Tower Transit

Why your wait for a bus in Singapore feels so long even when it is on time

Woman recovers $32,000 worth of valuables left on bus with SBS Transit staff’s help

SBS Transit’s Nithyananthan Palne (Nathan) and Alex Tan helped a passenger retrieve her valuables.

Bus drivers need to regulate speed to prevent bunching, says LTA after passenger’s video complaint

In a TikTok video posted on July 6, the passenger can be heard accusing a Tower Transit bus driver of “driving at your own pace”.

Man taken to hospital after accident between two buses in Sembawang

The collision left the Tower Transit bus with a cracked windscreen, while the shuttle bus' rear window shattered.

Higher bus driver pay will not lead to increased fares; experts say move should ‘help at the margins’

From January 2027, the starting monthly salaries of new local bus drivers will be increased by $450, funded by the Government.

Starting pay of local bus drivers to rise by $450 from Jan 2027; average monthly pay could cross $4k

With the adjustments, new bus drivers stand to earn more than $4,000 from January 2027.

Tower Transit trials programme to help older bus drivers transition into other roles

Mr Alex Poon, 74, guiding his younger colleague Mr Mohammad Zulhilmi Arif, 28, in conducting routine checks on a bus at Bulim Bus Depot.

Battery from electric bus catches fire in Sin Ming; LTA to investigate

CMG20260325-Darwis01 陈渊庄/ 柏汝/ Tower Transit electric bus battery in ashes [160 Sin Ming Drive]

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Bus arrival time system: How does it work, and when was it introduced?

Both the MyTransport.SG app and electronic display board at a bus stop at City Hall were still unable to show bus arrival timings in the afternoon of Jan 22.

660 new electric public buses to be rolled out progressively from end-2026: LTA

As at the end of 2024, there were 5,841 public buses in Singapore. LTA said that by 2030, electric buses will make up half of Singapore’s public bus fleet.

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