Singapore Transport system

last SG · 2005-05-29T14:23:49+00:00

Something that is irritating.. In 1993, they cut many bus rts along NSL/ EWL... End up now, the MRT cannot cope at peak hrs... And SMRT is world's most prof...

edenboy SG

World class transport on a second class road system with third class drivers.

On top of that we are slaves to fare increases. Why can't they implement per distance fare system like starhub per minute, per minute parking system.
It is clear that they are profit driven. They made us upgrade to stupid EZ link cards, so they spent many millions on a new system, why can't they charge based on distance??????

Profounder SG

World class transport?

PLEASE!! If our transport if world-class...

I would not have had to wait 30 mins for Bus 14 on a saturday at 5 pm, not to mention other services.

I would not have had to fight tooth and nail just to get out of the train every evening.

I would not have had to put up with noisy and overly-loud, not to mention irritating TV Mobile.

I would not have had to suffer frequent over-charging on my EZ-Link card.

You forgot to mention also that if as those taxi drivers claim there are too many cabs on the roads, why is it so difficult to get a cab in the evening or morning???

Agressor SG

They use tax payers' money to build the infrastructure for the transport companies to make profit to become first class transport.

They use tax payers' money to build hospitals and make it privatise so you pay higher medical fees to become first class hospitals.

Now SIA had finally realise that what consumers want is not world class after the overwhelming response of the budget airlines.

Wonder when can the rest of the sectors wake up.

When can we have budget transport and budget hospitals?

tranquilice SG

Adult fare on buses and trains is charged based on distance.

http://www.transitlink.com.sg/info_fares.html

kaka_22 SG

VERY TRUE>>>> Twisted Evil

zheshi SG

When i was holiday in Aust...i was told that a average waiting time for a bus is 1 hr++...so what is 30 min?

I-like-flings(m) SG

world class pricing what.. Mr. Green

Bloop... SG

Which part of Australia? They have bus schedules, which are in print, and are closely followed by the drivers.

If you have to wait an hour, then you came late to the bus-stop and don't have enough common sense to go do something else and come back to the bus-stop before the next scheduled stop.

zheshi SG

didn't saw...was on there for holiday..dun expect me to know eberything about the transport system... Evil or Very Mad

fett SG

what transport system? it's just another taxation system, i say.

Bloop... SG

Don't expect you to know everything. Just the very basic things... like the public transportation schedules.

Next time you go there, try to "saw" ok?

iveco SG

You could always download bus timetables from the web while you are there.

sbst275 SG

How many times must the facts go around? TV Mobile DOES NOT belong to SBS, it is MediaCorp's

robertteh SG

The following past Policies of the government will continue to make it difficult for the government to lower costs of living of the citizens in the coming years:-

(1) No free lunches as stated by ministers like Mah, Yeo, etc despite the fact that the ministers, MPs and Civil Servants are enjoying the free lunches in the form of golden handshake amounting to some S$1,000,000,000.00 (posted in another thread) paid by Singaporeans for their retirements after two terms.

(2) Non-welfarism (Meaning: All departments and ministries operate as cost centres whereby all costs incurred in provisions of essential services etc will be recovered fully by HDB etc and taxes already paid for such services are subtly transferred as budget surpluses.

(3) Lands acquired using citizens' monies under Land Acquisition Act were charged again up to market values by HDB, JTC, LTA, Transport companies (Previously taken over by government as public companies), various corporatization and privatisation schemes to farm out less profitable activities, Singapore Power, Government Hospitals, etc in the cost/fee computation..

So far, PM LHL has not signalled that he will look into modifications or review of these 3 high-cost practices started by LKY and carried on blindly by GCT.

If the above-mentioned 3 policies or practices cannot be discussed in parliaments or in public to get Singaporeans' opinions or views and suitably modified or reviewed, the citizens will forever be fighting a progressively losing battle against justifications by Case, News media and ministers' judgmental decisions of all kinds in the coming years.

You don't have to believe me but just look at the above-stated cost-centre computation formula for government fees and charges used by ministers Mah and Yeo in arriving at all the fees and charges again.

seancannot SG

I would not have had to wait 30 mins for Bus 14 on a saturday at 5 pm, not to mention other services.

I would not have had to fight tooth and nail just to get out of the train every evening.

I would not have had to put up with noisy and overly-loud, not to mention irritating TV Mobile.

I would not have had to suffer frequent over-charging on my EZ-Link card.

You forgot to mention also that if as those taxi drivers claim there are too many cabs on the roads, why is it so difficult to get a cab in the evening or morning???

Their will never be enough taxis during peak hours , but this has improved over the last one year I can attest to it!

and Our Minister called our transport system luxurious and best in the world ... he should try using it to commute before making this kind of sweeping statment ...

edenboy SG

Our Ministers travel on Public Transport leh.
They use PUBLIC's money for their own TRANSPORTATION.

skyline63 SG

Of course lah. Everyone go to work together. Take taxi of course hard lah !

Take bus of course crowded lah.

Take MRT of course crowded in the evening and morning lah.

World class transport don't mean you go out to the street. Want to go to work. Sure they must drive you there on-time on your calculation. Like that you better hire your own driver leh. Or maybe you open your own company that you can choose the time you go to work right ?

Worthless Singaporean. It's time for you to wake up to the harsh of life.
Singapore bus fare is going to be higher and higher. MRT too going to get worse. Not easy life in Singapore anymore. You want fare to decrease. you got to fight for it. You got to do it yourself. That the way of life ! How ?

Worthless Singaporean...... you even give-up the power to choose in the election. Who will help you in the end ? You really died your business you know Singaporean ? Foriegn will continue to come into Singapore. And........... you job will lose it. And forget it...... you don't have to worry about bus fare anymore because you need not to go to work already in the morning.

tranquilice SG

You know why crowded? Go to the bus and MRT depots and you can see that many buses and trains are still sleeping there and not doing revenue service. Why? There are not enough drivers in the first place.

It's not like the oppositions are better.

trueno86 SG

U r bloody arrogant in most of your posts, but i must admit what u just said is true.

Profounder SG

Since when?

When I was on holiday in Sydney, the buses came on the dot even though the drivers manually collect the fare from boarding passengers. And you don't have drivers who purposely drive at 30 km per hr just because they are ahead of schedule!

And 30 mins is a super long time in tiny S'pore where cars are super expensive and our pay is artificially repressed.