Acquiring Land for Bus Parks and Depot

CBS has officially acquired 8 pieces of land for its development of its depot. Construction are now well underway and some of them will be finished in time for the new buses to come in early February 2004. All depots will include a Route Group Office, an automated bus washing bay and a multi storey depot. Certain depots will also have a bus assembly workshop too.

Of the 8 Depot, Bedok North Depot, located just next to SBS Transit's Bedok North Depot will be ready for operations by early February. CBS will temporarily house its Headquarters here until a new Depot in Bishan is ready for use.

Ayer Rajah Bus Park, located in Ayer Rajah Ind Est, will also be ready in early February so that the arrival of the Mk4 Striders can have its permenent home there. As for Bedok North Depot, buses like the Volvo Mk4 DM3500, Mercedes Benz O405G Volgren and the Volvo Olympians will grace the parking space there once they arrive in early February

The other Depots are:
Sengkang Depot - Sengkang East Dr/TPE intersection. This depot will house a bus assembly workshop.
Bishan Depot - Bishan St 14. This depot will house the HQ Operations of CBS.
Ang Mo Kio Bus Park - Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
Yishun Depot - Yishun Ave 9
Choa Chu Kang Bus Park - Choa Chu Kang Way
Jurong East Depot - Toh Guan Rd East. This depot will house a bus assembly workshop.
Pioneer Bus Park - Pioneer Rd North/Soon Lee Rd junction.

CBSBus Press Release: 1st February 2004