Singapore’s third local operator Tower Transit will roll out its services on 29 May.
The bus contracting model, known as the Bulim Package was awarded to Tower Transit, a UK based company.
The package states that 26 existing bus services that were formerly ran by SBS and SMRT will be run by Tower Transit. The implementation will take place in 3 phases. Tower Transit will operate from three bus interchanges – Bukit Batok, Clementi and Jurong East; and terminate at four bus interchanges – Bedok, Marina Centre, Shenton Way, and Toa Payoh.
Phase 1, May 29, 2016
Service number 77, 106, 173, 177, 189, 941, 945, 947, 990
Phase 2, Jun 12, 2016
Service number 66, 78, 79, 97, 97e, 143/143M
Phase 3, Jun 26, 2016
Service number 41, 49, 96, 98/98M, 183, 282, 284, 285, 333, 334, 335
Apart from boarding buses in a different color and seeing bus captains in different uniforms and logos, the fares, routes and stops remain of the bus service remains unchanged.