A total of 760 buses have been added to the public transport network as of Dec 31 under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme, said LTA, SBS Transit and SMRT in a joint release.
SINGAPORE: New bus routes will be coming to Eunos, Marine Parade and Yishun by March as part of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), the Land Transport Authority (LTA), SBS Transit and SMRT announced in a joint statement on Thursday (Jan 7).
Another new route, SBS Transit's 382, which serves the housing developments in Punggol West, was launched on Jan 3. More new routes will be announced later, the statement said.
A total of 760 buses have been added to the public transport network as of Dec 31 under the BSEP, out of 1,000 expected to be rolled out by 2017, it said.
MORE PEAK HOUR TRIPS ADDED
LTA, SMRT and SBS Transit said that seven additional buses were deployed to improve five bus services during the morning and evening peak hours in the fourth quarter of last year. In all, 80 weekly peak-hour bus trips were added in this period.
SBS Transit and SMRT added that they have improved 132 bus services by deploying higher capacity buses and/or adding more bus trips along sectors that experience heavy ridership.
"In total, the operators have added 90 weekly trips during peak hours for these services in the fourth quarter of 2015," said the statement. "This is in addition to the 80 additional weekly peak-hour bus trips added by the Government under the BSEP during the same period."
NEW BUS SERVICES INTRODUCED
It was also noted that between October and December 2015, seven new bus services were introduced: SBS Transit's 47, 117, 118 and 258; and SMRT's 979 and City Direct Services (CDS) 664 and 665.
Two existing bus services – SBS Transit Service 49 and SMRT Service 983 – were also extended, bringing the total number of new or extended bus services under the BSEP to 54.
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- Posted 07 Jan 2016 13:15