SBS Transit's bus ridership for March 2011: 2,525,379

• sbst275

  20 Apr 11, 19:41

  Rail stood at 473,044.. Likely NEL's ridership hit 400,000 le.

  SMRT's 1,735,003 for MRT, bus's not out yet

  Should get more double decks le

• the Bear

  20 Apr 11, 20:17

  knn.. seems like all the 2.5 million people cram into one bus like that.. 

• charlize

  20 Apr 11, 20:21

  I suspect sbst works in the public transport industry.

• the Bear

  20 Apr 11, 20:26

  Originally posted by charlize:

  I suspect sbst works in the public transport industry.

  i suspect he's got a bus fetish  

• charlize

  20 Apr 11, 20:32

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  i suspect he's got a bus fetish  

  Yes.

   

  Plus that.

• 105090

  20 Apr 11, 21:19

  all these can be found in financial reports.. publicly available
  http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/SBST_AnnualReport10.pdf

• SBS 1000U

  20 Apr 11, 23:16

  Originally posted by sbst275:

   

  Should get more double decks le

  I couldn't agree more on this.

  At least 80% of the fleet should be double deckers in future.

• sbst275

  20 Apr 11, 23:23

  yah, more double decks

• lemon1974

  21 Apr 11, 04:52

  Originally posted by SBS 1000U:

  I couldn't agree more on this.

  At least 80% of the fleet should be double deckers in future.

  1 DD cost 80% more than SD and higher operating cost.. no point running all service with DD, when the demand are not there during certain timing... look at sv161, all the trips going to WL from 7-8am are almost full. but the trips from WL departing 8-9am are 90% empty... demands are one way.... maybe SBST should consider introduce express trips from WL to CBD or some other places in the morning using Sv161 DDs...

• sbst275

  21 Apr 11, 05:10

  Originally posted by lemon1974:

  1 DD cost 80% more than SD and higher operating cost.. no point running all service with DD, when the demand are not there during certain timing... look at sv161, all the trips going to WL from 7-8am are almost full. but the trips from WL departing 8-9am are 90% empty... demands are one way.... maybe SBST should consider introduce express trips from WL to CBD or some other places in the morning using Sv161 DDs...

  bus capacity are planned according to peak hours

  I think there was feedback for mini buses long ago claming off peak demand is low.

• carbikebus

  21 Apr 11, 08:04

  He got a point there,Think 55% DDs-45% SDs for SBST is enough.SMRT could do 70% SDs 30% Bendies..Unless they take in DDs.As for JIS 252 can cope with 2 MKIVs and 5 VO3Xs

• sbst275

  21 Apr 11, 22:39

  another side is w/ shortage of manpower, solving peak hr loading becomes another issue.

• SBS 1000U

  22 Apr 11, 01:41

  Shouldn't just look at the loads now, but should also plan for the loads for the next 10 years, unless Singapore population decides to stop at 5 million from now onwards.

• Gus.chong

  22 Apr 11, 11:51

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Rail stood at 473,044.. Likely NEL's ridership hit 400,000 le.

  SMRT's 1,735,003 for MRT, bus's not out yet

  Should get more double decks le

  
  What is the need for this thread for?

• sbst275

  4 Jun 11, 22:36

  April figure

  SBS: 2,529,607 (Bus). Rail: 473,819 (NEL accounted for some 416,000 based on recent ZB article). Total: 3.003m!

  SMRT: 899,267 (Bus). Rail: 1,713,816 (Incl CCL & BPLRT). Total 2.613m

• sbst275

  4 Jun 11, 22:50

  The figures show 1 thing

  SBS has pwned SMRT in rail ridership in mileage terms. Still remembered wat SPH said abt NEL

  SMRTB is carrying more pax per bus. SMRT is carrying 1000 pax per bus, SBS's is abt 850. Nothing new w/ the squeeze on 190, 700 & 960.