Go-Ahead Singapore is a contracted
bus operator
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operating in Singapore. It commenced operations on 4 September 2016 and it is a subsidiary of the
Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in 2022 it was purchased ...
.
History
On 15 April 2015, the
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore.
History Incorporation of Land Transport Authority
Land Transport Authority (LTA) was established on 1 September 1995, f ...
called for tenders to operate 25 routes based at
Changi Airport Bus Terminal
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, Changi Village Bus Terminal,
Pasir Ris Bus Interchange
Pasir Ris Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located at Pasir Ris in the eastern part of Singapore. It is located off Pasir Ris Drive 3, adjacent to Pasir Ris MRT station and near White Sands Shopping Centre. This bus interchange also serves a ...
, and
Punggol Bus Interchange
Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange is a temporary bus interchange in Punggol New Town, Singapore, located adjacent to the Punggol MRT/LRT station. It was built to allow for easy dismantling when the site is redeveloped as part of a major commerc ...
out of
Loyang Bus Depot
Loyang Bus Depot is the second bus depot to be built by the Land Transport Authority in Singapore. It is located at Loyang Way at the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 3 and houses 31 services under the Loyang Bus Package. Loyang Bus Depot is current ...
as part of its new
Bus Contracting Model
The Bus Contracting Model (BCM), formerly known as the Government Contracting Model, is a contracting model introduced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in 2014 for public buses in Singapore, implemented in 2016. The BCM is based on the Tran ...
.
Busways
Busways is an Australian bus company operating services in Sydney
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,
Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group plc is a passenger transport company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Norway and Germany. Formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in 2022 it was purchased ...
,
Keolis
Keolis is a multinational transportation company that operates public transport systems. The company manages bus, rapid transit, tram, coach networks, rental bikes, car parks, water taxi, cable car, trolleybus and funicular services.
Based ...
,
RATP Dev Transdev Asia
RATP Dev Asia is a subsidiary of RATP Dev that operates public transport services in Asia. It was previously the RATP Dev Transdev Asia (RDTA), a 50/50 joint venture owned by RATP Dev and Transdev until October 2020.
It was originally Veolia Tr ...
,
SBS Transit,
SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is a bus operator in Singapore. A subsidiary of SMRT Corporation, it traded as Trans Island Bus Services until 10 May 2004.
History Trans-Island Bus Services (1983–2004)
In April 1981, Communications & Labour Minister Ong Teng Cheo ...
, Tian Tan Shipping/
Kumho Buslines and Woodlands Transport lodged bids.
On 23 November that year, the Land Transport Authority awarded Go-Ahead Singapore the contract with Go-Ahead Singapore to commence operations on 4 September and 18 September 2016 respectively. The contract will run for five years with a two years extension if it meets LTA's requirements.
On 11 December that year, the Land Transport Authority handed over Loyang Bus Depot to Go-Ahead Singapore to allow it to be fitted out.
On 19 June 2016, the Loyang Bus Depot was officially opened by MP for
Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency
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Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also c ...
,
Zainal Sapari
Zainal bin Sapari ( Jawi:زاينل ساڤري; born 30 November 1965) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris East division of Pasir Ri ...
and the Group Chief Executive of the Go-Ahead Group David Brown. Loyang Bus Depot Carnival was also held on the same day to allow the public to tour the depot and also learn more about Go-Ahead Singapore.
On 21 September that year, Go-Ahead Singapore found itself short of staff less than three weeks after launching its services. A total of 30
SBS Transit drivers were deployed at Loyang Bus Depot to operate services 358 and 359, while
SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is a bus operator in Singapore. A subsidiary of SMRT Corporation, it traded as Trans Island Bus Services until 10 May 2004.
History Trans-Island Bus Services (1983–2004)
In April 1981, Communications & Labour Minister Ong Teng Cheo ...
sent 10 drivers to help the new public bus operator operate service 85.
Tower Transit Singapore
Tower Transit Singapore is a contracted bus operator operating in Singapore. It commenced operations on 29 May 2016 and it is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
In October 2014, the Land Transport Authority called for tenders to operate 26 ...
was also engaged to supply a staff bus service for Go-Ahead employees at Loyang Bus Depot.
On 30 November that year, Go-Ahead Singapore's managing director Nigel Wood left due to "personal reasons". He has since resumed his position with
Go-Ahead London
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as its general manager.
Bus Routes
Go-Ahead Singapore commenced operations of 24 services in two tranches. 13 bus services commenced services on 4 September 2016, while another 11 has started on 18th of that month. All services were previously operated by
SBS Transit. Later, Service 381 was introduced on 12 March 2017, followed by Service 12e on 28 January 2018. On 1 April that year, Service 68 was launched. On 2 January 2019, Go-Ahead Singapore took over the right to operate City Direct Service 661 from Aedge Holdings.
On 9 September that year, Express Service 43e was introduced. On 2 March 2020, Go-Ahead Singapore took over the right to operate City Direct Service 666 from BT&Tan Transport. On 27 December that year, Service 384 was launched, bringing up the services operated by Go-Ahead Singapore up to 31 services.
Bus Fleet
Single decker buses
*CRRC C12
*
MAN NL323F Lion's City (A22)
*Mercedes-Benz Citaro
*Yutong E12
Double decker buses
*MAN ND323F Lion's City DD (A95)
*Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 2
*Yutong E12DD
Formerly operated
*BYD K9
References
External links
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Bus companies of Singapore
Go-Ahead Group companies
Transport companies established in 2016
Transport operators of Singapore
Singaporean brands
Singaporean companies established in 2016