On 16 July 2026, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the awarding of the Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package to SMRT Buses.
The 5-year contract represents the first tendered package term for the Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package. It will commence on 13 June 2027, with an option for extension of 2 to 5 years.
With this, SMRT Buses will succeed SBS Transit as the operator of 26 bus services in the Serangoon & Eunos region. It will also operate buses from the new Kim Chuan Bus Depot.
In addition, it will also manage Serangoon Bus Interchange, Eunos Bus Interchange, Woodleigh Bus Interchange, and Sims Place Bus Terminal.
Contract BC802: Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package
Serangoon–Eunos Bus Package has been operated by SBS Transit under a negotiated contract since the start of the Bus Contracting Model in September 2016.
SMRT Buses will succeed SBS Transit as the new operator of this package. Buses will also be based at the new Kim Chuan Bus Depot, instead of the existing Hougang Bus Depot.
| Incumbent | SBS Transit Ltd |
| Present Contract Term |
Negotiated Contract (Contract PT209): Sep 2016 – Jun 2027 (10 years 9 months term) |
| Upcoming Contract Term |
Tendered Package 1st Term (Contract BC802): June 2027 – 2032 |
| Awarded Operator |
SMRT Buses Ltd |
| Bus Services |
11, 22, 53/53M, 55, 58, 59, 60, 63/63M, 64, 90, 94, 101, 103, 105, 109, 134, 137, 140, 141, 146, 148, 150, 154, 158, 315 & 317 (26 bus routes) |
| Handover Date | From 13 June 2027 |
| Bus Depot | Kim Chuan Bus Depot |
| Bus Interchanges | Serangoon Bus Interchange, Eunos Bus Interchange, Woodleigh Bus Interchange |
| Bus Terminals | Sims Place Bus Terminal |
Reasons for the award to SMRT Buses were provided by LTA:
- Highest total score for its proposal
- Offered cost savings for LTA compared to the current contract
- Proposal demonstrated strong capabilities in electric bus operations and maintenance, alongside comprehensive plans to strengthen workforce development. Initiatives include:
— Implement attractive workforce recruitment initiatives to grow and diversify its local pool of bus captains, including offering a high sign-on bonus, Class 3/3A licence sponsorship, and C-U-Back at work (“CUB”) programme developed in partnership with NTUC Women and Family Division to attract more women to enter the bus sector.
— Enhance bus safety and systems maintenance through the deployment of fleet-wide AI-enabled fatigue detection and fault navigator systems to reduce fault resolution time and improve maintenance turnaround.
— Enhance commuter experience through community-focused programmes tailored to the local profile at each interchange. These include a placemaking initiative featuring the heritage of Kampung Eunos, and extending the community piano and busking sessions initiatives at Woodleigh to support local arts and community engagement.
Transition of impacted workers
Current SBS Transit employees from the Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package will be protected by the Public Transport Tripartite Committee’s Guidelines on Good Employment Practices in the Public Bus Industry and must be offered a job by SMRT Buses, the incoming operator, at employment terms that are no worse off than their current employment terms.
Affected employees can also choose to join SMRT Buses or be redeployed by their current employer (SBS Transit), where feasible.
Bid Prices
The tender for the Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package was called on 19 December 2025. The awarded tenderer and its corresponding contract sum are highlighted in red.
| No. | Company | Base | Alternative |
| 1 | SBS Transit Ltd | $635,243,284.11 | $630,345,868.51 |
| 2 | SMRT Buses Ltd | $599,528,428.00 | — |
| 3 | Tower Transit Singapore Pte. Ltd. | $644,630,098.50 | $639,290,213.50 |
The tender submissions were evaluated based on a two-envelope process, which looked at both quality and price factors. The price submissions were only opened after the quality evaluation was completed. This two-envelope process ensures that LTA gets the best value-for-money proposal without compromising on quality.
LTA also retains the option to extend the contract by between two and five years, beyond the end of the initial five-year term.
Observations
The tendered package term for the Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package will commence operations on 13 June 2027, which is 2 weeks ahead of the 27 June 2027 date initially expected, as was released by SBS Transit in a Q1 2026 business update.
For this contract, the anchor interchanges / terminals that the winning operator would manage also notably excludes Changi Village Bus Terminal. The terminal is currently managed by SBS Transit under the negotiated contract of the Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package. Of the three bus services that currently terminate at Changi Village, two of these are from the Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package (59 & 109), with the other being from the Loyang Bus Package.
References
- LTA Awards Serangoon-Eunos Bus Package to SMRT Buses | Land Transport Authority [Accessed 16 Jul 2026]
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I assumed once Kallang Bus Interchange is ready it will fall under Serangoon-Eunos purview instead as 11,140 and 141 is all under the package and start from there.
If LTA decides to shorten 61 then Kallang is the best choice and 62 can also terminate here or just extend to Marina Centre Terminal.
I analyse this kind of LTA game so I predict in future SBST might win both Loyang and Sengkang-Hougang, Bulim and retain Bukit Merah while losing Clementi and Bedok and Bishan-Toa Payoh to TTS. GAS stay with Tampines and win Clementi and Seletar. Serangoon-Eunos, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong West and Woodlands stay with SMRT.
CRL is likely to be awarded to SBST.
Next year this is gonna happens
SMRT side
172 180 975 all back to full GBDEP.
105 and 154 probably 50/50 KCDEP/SLDEP.
961 WLDEP/KCDEP.
61,67 & 985 GBDEP/KCDEP.
SBST side HGDEP.
93 UPDEP/HGDEP.
175 BBDEP/HGDEP.
50 full HGDEP.
145 UPDEP/HGDEP.
SBST side SEDEP.
73 full SEDEP.
25 BNDEP/SEDEP.
166 BBDEP/SEDEP.
SBST side UPDEP.
32 UPDEP/BNDEP.
92 Full UPDEP.
100 UPDEP/HGDEP.
111 full UPDEP.
93 UPDEP/HGDEP.
SBST side BBDEP.
99 full BBDEP.
51 SWDEP/BBDEP.
52 HGDEP/BBDEP.
197 BBDEP/BNDEP.
506 HGDEP/BBDEP.
993 full BBDEP.
95 full BBDEP.
33 BBDEP/BBDEP.
151 SWDEP/BBDEP.
7/14/147/196 all minority BBDEP.
175 BBDEP/HGDEP.
No lah, 172 and 180 stay GBDEP/SLDEP while 975 must be reverted back to full GBDEP because of the route
And I agree for 93, 145 and 175
– 93 should be HGDEP instead of BNDEP bcs its nearby Eunos, like other svcs
– 145 should bring back dual depot with HGDEP, but other depot must be BBDEP, since its nearby Buona Vista like other svcs (except 185)
– 175 should also be dual depot with HGDEP, near Lor 1 Geylang, much comfort
Also I agree with all Kent Ridge Terminal services to change from UPDEP to BBDEP, since its under Clementi Package and the package depot is BBDEP
Plus, why Jurong East Interchange SBST Services should be BBDEP too if its nearby UPD?
Cause 197 is under Clementi package. The future integrated Ulu Pandan Depot also near to JE and Bukit Merah package move to Pasir Panjang… For the time being Buona Vista and Ghim Moh should let UP operate and KR and partial JE including 993 should let BB run but again svc like 7 14 and 196 should be majority BN control.
Next year transition will be the most rapid one, From Hougang to Kim Chuan Depot hahaha.
serangoon-eunos dont really make much money hence sbs bid higher.
sv11, 63, 64, 90, 94, 146, 148 mostly losing money
Revenue under LTA not operators anymore
63 and 64 having poor demand? 63 tanking some loads from 62 post-NEL rationalisation.
That’s why I was wondering if this guy just anyhow shoot only.. 63 64 loadings quite good and 90 is boom during peak hours hence why majority DDs. 146 148 can understand.
Hahaha are u sure ?. all this services has demand.
Funny la that guy anyhow shoot
11 still got demands
22 so so
53 55 58 59 63 105 109 154 315 cashcow
64 134 137 317 moderate
Only low is 146 148 150 but stil got demands
22 could be more useful if extended to CGA. 24 can just truncate to Bedok via Chai Chee.
Like that 22 should be under Seletar unless 22 starts from Eunos via Chai Chee then CGA can use bendy supplements.