Going the Extra Mile - SBS Transit and SMRT to Improve
Capacity for 20 Services
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2010-06-26-01-S.aspx
Services Involved:
SBS Transit: 9, 27, 45, 53, 131, 145, 163, 166, 183,
198
SMRT: 67, 75, 180, 184, 187, 188, 190, 858,
911, 960
More bus trips, bigger buses
TWENTY heavily-used bus services will get more buses and bigger
buses from Monday. The North-East MRT line will also get 120 more
train trips per week.
Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced this during his visit
to the Distance Fares roadshow at Boon Lay Bus Interchange on
Saturday.
These efforts to ease crowded buses and trains followed the
recent Budget debates, during which Mr Lim had said the Land
Transport Authority (LTA) will work with the operators to improve
capacity on busy bus services.
'These improvements underscore our collective commitment to
enhance both the bus and rail services for the benefit of
commuters, wherever possible,' said Mr Lim.
The twenty bus routes will get 71 additional trips a day. Double
decker and bendy buses will also be deployed instead of the usual
single-decked short buses.
However, these measures will only kick in during what the
operators termed as 'peak of peak' hours. The 'peak of peak' period
- an half-hour duration anytime between 7am and 9am, and between
5.30pm and 7.30pm - varies depending on the bus routes.
Of the 20 bus routes, half of them are run by SBS Transit and
the other half by SMRT.
-- ST
