| In one of many initiatives to make public transport a choice mode of travel, the Premium Bus Service (PBS) scheme was revised in February 2007, giving greater flexibility to bus operators. These included usage of school buses and the freedom to run such services whenever they want to. However, other guidelines such as the assurance of a seat in the bus and charging a higher fare, remains.
ComfortDelGro currently operates the bulk of premium services in Singapore, through its subsidiaries SBS Transit and ComfortDelGro Bus. Two types of premium services were offered - Premium and CityShopper - with the former ferrying office workers to the CBD on weekday mornings and the latter catering to heartlanders heading to the Orchard Road and Suntec City shopping districts. The CityShopper services however, were all withdrawn by July 2009 due to low demand. Prior to the growth in the premium bus service market, SBS Transit has been operating a number of basic-plus services which are essentially routes that cater to niche sectors and charge higher fares than basic services, but not as expensive as their premium counterparts. They include the Express, Fast Forward, Chinatown Direct, Stadium Direct, Nite Owl and Parks bus services. SMRT is the second largest provider of Premium bus services, deploying mostly Dennis Lance and BusPlus PA-registered buses on Premium routes 530, 531, 541, 546, 547, 587, 588, 589, 590, 597, 598 and 599; as well as one route from Hillview estate to the CBD. In addition, it runs three Express routes 188E, 854E and 963E as well as a number of shuttle services to private housing estates through its BusPlus subsidiary. |
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