Private bus operators
invited to submit cost proposals to operate
services
1. Residents in Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Boon Lay, Marsiling and
Woodlands can look forward to less crowded buses and shorter
waiting times, when five new short bus services, overlaying on
current feeder bus services 268, 222, 240, 913 and 912, are
launched progressively from the second quarter of 2014. These new
Peak Period Short Services (PPSS) are designed to alleviate
crowding, reduce waiting times and improve reliability during peak
hours.
2. Connecting residents in major housing estates to bus
interchanges or MRT stations, these short bus services will be
tendered out to private bus operators to complement the existing
feeder services operated by the Public Transport Operators (PTOs).
For a start, all five short bus services will run at least five
trips per hour in peak periods of weekday mornings and evenings to
take residents between their homes and nearby MRT stations and/or
bus interchanges.
3. The Land Transport Authority has called a tender today to
invite private bus operators to submit their cost proposals to
operate the first five new short bus services as part of the Bus
Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). The tendering process will
allow the most cost-efficient operators to win the rights to
operate the services. This initiative is in line with the Ministry
of Transport’s announcement at the Committee of Supply 2013 to tap
on the resources of private bus operators to run shorter bus
services to augment the resources of the PTOs. Successful operators
will have to apply for bus service licences from the Public
Transport Council (PTC), which regulates bus services.
LTA Press Release