According to the group, the license is expected to increase SBS Transit’s rail network in Singapore from 83 km to 107 km.
SBS Transit, in partnership with French public transport operator RATP Dev, has secured the tender to operate and maintain the Jurong Region Line (JRL) for nine years, with an option to extend for another two years. The winning bid was $750 million, 8% lower than the competing bid put in by SMRT.
The award of the tender by the Land Transport Authority comes one year after SBS Transit’s parent company, ComfortDelGro (SGX:C52
) , and RATP Dev, jointly won the contract to operate the South sector of Line 15 of the Grand Paris Express.
