Overview
1. The Public Transport Council (PTC) announced today the results
of its annual audit on basic bus services operated by SBS Transit
Limited (SBST) and Trans-Island Bus Services Limited (Tibs). For
the first time, detailed audit results of selected bus services are
also published.
2. The audit is to determine the bus operators' compliance with the
33 service standards set by the PTC. The findings were determined
through on-site surveys by independent consultants commissioned by
the PTC, information declared by the bus operators and data
provided by relevant agencies (such as HDB and LTA). The on-site
surveys covered 50% of the trunk and residential feeder bus
services.
3. Similar to last year, this year's audit results show that the
bus operators have generally complied with the 20 mandatory
standards and majority of the 13 discretionary standards. For
mandatory standards, both operators achieved an overall compliance
level of at least 95%.
Highlights of Audit Findings
On the whole, the audit results show that the overall level of bus
service was consistently high. The following findings are
noteworthy:
All areas on the main island of Singapore were served by at least
one bus service within 400 metres except in areas with very low
demand, e.g., low-density private estates, underdeveloped
areas;
All HDB neigbourhoods were connected directly to their respective
bus interchange;
All HDB towns were connected directly to the Central Business
District (CBD) and major activity centres;
All MRT stations were served by at least one bus service;
All feeder services in HDB towns started before 6 am and stopped
after midnight;
All HDB towns served by the MRT had at least one feeder service
departing from the interchange after the arrival of the last
train;
All feeder services had an average scheduled headway of not more
than 10 and 15 minutes during peak and off-peak periods,
respectively;
More than 75 per cent of the trunk services had an average
scheduled headway of not more than 10 minutes during the morning
peak while more than 85 per cent of them had an average scheduled
headway of not more than 15 minutes during off-peak periods;
and All infrequent services with scheduled headway more than 20
minutes had their timetable displayed at all bus stops along the
routes.
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The above paragraphs are adopted from the PTC
website.