Fare hike for public transport in October?

last SG · 2007-07-27T17:12:41+00:00

You are right. first is the car - more ERP gantries are built and time extended, now bus, how can train don't follow ??

Rock^Star SG

A well presented article and hence, easy on the eyes.

It presents a chronology of public transport fare hikes since 1990 and how SMRT and SBSTransit have continually seen their profits rise every year.

Therefore, is it really due to soaring oil prices that have prompted the operators to increase fares or is it due to monetary greed?

You be the judge.

http://theonlinecitizen.com/2007/07/26/403/#more-403

qlqq9 SG

To provide better service so they increase the fare, this is a common excuse they give every year. It is more of making profits than any other reasons that gahmen approve the application of the hike every year. I don't remember any one year they did not increase the fare. don't think it is justified to increase the fare every year. Was helping to do a project on transport in a consulting firm, somewhere in the text it said that public transport is provided by government to serve the nation, therefore making profit should not be their priority instead service to the people should be the priority.

So, well, it is no surprise that there is going to be another hike in fares in October. Afterall, the gahmen have been increasing the essentials these past few months!!! They are doing the usual, "squeezing" every cent out of the people of Singapore. GReedy!!!

qlqq9 SG

oops, miss asking the question – is online citizen.com controlled by the MIWs?

HyperFocal SG

Last recently I heard commuters grumbling; that fares have increased many folds, but service standards is still the same - lacklustre...

qlqq9 SG

ya, still have the cheek to raise the fares. Just two days ago, I flagged the bus and the bus driver pretended not to see me and drove away. See this sort of bad service!

we are becoming dry soon, with the sickening gahmen "squeezing" every cent out of us. Damn it! They think we all are ATMs!!! Mr. Green Change gahmen lah!!

Rock^Star SG

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CoolMyth SG

More hoot years ahead! Laughing

Nadare SG

Very Happy

www SG

i notice a decrease in bus & mrt frequency lately.

fare will go up to improve their services.

duotiga83 SG

not again...... Rolling Eyes

wului99 SG

almost like an annual ritual Rolling Eyes

sunnytv SG

Decrease in bus & mrt frequency has been happening before the fare hike a few year ago. You can see that sometime the buses is so packed. Worst still the bus is extremely slow moving and can have accident some more. The green light is still green but they purposely slow down for it to turn red.

I missed the two buses coming at the same time. At least you can choose the less crowded bus. I don't think fare hike is going to improved anything. At most included more air-con bus station, less buses coming, more old dirty buses.

They are doing it, so that more people can complains. So they have more reason to increase prices by saying excuses like to improve service, increase in oil price, etc. Let see what excuse they will give to increase price next time.

There are more talents in the fields, but most are greedy, selfish talents.

de_middle SG

Neutral Neutral Neutral

mistyblue SG

monopoly can make whatever decisions without regard to any person they service. Now naturally, a private monopoly will then make only profit decisions
and their customers because the customers has no where else to get the service, monopolies do not need to improve the service or do anything.
given the constrain in land and current road/rail infrastructure, there is a limit to the bus/train to 'improve'. In so far, there are service lines changes and reductions in the name of "reducing" waste and fare hikes approved in the name of helping to stop these monopolies stop bleeding.

its never ending. we have put ourselves into a place where its laughable and we have to accept it.

Rock^Star SG

How long and how much more do Singaporeans have to put up with this?

qlqq9 SG

There are people who have accepted the annual increment for the fares. They don't mind the PTC, gahmen, increase the fares by few cents each year rather than increase the fare once in a few years by more than few cents.

Some singaporeans are very accommodating they fail to realise that it is not necessary for the increase every year.

will4 SG

In fact not for very long cause a lot of thses talented locals about 800 have chosen to migrate to other countries each year.

My local fren also told I not become citizen here.

mistyblue SG

there are many more who cannot leave.

you see the facts, you judge for yourself what you want.

bigmouthjoe SG

Not again! Hopefully it is not true because if it’s true, PTC can disband. They are just a waste of time and money.

will4 SG

Remember plenty of local left when the bus fare is increased during recession.
Quitter ring a bell?