Distance-based throughfare & 2.5% cut in fares from July 3rd

• dragg

  21 Apr 10, 13:59

  Originally posted by charlize:

  Relax lah sbst when you are replying to me.

   

  What is "igornant'?

  
  german for ignorant.

• dragg

  21 Apr 10, 14:00

  Originally posted by ^tamago^:

  different mileage but likely same fare since mileage won't differ much.

  i assume they stand to make a lot more from very short and long distance commuters.

   

• transportspartan

  21 Apr 10, 16:50

  This new distance-based through fares might benefit me somehow, as I am using concession and only need to pay 36 cents for the ride on Service 240.

  However, it is quite complicated. I cannot understand what all this is about.

  Just help me understand about the new bus fares. Thank you.

• sinicker

  21 Apr 10, 18:57

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  I'll give you a more drastic example...

  Bukit Merah to Bukit Purmei

  You take 131/275 vs you take 123

  definitely will be different fares

  pwned.

• smrt3099

  21 Apr 10, 21:10

  IMo, i feel that its abit too ex if you are travelling on short distances

• Operation//Overkill

  21 Apr 10, 21:45

  Will it affect student concession rates?

• Djmeowmeow

  21 Apr 10, 21:55

  http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2738473

  some ppl have worked out that this is actually not an decrease in fares but the opposite

• ^tamago^

  21 Apr 10, 23:05

  Originally posted by Operation//Overkill:

  Will it affect student concession rates?

  
  

  given in the press release. read it.

• jayh272416

  21 Apr 10, 23:07

  Originally posted by Operation//Overkill:

  Will it affect student concession rates?

  No. Absolutely not.

• Samuel Lee

  21 Apr 10, 23:09

  Originally posted by jayh272416:

  No. Absolutely not.

  Yes, absolute will. Because, the monthly concession pass has increased, from $50 to $52, for teritary BUS only concession.

• ^tamago^

  21 Apr 10, 23:13

  Originally posted by gd4u:

  
  
  That's comforting to know ... Thanks.
  Somehow, i suppose many would still prefer a comfortable ride than to a cheaper ride ...

  
  

  paiseh i added the mileage wrongly. new fare is 10¢ more expensive actually.

• dragg

  22 Apr 10, 08:50

  call me skeptical if you want.

  dont they have to answer to shareholders if the cut leads to lower revenue.

  they are making the short and long distance travellers cover the cost of those in between.

   

• gd4u

  22 Apr 10, 10:00

  Wahaha, i think i shall stick to my nice 52 with confirmed seats then

  
  This will surely mean higher revenues for SMRT and SBS (due to more transfers), but the thing is, will higher revenues mean that they will have higher profits???

• dragg

  22 Apr 10, 10:17

  Originally posted by gd4u:

  Wahaha, i think i shall stick to my nice 52 with confirmed seats then

  
  This will surely mean higher revenues for SMRT and SBS (due to more transfers), but the thing is, will higher revenues mean that they will have higher profits???

  i think the whole idea is cutting down on long distance buses.  it will save them a lot of overheads.

   

• charlize

  22 Apr 10, 11:00

  http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/04/2-5-fare-reduction-for-all-except-for-when-it-rises/

   

  http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/04/transport-fares-reduction-for-better-or-for-worse/

   

  

• 105090

  24 Apr 10, 15:12

  Originally posted by service_238:

  One key improvement in the transfer rules:

  Maximum allowable transfers from 3 to 5. i.e. total 6 bus/train rides within 2 hours of 1st boarding.

  dont think this is an improvement, but a neccessity.. with their highly touted "hub-n-spoke" system... 
  maybe the target is to keep all journeys within 6 bus/trains **horrors**

• off_service

  24 Apr 10, 22:46

  Originally posted by 105090:

  dont think this is an improvement, but a neccessity.. with their highly touted "hub-n-spoke" system... 
  maybe the target is to keep all journeys within 6 bus/trains **horrors**

  Means they are already planning for passengers who have to make multiple transfers up to 5 times in a journey. Wonder if that is called seamless transfer... Or is it ridiculously inconvenient?

• sinicker

  25 Apr 10, 00:21

  seamless transfer is not about reduced fares leh. hello PTC, this is not what we want.
  
  it's about fast transfer, i-keep-moving-and-not-waiting theory.

• 105090

  25 Apr 10, 11:55

  sometimes, i make a quick trip to AMK hub: 
  example, from AMK ave 3 (near Serangoon North) to AMK MRT, take 74 is 69cts. I take a trip back within transfer time, taking 25 (+19cts). total is 88cts rpund trip.
  
  new distance fare will be about 6.2km = $1.01 (15% increase)
  
  what about services like 112, 155, 163 where many stops share the same fare stage? (8 stops shares same fare stage for 155)

• ngyk

  25 Apr 10, 16:24

  Hi guys, i will like to know how much fare will i have to pay when travelling from Yishun MRT station to Tanah Merah MRT, according to the new distance base fare system.
• sinicker

  25 Apr 10, 18:52

  Originally posted by 105090:

  
  what about services like 112, 155, 163 where many stops share the same fare stage? (8 stops shares same fare stage for 155)

  the required fare would be determined by distance which is determined by number of fare stages....

• ^tamago^

  25 Apr 10, 19:13

  Originally posted by 105090:

  
  what about services like 112, 155, 163 where many stops share the same fare stage? (8 stops shares same fare stage for 155)

  well, you'll be surprised how unmatched fare stages are to actual mileage... we'll see when the new guides get uploaded on TL website...

• reckless drivers needed

  28 Apr 10, 23:36

  hi guys

  if i take a feeder service and a truck service, how should i calculate the fare under the new fare system?

• ^tamago^

  28 Apr 10, 23:37

  just count the distance. for feeder, chargeable distance is capped at 3.2km.

• reckless drivers needed

  28 Apr 10, 23:42

  so like the fare for trunk is straight away add on to the $0.71 feeder fare?