Public bus operators met quality of service standards

• QX179R

  11 Apr 11, 19:12

  Both SBS Transit and SMRT buses met the Quality of Service (QoS) standards for the six month period from June to November last year.

  The Public Transport Council (PTC) said SBS Transit maintained its performance while SMRT Buses improved on its adherance to schedule headway or frequency.

  PTC Chairman Gerard Ee said the council is pleased that both public bus operators met the QoS standards set and have also recently undertaken further service improvements. 
  
  He hopes the operators will continue to do more to further improve the quality of public transport for commuters.

  -- 938Live

• ^tamago^

  11 Apr 11, 19:14

  Congrats. But surely some off-peak service frequencies can be improved.

• the Bear

  11 Apr 11, 19:15

  there must be some awfully low service standards  

• sinicker

  11 Apr 11, 19:54

  if you waited for your bus very long or couldnt board the bus because it's too full in June - November last year...
  
  then you're a liar!!!!!

• sbst275

  11 Apr 11, 20:10

  SBS has always been the forerunner in bus svs here. It cannot be complacent though. Yeah, off peak freq is something they can begin to look into now. Let everyone has an alternative to MRT - bus system during off peak. Also svs like 154's capacity has to be kept under watch.
• sbst275

  11 Apr 11, 20:25

  They also has to start looking at MRT sv

  kns, e clustered arrival and 6 mins peak hr headways is getting evident from SMRT.

• 28_29_293

  11 Apr 11, 20:49

  eg earlier Joo Koon-Jurong East peak hr 6mins headways. From Clementi cut half to 3 mins.

• sbst275

  11 Apr 11, 20:53

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  there must be some awfully low service standards  

  
  Cross border svs are one to begin with

• 28_29_293

  11 Apr 11, 20:55

  when jurong east mrt one more platform start operating marina bay-yishun and jurong east-yew tee most likely no more n mayb will have haywire freq mann

• sbst275

  11 Apr 11, 20:57

  Originally posted by 28_29_293:

  when jurong east mrt one more platform start operating marina bay-yishun and jurong east-yew tee most likely no more n mayb will have haywire freq mann

  
  It's only going to be worst w/ 128 trains if 106 trains are alrdy a headache

• Junyang700

  12 Apr 11, 01:15

  Elections time, gotcha!

• SBS2601D

  12 Apr 11, 12:26

  Ok la.

  Really got little complaints these days for bus sector.

  At least for SBST side.

  In general, there were improvements indeed.

   

• carbikebus

  12 Apr 11, 16:41

  SBST so far so good given that their the majority public bus operator here(Who else?),For SMRT sv like 77,852 need fleet additional during peak hours.Off peak and Weekends i dun care.Sembawang badly need more sv.Either extend 171 or 857 there or simply introduced 1 new service to BBT/CCK/BPJ!

• vicamour

  13 Apr 11, 02:15

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  SBS has always been the forerunner in bus svs here. It cannot be complacent though. Yeah, off peak freq is something they can begin to look into now.

  Let everyone has an alternative to MRT – bus system during off peak.

  Also svs like 154’s capacity has to be kept under watch.

  
  I like that statement.  Yes, they must not be complacent but to maintain and continue and look into ways to further improve their bus services to allow commuters to have another choice of commuting other than MRT.

• Medicated Oil

  13 Apr 11, 03:22

  They are not complacent about having fat bonus.

  There will be fare increase after the erection.

• sbst275

  13 Apr 11, 07:26

  Originally posted by Medicated Oil:

  They are not complacent about having fat bonus.

  There will be fare increase after the erection.

  
  I've no idea how come there's still this ranting when those taking bus - MRT or bus - bus has enjoyed a whopping fare reduction last year.

   

• phillipC

  13 Apr 11, 17:06

  Originally posted by QX179R:

  Both SBS Transit and SMRT buses met the Quality of Service (QoS) standards for the six month period from June to November last year.

  The Public Transport Council (PTC) said SBS Transit maintained its performance while SMRT Buses improved on its adherance to schedule headway or frequency.

  PTC Chairman Gerard Ee said the council is pleased that both public bus operators met the QoS standards set and have also recently undertaken further service improvements. 
  
  He hopes the operators will continue to do more to further improve the quality of public transport for commuters.

  -- 938Live

  I think Gerard Ee is living in his own world.  Been waited for 25 to 30 mins at Bt Panjang Interchange for Sv 700 recently.

• sbst275

  13 Apr 11, 19:22

  Originally posted by phillipC:

  I think Gerard Ee is living in his own world.  Been waited for 25 to 30 mins at Bt Panjang Interchange for Sv 700 recently.

  
  mentioned before le.

  SMRT's scheduling is really needs a clean up. But their tight fleet makes no help

• SGCar

  13 Apr 11, 20:00

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  
  mentioned before le.

  SMRT's scheduling is really needs a clean up. But their tight fleet makes no help

  
  SMRT should add more buses into their fleet instead of just replacing.

  Cheers.

• eX.A.K.R.

  13 Apr 11, 23:07

  Originally posted by QX179R:

  ...while SMRT Buses improved on its adherance to schedule headway or frequency.

  Nonsense.

• RaTtY8l

  13 Apr 11, 23:23

  yea meet the standard my foot..... i once waited 25 min for bus service 178..... 25 min waiting time for off peak.... what kind of QoS is this?

• SBS 1000U

  14 Apr 11, 01:33

  SBST needs more double deckers to improve crowding problems in future.

  Congrats to both companies and hope they maintain the standards.