Press Releases in 2014
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SBS Transit Ltd. (2014). SBS Transit to Extend $7.2 million in Assistance to Reduce Impact of Fare Increases on Needy Commuters [Press Release]. Retrieved from http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2014-01-16-01.aspx
- $7.2 million contribution to the Public Transport Fund which aims to provide assistance to lower income households.
- Cost of monthly concession passes for Polytechnic Students to be reduced by $20 - $46.
- Cost of monthly concession passes for Full-time National Servicemen to be reduced by $5 - $26.
- Cost of hybrid monthly concession passes for all to drop by $1.50 - $46.
- Free travel for children under seven years old.
- New monthly adult pass for unlimited bus and train travel at $120.
- New monthly senior citizen pass for unlimited bus and train travel at $60.
- Adult ez-link fares to increase by 4-6 cents.
- Senior citizens ez-link fares to increase by 2-3 cents.
- Student ez-link fares to increase by 2 cents.
- Net effect is a 3.2% increase in fares.
The Public Transport Council (PTC) today announced fare revisions for bus and train fares which will come into effect on 6 April 2014.
Under the new fare structure, adult ez-link fares will be increased by 4-6 cents while adult cash and single trip fares will rise by 20 cents. Senior citizen ez-link fares will increase by 2-3 cents while senior citizen cash fares will increase by 10 cents. Student ez-link fares will increase by 2 cents while student cash fares will increase by 10 cents.
All children below the age of seven with the child concession card will enjoy free travel on all SBS Transit buses and trains.
A new $120 adult monthly travel pass and a $60 senior citizen monthly travel pass will also be introduced for use on all buses and trains.
Monthly concession passes for polytechnic students will be reduced from $52 to $27.50 for unlimited bus travel and from $45 to $25 for unlimited train travel. The hybrid pass for bus and train travel will be priced at $51, down by almost half from the current $97. Significantly, the maximum cap of four train rides per day has also been removed for unlimited travel.
Full-time National Servicemen will also pay less for their monthly concession passes. From 6 April 2014, they will pay $52 instead of $61 for bus passes and $45 instead of $51 for train passes.
The monthly hybrid pass for both NSmen and University students will cost $85, down from the current $111 and $97 respectively. Primary, secondary and university students will also enjoy cheaper hybrid monthly passes. For a primary student, it will be $41 and secondary student $51.
To mitigate the impact of the fare changes, SBS Transit will be contributing $7.2 million to the Public Transport Fund.
SBS Transit Chief Executive Officer, Mr Gan Juay Kiat, said: "In the last three years, operating costs have increased significantly. While we have tried to mitigate this increase with productivity improvements, costs such as manpower, repairs and maintenance and depreciation, have continued to rise. In fact, our bus operations have been experiencing losses since 2011. The fare increase announced today by the PTC will help to alleviate some of these cost pressures."
"That said, we are aware that any increase in fares, however small, will have more of an impact on certain groups of commuters. To ensure that needy families are not severely impacted, we will contribute $7.2 million to the Public Transport Fund to assist these needy commuters."
Cost pressures aside, SBS Transit continues to invest in new buses to ensure a more comfortable ride for commuters. In 2012, we placed a $433 million order for 1,000 new buses for delivery over three years. Since 2006, we have purchased 2,679 new buses at a total cost of $1.1 billion.
We have also been adding more trips to our rail network to meet rising demand. Since 2013, 2,497 weekly trips have been added to the Punggol and Sengkang Light Rail Transit networks. Just this year alone, we have added 409 weekly trips to the North East Line.
Commuters will be informed of the new fares through various channels including posters, leaflets and SBS Transit and TransitLink websites.
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SBS Transit Ltd. (2014). Services 52, 66, 157 and 174 will not ply Bukit Timah Link from Sunday, 26 January [Press Release]. Retrieved from http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/reinstatement_of_jalan_jurong_kechil.pdf
From Sunday, 26 January 2014, the routes of four bus services - 52, 66, 157 and 174 - will be amended to travel along Jalan Jurong Kechil. As a result, the existing bus stop along Bukit Timah Link will be relocated to Jalan Jurong Kechil.
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Bus Stop #42259 will be relocated to Jalan Jurong Kechil – Goh & Goh Building from 26 January 2014, Sunday.
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Originally posted by Pervertedboy:
SBS Transit Ltd. (2014). Services 52, 66, 157 and 174 will not ply Bukit Timah Link from Sunday, 26 January [Press Release]. Retrieved from http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/reinstatement_of_jalan_jurong_kechil.pdf
Bus Stop #42259 will be relocated to Jalan Jurong Kechil – Goh & Goh Building from 26 January 2014, Sunday.
I also remember seeing the Bef Upp Bukit Timah Rd bus stop along Jalan Jurong Kechil relocated at a temporary one, just a few metres behind the old one (with bus stop pole removed)...
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SMRT Corporation Ltd. (2014). Travel advisory for Thaipusam 2014 [Press Release]. Retrieved from http://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/PDFs/Thaipusam%202014%20-%20SMRT%20Road%20Diversion.pdf
From 9pm, 16/1/2014 (Thursday) to 3pm, 18/1/2014 (Saturday),These bus services will skip the following bus stops: 这些巴士�务将�在以下巴士车站�站:
- #07571 (Opp Prime Ctr) @ Middle Road
- #04189 (Manulife Ctr) @ Bras Basah Rd
- #04179 (NTUC Income Ctr) @ Bras Basah Rd
- #08031 (Dhoby Ghaut Stn) @ Penang Rd
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Train and Bus Services On Eve of Lunar New Year (30 January 2014)
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2014-01-22-01.aspx (introduction)
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/train_bus_services_on_eve_of_lunar_new_year.pdf (poster) -
Another expired press release: Service 961 calling bus stop (Outram Park Stn) along New Bridge Rd since 29 December 2013.
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SMRT Corporation Ltd. (2014). Tanah Merah Train Disruption on 22 January [Press Release]. Retrieved from http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/smrt/pressreleases/tanah-merah-train-disruption-on-22-january-951945
A trackside fault developed at 10.12pm on 22 January after a train captain bypassed a signal point without authorisation. Safety measures kicked in and as a result, train service was disrupted between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris stations.
SMRT engineers were deployed immediately to rectify the fault. About 180 passengers were re-routed to Simei station and another 200 passengers were re-routed to Expo station. SMRT apologises to all passengers inconvenienced by the disruption to train services.
Free bus bridging services were provided to assist passengers between Tanah Merah and Pasir Ris stations. Train service resumed at 11.19pm.
Investigations are currently underway. SMRT takes a serious view of any breach of operational protocols and disciplinary action will be taken as necessary.
The two trains were re-routed to Expo and Simei MRT stations as a safety precaution. We would like to reassure all passengers that the overall safety of the system was maintained throughout.
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Land Transport Authority of Singapore. (2014). Joint news release by the Land Transport Authority, SBST & SMRT - Bus Service Reliability Framework [News Release]. Retrieved from http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=5e6512c1-d964-4229-ba34-92c539a7c6b8
To improve bus regularity, reduce bus bunching 22 bus services under BSRF starting from February 2014
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will implement the Bus Service Reliability Framework (BSRF) with 22 bus services on a two-year trial to improve en-route bus regularity, and reduce instances of bus bunching and prolonged waiting times.
Seven SMRT bus services - 176, 184, 188, 302, 858, 901 and 911 - will be placed on the BSRF from 3 February 2014, followed by eight SBS Transit bus services 3, 17, 39, 52, 228, 241, 242 and 325 by March 2014 [Services 17, 52, 228 and 242 will start from 28 February 2014 and Services 3, 39, 241 and 325 will start from 24 March 2014.]. The remaining seven bus services will be implemented by June this year. These 22 bus services include a mix of long and short trunk services as well as feeder services.
Bus Service Reliability Framework
The BSRF assesses the regularity of a bus service using the concept of Excess Wait Time (EWT). Measured across all the trips for a single bus service, and at several bus stops, EWT is the average additional waiting time actually experienced by commuters at bus stops, compared to the expected waiting time if the buses arrived at regular intervals. For example, if a bus service arrives perfectly regularly, the EWT will be 0 minute. However, if there is bus bunching which results in prolonged waits for the subsequent bus, the EWT will increase.
EWT will be measured during both peak and off-peak hours from Mondays to Fridays, excluding Public Holidays. Each bus service will have its own existing “baseline” EWT depending on the current performance and the characteristics of the route. Typically, a long trunk route will have a higher existing “baseline” EWT. The EWT of a particular bus service can be improved if bus arrivals at each bus stop become more regular and more evenly spaced. A lower EWT means fewer instances of bus bunching and as a result, commuters should generally experience more regular waiting times and greater ease in boarding as the passenger load will be spread more evenly across the various bus trips.
Improving bus reliability
Under the BSRF, bus operators are given incentives to reduce their EWTs. Reducing EWTs is operationally challenging and additional resources will be required, such as hiring more service controllers to manage bus services and having standby buses to inject mid-route if there are delays to buses which are already en-route.
Incentives are calibrated in accordance with the efforts and operational costs involved in improving the reliability of the services. Operators are rewarded only when they achieve improvements in bus service regularity, and are penalised if the service is not so. Similar incentive-penalty schemes have been practised in other cities. LTA modelled the BSRF, including the relative quanta of incentives and penalties, after London which has successfully implemented a similar programme for more than 12 years now.
To allow bus operators to adjust to the new framework, there will be a transition period from 3 February until 31 May 2014 when EWTs will be monitored but no incentives or penalties will be applied.
Bus controllers can regulate bus speeds by having the bus slow down or hold at bus stops for short intervals, generally no more than about a minute or so and only if it does not cause any obstruction. Commuter safety will not be compromised. All buses, including those under the BSRF, are already required to adhere to speed limits on the roads. All buses are also installed with speed limiters that prevent them from going beyond 60km/h.
The BSRF trial will allow LTA to better understand bus reliability improvements that can be made on different types of routes, as well as the BSRF’s effectiveness to get bus operators to improve service reliability, complemented by other regulatory measures such as more strictly enforcing bus lanes and enhancing bus priority schemes and measures.
Annex A: Presentation on BSRF TrialSMRT bus services are the first to be on BSRF, before SBS Transit bus services come along...
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SMRT BCs will have a hard time due to their nature driving habits..
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Originally posted by Pervertedboy:
Land Transport Authority of Singapore. (2014). Joint news release by the Land Transport Authority, SBST & SMRT - Bus Service Reliability Framework [News Release]. Retrieved from http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=5e6512c1-d964-4229-ba34-92c539a7c6b8
SMRT bus services are the first to be on BSRF, before SBS Transit bus services come along...
Cannot convince, then confuse the public. Who the f understand this EWT?
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Only bus fans will and public dun give a hoot about ews..all they know dont wait long2,can board buses enough
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The BYD e-bus electric bus, which was said to be for SMRT Buses but did not make it into service, hence it went to Melaka.
The front signage is supplied by Mobitec (as evident from the front).
Info from BIS~ number one most popular and most trusted page on Singapore buses~
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Originally posted by SMB388S:
The BYD e-bus electric bus, which was said to be for SMRT Buses but did not make it into service, hence it went to Melaka.
The front signage is supplied by Mobitec (as evident from the front).
Info from BIS~ number one most popular and most trusted page on Singapore buses~
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Bus Stops Skipped Due To Chingay Parades & CNY Yuan Xiao Celebrations 2014
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg//download/bus_stops_skipped_chingay_parades_yuan_xiao_2014.pdf -
Post removed.
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Bus Stops Skipped Due To Mediacorp Hong Bao Run 2014
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2014-02-05-01.aspx (introduction)
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/mediacorp_hong_bao_run_2014.pdf (poster) -
Expired press release from SMRT:
With road extension works along Choa Chu Kang Ave 5, bus stop 44551 (Blk 486) will be relocated to opposite Block 486 with effect from Sunday, 19th January 2014. Feeder 300 will call at the relocated bus stop while Express 982E will call at the same bus stop in its return journey with effect from 20th January 2014.
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Adjusted timing for Express 982E from 17 Feb 2014
http://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/PDFs/982E%20-%20SMRT%20Time%20Adjustment.pdf
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Route amendment for Park 408, 1 Mar 2014
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/route_amendment_parks_408.pdf
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Originally posted by phillipC:
Route amendment for Park 408, 1 Mar 2014
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/download/route_amendment_parks_408.pdf
Talks only of one direction. What about the other direction? I like the route amendment. With 124 providing direct link, no need for 408 to do the round around Tehlok Blangah.We need more of these route amendments to make bus services more meaningful.
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Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:
Talks only of one direction. What about the other direction? I like the route amendment. With 124 providing direct link, no need for 408 to do the round around Tehlok Blangah.We need more of these route amendments to make bus services more meaningful.
yup. true
currently got 124 haha. shld have amend that time when 124 got amendment haha
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Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:
Talks only of one direction. What about the other direction? I like the route amendment. With 124 providing direct link, no need for 408 to do the round around Tehlok Blangah.We need more of these route amendments to make bus services more meaningful.
The other direction is not affected at all and it is still the same since 2009...long expected this amendment to come, after all calling at Telok Blangah Estate in one direction only seems strange when 124 has already begun to ply there in both directions.
But since 408 is the only Parks Service left, why won't SBS Transit simply rebrand it as trunk service in one way or another?
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Originally posted by Gus.chong:
The other direction is not affected at all and it is still the same since 2009...long expected this amendment to come, after all calling at Telok Blangah Estate in one direction only seems strange when 124 has already begun to ply there in both directions.
But since 408 is the only Parks Service left, why won't SBS Transit simply rebrand it as trunk service in one way or another?
Yes "Parks Service" does not make sense anymore.In fact 403 should also be renumbered 453 to go with other PSR feeders and 410 should become 210... These numbers are still available and can be used.
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Originally posted by BusAnalayzer:
Yes "Parks Service" does not make sense anymore.In fact 403 should also be renumbered 453 to go with other PSR feeders and 410 should become 210... These numbers are still available and can be used.
Can please remove the "Parks Service" website from SBS Transit. No renumbering is allowed as it will create confusion, after we make matters worse by 361/365/367, strict policy by TIBS and SBS. They can create any route number you want.