SMRT to introduce more bus services that run parallel to MRT

• loki_chaos

  4 Jul 10, 04:25

  well tats interesting. exact opposite of wat sbstransit did when NEL first opened.

• TIB1224Y

  4 Jul 10, 10:06

  Originally posted by SBS7322B:

  That is because the E231-500 running on the Yamanote line has cars that have 6 doors on each side and cars that have 4 doors on each side.

  
  6-door cars (10th car) phrasing out due to platform door installation.

  By capacity, I meant the 11-car configuration compared to our 6-car. Although our trains are said to be able to carry 1920 passengers, that is already 180% load factor according to JIS.

  Yamanote Line hits a maximum of 205% loading on the Ueno to Okachimachi on the outer loop.

  A standard E231-500 can carry 1744 passengers at 100% loading (seats and handgrips fully occupied). 205% means 3575 passengers, and that is what I meant by real capacity difference.

  MRT reguarly hits 210 to 230% loading in morning peak and holiday periods. Even in the evening it can hit 170 to 190%.

• Insg

  4 Jul 10, 10:31

  Implement peak hour surcharge (35% 6-8pm, 15% 8-10pm) for trains might help to spread out the crowd.

  Also offer discount for 4-6pm & 10pm (20%) onwards.

• service_238

  4 Jul 10, 11:46

  I seriously think this article came out to divert the media's attention from Saw's high pay and comments made a few days earlier.

  You know how the Singapore media works ya...

• ^tamago^

  4 Jul 10, 12:14

  Originally posted by Insg:

  Implement peak hour surcharge (35% 6-8pm, 15% 8-10pm) for trains might help to spread out the crowd.

  Also offer discount for 4-6pm & 10pm (20%) onwards.

  that will require raising peak hour fares so that revenue for the operators will be the same.

  are those peak-hour travellers willing to subsidize non-peak hour travellers, like how they just got direct ride commuters to subsidze those who need to make transfers?

• SBS2601D

  4 Jul 10, 12:19

  Originally posted by Insg:

  Implement peak hour surcharge (35% 6-8pm, 15% 8-10pm) for trains might help to spread out the crowd.

  Also offer discount for 4-6pm & 10pm (20%) onwards.

  
  Madness.

  The govt has been trying to encourage families to eat together so it'll not happen as far as I can see. ( Eg Eat with family day etc)

   

• LTnF1fan

  4 Jul 10, 12:42

  Originally posted by Insg:

  Implement peak hour surcharge (35% 6-8pm, 15% 8-10pm) for trains might help to spread out the crowd.

  Also offer discount for 4-6pm & 10pm (20%) onwards.

  The govt will never do that. This just means that they are forcing people to nowhere.

  Roads-ERP

  Trains-surcharge

  Taxis-surcharge

  Walking-impossible

  Bus-surcharge too?

  Bicycle-too far?

  So how to call this "encourage you to take public transport"? This one is encourage you to stay at home.

• SGCar

  4 Jul 10, 13:31

  Originally posted by LTnF1fan:

  The govt will never do that. This just means that they are forcing people to nowhere.

  Roads-ERP

  Trains-surcharge

  Taxis-surcharge

  Walking-impossible

  Bus-surcharge too?

  Bicycle-too far?

  So how to call this "encourage you to take public transport"? This one is encourage you to stay at home.

  Yeah stay at home and erm... make babies. Garmen encourage more from Singaporeans right? ;D

  Cheers.

• sbst275

  4 Jul 10, 14:06

  There was 1 time MTR was forced to impose peak hour surcharge and bus svs was re-introduced in e MTR corridor.

  But you must have e buses 1st before implementing new routes.

  In any case wat she mentioned isn't wats going on.

  During off peak you could see TOs rushing their way thru and stopping in e middle of e track. I remembered once rushing from BNL all e way to JUE even though there's 1 train aprrox 1 min ahead. The dwell time at CNG was 0 second. Immediate buzzer sounded off.

  So the train ended had to made a complete halt before JUE.

  Ends up erratic frequency. No spacing discipline.

• phillipC

  5 Jul 10, 00:19

  Two things.- Divert attention on SAW's high pay and the lapse in security

• sbst275

  5 Jul 10, 15:42

  Originally posted by phillipC:

  Two things.- Divert attention on SAW's high pay and the lapse in security

  
  no use la

  e additional trains and JUE upgrade is done by LTA not her.

  Unless ask SMRT to finance it themselves or even BOT everything. Think she and Temasek's big boss will cry recovering e cost.

• SBS7382C

  5 Jul 10, 18:15

  Originally posted by LTnF1fan:

  The govt will never do that. This just means that they are forcing people to nowhere.

  Roads-ERP

  Trains-surcharge

  Taxis-surcharge

  Walking-impossible

  Bus-surcharge too?

  Bicycle-too far?

  So how to call this "encourage you to take public transport"? This one is encourage you to stay at home.

  who knows? when they desperate for money