SSB Story

SINGAPORE SHUTTLE BUS

History

At a glance:

Date of Incorporation	: 15 May 1975
Number of services (initial)	: 6
Fleet Size	: 60
Operation Hours	: 7.30 am to 7.30 pm
Staff Strength	: 60 odd
Operation Mode	: Two-Men Operation (driver and conductor)
Bus Model	: single door 25-seaters

City Shuttle Service was incorporated on 15 May 1975 under the "Park and Ride" scheme introduced by the government. The "Park and Ride" Scheme was aimed at reducing city traffic congestion by encouraging car owners to park their vehicles at allotted fringe carparks and making use of the CSS services plying between the fringe carparks and the Central Business District. This, however, proved unpopular with the car owners and was abandoned in 1976. With the abolition of this scheme, SSB was called upon to provide regular bus services from the housing estates like Bedok, St Michael’s, Queenstown, Bukit Merah and Sin Ming to the CBD and vice versa.

In the initial period, SSB operated 6 out of a total of 9 CSS services, namely CSS services 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9. Starting with an initial fleet of sixty single-door 25-seater buses on 6 services, its fleet was slowly replaced by larger and more spacious buses in 1985. On 12 March 1987, SSB was acquired by Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd. On 2001, SMRT acquired TIBS and SSB becomes a subsidiary of SMRT.

css bus model Current

At a glance:

Number of services	: 1
Operation Hours	: 6.30 am to 7.30 pm
Operation Mode	: One Man Operation - Distance Related Fare
Seating capacity	: 45

Currently, SSB has 2 services. SSB’s adult fares range from $0.60 to $1.20 for passengers paying by cash and $0.50 to $1.10 for ez-link card users. services.

Singapore Shuttle Bus (Pte.) Ltd was the first bus company to extend concessionary fares to senior citizens.

Like all Tibs buses, CSS buses are also equipped with safety features such as accelerator-locking devices.

Organisation

Nature of Business

To provide public transport from the housing estates to the CBD areas. CSS services operate from interchanges and terminals like Bedok Interchange, Bukit Merah Interchange and Sin Ming Road Terminal. CSS services do not operate on Sundays and Public Holidays.

Facilities

SSB’s bus depot is situated at Lorong 1, Geylang. The central workshop is at Ang Mo Kio which handles all the preventive maintenance, repair works and major component overhauls.