Fares for buses and trains to go up

[Help1]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1145164/1/.html

 

Fares for buses and trains to go up

Posted: 05 August 2011 1018 hrs

 

SINGAPORE: Public transport fares will increase from October 8 - concurrent with the full opening of the Circle Line.

 

The Public Transport Council (PTC) has decided to grant an overall adjustment of one per cent.

 

The amount is significantly less than the maximum fare adjustment of 2.8 per cent the public transport operators (SBS Transit and SMRT) wanted.

 

Adults using ezlink cards for buses and trains will see a two cents increase per journey.

 

Fares for senior concession card holders will increase by one cent per journey.

 

But concession hours for senior citizens will be extended to the full-day throughout the week.

 

Their fares on the North East Line and Circle Line will also be adjusted downwards.

 

An estimated four in 10 senior citizens will see fare savings.

 

There will be no change to child or student concession card fares.

 

As for those paying in cash, adult commuters will see their fares increase by 10 cents per trip across the board.

 

There will be no change to senior citizen and child or student cash fares.

 

Overall, the average increase translates to about 15 cents more, per week, for the 85 per cent of commuters who will be affected.

 

- CNA/cc

 

 

Just as everyone guess, PTC is just another toothless tiger. on one hand try to please the public, on the other try to support the private operators....

Edited August 5, 2011 by Help1

[Expertz]

what does per trip mean?

so if my journey is bus from my house to boon lay mrt then mrt to tampines

is that counted as 2 trips or 1?

[Crazyliao]

for single trip of fare which is now $0.71, an increase of $0.02 is 2.8%!!!!

 

PTC think we peasant don't have calculator to count ah???

[Kangadrool]

  On 8/5/2011 at 6:11 AM, Crazyliao said:

for single trip of fare which is now $0.71, an increase of $0.02 is 2.8%!!!!

 

PTC think we peasant don't have calculator to count ah???

 

For cash payment, it's even more. 10 cents round up.

[Mllcg]

but the senior citizen concession now full day le.

 

consolation?

[Happily1986]

WOW. overall adjustment is 1%. WTH is overall adjustment??

[13177]

Overall adjustment of one per cent? So how much is one per cent?

[Funner]

I REALLY dont understand our transport policy

 

are we trying to discourage private motor vehicle and have more people traveling on public transport

 

yesterday (not a weekend) about 10+am i was in a train, it was crowded with people standing

i cannot expect less pack during peak hours

 

 

then we have

PARF

road tax

COE

ERP

 

dont make sense

 

why afterall these years they are not improving the public transport system

 

 

i am even more upset when i saw my water bill

got this stupid 30% surcharge for water conservation tax

and guess what got 7% GST tax on that water conservation tax

 

what the .......

Edited August 5, 2011 by Funner

[Zyrofillica]

  On 8/5/2011 at 9:39 AM, Funner said:

I REALLY dont understand our transport policy

 

are we trying to discourage private motor vehicle and have more people traveling on public transport

 

yesterday (not a weekend) about 10+am i was in a train, it was crowded with people standing

i cannot expect less pack during peak hours

 

 

then we have

PARF

road tax

COE

ERP

 

dont make sense

 

why afterall these years they are not improving the public transport system

 

 

i am even more upset when i saw my water bill

got this stupid 30% surcharge for water conservation tax

and guess what got 7% GST tax on that water conservation tax

 

what the .......

 

Transport go up 2%, Car ownership costs goes up 10%. Win win solution what? Increase transportation usage, yet still earn even more money!!!!! Such policies are a resounding success!!!

 

[13177]

Actually i dont mind fare increase if the bus/mrt companies can provide A class service. But i guess even after so many fare increase, dont think their service has improved much! Or maybe even worse!

[Defi]

up up

[Magentis_Ray]

  On 8/5/2011 at 11:29 AM, 13177 said:

Actually i dont mind fare increase if the bus/mrt companies can provide A class service. But i guess even after so many fare increase, dont think their service has improved much! Or maybe even worse!

You must see who are the workers/drivers mostly.We used to have good local drivers.

[Magentis_Ray]

  On 8/5/2011 at 12:09 PM, Defi said:

up up

Up is not avoidable.But our salary also must upz.

[Expertz]

  On 8/5/2011 at 11:29 AM, 13177 said:

Actually i dont mind fare increase if the bus/mrt companies can provide A class service. But i guess even after so many fare increase, dont think their service has improved much! Or maybe even worse!

 

worst is they cut cost by replacing all the friendly singaporean drivers with china drivers who can't even converse in simple english!

[Swqwe]

terrible...