SBS Transit

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SBS Transit Limited (SGX: S61) is a public transport operator in Singapore. Their major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services.

The company was formed as a separately-listed subsidiary in November 1997 under the name of Singapore Bus Services Limited, although it can trace its history back to the formation of Singapore Bus Service in 1973 with the merger of three bus companies. On 1 November 2001, the company's name was changed to SBS Transit Limited to reflect its status as a bus and rail operator.

Its parent company is ComfortDelGro Corporation, which was formerly known as DelGro Corporation Limited. The parent company has Singapore Bus Service as its direct predecessor.

In 2003, SBS Transit started operating the North-East Line of the MRT. It continues to operate bus services throughout the island.

Operations

SBS Transit's primary business is providing public transport services in Singapore. Its more notable operations are the following.

• rapid transit operations along the North-East line of the MRT network and its 16 stations
• light rail operations and manages the 14 stations along the Sengkang LRT Line
• bus operations comprising a fleet of about 2,500 buses, serving the entire island

Key Operating Statistics

Monthly Ridership for Bus and Rail

Month	2003		2004		2005
	Bus	Rail	Bus	Rail	Bus	Rail
January	71,225,011	173,786	64,324,473	6,004,948	64,885,728	6,834,446
February	60,357,864	176,260	62,548,766	5,295,081	56,837,060	6,057,296
March	66,842,727	205,468	66,351,036	5,746,222	64,890,223	6,732,828
April	57,407,730	179,940	63,487,500	5,435,070	62,479,980	6,426,390
May	64,069,312	230,950	64,064,538	5,826,574	62,302,994	6,740,609
June	61,078,440	5,754,480	58,792,110	5,786,490	59,278,140	6,729,450
July	66,929,000	4,896,605	66,508,609	6,105,977
August	66,998,998	5,209,860	65,082,175	6,010,931
September	64,138,650	5,070,510	62,920,620	5,908,380
October	65,437,838	5,327,040	63,445,158	6,039,513
November	60,143,490	5,176,680	58,936,800	6,008,850
December	60,760,868	5,871,276	60,215,888	6,575,844
Total	765,389,928	38,272,855	756,677,673	70,743,880

Notes - Rail ridership includes North East Line (NEL), Sengkang Light Rapid Transit (LRT) and Punggol Light Rapid Transit (LRT) rides. - Sengkang LRT and NEL commenced revenue service on 18 January 2003 and 20 June 2003 respectively. The Punggol LRT began service on 29 January 2005.

External link

• SBS Transit