Land Transport Review

last SG · 2008-01-08T20:32:21+00:00

I would say it's a good thing that LTA is the one doing the planning now instead of leaving to the hands of bus companies.

service_238 SG

In 2003, yes. In 2010, no.

Since we are projecting a surge in the population, there has to be a need for bus-rail duplication if you want more and more people to make public transport your other car. I'm sure no one wants to squeeze into a kawasaki like in tokyo because there's no direct bus from Ubi Ave 2 to Shenton Way? (and currently there's none Laughing )

You need to see the broader picture here. We are now under Raymond Lim, not some Mah Bow Tan or Yeo Cheow Tong. Ong Teng Cheong and Yeo Ning Hong were better, especially the former.

Oceane SG

Practically I didn't see Mr. Yeo do anything good for us except visiting the site of the collapse of the Nicoll Highway. Laughing

As much as you like, I also don't wish for axing of routes.

SBS9889U SG

Can walk to Paya Lebar Rd to take Sv70 if its near Aztech Bldg there Laughing

sbst275 SG

We need buses to run around the MRT route as well

Which for one reason, the recent MRT rosak case

Another thing, buses are still needed for direct routing

carbikebus SG

You know why?She cut all cost by axing/transfer all the Terminal timekeepers,axed the depot assistant who's in charge of bus cleaniness,Cut off SL bonuses,Chop many OTs on many services,Cut many buses,Cut cost by appointing Gajah Tunggal over Michelin.Even the Technical staff uniform were not spared either,she really a big dumbass.Then all the savings from buses side invest to train side and staffs.Some bus officers says we're just their stepson afterall.

For service management its quite haywire too.
eg:S61 AMDEP went to Eunos Timekeeper office to apply leave or submit MC,Now they have to do it @ Bukit Batok,WTF.

phillipC SG

Tell Saw go and eat shit lah….

gorby107 SG

Petition?

Raise up the issue with Raymond Lim?

Hold protest?

Embarassed Laughing

carbikebus SG

They got connection lar

deskoh91 SG

Maybe TransitLink could be reorganised such that they take over all the public transport resources then farm them out.

In future:
All trains operate under TL livery, but come under SMRT Corp.
All buses operate under TL livery, but are split between SBS and Tibs depending on sector.

this is a good idea, especially for trains. saves the need to do repainting all the time when operators switch , which will only become more common with shorter operating contracts.

this is how the London Underground and NYC Subway works as well. you dont really know who is the operator unless you inspect the minute details.

Scania SG

this is a good idea, especially for trains. saves the need to do repainting all the time when operators switch , which will only become more common with shorter operating contracts.

this is how the London Underground and NYC Subway works as well. you dont really know who is the operator unless you inspect the minute details.

NYC Subways is fully operated by their government's Metropolitian Transit Authority, no separate operators. Proof is that trains from all over the system would visit the main maintenance yard a few times in their lifespan.

Zilchster SG

I don't know what I'll do if i am the transport minister...still thinking about it.

There are some plus points in his proposal.

sinicker SG

my gf and friends also say i shud be transport minister.

but seriously, if given the task, like zilchster, i too wudnt know what to do.

^tamago^ SG

Increasing Frequencies of Basic Bus Services, including Feeder Services

16. To shorten bus journey and waiting times, and reduce crowding, we will enhance the frequency of basic bus services. In particular, we will put priority on corridors affected by impending ERP expansion, where the bus operators will increase the peak period frequency of all basic bus services from 15 minutes to 12 minutes by June 2008 and 10 minutes by August 2009.

17. Many commuters use feeder bus services to connect to MRT stations and bus interchanges. To reduce their waiting time, we will increase the frequency of feeder services. Over and above the minimum frequencies which the Public Transport Council (PTC) specifies for all bus services, the PTC will also be spelling out a separate and higher Quality of Service (QoS) standard for peak hour feeder bus services. The PTC will announce changes after consultation with the public transport operators.

18. The bus operators will have to procure additional buses to run the trunk and feeder bus services at higher frequencies. As this will take time, LTA will in the interim, extend the statutory life span of existing buses to expedite implementation.

Allowing Basic Bus Services to Duplicate Parts of the Rail Network

19. Today, trunk buses are not allowed to run routes that are parallel to rail lines. This avoids wasteful duplication of resources, which would increase the overall cost of our public transport system. However, LTA has reviewed and will relax this rule for the mature rail lines, namely the North-South and East-West lines, where ridership is high and the scope for expanding rail capacity quickly is limited. From June 2008, we will allow new bus services to ply along the North-South and East West lines where there is persistent heavy passenger loading during peak hours. For example, it will now be possible to have a more direct bus that runs parallel to the North-South Line, from Ang Mo Kio to Orchard Road, compared to existing services which have more indirect routes. This would give commuters an attractive alternative to trains.

Expanding Premium Bus Services to Provide More Choices

20. We will also expand premium bus services which provide more comfortable and direct journeys. We currently have 42 services. We will work with the bus operators to increase the number to at least 72 by June 2008, putting priority on routes affected by ERP expansion. For example, premium bus services will provide direct connections from residential areas such as Katong, Holland, Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang, Sengkang, Tampines, and Yio Chu Kang to the Shenton Way, Robinson Road, Suntec City and Orchard Road areas. The operators will also provide return trips in the evening on high demand services.

simnatic SG

I don't know if you guys noticed, but the changes in the morning peak hour MRT frequencies on the North South Line seem to have been implemented. I was pleasantly greeted by not-sardine-packed trains running at 2-3 minutes frequency in the morning today.

Can anyone confirm?

^tamago^ SG

Not sure but on the way back it’s quite bad. >.<

sbst275 SG

Now buses can duplicate w/ NS and EW line

Something like old SBS 168

^tamago^ SG

yeah. finally. but nowdays jams are so bad, unless these routes use CTE, if not, there’s no point in duplicating if you can’t get a seat.

nenepokey SG

evening peak hr: northbound train(observed at Khatib today) 1min freq. southbound: 1-2min freq.

northbound: when the train haven't even left the station, another train is already approaching.

Scania SG

Car review out,

Road Tax reduced

16 new ERPs (including the 5 which has been built but not in use) will be fully operational by year's end.

New North South expressway from Woodlands to (seemingly) Benjy Sheares Bridge.

sbst275 SG

yeah. finally. but nowdays jams are so bad, unless these routes use CTE, if not, there’s no point in duplicating if you can’t get a seat.

Bus lanes

They came w/ this decision onto looking at it's almost coming to the max NS and EW can take

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