a now de registered retired volvo b10m duple metsec dm3500 rigid single decker bus at tiong bahru . one of the dm3500 sbs2744a was previously converted into the i love children bus . type public company traded as sgx s61 industry public transport founded 1973 as singapore bus service 2001 as sbs transit headquarters singapore key people lim jit poh chairman kua hong pak deputy chairman gan juay kiat ceo products bus and rail services in singapore revenue s 1.02 billion sgd 2015 1 operating income s 25.2 million sgd 2015 1 net income s 16.7 million sgd 2015 1 number of employees 9730 2015 1 parent comfortdelgro website sbs transit this article contains chinese text . without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of chinese characters . sbs transit limited sgx s61 is a public transport operator in singapore . its major competitor in singapore s transport system is smrt corporation which also operates bus rail taxi and other transport services . the company organisation was formed as a separately listed subsidiary in november 1997 under the name of singapore bus service 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 . it is a subsidiary of comfortdelgro . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 buses 3.1 bus fleet 4 bus models 4.1 double decker buses 4.2 rigid single decker buses 5 bus routes 6 mass rapid transit mrt 6.1 fleet details 6.2 2012 train service breakdown 7 light rail transit lrt 8 key operating statistics 2004 till 2013 9 see also 10 references 11 external links history edit main article singapore bus service singapore bus service sbs was initially formed in 1973 with the merger of three private bus companies . the government sanctioned merger was undertaken to improve service standards of the bus transport system . with the shift towards the creation of multi modal transport companies singapore bus service changed its name to delgro corporation in november 1997 . bus operations were hived off to a fully owned subsidiary called singapore bus services limited which was separately listed on the singapore exchange . in november 2001 singapore bus services limited was renamed as sbs transit limited when the company formally became a multi modal transport operator with the impending opening of the sengkang lrt line . on 29 march 2003 delgro corporation merged with comfort group to form comfortdelgro . sbs transit remains a subsidiary of the merged company . in 2003 sbs transit started operating the north east line of the mass rapid transit network in addition to its existing bus operations . on 29 august 2011 sbs transit was given the operation license for the downtown line which started on 22 december 2013 . 2 operations edit sbs transit s primary business is providing public transport services in singapore . its more notable operations are the following . bus operations in singapore comprising a fleet more than 3 000 buses serving the entire island . rapid transit operations along the north east line and the partially opened downtown line of the mrt network . light rail operations and manages the 29 stations along the sengkang and punggol lrt lines . buses edit bus fleet edit sbs transit operates 75 % of the scheduled bus market share in singapore with more than 300 bus services and a total fleet of more than 3 000 buses . it consists of the largest depots ang mo kio bedok north bukit batok bus depot hougang loyang and soon lee . some of the latest additions were also used for bus service enhancement programme bsep since 17 september 2012 . 3 three models all wheelchair accessible and are either euro iv or euro v compliant currently form the majority of sbs transit s fleet volvo b9tl wright eclipse gemini 2 at 1 430 units registered 2010 present 4 scania k230ub gemilang coachworks at 1 100 units registered 2007 2010 . 5 mercedes benz citaro at 1 024 units registered 2011 present . 4 bus models edit sbs transit operates a mix of single and double decker buses . 6 double decker buses edit dennis trident 3 duple metsec dm5000 7 scania k310ud gemilang coachworks 8 volvo b9tl psv comfortdelgro engineering 9 volvo b9tl wright eclipse gemini ii 10 volvo b9tl gemilang coachworks 11 volvo super olympian b10tl volgren cr222ld 12 volvo b10tl psv comfortdelgro engineering 13 volvo olympian walter alexander 14 rigid single decker buses edit mercedes benz o530 citaro evobus 15 scania k230ub gemilang coachworks 16 volvo b5rle hybrid volgren 17 volvo b7rle soon chow 18 volvo b10ble volgren cr222l 19 volvo b10m mk iv duple metsec dm3500 20 bus routes edit see also list of bus routes in singapore sbs transit operates many different types of bus routes and bus services taking up the majority of the pie of singapore s duopoly bus system in almost all areas of singapore with the notable exception of the north and northwest areas where bus services are mainly run by its competitor smrt buses . however with the current bus contracting model selected number of existing services run by sbs transit will be handed over to the newer operators namely tower transit and go ahead . as of 25 january 2016 there are 219 wheelchair accessible bus services that sbs transit operates . 21 mass rapid transit mrt edit sbs transit is the operator of the north east line nel since 20 june 2003 and downtown line from 22 december 2013 . 22 the north east line is the third line in singapore and also the world s first fully underground and automated rapid transit line . the line is 20 km long with 16 stations . the operating license was given 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 . the tender spans from 2003 to 2033 . as the name implies the north east line connects central singapore to the north eastern part of the island . transfers to the north south line are provided at dhoby ghaut east west line at outram park and circle line at serangoon dhoby ghaut and harbourfront . the rolling stock used are alstom metropolis c751a and the newer fleet addition of alstom metropolis c751c . the downtown line dtl is the fifth line in singapore . with 34 stations the 42 km long line will be the world s longest fully underground and automated rapid transit line when completed in 2017 . the downtown line will connect residents staying in the north western and central eastern to the new downtown . transfers to this line from the north east line will be available at chinatown and little india the north south line at newton and bukit panjang bukit panjang lrt line the east west line at bugis tampines and expo the circle line at macpherson bayfront promenade and botanic gardens . the rolling stock used is bombardier movia c951 . fleet details edit contract image type maximum speed km h trains cars line s served built introduced design service c751a electric multiple unit 100 90 25 150 north east line 2000 2003 20 june 2003 c951 electric multiple unit 90 80 92 276 downtown line 2012 2016 22 december 2013 c751c electric multiple unit 100 90 18 108 north east line 2014 2016 1 october 2015 the trains are classified as contracts unlike countries which uses class . 2012 train service breakdown edit a major breakdown occurred on 15 march 2012 affected 90 000 commuters due to a power supply problem in the tunnel at outram park station . 23 this caused train services to be disrupted between 06 30 to 16 35 on nel between harbourfront and dhoby ghaut stations . subsequently the land transport authority lta intends to impose financial penalties amounting to s 400 000 approximately us 315 000 on sbs transit for the disruption . 24 light rail transit lrt edit in addition to the north east line and downtown line sbs transit also operates two lrt lines . the sengkang lrt line and punggol lrt line provides a feeder connection in the estate to the two nel stations . both lines have a total of 29 stations including sengkang and punggol stations . key operating statistics 2004 till 2013 edit monthly ridership for bus and rail 25 month 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 bus rail bus rail bus rail bus rail bus rail bus rail bus rail bus rail bus rail bus rail january 64 324 473 6 004 948 64 885 728 6 834 446 62 247 969 7 683 908 67 380 546 8 857 847 73 235 547 10 482 340 69 833 080 11 376 659 72 199 589 12 378 114 2 499 764 479 488 2 502 579 513 232 2 709 052 549 444 february 62 548 766 5 295 081 56 837 060 6 057 296 59 854 200 6 822 060 59 429 412 8 255 520 65 270 126 9 638 353 65 783 396 10 073 000 63 068 208 11 265 212 2 407 956 462 422 2 656 166 516 881 2 579 297 544 014 march 66 351 036 5 746 222 64 890 223 6 732 828 65 965 396 7 590 381 68 315 754 9 157 896 69 948 803 10 286 389 69 451 005 11 084 732 72 137 465 12 729 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