Deployment Timeline of Air-Conditioned Buses

Main Article: Implementation of Air-Conditioned Bus Routes

Since 1984, air-conditioned buses have been operated by public bus operators in Singapore, providing greater comfort for the daily commute of passengers. During their initial launch, they were considered a luxury, as they charged higher fares compared to regular non-air-con (NAC) buses.

However, in the late 1980s, several new trunk services were operated with a full fleet of air-conditioned buses, which would eventually become a standard for all operational bus services in the 2000s.

When more air-conditioned buses were procured in the 1990s, they were progressively deployed on the remaining NAC bus services, with half of the existing NAC buses in the fleet being swapped out for air-conditioned buses. This provided commuters with a choice between air-con and NAC buses on these bus services, commonly dubbed as partial air-con (PAC) bus services.

In the late 1990s, many NAC single-deck buses were retrofitted with air-conditioning systems, in an effort to increase the number of air-conditioned buses operating on the roads. These converted air-con (CAC) buses led to Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS) to become the 1st public bus operator in Singapore to achieve a full fleet of air-conditioned buses in 2001.

The remaining NAC buses under SBS Transit that were not converted to air-con buses served out their statutory lifespans until Sep 2013, when they were fully de-commissioned.

This article provides an overview of the progressive conversion of operational and defunct* bus services from an NAC bus fleet to a fully air-con (FAC) bus fleet.

*Only defunct bus services discontinued after 1 Jan 2010 are included in this article.


Deployment History of Air-Con Buses on Operational Bus Services (1988 – Present)

The following bullet list reflects the timeline of commencement dates for the deployment of air-conditioned buses on operational bus services since 1988.

  • 2024 (25 Nov): Launch of City Direct Bus Service 674 (FAC)
  • 2024 (14 Oct): Launch of City Direct Bus Service 673 (FAC)
  • 2024 (15 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 861 (FAC)
  • 2024 (21 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 871 (FAC)
  • 2024 (28 Apr): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 296 (FAC)
  • 2024 (18 Mar): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 983M (FAC)
  • 2024 (25 Feb): Launch of Bus Service 146 (FAC)
  • 2023 (26 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 870 (FAC)
  • 2023 (24 Sep): Launch of Feeder Bus Services 230, 992 & 993 (FAC)
  • 2023 (23 Feb): Launch of Shuttle Bus Services LCS1 & LCS2 (FAC)
  • 2022 (23 Jan): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 801 (FAC)
  • 2020 (14 Dec): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 668 by SBS Transit (FAC)
  • 2020 (27 Dec): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 384 (FAC)
  • 2020 (25 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 114 (FAC)
  • 2020 (30 Mar): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 670 by SMRT Buses (FAC)
  • 2020 (9 Mar): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 667 by SBS Transit (FAC)
  • 2020 (2 Mar): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 666 by Go-Ahead (FAC)
  • 2020 (13 Jan): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 651 by Tower Transit (FAC); Takeover of City Direct Bus Services 671 & 672 by SBS Transit (FAC)
  • 2020 (12 Jan): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 883M (FAC)
  • 2020 (6 Jan): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 652 by SMRT Buses (FAC)
  • 2019 (10 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 976 (FAC)
  • 2019 (9 Sep): Launch of Express Bus Service 43e (FAC)
  • 2019 (22 Jul): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 654 by SBS Transit (FAC)
  • 2019 (17 Mar): Launch of alternate Feeder Bus Service 913M (FAC)
  • 2019 (2 Jan): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 660 by SBS Transit (FAC); Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 661 by Go-Ahead (FAC)
  • 2018 (28 Oct): Launch of Express Bus Service 960e (FAC)
  • 2018 (8 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 991 (FAC)
  • 2018 (27 May): Launch of Express Bus Service 851e (FAC)
  • 2018 (8 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 974 (FAC)
  • 2018 (1 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 68 (FAC)
  • 2018 (28 Jan): Launch of Express Bus Service 12e (FAC)
  • 2017 (9 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 71 (FAC)
  • 2017 (22 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 110 (FAC)
  • 2017 (21 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 137 & Feeder Bus Service 298 (FAC)
  • 2017 (15 Oct): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 807 (FAC)
  • 2017 (12 Oct): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 665 by Tower Transit (FAC)
  • 2017 (28 Sep): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 663 by Tower Transit (FAC)
  • 2017 (10 Sep): Launch of supplementary Feeder Bus Services 912A & 912B (FAC)
  • 2017 (9 Jul): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 329 (FAC)
  • 2017 (18 Jun): Launch of Bus Services 247 & 248 (FAC)
  • 2017 (24 Apr): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 657 by SMRT Buses (FAC)
  • 2017 (17 Apr): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 655 by SBS Transit (FAC); Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 656 by SMRT Buses (FAC)
  • 2017 (13 Apr): Takeover of City Direct Bus Service 653 by SMRT Buses (FAC)
  • 2017 (12 Mar): Launch of Feeder Bus Services 374 & 381 (FAC)
  • 2017 (26 Feb): Launch of Bus Service 973 (FAC)
  • 2016 (18 Dec): Launch of Bus Services 127 & 129 (FAC)
  • 2016 (23 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 883 (FAC)
  • 2016 (12 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 46 (FAC)
  • 2016 (20 Mar): Launch of Bus Services 134 & 150 (FAC)
  • 2016 (14 Feb): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 805 (FAC)
  • 2016 (3 Jan): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 382G/382W (FAC)
  • 2015 (27 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 979 (FAC)
  • 2015 (20 Dec): Launch of Bus Services 47, 117 & 118 (FAC)
  • 2015 (12 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 253 (FAC)
  • 2015 (21 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 258 (FAC)
  • 2015 (20 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 102 (FAC)
  • 2015 (16 Aug): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 53M (FAC)
  • 2015 (25 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 983 & Feeder Bus Service 301 (FAC)
  • 2015 (15 Mar): Launch of Bus Service 122 (FAC)
  • 2014 (14 Dec): Launch of Bus Services 41 & 140 (FAC)
  • 2014 (16 Nov): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 43M (FAC)
  • 2014 (14 Sep): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 324 (FAC)
  • 2014 (24 Aug): Conversion of supplementary Bus Service 123M to full day service (FAC)
  • 2014 (17 Aug): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 386 & 859A/859B (FAC)
  • 2014 (13 Jul): Conversion of supplementary Bus Service 63M to full day service (FAC)
  • 2014 (16 Mar): Launch of Bus Service 121 (FAC)
  • 2014 (16 Feb): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 803 (FAC)
  • 2014 (19 Jan): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 371 (FAC)
  • 2013 (14 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 49 (FAC)
  • 2013 (17 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 972 (FAC)
  • 2013 (Sep): Conversion of Bus Services 179, 182/182M, 192, 193, 246, 249, 251, 252, 254, 255 & 257 to FAC
  • 2013 (18 Aug): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 904 (FAC)
  • 2013 (17 Jun): Launch of Express Bus Service 951E (FAC)
  • 2013 (9 Jun): Launch of Bus Services 20 & 141 (FAC)
  • 2013 (21 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 120 (FAC)
  • 2013 (18 Mar): Launch of Express Bus Service 982E (FAC)
  • 2013 (17 Mar): Launch of Bus Service 4 (FAC)
  • 2013 (18 Feb): Launch of Express Bus Service 850E (FAC)
  • 2012 (17 Dec): Launch of Express Bus Service 513 (FAC)
  • 2012 (16 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 50 (FAC)
  • 2012 (18 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 116 (FAC)
  • 2012 (21 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 860 (FAC)
  • 2011 (3 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 84 (FAC)
  • 2010 (28 Sep): Launch of Express Bus Service 868 (FAC) – re-numbered to Express Bus Service 868E
  • 2010 (12 Apr): Conversion of Bus Services 74 & 93 to FAC
  • 2009 (15 Mar): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 241 (FAC)
  • 2007 (25 Jun): Launch of Express Bus Service 188E (FAC) – re-numbered to Express Bus Service 188e
  • 2007 (4 Jun): Conversion of Bus Services 249, 252, 254, 255 & 257 to PAC
  • 2007 (9 Apr): Launch of Express Bus Service 854E (FAC) – re-numbered to Express Bus Service 854e
  • 2007 (11 Mar): Launch of Bus Services 5 & 175 (FAC)
  • 2006 (26 Dec): Launch of Bus Services 45 & 185 (FAC)
  • 2006 (28 May): Launch of Bus Service 109 (FAC)
  • 2006 (20 Feb): Launch of Express Bus Service 963E (FAC) – re-numbered to Express Bus Service 963e
  • 2006 (1 Jan): Launch of Bus Service 85 (FAC)
  • 2005 (12 Dec): Launch of Fast Forward Bus Services 14e & 196e (FAC)
  • 2005 (20 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 882 (FAC)
  • 2005 (23 Oct): Launch of Bus Services 43, 52 & 59 (FAC)
  • 2005 (19 Sep): Launch of Fast Forward Bus Services 10e, 30e & 89e (FAC)
  • 2005 (31 Jul): Launch of Bus Services 34, 57 & 58 (FAC)
  • 2005 (3 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 48 (FAC)
  • 2005 (28 Mar): Launch of Fast Forward Bus Service 174e (FAC)
  • 2005 (27 Feb): Launch of Bus Service 975 (FAC)
  • 2005 (9 Jan): Launch of Bus Service 181 (FAC)
  • 2005 (3 Jan): Launch of Fast Forward Bus Service 97e (FAC)
  • 2004 (19 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 950 (FAC)
  • 2004 (5 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 160 (FAC)
  • 2004 (22 Aug): Launch of Bus Service 183 (FAC)
  • 2004 (15 Feb): Launch of Bus Services 101 (FAC), 112 (PAC) & 113 (PAC)
  • 2003 (7 Dec): Conversion of Bus Services 82 & 103 to FAC
  • 2003 (16 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 966 (FAC)
  • 2003 (19 Oct): Conversion of Bus Service 3 to FAC
  • 2003 (14 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 119 (FAC)
  • 2003 (17 Aug): Launch of Bus Service 39 (FAC)
  • 2003 (27 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 985 (FAC)
  • 2002 (17 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 60 (PAC)
  • 2002 (29 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 963 (FAC)
  • 2002 (7 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 965 (FAC)
  • 2002 (2 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 161 (FAC)
  • 2002 (19 May): Conversion of Feeder Bus Services 231G/231W, 232, 235 & 238 to FAC
  • 2002 (7 Apr): Conversion of Feeder Bus Services 225G/225W & 228 & Townlink Bus Service 222 to FAC
  • 2002 (7 Apr): Launch of Bus Services 3 & 38 (PAC)
  • 2002 (24 Mar): Conversion of Feeder Bus Services 261 & 269 & Townlink Bus Services 265 & 268 to FAC
  • 2001 (23 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 83 (FAC)
  • 2001 (21 Nov): Conversion of Bus Service 89 to PAC
  • 2001 (18 Nov): Conversion of Bus Service 170 to FAC
  • 2001 (Oct): Conversion of Bus Services 167, 169, 172, 177, 187, 852, 853 & 980, Feeder Bus Services 300, 302, 361, 365, 367, 800, 804, 806, 900, 901, 903 & 920 & Intra-Town Bus Services 307, 811, 812, 911, 912 & 913 to FAC
  • 2001 (24 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 962 (FAC)
  • 2001 (15 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 969 (FAC)
  • 2001 (14 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 168 (FAC)
  • 2001 (25 Feb): Launch of Bus Service 162/162X (FAC); Conversion of Bus Service 182/182X to PAC
  • 2001 (14 Jan): Launch of Bus Service 857 (FAC)
  • 2001 (7 Jan): Launch of Bus Service 179 (PAC)
  • 2000 (22 Dec): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 372 (PAC)
  • 2000 (29 Oct): Conversion of Bus Service 28 to PAC
  • 2000 (10 Sep): Launch of Express Bus Service 518 (FAC)
  • 2000 (18 Jun): Conversion of Bus Service 77 to FAC
  • 2000 (20 Aug): Launch of Bus Service 970 (FAC)
  • 2000 (26 Mar): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 920 (PAC)
  • 2000 (19 Feb): Conversion of Bus Service 132 to FAC
  • 1999 (26 Dec): Conversion of Bus Services 103 & 188 to FAC
  • 1999 (12 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 80 (FAC) & Feeder Bus Service 901 (PAC)
  • 1999 (5 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 89 (PAC); Conversion of Bus Services 86, 87 & 88 to FAC
  • 1999 (9 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 981 (FAC)
  • 1999 (19 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 87 (PAC)
  • 1999 (12 Sep): Conversion of Bus Services 9, 29, 32, 94, 97 & 403 to FAC
  • 1999 (30 Aug): Launch of Express Bus Service 506 (FAC)
  • 1999 (29 Aug): Conversion of Bus Service 82 to FAC
  • 1999 (28 Jun): Conversion of Bus Services 15, 33 & 40 to FAC
  • 1999 (11 Apr): Conversion of Feeder Bus Services 240 & 334 to PAC
  • 1999 (4 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 859 (FAC)
  • 1999 (28 Mar): Conversion of Feeder Bus Service 361 to PAC
  • 1999 (14 Mar): Conversion of Feeder Bus Service 365 to PAC
  • 1999 (28 Feb): Launch of Bus Service 88 (PAC)
  • 1998 (27 Dec): Launch of Bus Services 961 & 980 (PAC)
  • 1998 (7 Dec): Conversion of Bus Service 6 to FAC
  • 1998 (1 Nov): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 900 (PAC)
  • 1998 (19 Jul): Reversion of Bus Service 193 to PAC
  • 1998 (22 Jun): Conversion of Bus Services 22, 24, 25, 56, 62, 64, 100, 105, 106, 124 & 166 to FAC; Reversion of Bus Services 15, 77, 92, 151, 156, 158 & 186 to PAC
  • 1998 (15 Jun): Conversion of Bus Services 2, 12, 16, 18, 23, 30, 98, 143 & 145 to FAC; Reversion of Bus Services 19, 29, 90, 125 & 138 to PAC
  • 1998 (8 Jun): Conversion of Bus Services 7, 14, 51, 61, 63, 65, 99, 111, 147, 190 & 197 to FAC; Reversion of Bus Services 6, 79, 200, 400 & 403 to PAC
  • 1998 (18 May): Conversion of Bus Service 195 to FAC; Reversion of Bus Services 35, 37, 91 & 191 to PAC
  • 1997 (24 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 964 (FAC)
  • 1997 (5 May): Launch of Express Bus Service 502 (FAC)
  • 1997 (20 Apr): Conversion of Townlink Bus Service 268 to PAC
  • 1997 (6 Apr): Launch of Townlink Bus Service 222 (PAC)
  • 1997 (Mar): Launch of Townlink Bus Service 307 (PAC)
  • 1997 (23 Feb): Launch of Townlink Bus Service 359 (PAC)
  • 1997 (17 Feb): Conversion of Bus Service 178 to FAC
  • 1997 (2 Feb): Launch of Townlink Bus Service 358 (PAC); Conversion of Bus Services 401, 855 & 925 to FAC
  • 1996 (8 Dec): Launch of Intra-Town Bus Services 912 & 913 (PAC)
  • 1996 (3 Nov): Launch of Intra-Town Bus Service 812 (PAC)
  • 1996 (2 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 72 (FAC)
  • 1996 (15 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 37 (FAC)
  • 1996 (14 Jul): Launch of Intra-Town Bus Service 911 (PAC)
  • 1996 (12 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 960 (FAC)
  • 1996 (7 Jul): Launch of Intra-Town Bus Service 811 (PAC)
  • 1996 (6 Jul): Conversion of Townlink Bus Services 291 & 293 to PAC
  • 1996 (10 Mar): Launch of Bus Services 180 & 858 (FAC)
  • 1995 (17 Dec): Conversion of Bus Service 163 to FAC
  • 1995 (5 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 77 (FAC)
  • 1995 (18 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 69 (FAC)
  • 1995 (10 Sep): Launch of Bus Service 15 (FAC)
  • 1995 (9 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 35 (FAC)
  • 1995 (9 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 927 (FAC)
  • 1995 (13 Feb): Launch of Bus Service 91 (FAC)
  • 1995 (15 Jan): Launch of Bus Services 193 & 194 (FAC)
  • 1994 (4 Dec): Conversion of Bus Service 74 to PAC
  • 1994 (20 Nov): Conversion of Bus Service 163 to PAC
  • 1994 (21 Oct): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 804A (PAC) – re-numbered to Feeder Bus Service 806
  • 1994 (2 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 28 (FAC)
  • 1994 (21 Aug): Conversion of Bus Service 97 to PAC
  • 1994 (10 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 53 (FAC)
  • 1994 (3 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 184 (FAC)
  • 1994 (1 May): Conversion of Bus Service 99 to PAC
  • 1994 (26 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 138 (FAC)
  • 1994 (27 Feb): Conversion of Bus Services 124 & 158 to PAC
  • 1994 (20 Feb): Conversion of Bus Service 9 to PAC
  • 1994 (31 Jan): Launch of Bus Service 16E (FAC) – re-numbered to Bus Service 36
  • 1994 (16 Jan): Conversion of Bus Service 191 to FAC
  • 1993 (5 Dec): Launch of Bus Services 54 & 156 (FAC); Conversion of Bus Service 200 to FAC
  • 1993 (21 Nov): Conversion of Bus Service 23 to PAC
  • 1993 (30 Oct): Conversion of Bus Services 70/70X, 107 & 155 to PAC
  • 1993 (25 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 6 (FAC)
  • 1993 (5 Sep): Conversion of Bus Service 105 to PAC
  • 1993 (18 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 405 (FAC)
  • 1993 (22 Jun): Conversion of Bus Services 27, 32, 171 to PAC
  • 1993 (23 May): Launch of Bus Service 90 (FAC)
  • 1993 (4 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 17 (FAC); Conversion of Bus Service 131 to PAC; Conversion of Bus Service 186 to FAC
  • 1993 (28 Mar): Conversion of Bus Services 12 & 64 to PAC
  • 1993 (28 Feb): Conversion of Bus Services 157 & 165 to PAC
  • 1993 (31 Jan): Conversion of Bus Service 2 to PAC; Conversion of Bus Service M2 to FAC
  • 1993 (3 Jan): Launch of Bus Service 186 (PAC)
  • 1992 (27 Dec): Conversion of Bus Services 61, 135 & 153 to PAC
  • 1992 (6 Dec): Conversion of Bus Services 26, 81 & 133 to PAC
  • 1992 (29 Nov): Launch of Bus Services 21 (FAC), 55 (FAC) & 63 (PAC)
  • 1992 (8 Nov): Conversion of Bus Services 106, 132 & 166 to PAC
  • 1992 (7 Jun): Conversion of Bus Service 103 to PAC
  • 1992 (24 May): Launch of Bus Service 79 (FAC)
  • 1992 (10 May): Conversion of Bus Services 33 & 143 to PAC
  • 1992 (5 Apr): Conversion of Bus Service 159 to PAC
  • 1992 (29 Mar): Conversion of Bus Service 147 to PAC
  • 1992 (8 Mar): Conversion of Bus Service 174 to PAC
  • 1992 (9 Feb): Conversion of Bus Services 78, 93, 130 & 176 to PAC
  • 1992 (5 Jan): Conversion of Bus Services 14, 56 & 65 to PAC
  • 1991 (8 Dec): Conversion of Bus Service 82 to PAC
  • 1991 (3 Nov): Conversion of Bus Services 145 & 190 to PAC
  • 1991 (6 Oct): Conversion of Bus Services 62 & 100 to PAC
  • 1991 (8 Sep): Conversion of Bus Service 75 to PAC
  • 1991 (12 Aug): Conversion of Bus Service 22 to PAC
  • 1991 (26 May): Launch of Bus Service 67 (FAC)
  • 1991 (14 Apr): Conversion of Bus Services 16 & 31 to PAC
  • 1991 (10 Mar): Conversion of Bus Service 24 to PAC
  • 1991 (13 Jan): Conversion of Bus Service 198 to PAC
  • 1991 (6 Jan): Conversion of Bus Service 7 to PAC
  • 1990 (11 Nov): Conversion of Bus Services 10 & 197 to PAC
  • 1990 (9 Sep): Conversion of Bus Service 196 to PAC
  • 1990 (5 Aug): Conversion of Bus Service 187 to PAC
  • 1990 (11 May): Conversion of Bus Service M1 to FAC
  • 1990 (1 Mar): Launch of Bus Service 8 (FAC)
  • 1989 (17 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 66 (FAC)
  • 1989 (5 Nov): Conversion of Bus Service 13 to FAC
  • 1989 (5 Mar): Launch of Bus Service 76 (FAC)
  • 1988 (17 Aug): Launch of Bus Service 825 (FAC)

Overview of Air-Conditioned Bus Deployments on Operational Bus Services

Service Introduced FAC NAC to PAC NAC/PAC to FAC FAC to PAC PAC to FAC
2 N/A 31 Jan 1993 15 Jun 1998
3 N/A 19 Oct 2003
4 17 Mar 2013 N/A
5 11 Mar 2007 N/A
6 25 Oct 1993 8 Jun 1998 7 Dec 1998
7 N/A 6 Jan 1991 8 Jun 1998
8 1 Mar 1990 N/A
9 N/A 20 Feb 1994 12 Sep 1999
10 N/A 11 Nov 1990
10e 19 Sep 2005 N/A
11 N/A
12 28 Mar 1993 15 Jun 1998
12e 28 Jan 2018 N/A
13 N/A 5 Nov 1989
14 N/A 5 Jan 1992 8 Jun 1998
14e 12 Dec 2005 N/A
15 10 Sep 1995 22 Jun 1998 28 Jun 1999
16/16M N/A 14 Apr 1991 15 Jun 1998
17 4 Apr 1993 N/A
18 N/A 15 Jun 1998
19 23 Jan 1994 15 Jun 1998
20 9 Jun 2013 N/A
21 29 Nov 1992 N/A
22 N/A 12 Aug 1991 22 Jun 1998
23 N/A 21 Nov 1993 15 Jun 1998
24 N/A 10 Mar 1991 22 Jun 1998
25 N/A 22 Jun 1998
26 N/A 6 Dec 1992
27 N/A 22 Jun 1993 18 May 1998
28 2 Oct 1994 29 Oct 2000
29 N/A 15 Jun 1998 12 Sep 1999
30 N/A 15 Jun 1998
30e 19 Sep 2005 N/A
31 N/A 14 Apr 1991
32 N/A 22 Jun 1993 12 Sep 1999
33 N/A 10 May 1992 28 Jun 1999
34 31 Jul 2005 N/A
35/35M 9 Jul 1995 18 May 1998
16E > 36 31 Jan 1994
37 15 Jul 1996 18 May 1998
38 N/A
39 17 Aug 2003 N/A
40 N/A 28 Jun 1999
41 14 Dec 2014 N/A
M2 > 42 N/A 31 Jan 1993
43 23 Oct 2005 N/A
43M 16 Nov 2014 N/A
43e 9 Sep 2019 N/A
45 26 Dec 2006 N/A
46 12 Jun 2016 N/A
47 20 Dec 2015 N/A
48 3 Jul 2005 N/A
49 14 Dec 2013 N/A
50 16 Dec 2012 N/A
51 N/A 8 Jun 1998
52 23 Oct 2005 N/A
53 10 Jul 1994 N/A
53M 16 Aug 2015 N/A
54 5 Dec 1993 N/A
55 29 Nov 1992 N/A
56 N/A 5 Jan 1992 22 Jun 1998
57 31 Jul 2005 N/A
58 31 Jul 2005 N/A
59 23 Oct 2005 N/A
60 N/A
61 N/A 27 Dec 1992 8 Jun 1998 N/A
62 N/A 6 Oct 1991 22 Jun 1998
63 N/A 8 Jun 1998
63M 13 Jul 2014* N/A
64 N/A 28 Mar 1993 22 Jun 1998
65 N/A 5 Jan 1992 8 Jun 1998
66 17 Dec 1989 N/A
67 26 May 1991 N/A
68 1 Apr 2018 N/A
69 18 Sep 1995 N/A
70/70M N/A 30 Oct 1993
71 9 Dec 2017 N/A
72 2 Sep 1996 N/A
73 N/A
74 N/A 4 Dec 1994 12 Apr 2010
75 N/A 8 Sep 1991 N/A
76 5 Mar 1989 N/A
77 5 Nov 1995 22 Jun 1998 18 Jun 2000
78 N/A 9 Feb 1992
79 24 May 1992 8 Jun 1998
80 12 Dec 1999 N/A
81 N/A 6 Dec 1992 15 Jun 1998
82 N/A 8 Dec 1991 29 Aug 1999
83 23 Dec 2001 N/A
84G 23 Jun 2024 N/A
84W
85 1 Jan 2006 N/A
866 > 86 N/A 5 Dec 1999
87 N/A
88 N/A
89 N/A 21 Nov 2001
89e 19 Sep 2005 N/A
90 23 May 1993 15 Jun 1998
91 13 Feb 1995 18 May 1998
M1 > 92/92M N/A 11 May 1990 22 Jun 1998
93 N/A 9 Feb 1992 12 Apr 2010
94 N/A 12 Sep 1999
95 N/A
96 N/A
97/97e N/A 21 Aug 1994 12 Sep 1999
98/98M N/A 15 Jun 1998
99 N/A 1 May 1994 8 Jun 1998
100 N/A 6 Oct 1991 22 Jun 1998
101 15 Feb 2004 N/A
102 20 Sep 2015 N/A
103/103M N/A 7 Jun 1992 26 Dec 1999
105 N/A 5 Sep 1993 22 Jun 1998
106 N/A 8 Nov 1992 22 Jun 1998 N/A
107/107M N/A 30 Oct 1993
109 28 May 2006 N/A
110 22 Oct 2017 N/A
111 N/A 8 Jun 1998
112 N/A
113 N/A
114 25 Oct 2020 N/A
115 N/A
116 18 Nov 2012 N/A
117/117M 20 Dec 2015 N/A
118 20 Dec 2015 N/A
119 14 Sep 2003 N/A
120 21 Apr 2013 N/A
121 16 Mar 2014 N/A
122 15 Mar 2015 N/A
123 N/A
123M 24 Aug 2014* N/A
124 N/A 27 Feb 1994 22 Jun 1998
125 N/A 4 Apr 1993 15 Jun 1998
127 18 Dec 2016 N/A
129 18 Dec 2016 N/A
130 N/A 9 Feb 1992
131/131M N/A 4 Apr 1993
132 N/A 8 Nov 1992 19 Feb 2000
133/133M N/A 6 Dec 1992
134 20 Mar 2016 N/A
135 N/A 27 Dec 1992
136 N/A
137 21 Oct 2017 N/A
138 26 Apr 1994 15 Jun 1998
139 N/A
140 14 Dec 2014 N/A
141 9 Jun 2013 N/A
142 N/A
143 N/A 10 May 1992 15 Jun 1998
143M 18 May 2014 N/A
145 N/A 3 Nov 1991 15 Jun 1998
146 25 Feb 2024 N/A
147 N/A 29 Mar 1992 8 Jun 1998
150 20 Mar 2016 N/A
151 4 Apr 1993 22 Jun 1998
153 N/A 27 Dec 1992
154 N/A
155 N/A 30 Oct 1993
156 5 Dec 1993 22 Jun 1998
157 N/A 28 Feb 1993
158 N/A 27 Feb 1994 22 Jun 1998
159 N/A 5 Apr 1992
160 5 Sep 2004 N/A
161 2 Jun 2002 N/A
162/162M 25 Feb 2001 N/A
163/163M N/A 20 Nov 1994 17 Dec 1995
165 N/A 28 Feb 1993
166 N/A 8 Nov 1992 22 Jun 1998
167 N/A N/A
168 14 Apr 2001 N/A
169 N/A N/A
170 N/A 18 Nov 2001 N/A
171 N/A 22 Jun 1993 5 Nov 1995 N/A
172 N/A N/A
173 N/A N/A
174 N/A 8 Mar 1992
174e 28 Mar 2005 N/A
175 11 Mar 2007 N/A
176 N/A 9 Feb 1992 N/A
177 N/A N/A
178 N/A 17 Feb 1997 N/A
179 N/A
180 10 Mar 1996 N/A
181/181M 9 Jan 2005 N/A
182/182M N/A N/A
183 22 Aug 2004 N/A
184 3 Jul 1994 N/A
185 26 Dec 2006 N/A
186 N/A 4 Apr 1993 22 Jun 1998
187 5 Aug 1990 N/A
188/188e N/A 26 Dec 1999 N/A
189/189A N/A N/A
190 N/A 3 Nov 1991 8 Jun 1998 N/A
191 N/A 17 Jan 1994 18 May 1998
192 N/A N/A
193 15 Jan 1995 N/A 19 Jul 1998
194 15 Jan 1995 N/A
195 N/A 18 May 1998
196 N/A 9 Sep 1990
196e 12 Dec 2005 N/A
197 N/A 11 Nov 1990 8 Jun 1998
198 N/A 13 Jan 1991
199 N/A 21 Jan 1996
200 N/A 5 Dec 1993 8 Jun 1998
201 23 Nov 2014 N/A
222 N/A 7 Apr 2002
225G N/A 7 Apr 2002
225W
228 N/A 7 Apr 2002
219 > 229 N/A
230 24 Sep 2023 N/A
231 11 Mar 2012 N/A
232 19 May 2002 N/A
235 N/A 19 May 2002
238 N/A 19 May 2002
240/240M N/A 11 Apr 1999
241 15 Mar 2009 N/A
242 N/A
243G N/A
243W
246 N/A N/A
247 18 Jun 2017 N/A
248/248M 18 Jun 2017 N/A
249 N/A 4 Jun 2007 N/A
251 N/A N/A
252 N/A 4 Jun 2007 N/A
253 12 Dec 2015 N/A
254 N/A 4 Jun 2007 N/A
255 N/A 4 Jun 2007 N/A
257 N/A 4 Jun 2007 N/A
258 21 Nov 2015 N/A
261 N/A 24 Mar 2002
262 N/A 24 Mar 2002
265 N/A 24 Mar 2002
263 > 268 N/A 20 Apr 1997 24 Mar 2002
269 N/A 24 Mar 2002
272 N/A
273 N/A
282 N/A
284/284M N/A
285 N/A
291 N/A 6 Jul 1996
292 N/A
293 N/A 6 Jul 1996
296 28 Apr 2024 N/A
298 21 Oct 2017 N/A
300 N/A N/A
301 25 Apr 2015 N/A
302 N/A N/A
307 N/A N/A
315 N/A
217 > 317 N/A
324 14 Sep 2014 N/A
325 N/A
329 9 Jul 2017 N/A
333 N/A
334 N/A 11 Apr 1999
335 N/A
354 N/A
358 N/A
359 N/A
371 19 Jan 2014 N/A
372 N/A
374 12 Mar 2017 N/A
381 12 Mar 2017 N/A
382G 3 Jan 2016 N/A
382W
384 27 Dec 2020 N/A
386 17 Aug 2014 N/A
400 N/A 8 Jun 1998
401 N/A 2 Feb 1997
403 N/A 8 Jun 1998 12 Sep 1999
405 18 Jul 1993 N/A
410G N/A
410W
502 5 May 1997 N/A
506 30 Aug 1999 N/A
513 17 Dec 2012 N/A
518 10 Sep 2000 N/A
651 13 Jan 2020^ N/A
652 6 Jan 2020^ N/A
653 13 Apr 2017^ N/A
654 22 Jul 2019^ N/A
655 17 Apr 2017^ N/A
656 17 Apr 2017^ N/A
657 24 Apr 2017^ N/A
660/660M 2 Jan 2019^ N/A
661 2 Jan 2019^ N/A
663 28 Sep 2017^ N/A
665 12 Oct 2017^ N/A
666 2 Mar 2020^ N/A
667 9 Mar 2020^ N/A
668 14 Dec 2020^ N/A
670 30 Mar 2020^ N/A
671 13 Jan 2020^ N/A
672 13 Jan 2020^ N/A
673 14 Oct 2024 N/A
800 N/A N/A
801 23 Jan 2022 N/A
803 16 Feb 2014 N/A
804 N/A N/A
805 14 Feb 2016 N/A
804A > 806 N/A N/A
807 15 Oct 2017 N/A
811 N/A N/A
812 N/A N/A
825 17 Aug 1988 N/A
850E 18 Feb 2013 N/A
851 N/A N/A
851e 27 May 2018 N/A
852 N/A N/A
853/853M N/A N/A
854/854e N/A N/A
855 N/A 2 Feb 1997 N/A
856 N/A N/A
857 14 Jan 2001 N/A
858 10 Mar 1996 N/A
859 4 Apr 1999 N/A
859A 17 Aug 2014 N/A
859B
860 21 Oct 2012 N/A
861 15 Sep 2024 N/A
868 > 868E 28 Sep 2010 N/A
870 26 Nov 2023 N/A
871 21 Jul 2024 N/A
882 20 Nov 2005 N/A
883 23 Oct 2016 N/A
883M 12 Jan 2020 N/A
900/900A N/A N/A
901 N/A N/A
901M 23 Jun 2019 N/A
902 17 Apr 2006 N/A
903/903M N/A N/A
904 18 Aug 2013 N/A
911 N/A N/A
912 N/A N/A
912A 10 Sep 2017 N/A
912B 10 Sep 2017 N/A
913 N/A N/A
913M 17 Mar 2019 N/A
920 N/A N/A
922 23 Apr 2006 N/A
925/925M N/A 2 Feb 1997 N/A
927 9 Apr 1995 N/A
361 > 941 N/A 28 Mar 1999 N/A
365 > 945 N/A 14 Mar 1999 N/A
367 > 947 N/A N/A
950 19 Sep 2004 N/A
951E 17 Jun 2013 N/A
960 12 Jul 1996 N/A
960e 28 Oct 2018 N/A
961/961M N/A N/A
962 24 Jun 2001 N/A
963/963e 29 Sep 2002 N/A
964 24 Nov 1997 N/A
965 7 Jul 2002 N/A
966 16 Nov 2003 N/A
969 15 Apr 2001 N/A
970 20 Aug 2000 N/A
972/972M 17 Nov 2013 N/A
973 26 Feb 2017 N/A
974 8 Apr 2018 N/A
975 27 Feb 2005 N/A
976 10 Nov 2019 N/A
979 27 Dec 2015 N/A
980 N/A N/A
981 9 Nov 1999 N/A
982E 18 Mar 2013 N/A
983 25 Apr 2015 N/A
983M 18 Mar 2024 N/A
985/985W 27 Jul 2003 N/A
990 15 Nov 2014 N/A
991 8 Jul 2018 N/A
992 24 Sep 2023 N/A
993 24 Sep 2023 N/A
LCS1 23 Feb 2023 N/A
LCS2 23 Feb 2023 N/A

*Bus Services 63M & 123M used buses from their parent bus services before being converted to full day services under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

^City Direct Bus Services 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 660, 661, 663, 665, 666, 667, 668, 670, 671 & 672 were operated by private operators before the above dates.


Deployment History of Air-Con Buses on Defunct* Bus Services (1994 – 2023)

*Only defunct bus services discontinued after 1 Jan 2010 are included in this article.

The following bullet list reflects the timeline of commencement dates for the deployment of air-conditioned buses on defunct* bus services since 1994.

  • 2023 (24 Sep): Discontinuation of Bus Service 160M & Feeder Bus Service 944
  • 2022 (11 Dec): Discontinuation of Bus Service 139M
  • 2022 (30 Jun): Discontinuation of Bus Service 926, Express Bus Services 188R & 963R, Chinatown Direct Bus Services CT8 & CT18, Nite Owl Bus Services 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N & 6N & NightRider Bus Services NR1, NR2, NR3, NR5, NR6 & NR8
  • 2022 (4 Apr): Discontinuation of Bus Service 971
  • 2022 (17 Jan): Discontinuation of Express Bus Services 74e & 151e
  • 2020 (14 Dec): Discontinuation of Express Bus Service 167e
  • 2020 (31 Aug): Discontinuation of Express Bus Service 971E; Launch of Bus Service 971 (FAC)
  • 2020 (30 Aug): Discontinuation of Bus Service 700/700A
  • 2020 (26 Jul): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 160M
  • 2020 (2 Jun): Discontinuation of Bus Service 128
  • 2020 (9 Feb): Discontinuation of Express Bus Service 147e
  • 2019 (10 Nov): Discontinuation of Bus Service BPS1
  • 2019 (16 Jun): Discontinuation of Bus Service 402 & NightRider Bus Service NR7
  • 2018 (25 Nov): Launch of Express Bus Service 167e (FAC)
  • 2018 (30 Sep): Discontinuation of Feeder Bus Service 308
  • 2018 (22 Jul): Discontinuation of Bus Service 979M
  • 2018 (28 Jan): Launch of Fast Forward Bus Service 147e (FAC)
  • 2017 (27 Aug): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 944 (FAC)
  • 2017 (18 Jun): Discontinuation of Bus Service 256
  • 2017 (3 Apr): Discontinuation of Premium Bus Service 555
  • 2017 (1 Mar): Discontinuation of Premium Bus Service 589
  • 2017 (3 Jan): Discontinuation of Premium Bus Service 529; Handover of Premium Bus Services 544, 545, 552, 553, 585 & 590 to private operators
  • 2016 (19 Dec): Discontinuation of Premium Bus Service 598
  • 2016 (28 Nov): Discontinuation of Premium Bus Services 535 & 587
  • 2016 (14 Nov): Discontinuation of Premium Bus Service 561
  • 2016 (3 Oct): Handover of Premium Bus Services 549 & 761 to private operators
  • 2016 (26 Sep): Handover of Premium Bus Services 539 & 560 to private operators
  • 2016 (1 Sep): Discontinuation of Chinatown Direct Bus Service CT28
  • 2016 (29 Aug): Discontinuation of Premium Bus Services 546 & 563; Handover of Premium Bus Services 530, 531, 534, 538, 554, 565, 588 & 599 to private operators
  • 2016 (15 Aug): Handover of Premium Bus Services 533, 536 & 564 to private operators
  • 2016 (1 Aug): Discontinuation of Parks Bus Service 408
  • 2016 (1 Jul): Handover of Bus Service RWS8 to Tong Tar Transport Service
  • 2016 (15 May): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 308 (FAC)
  • 2016 (24 Apr): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 979M (FAC)
  • 2016 (29 Feb): Handover of Premium Bus Service 543 to private operators
  • 2016 (22 Feb): Handover of Premium Bus Service 542 to private operators
  • 2016 (18 Jan): Handover of Premium Bus Service 569 to private operators
  • 2015 (28 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 256 (FAC)
  • 2015 (13 Jul): Handover of Premium Bus Services 548 & 550 to private operators
  • 2014 (15 Sep): Handover of Premium Bus Services 556 & 557 to private operators
  • 2014 (14 Sep): Launch of supplementary Bus Service 139M (FAC)
  • 2014 (1 Sep): Handover of Premium Bus Service 559 to private operators
  • 2014 (25 Aug): Discontinuation of Feeder Bus Service 275; Handover of Premium Bus Service 558 to private operators
  • 2014 (11 Aug): Handover of Premium Bus Service 532 to private operators
  • 2014 (4 Aug): Handover of Premium Bus Service 566 to private operators
  • 2013 (1 Mar): Discontinuation of Parks Bus Service 409
  • 2011 (14 Mar): Launch of Express Bus Service 971E (FAC)
  • 2011 (17 Jan): Launch of Premium Bus Service 761 (FAC)
  • 2010 (27 Dec): Discontinuation of Bus Service RWS88
  • 2010 (1 May): Launch of Express Bus Service 188R (FAC)
  • 2010 (30 Jan): Launch of Express Bus Service 963R & Bus Service RWS88 (FAC)
  • 2010 (9 Jan): Launch of Bus Service RWS8 (FAC)
  • 2009 (1 Jun): Launch of Premium Bus Service 529 (FAC)
  • 2008 (8 Sep): Launch of Premium Bus Services 587, 588, 589, 590, 598 & 599 (FAC)
  • 2008 (7 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 128 (FAC)
  • 2008 (30 Jun): Launch of Premium Bus Services 560, 561, 563, 564, 565, 566, 587 & 588 (FAC)
  • 2008 (21 Apr): Launch of Premium Bus Services 552, 553, 554, 558, 559 & 585 (FAC)
  • 2008 (4 Apr): Launch of Premium Bus Service 546 (FAC)
  • 2008 (25 Feb): Launch of Premium Bus Services 548, 549, 550, 555, 556, 557 & 569 (FAC)
  • 2007 (30 Jul): Launch of Premium Bus Services 530 & 531 (FAC)
  • 2007 (16 Jul): Launch of Premium Bus Services 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 538, 539, 542, 543, 544 & 545 (FAC)
  • 2006 (22 Dec): Launch of Nite Owl Bus Services 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N & 6N (FAC)
  • 2006 (18 Dec): Launch of Fast Forward Bus Services 74e & 151e (FAC)
  • 2006 (1 Apr): Launch of Bus Service 402 (FAC)
  • 2005 (14 Nov): Launch of Parks Bus Service 409 (FAC)
  • 2005 (12 Mar): Launch of Parks Bus Service 408 (FAC)
  • 2005 (21 Jan): Launch of Chinatown Direct Bus Services CT8, CT18 & CT28 (FAC)
  • 2000 (26 May): Launch of NightRider Bus Services NR2, NR3, NR5, NR6, NR7 & NR8 (FAC)
  • 2000 (10 Mar): Launch of NightRider Bus Service NR1 (FAC)
  • 1998 (31 Aug): Launch of RapidBus Bus Service 700 (FAC)
  • 1994 (25 Dec): Conversion of Bus Service 926 to FAC

Overview of Air-Conditioned Bus Deployments on Defunct* Bus Services

*Only defunct bus services discontinued after 1 Jan 2010 are included in this article.

Service Introduced FAC NAC to PAC NAC/PAC to FAC FAC to PAC PAC to FAC
74e 18 Dec 2006 N/A
128 7 Jul 2020 N/A
139M 14 Sep 2014 N/A
151e 18 Dec 2006 N/A
160M 26 Jul 2020 N/A
167e 25 Nov 2018 N/A
188R 1 May 2010 N/A
256 28 Nov 2015 N/A
275 N/A
308 15 May 2016 N/A
402 1 Apr 2006 N/A
408 12 Mar 2005 N/A
409 14 Nov 2005 N/A
529 1 Jun 2009 N/A
530^ 30 Jul 2007 N/A
531^ 30 Jul 2007 N/A
532^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
533^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
534^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
535 16 Jul 2007 N/A
536^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
538^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
539^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
542^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
543^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
544^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
545^ 16 Jul 2007 N/A
546 4 Apr 2008 N/A
548^ 25 Feb 2008 N/A
549^ 25 Feb 2008 N/A
550^ 25 Feb 2008 N/A
552^ 21 Apr 2008 N/A
553^ 21 Apr 2008 N/A
554^ 21 Apr 2008 N/A
555 25 Feb 2008 N/A
556^ 25 Feb 2008 N/A
557^ 25 Feb 2008 N/A
558^ 21 Apr 2008 N/A
559^ 21 Apr 2008 N/A
560^ 30 Jun 2008 N/A
561 30 Jun 2008 N/A
563 30 Jun 2008 N/A
564^ 30 Jun 2008 N/A
565^ 30 Jun 2008 N/A
566^ 30 Jun 2008 N/A
569^ 25 Feb 2008 N/A
585^ 21 Apr 2008 N/A
587 30 Jun 2008 N/A
588^ 30 Jun 2008 N/A
589 8 Sep 2008 N/A
590^ 8 Sep 2008 N/A
598 8 Sep 2008 N/A
599^ 8 Sep 2008 N/A
700/700A 31 Aug 1998 N/A
761^ 17 Jan 2011 N/A
926 N/A 25 Dec 1994 N/A
944 27 Aug 2017 N/A
963R 30 Jan 2010 N/A
971E 14 Mar 2011 N/A
971 31 Aug 2020 N/A
979M 24 Apr 2016 N/A
BPS1 24 Oct 2011 N/A
CT8 21 Jan 2005 N/A
CT18 21 Jan 2005 N/A
CT28 21 Jan 2005 N/A
RWS8^ 9 Jan 2010 N/A
RWS88 30 Jan 2010 N/A
1N 22 Dec 2006 N/A
2N 22 Dec 2006 N/A
3N 22 Dec 2006 N/A
4N 22 Dec 2006 N/A
5N 22 Dec 2006 N/A
6N 22 Dec 2006 N/A
NR1 10 Mar 2000 N/A
NR2 26 May 2000 N/A
NR3 26 May 2000 N/A
NR5 26 May 2000 N/A
NR6 26 May 2000 N/A
NR7 26 May 2000 N/A
NR8 26 May 2000 N/A

External Links & References:

  • SBS Busway Magazines (1990 – 1994)
  • TIBS News (1998 – 2001)

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