Introduction:

SBS Transit CityBuzz services (C1, C2 & C3) were introduced on 13 December 2004, with the objective 
of bring commuters, mainly tourists, around the various tourist destinations in the City. 
Three routes were operated, namely the Orchard Route (C1), Chinatown Route (C2) and Little India Route 
(C3). 
All services start from Esplanade and terminate opposite The Oriental Singapore (currently known 
as Seating Gallery).

Mr Ong Boon Leong, Chief Operating Officer, SBS Transit said, 
“CityBuzz will appeal most to tourists as they get to experience the ‘must-see’ areas of Singapore 
in the most economical way. For the locals, CityBuzz is an alternative mode of transport for 
travelling within the city besides the existing bus services. 
The locals can also be buzzed by the sights and sounds of Singapore’s cultural diversity.”

All Citybuzz services are semi-express, which means that they only call at specific stops along the 
route traveled instead of all bus stops. 
Commuters not need to press the bus stopping buzzer when they intend to alight at the next stop, 
for bus captains will play a chime to indicate the various stops along the route, 
similar to the concept of a monorail.

Operational Details:

Citybuzz services operate between 10:00am and 10:00pm daily, with frequencies of 10 to 15 minutes. 
Customised bus stop pole plates and plastic destination signs onboard buses featured a drawing of a 
bee (dubbed ‘friendly bee’) identical to that used on the header of this article, 
for ease of distinction. 
The then brand-new Volvo B10TL double-decker buses were deployed on these routes.

The services have a flat fare of $1, payable by cash or EZ-Link card. A $5 Citybuzz Pass 
(Increased to $6 from 1 May 2006) with unlimited travel on Citybuzz Services for a day 
could be purchased from all Transitlink Ticket Offices, the Singapore Visitors Centre at Orchard Rd, 
bus captains onboard CityBuzz Services or authorised Travel Agents.

Due to declining demand, all CityBuzz Services were withdrawn from 1st January 2007. 
Their last day of service was on 31st December 2006.


Extracted from: https://landtransportguru.net/sbs-transit-citybuzz-services/