Editing SBS Transit

{{short description|Public transport operator in Singapore}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = SBS Transit
| logo = SBS Transit logo.svg
| image = 
| image_size = 
| image_caption = 
| type = [[Public company|Public]] [[Subsidiary]]
| traded_as = {{sgx|S61}}
| predecessor = Amalgamated Bus Company<br />Associated Bus Services<br />United Bus Company
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1973|07|01}} (as Singapore Bus Services)<br />{{Start date and age|df=yes|2001|11|01}} (as SBS Transit)
| defunct = 
| location_country = Singapore
| area_served = Singapore
| key_people = Bob Tan Beng Hai<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ng|first1=Hong Siang|title=SBS Transit appoints former SMRT board member as new chairman|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sbs-transit-new-chairman-bob-tan-beng-hai-14713430|website=CNA|access-date=5 May 2021|date=29 April 2021|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429160254/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sbs-transit-new-chairman-bob-tan-beng-hai-14713430|url-status=live}}</ref> (Chairman)<br />Jeffrey Sim<ref>{{cite web|last1=SBS Transit|title=SBS Transit Announces Leadership Change|url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/sbs-transit-announces-leadership-change|website=SBS Transit|access-date=21 March 2023|date=1 January 2023|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505144739/https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sbs-appoints-cheng-siak-kian-as-ceo|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SBS Transit Singapore|date=24 February 2016 |url=https://landtransportguru.net/bus-operators/sbs-transit/}}</ref> (Group CEO)
| industry = Public transport
| products = 
| services = Bus & rail services
| revenue = {{profit}} S$1.19 billion (2017)
| operating_income = {{profit}} S$59.3 million (2017)
| net_income = {{profit}} S$47.1 million (2017)
| num_employees = 10,239 (2017)
| parent = [[ComfortDelGro Corporation]] (75%)
| divisions = 
| subsid = [[SBS Transit Rail Pte Ltd]]
| owner = 
| homepage = [http://www.sbstransit.com.sg www.sbstransit.com.sg]
}}

'''SBS Transit Ltd''' ([[abbreviation]]: '''SBS''' or '''SBST''') is a multi-modal [[public transport]] operator in [[Singapore]] operating bus and rail services. With a majority of its shares owned by Singaporean multinational transport conglomerate [[ComfortDelGro Corporation]] at 75%, it was formerly known as '''Singapore Bus Services''' before rebranding to SBS Transit on 1 November 2001.

It is the largest public bus operator in Singapore, as well as one of the two major operators of Singapore's rail services along with [[SMRT Corporation]]. It has a fleet of 3,656 buses and operates 261 routes, as of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web| title=The governance of public transport market in Asia-Pacific | url=https://cms.uitp.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/The-Governance-of-PT-Market-Singapore-report.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814063837/https://cms.uitp.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/The-Governance-of-PT-Market-Singapore-report.pdf | archive-date=2022-08-14}}</ref>
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==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>

==Bus==
===Routes===
SBS Transit had operated the majority of routes in almost all towns of Singapore with the notable exception of [[Tuas]], Joo Koon, [[Jurong West]], [[Jurong East]], [[Tengah]], [[Bukit Batok]], [[Choa Chu Kang]], [[Bukit Panjang]], [[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]], [[Sembawang]], [[Yishun]], [[Punggol]] and [[Pasir Ris]], where most routes were under [[SMRT Buses]], [[Tower Transit Singapore|Tower Transit]] (Bulim Bus Package & Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package) and [[Go-Ahead Singapore|Go-Ahead]] (Loyang Bus Package). As of 2025, there are 222 wheelchair-accessible bus services that SBS Transit operates.

SBS Transit later became the first local operator to win a tender under the BCM in April 2017, and began operating the Seletar Bus Package on 18 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=d4fd0825-966d-4796-817f-ae2907b2494f|title=LTA Awards Third Bus Package to SBS Transit Ltd|date=19 April 2017|publisher=Land Transport Authority|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-date=20 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420234454/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=d4fd0825-966d-4796-817f-ae2907b2494f|url-status=live}}</ref> It was announced in 2018 by LTA that SBS Transit had won the subsequent package, the Bukit Merah Bus Package.<ref>[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sbs-transit-wins-bukit-merah-bus-package-for-s-472-million-9985310 SBS Transit wins Bukit Merah bus package for S$472 million] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223232231/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sbs-transit-wins-bukit-merah-bus-package-for-s-472-million-9985310|date=23 February 2018}} ''[[Channel NewsAsia]]'' 23 February 2018</ref>

In 2023, it was announced that SBS Transit retained the Bukit Merah Bus Package for its second term, but lost the bid for Jurong West Bus Package, which was awarded to [[SMRT Buses]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Nian Tjoe |date=2023-08-18 |title=SBS Transit retains Bukit Merah bus package, loses Jurong West package to SMRT |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sbs-transit-retains-bukit-merah-bus-package-loses-jurong-west-package-to-smrt |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> In July 2024, it was announced that SBS Transit retained the Seletar Bus Package for its second term.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yufeng|first=Kok|date=2024-07-19|work=The Straits Times|title=SBS Transit to continue operating bus services from Seletar depot until at least 2030|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/sbs-transit-to-continue-operating-bus-services-from-seletar-depot-until-at-least-2030|access-date=2024-07-20}}</ref>

===Vehicle Fleet===
[[File:SBS Transit MAN A22 Euro V (Lion's City).jpg|thumb|right|A [[MAN NLxx3F|MAN A22]] bus that was transferred to SBS Transit from [[SMRT Buses]] in 2018 as part of the Seletar Bus Package]]
[[File:SBS Transit MAN A95 (SG5999Z) on Service 7.jpg|thumb|The three-door MAN A95 demonstrator, which was introduced in late 2015 and is currently operated by SBS Transit since 2018]]
As of December 2019, SBS Transit operated more than 3,500 buses.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Uploads/Investor_Relations/Annual_Report/2019/02-07ChairmansStatement.pdf | title=NEL achieved an MKBF of 1.38 million train-km while the DTL clocked 1.14 million train-km | access-date=29 May 2020 | archive-date=18 November 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118070153/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Uploads/Investor_Relations/Annual_Report/2019/02-07ChairmansStatement.pdf | url-status=live}}</ref>

SBS Transit operates a mix of single decker, double decker and articulated buses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://landtransportguru.net/bus/bus-infrastructure/in-pictures-bus-models|title=In Pictures: Bus Models|publisher=Land Transport Guru|access-date=1 July 2016|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816021338/http://landtransportguru.net/bus/bus-infrastructure/in-pictures-bus-models|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Single deckers'''
*[[BYD B series|BYD GTK6127BEVB (BC12A04)]] (Zhuhai Guangtong)
*[[BYD K series|BYD K9]] ([[Gemilang Coachworks]])
*Linkker LM312
*[[MAN NLxx3F|MAN NL323F]] Lion's City (A22) ([[Gemilang Coachworks]])
*[[Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro]] ([[EvoBus]])
*[[Scania K series|Scania K230UB]] ([[Gemilang Coachworks]])
*[[Volvo B5LH|Volvo B5L Hybrid]] ([[MCV Evora]])
*[[Zhongtong Bus|Zhongtong LCK6126EVG N12]] (Integral)

'''Double deckers'''
*[[Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC]] (3-door variant)
*[[MAN NDxx3F|MAN ND323F]] Lion's City (A95) ([[Gemilang Coachworks]])
*[[Scania K series|Scania K310UD]] ([[Gemilang Coachworks]]) demonstrator – ''used for driver training purposes''
*[[Volvo B9TL]] ([[Gemilang Coachworks]]) demonstrator  – ''used for driver training purposes''
*[[Volvo B9TL]] ([[Wright Eclipse Gemini|Wright Eclipse Gemini 2]])<ref name=":0">[https://cbwmagazine.com/more-sbs-transit-volvo-b9tls More SBS Transit Volvo B9TLs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072147/https://cbwmagazine.com/more-sbs-transit-volvo-b9tls|date=29 August 2018}} ''[[Coach & Bus Week]]'' 11 July 2014</ref>

'''Articulated buses'''
*[[MAN Lion's City#Chassis variants (for external bodywork)|MAN NG363F]] Lion's City (A24) ([[Gemilang Coachworks]])

===Former Vehicle Fleet===

*[[BYD B series|BYD B12A03]] (integral) LTA trial specifications demonstrator
*[[Mercedes-Benz Citaro|Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro C2 Hybrid]] demonstrator
*[[Volvo B8L]] ([[Wright Eclipse Gemini]] 3) demonstrator 
*[[Volvo B9TL]] ComfortDelGro Engineering (CDGE)
*[[Volvo Super Olympian|Volvo B10TL Super Olympian]]
*[[Volvo Olympian]]
*[[Leyland Olympian]]
*[[Mercedes-Benz O405]] (including one demonstrator Volgren CR221-bodied O405G articulated vehicle)
*[[Volvo B10BLE]]
*[[Scania N113|Scania N113CRB]]
*[[Volvo B10M]], it some two Volvo B10M Mark IV demonstrator vehicles
*Sunlong SLK6121UF14 Hybrid ([[Gemilang Coachworks]]) demonstrator
*MAN 18.240 HOCL-NL (A69) ([[Gemilang Coachworks]]) demonstrator
*[[Dennis Dart]]
*[[Dennis Trident 3]] ([[Duple Metsec]] 5000)
*[[Volvo B7RLE]] (Soon Chow Workshop) demonstrator 
*[[Mercedes-Benz 811D]]


[[File:ScaniaN113-SBS.JPG|thumb|right|A 1989 [[Scania N113|Scania N113CRB]] still bearing the original SBS livery at [[Bedok Bus Interchange]].]]
[[File:Volvo B10BLE CNG (Volgren).jpg|thumb|right|SBS Transit purchased 12 [[Volgren]]-bodied [[compressed natural gas|CNG]] [[Volvo B10BLE]] buses.]]
When SBS was first formed in 1973, it inherited a wide variety of buses of various makes from its Chinese predecessors. Examples of such buses included the [[Albion Viking]], [[Mercedes-Benz buses|Mercedes-Benz]] LP1113 and OF1413 and [[UD Trucks|Nissan Diesel]] RX102K3 with small numbers of [[Ford R-Series|Ford R192 and 226]], [[Seddon Atkinson|Seddon]], [[Fargo Trucks|Fargo-Kew]], [[Bedford Vehicles|Bedford]] and [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]].<ref name=fwy>{{cite book|last1=York|first1=FW|last2=Davis|first2=Mike|last3=Phillips|first3=Ron|title=Singapore Buses Volume 1 Singapore Bus Service Part 1: Early Single-Deck Buses and the First Double-Deckers|year=2005|publisher=DTS Publishing|publication-date=2005|isbn=9781900515757}}</ref> Most of these buses were bodied by local coachbuilder Soon Chow although some were bodied by other companies such as Supreme Star and Strachan.<ref>{{cite book|last1=ILee|first1=Imm Yew|last2=Lee|first2=Hong Meng|last3=Lim|first3=Joseph PK|last4=Poon|first4=Ngai Seng|title=The Soon Chow Story: 80 Years of Bus and Coach|year=2007|publication-date=2007|isbn=9789810589721}}</ref> Subsequent models that were purchased by SBS included [[Berliet]] and [[Leyland Victory Mark 2|Guy Victory]] in the 1970s and the [[Volvo B57]] and Mercedes-Benz OF1417 in the 1980s, the latter which were bodied by foreign coachbuilders like [[Coachwork International|New Zealand Motor Bodies]] and [[Hawke Coachwork]].<ref name=fwy/>

In 1976, SBS purchased its first 20 [[Leyland Atlantean#AN68|Leyland Atlantean AN68]] buses to evaluate the suitability of [[double-decker bus]] operation, with the buses first entering service on route 86 on 13 June 1977.<ref name=fwy/> Following the success of the trial, SBS ordered another 500 Leyland Atlantean AN68 buses from 1978 to 1984, all of which were either bodied by [[Duple Metsec|Metal Sections]] or [[Walter Alexander Coachbuilders]]; SBS also conducted comparative trials of double-decker buses of other makes, namely the [[Leyland Olympian]], [[Volvo Ailsa B55]], [[Scania N112#BR112DH|Scania BR112DH]], [[Dennis Dominator]], [[Dennis Trident 3]], [[Mercedes-Benz O305]] and [[Volvo B10M#Citybus (B10MD/D10M)|Volvo B10MD Citybus]].<ref name=fwy2>{{cite book|last1=Davis|first1=Mike|last2=Phillips|first2=Ron|title=Singapore Buses Volume 1 Singapore Bus Service Part 2: Double and Single-Deck Buses from the 1980s to 2005|year=2005|publisher=DTS Publishing|publication-date=2006|isbn=9781900515269}}</ref> In 1984, SBS purchased another 200 Leyland Olympian and 200 Mercedes-Benz O305 double-decker buses.<ref name=fwy2/> SBS also conducted an evaluation of air conditioned buses (namely the ex-Singapore Airport Bus Services Mercedes-Benz OF1413 coaches) that year and conducted similar trials with other bus models like the Nissan Diesel U31S and [[Renault PR100]] (SBS30P) before its first bulk order for 50 Scania N113CRB buses in 1989.<ref name=fwy/><ref name=fwy2/>

In the 1990s, some bus models on the roads included the [[Volvo B10M]], [[Scania N113|Scania N113CRB]], [[Mercedes-Benz O405]], [[Leyland Olympian|Leyland]] and [[Volvo Olympian]] and [[Dennis Dart]].<ref name=sgbuses>{{cite web|url=https://www.sgbuses.com/index.php?/category/sbst|title=SBS Transit|publisher=SGBuses.com|access-date=1 March 2022|archive-date=25 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225223814/https://www.sgbuses.com/index.php?%2Fcategory%2Fsbst|url-status=live}}</ref> SBS also conducted trials of high capacity single decker buses, namely a superlong Volvo B10M Mark IV (SBS997A), an articulated Volvo B10MA (SBS998Y) and an articulated Mercedes-Benz O405G (SBS999U), in 1996 although the trial did not succeed.<ref name=fwy2/> The first [[low-floor bus]], a [[Volgren]]-bodied [[Volvo B10TL]] demonstrator (SBS9888Y) was brought to SBS by [[Volvo Buses]] for trial purposes in 1999. After its successful trial, 51 Volvo B10TL chassis were further brought in by SBS Transit. 50 buses are bodied by Volgren between 2002 and 2003 while 1 remaining chassis is being reserved for a ComfortDelGro Engineering bodywork, which entered revenue service by 2005. The first wheelchair-accessible bus was also brought into service in 2006. SBS Transit [[compressed natural gas|CNG]] [[Volvo B10BLE|buses]] began service in 2002. Hybrid and electric buses came into foray since 2019, although small-scale trials began in 2010.

In 2020 to 2021, a unit of Mercedes-Benz Citaro C2 Hybrid, SG4004B, was brought in for trial purposes and was loaned from Daimler South East Asia under a Special Purpose License. The bus was on revenue service from 9 March 2020 to 8 March 2021 on routes 93 & 272 with SBS Transit based at the Ulu Pandan Depot.

All single-decker Volvo B10BLE CNG buses were retired in 2019 except for the first two units which had been preserved, after that, both Volvo B10TLs and Volvo B9TL CDGEs were retired early and scrapped. Only 20 Volvo B9TL CDGE buses remained in operation until late September 2023 when they reached the end of their lifespan, with the last day of service being 22 September.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2023-09-21|title=Farewell. Volvo B9TL (CDGE) Buses|url=https://landtransportguru.net/farewell-volvo-b9tl-cdge-buses|access-date=2023-10-02|website=Land Transport Guru|language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2024, several units of the Scania K230UB (Euro IV and V) buses were transferred to SMRT Buses from SBS Transit for some testings at Woodlands Depot before the Jurong West Bus Package begins operations in September that year.

==Rail==
===Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)===
SBS Transit operates two of Singapore's six [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|MRT]] lines in the network, the [[North East MRT line|North East Line]] (NEL) since its opening on 20 June 2003 and the [[Downtown MRT line|Downtown Line]] (DTL) since its opening on 22 December 2013.<ref>[http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/land-transport-masterplan-2013/story/land-transport-masterplan-downtown-line-stage-1-o Land Transport Masterplan: Downtown Line Stage 1 to open on Dec 22] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203044142/http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/land-transport-masterplan-2013/story/land-transport-masterplan-downtown-line-stage-1-o|date=3 December 2013}} ''The Straits Times'' 7 October 2013</ref>
SBS Transit is also set to operate the [[Jurong Region MRT line|Jurong Region Line]] (JRL) as a joint venture alongside French rail operator RATP Dev under the operator name Singapore One Rail when it opens in 2027.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2024/11/news-releases/JRL_operations_awarded_to_joint_venture.html|title=Jurong Region Line Operations Awarded to Joint Venture Between SBS Transit Rail and RATP Dev Asia Pacific|date=28 November 2024|publisher=[[Land Transport Authority]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/sbs-transit-in-partnership-with-ratp-dev-wins-tender-to-operate-the-jurong-region-line|title=SBS Transit in Partnership with RATP Dev Wins Tender to Operate the Jurong Region Line|date=28 November 2024|publisher=[[SBS Transit]]}}</ref> 

The NEL currently spans 21.6 km and 17 stations, running from [[HarbourFront MRT station|HarbourFront]] in the south-west to [[Punggol Coast MRT station|Punggol Coast]] in the north-east. As of 2023, the NEL uses a fleet composed of three very similar series of 49 [[Alstom Metropolis]] train-sets, namely the [[Alstom Metropolis C751A|C751A]], [[Alstom Metropolis C751C|C751C]] and [[Alstom Metropolis C851E|C851E]].<ref>[http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/asia/first-north-east-line-trains-arrive-in-singapore.html First North East Line trains arrive in Singapore] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072127/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/asia/first-north-east-line-trains-arrive-in-singapore.html|date=29 August 2018}} ''[[International Railway Journal]]'' 23 July 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/driverless-trains-delivered-to-singapore.html Driverless trains delivered to Singapore] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203225/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/driverless-trains-delivered-to-singapore.html|date=28 August 2018}} ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' 23 July 2014</ref> The operating license for the NEL was awarded to SBS Transit in order to foster competition with [[SMRT Trains]] and to create multi-modal public transport companies, each specialising in their own district. In 2018, it was confirmed that SBS Transit's contract for maintaining the NEL would last until 31 March 2033.<ref name=NewsAsia140218>[https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/north-east-line-sengkang-and-punggol-lrts-to-move-to-new-9960566 North East Line, Sengkang and Punggol LRTs to move to new financing framework] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072119/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/north-east-line-sengkang-and-punggol-lrts-to-move-to-new-9960566|date=29 August 2018}} ''Channel NewsAsia'' 14 February 2018</ref><ref name=MRI160218>[http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/asia-pacific-ex-china/single-view/view/final-singapore-metro-lines-transferred-to-new-concession-model.html Final Singapore metro lines transferred to new concession model] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072159/http://www.metro-report.com/news/news-by-region/asia-pacific-ex-china/single-view/view/final-singapore-metro-lines-transferred-to-new-concession-model.html|date=29 August 2018}} ''Metro Report International'' 16 February 2018</ref>

The NEL was Singapore's third metro line and the city's first [[automatic train operation|automated and driverless]] system. At times, it has been referred to as "the first driverless heavy metro line in the world" or the "world's first fully automated and driverless high-capacity rapid transit line" by some.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alstom.com/sites/alstom.com/files/2018/07/16/country_sheet_singapore_2018_final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208035114/https://www.alstom.com/sites/alstom.com/files/2018/07/16/country_sheet_singapore_2018_final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2019|title=Alstom in Singapore|date=8 December 2019|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DNV GL cable monitoring system to enhance Singapore rail reliability|url=https://www.dnvgl.com/news/dnv-gl-cable-monitoring-system-to-enhance-singapore-rail-reliability-102383|website=DNV GL|date=6 October 2017 |access-date=17 January 2021|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118013944/https://www.dnvgl.com/news/dnv-gl-cable-monitoring-system-to-enhance-singapore-rail-reliability-102383|url-status=live}}</ref> While driverless metro systems have existed long before (notably the [[Lille Metro]] since 1983, the [[Vancouver Skytrain]] since 1985 and the [[Kelana Jaya line|Kelana Jaya Line]] and [[Paris Metro Line 14]] since 1998), the NEL is the first application of a fully automated and driverless metro system with heavy rail characteristics such as an [[overhead catenary]] (in contrast to earlier systems using [[third rail]]) and [[Standard-gauge railway|1,435 mm standard-gauge]] (in contrast to earlier systems featuring smaller rail profiles). Till today, it is the only MRT line in Singapore using the overhead catenary electrical system while the rest of Singapore's MRT uses the third rail.

The DTL currently spans 41.9 km and 35 stations as of 2025, running from [[Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station|Bukit Panjang]] station in the north-west to [[Expo MRT station|Expo]] station in the east via the [[Central Area, Singapore|Central Area]]. The DTL is fully automated and driverless as well and consists of a fleet of 92 [[Bombardier Movia]] [[Bombardier Movia C951/C951A|C951]] trainsets.<ref>[http://www.metro-report.com/news/metro/single-view/view/bombardier-delivers-first-downtown-line-train.html Bombardier delivers first Downtown Line train] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402211814/https://www.railwaygazette.com/metro-report|date=2 April 2023}} ''Metro Report International'' 15 October 2012</ref>

====Fleet====
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Name
!rowspan=2|Image
!colspan=2|Maximum Speed (km/h)
!rowspan=2|Trains built
!rowspan=2|Cars built
!rowspan=2|Cars per set
!rowspan=2|Lines served
!rowspan=2|Built
!rowspan=2|Number in service
!rowspan=2|Introduction into service
|-
!Design
!Service
|-
|[[Alstom Metropolis C751A|C751A]]
|[[File:C751A front.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=3|100
|rowspan=3|90
|25
|150
|rowspan=3|6
|rowspan=3|[[North East MRT line|North East Line]]
|2000{{nbnd}}2003<br />2019{{nbnd}}2026<ref group="nb" name="refurb">Refurbishment.</ref>
|25
|20 June 2003
|-
|[[Alstom Metropolis C751C|C751C]]
|[[File:C751C train at Sengkang Depot.jpg|100px]]
|18
|108
|2014{{nbnd}}2016
|18
|1 October 2015
|-
|[[Alstom Metropolis C851E|C851E]]
|[[File:C851E NEL trains at Sengkang Depot.jpg|100x100px]]
|6
|36
|2020
|6
|28 July 2023
|-
|[[Bombardier Movia C951/C951A|C951(A)]]
|[[File:Bombardier Movia C951 mockup 020821.jpg|100px]]
|90
|80
|92
|276
|rowspan=2|3
|[[Downtown MRT line|Downtown Line]]
|2012{{nbnd}}2017
|92
|22 December 2013
|-
|[[Hyundai Rotem J151|J151]]
|[[File:Hyundai Rotem CJ151 mockup 020821.jpg|100px]]
|70
|{{TBA}}
|62
|186
|[[Jurong Region MRT line|Jurong Region Line]]
|2022{{nbnd}}2026
|0
|2027
|}
*The trains are classified as contracts unlike other countries which use "class".

===Light Rail Transit (LRT)===
Out of three LRT lines in Singapore, two are operated and maintained by SBS Transit, namely the [[Sengkang LRT line]] and [[Punggol LRT line]] (SPLRT). These lines serve a total of 29 stations and provide feeder connections to [[Sengkang MRT/LRT station|Sengkang]] and [[Punggol MRT/LRT station|Punggol]] stations. As of 2025, these lines use a fleet of 57 sets comprising two series of [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] [[Crystal Mover]] [[people mover|APM]]s (namely the [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810A|C810]] and [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810A|C810A]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mhi.com/news/1305221663.html|title=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Corporation Receive Order for Design, Manufacture, Installation and Commissioning of Singapore Light Rapid Transit Capacity Expansion — Vehicles and Electrical and Mechanical Systems for Sengkang and Punggol LRT Systems (C810A)|date=22 May 2013|publisher=[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]}}</ref>), a number expected to increase in the future with the introduction of [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810D|C810D]] APMs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mhi.com/news/23050901.html|title=MHI Receives Follow-up Order for 8 Two-Car Trains for Sengkang-Punggol LRT (SPLRT) — Additional 16 Cars to Boost Capacity of SPLRT Serving Sengkang and Punggol Districts —|date=9 May 2023|publisher=[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]]}}</ref> In 2018, it was confirmed that SBS Transit's contract for both LRT lines would run until 31 March 2033.<ref name=NewsAsia140218/><ref name=MRI160218/>

====Fleet====
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Name
!rowspan=2|Image
!colspan=2|Maximum Speed (km/h)
!rowspan=2|Trains built
!rowspan=2|Cars per set
!rowspan=2|Lines served
!rowspan=2|Built
!rowspan=2|Number in service
!rowspan=2|Introduction into service
!rowspan=2|Retired from Service
|-
!Design
!Service
|-
|[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810|C810]]
|[[File:SBS Transit Mitsubishi Crystal C810A 2014-08-01 22-38.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=3|80
|rowspan=3|70
|41
|rowspan=2|1 or 2
|rowspan=3|[[Sengkang LRT line|Sengkang LRT]]<br />[[Punggol LRT line|Punggol LRT]]
|2000 – 2003
|41
|18 January 2003
|-
|[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810A|C810A]]
|[[File:C810A_Trainset_47.jpg|100px]]
|16
|2012 – 2016
|16
|5 April 2016
|-
|[[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover C810D|C810D]]
|[[File:C810D At Sengkang Depot - cropped.jpg|100px]]
|25
|2
|2024 – 2027
|0
|June 2025
|}
*The trains are classified as contracts unlike other countries which use "class".

===Depots===
Out of ten operational rail depots in Singapore, SBS Transit maintains three, namely:
*[[Sengkang Depot]] which houses NEL and SPLRT trains. The depot is undergoing an expansion program which is targeted for completion in 2027 in order to accommodate more trains, after being in operation since 2003.
*[[Tai Seng Facility Building]] which houses some DTL trains.
*[[Gali Batu Depot]] which houses the majority of DTL trains. It has undergone expansion towards the end of 2010s.
*[[East Coast Integrated Depot]] which is expected to house DTL trains upon its opening in 2026.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*Ilsa Sharp, (2005), SNP:Editions, ''The Journey&nbsp;— Singapore's Land Transport Story''. {{ISBN|981-248-101-X}}
*{{cite book|last1=York|first1=FW|last2=Davis|first2=Mike|last3=Phillips|first3=Ron|title=Singapore Buses Volume 1 Singapore Bus Service Part 1: Early Single-Deck Buses and the First Double-Deckers|year=2005|publisher=DTS Publishing|publication-date=2005|isbn=978-1-900515-75-7}}
*{{cite book|last1=Davis|first1=Mike|last2=Phillips|first2=Ron|title=Singapore Buses Volume 1 Singapore Bus Service Part 2: Double and Single-Deck Buses from the 1980s to 2005|year=2005|publisher=DTS Publishing|publication-date=2006|isbn=978-1-900515-26-9}}

==External links==
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*[https://www.sbstransit.com.sg Company website]

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