i find HK bus service level better than sg. as majority are
double-decks hence more chance to get a seat. but bus fares there
seem much higher compared to sg. no transfer rebate. and fares are
not distance based. if sway sway bus start from terminal and its a
long route, u end up paying max fare for just a short ride. and i
love the cross harbour old double deck ferries. cheap. high
frequency and very very convenient and can avoid cross harbour
tunnel traffic jam.
Uh uh.
I agree on your opinion on HK buses better than SG in overall,
but your reasons has a reason behind it.
Why HK buses more double decks? Why HK buses no distance
fares?
Again, it's the TRAVELLING PATTERN.
As a person who once reside in HK, I can frankly tell you,
nobody will take a trunk svc like a feeder bus, which is what
happens in SG. In SG, most travel short distance to connect and
transfer, and thus there's a high turnover rate, making mass DD
fleet further less encouraged. And this is also why SG has distance
fares while HK has not. In HK, when a trunk goes from A to B, those
who board at A will naturally alight somewhere near or at B. Since
its long haul, DDs are brought in in large numbers so ppl can sit
the ride (which is what they want), during the non stop sectors
too. In SG ppl take trunks as feeders So they need distance fares
to prevent ppl from going bankrupt, and also less DDs so that the
buses won't take forever to unload.
This is also due to the way they set the routes. In HK more than
half of the public housing estates has a dedicated terminus with
trunks that plies to either CBD or major town centres (eg JE, BNL
and TAM), while SG has feeders connecting all the housing estates
to the town centre and then the trunks there will take the ppl to
other places. And in HK, every railway station has its own bus
terminus, and so they don't need trunks to do big rounds in other
suburban towns. IMO HK system is so much better than SG. Point to
point instead of big round before going to city or other
places.
So, yeah. Still think HK bus is better though bus fares there
are rising like crazy...
