SBST won't increase bus fare this year.
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SBST had anounced that it won't raise bus fare or NEL's fare this year.
How's about TIBS? -
However SBST will still apply for fare increase in the future.Originally posted by iamgoondu:SBST had anounced that it won't raise bus fare or NEL's fare this year.
How's about TIBS?
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SMRT might raise this year.
SMRT reviews fares: NEL charges stay
Its fares are lower than those charged by SBS Transit
By Goh Chin Lian
SMRT is reviewing its fare structure because its charges are not on a par with those of the North-East Line run by SBS Transit.
Adult fares on the NEL are five to 25 cents higher than those on SMRT's North-South and East-West lines.
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While an SMRT spokesman declined to say which way fares would move, it could well close the gap this year.
'We have absorbed the increase in goods and services tax,' she noted.
'Unlike NEL, which obtained a fare premium last year, the current differential between MRT and bus fares is only one cent, so we are reviewing the fare structure.'
Fares on SBS Transit buses and SMRT's Tibs buses are the same, with the adult ez-link fare on air conditioned buses starting at 63 cents, compared to 64 cents on the North-South and East-West MRT lines.
NEL fares, approved by the Public Transport Council (PTC) last year, start at 69 cents. -
supposingly, the initial plan is to raise 10 cents progressively on a product/service.
one way of doing so is to raise 30 cents at one shot and tell your customers for the next two years that you will not raise anything at all. -
SMRT will be raising fares to keep on par with NEL.
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of cos la... they increase somemore i might as well take taxi to sch...
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they dare to increase?!?!?!?!?!?
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What can u do if they increase? If u write complaints to them, they won't even bother. Their priority is their profit, not US...Originally posted by FireIce:they dare to increase?!?!?!?!?!? -
In the beginning, it was a consensus that NEL should charge more than SMRT because:
a. NEL was underground and it cost more per km.
b. NEL was driverless, integrated and computerised sy.stem.
It will be a shame if SMRT choose to make it's fare on par with NEL. WIth reduce frequency and increase ridership, yet it still choose to suck monies from us.
It really monies sucker. -
Singapore's public transport system is really in a sorry state.Originally posted by iamgoondu:In the beginning, it was a consensus that NEL should charge more than SMRT because:
a. NEL was underground and it cost more per km.
b. NEL was driverless, integrated and computerised sy.stem.
It will be a shame if SMRT choose to make it's fare on par with NEL. WIth reduce frequency and increase ridership, yet it still choose to suck monies from us.
It really monies sucker. -
Agreed!Originally posted by SBS9818A:Singapore's public transport system is really in a sorry state.
Why is SBS so stupid to buy the NEL. Waste their money only . If they were still a happy SBS, Things would be what they were back in the 90s.
I miss the good old days when Sg's Public transport system was organized... -
A fare-sharing formula with SBS for passengers transferring to and from the NEL saw SMRT ending up with lower revenue as these commuters paid lower average fares but NEL passenger load did not come up to expectations.
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According to SMRT, the average fare in the third quarter was 92.7 cents, 5 per cent lower than the 97.6 cent average a year ago, with "no material change" so far.
Why SMRT commuters pay for the comfort enjoyed by NEL commuters? SMRT should not ask for a fare increase, on the other hand, it should negotiate for higher share from the fare-sharing formula from SBST.
NEL commuters has the luxury of ample and bigger seats. Moreover many NEL stations were lavished, bright and airy. You can definitely feel the difference at Outram Park stations.
I still can't see the reason why SMRT commuters need to pay the same price as NEL commuters.
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[red][large] think SMRT had asked from the wrong parties for monies, she should ask from SBST instead. SMRT management should strive to negotiate for higher payouts (base on the fare sharing formula) from SBST, and not just asking for more fare adjustment from commuters (who had feel deterioration in their services instead)[/large][/red] -
Yes, I do agree NEL stations are much nicer than EWL/NSL stations.
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and much bigger too!Originally posted by SBS9818A:Yes, I do agree NEL stations are much nicer than EWL/NSL stations. -
One thing I don't like is not all the fare gets are consolidated together, it might mean a long walk to the control office.Originally posted by service_238:and much bigger too! -
And at Chinatown station, we are stepping on those expensive marbles painted by our local artists.
It's just as good as stepping on their art pieces.
That's how the monies are spent. -
Let's hope SMRT will learn from SBST: Keep the travel costs reasonable and help commuters during this period by increasing operational efficiency and keeping our cost down.
Let's hope SBST is not spending any monies to paste this notice on all busstops in Singapore.NO FARE INCREASE FOR SBS TRANSIT IN JULY 2004
In response to a media query on whether we plan to apply for a fare increase, our response is that we are not planning to make any application for a fare increase for July this year.
We have decided to do this taking into consideration that the economy is just picking up and the savings that we have been able to achieve from cost cutting measures last year and this year.
We will do our utmost to keep the travel costs reasonable and help commuters during this period by increasing operational efficiency and keeping our cost down.