. Its vehicle construction unit custom-builds vehicles for passenger transportation as well as for special function for both local and regional customers. It also provides modifications, retrofitting and refurbishment to existing vehicles. ComfortDelGro Engineering (as well as the predecessors) started with SBS in 1977 at MacKenzie Road Depot, assembling Leyland Atlanteans, Mercedes-Benz O305s, Leyland Olympians, Volvo Olympians, Volvo B10TLs, Dennis Tridents, selected Scania K230UBs, Volvo B9TLs while being ordered by SBS Transit; and now [[Wright StreetDeck]] from [[Big Bus Tours]] Singapore.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=136 | title=Singapore β Automotive Engineering Services | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=19 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105124414/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=136 | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Inspection and Testing Services=== VICOM is offering testing and inspection services to a wide spectrum of industries such as automotive, petrochemical, aerospace, manufacturing, building, construction, marine and gas.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=137 | title=Inspection and Testing Services | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105134449/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=137 | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Driving Centre=== ComfortDelGro Driving Centre is a partnership with Chofu Driving School of Japan. The Centre provides driving instruction for motorcars, motorcycles, bus and taxi vocational licences as well as corporate training.<ref name=AnnualReport/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=138 | title=Driving School | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=19 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105133624/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=138 | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Car Rental=== ComfortDelGro Rent-A-Car operates as a car-rental and leasing-service provider in Singapore with a fleet of more than 1,100 vehicles.<ref name=AnnualReport/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=135 | title=Car Rental & Leasing | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105121622/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=135 | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Insurance Broking Service=== ComfortDelGro Insurance Brokers is an associate company of the Group, and its principal activities relate to risk protection and transfer solutions through the disciplines of insurance broking, employee benefits consulting, risk management operations, claims and loss management and customised solutions. It proposes and implements solutions involving a blend of traditional insurance products, alternative risk financing instruments and methods to help the Group mitigate any risks faced in an increasingly complex environment.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com/global-network.aspx?id=139 | title=Insurance Broking Services | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=19 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224191726/http://www.comfortdelgro.com/global-network.aspx?id=139 | archive-date=24 February 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> ===Outdoor Advertising=== [[File:Hyundai i40 with Dalkin Advertising operating under Comfort taxis.jpg|thumb|right|Moove Media advertisement wrap on a ComfortDelGro [[Hyundai i40]] taxicab]] Moove Media is the advertising arm of ComfortDelGro and has been in operations since 8 April 2005 through the merger of Comfort Ads and SBS Transit Advertising. It marked its launch with several large cows dotted across the island.<ref>{{cite news |title=Advertising that mooves you (Page 6) |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/today20050412-1.1.6 |website=Today (retrieved from NLB) |access-date=22 September 2019 |date=12 April 2005}}</ref> As of 2020, Moove Media offers an integrated outdoor advertisement platforms, reaching commuters islandwide, through: ====Buses==== * [[SBS Transit]] - buses & bus interchanges * [[Go-Ahead Singapore]] * [[Tower Transit Singapore]] * ComfortDelGro Bus ====Rail==== MRT & LRT lines operated by SBS Transit (with their respective stations inclusive): * [[North East MRT line]] * [[Downtown MRT line]] * [[Sengkang LRT line|Sengkang]] and [[Punggol LRT line|Punggol]] LRT lines Since 2011, Moove Media offers similar outdoor advertising services in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=140 | title=Outdoor Advertising | work=ComfortDelGro | access-date=28 April 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105132011/http://www.comfortdelgro.com.sg/global-network.aspx?id=140 | archive-date=5 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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