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Fare increases have caused public concern, but fares have been reduced in 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2017. [13] [14] Historically, fares on the fully underground North East, Circle, and Downtown lines had been higher than those of the North–South and East–West lines (NSEWL), a disparity that was justified by citing higher costs of operation ...
[179] [183] Fares are kept affordable by pegging them approximately to distance-related bus fares, thus encouraging commuters to use the network and reduce heavy reliance on the bus system. Fare increases have caused public concern. [184] [185] Historically, fares on the fully underground North East, Circle, and Downtown lines had been higher ...
On 20 April 2010, the PTC granted an overall 2.5% reduction in bus and train fares which took effect on 3 July 2010 together with the introduction of distance fares. [13] 6 April 2014 3.2% The typical fares were increased by 4–6 cents and student fares were increased by 2 cents. New concession schemes were implemented. 27 December 2015 1.9%
Under the EZ-Link system, when users tap their card on the entry card reader, the system deducts the maximum fare payable from their bus stop to the end of the bus route. If they tap their card on the exit reader when they disembark, the system will return an amount based on the remaining bus stages to the end of the bus route.
A study by London consulting firm Credo further highlights the cost-efficiency of Singapore's public transport networks, [2] with integrated multi-modal (bus and train) single-journey regular trunk adult card-based fares ranging from S$0.99 to S$2.26. The Monthly Travel Pass, offering unlimited bus and train rides, is set at S$128 per month.
Public buses form a significant part of public transport in Singapore, with over 3.6 million rides taken per day on average as of December 2021. [2] There are 300+ scheduled bus services & 100+ short-trip variants, operated by SBS Transit, SMRT Buses, Tower Transit Singapore and Go-Ahead Singapore.
SBS Transit Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL on Service 145 in May 2024. This is a list of the 397 public bus routes (excluding short-trip services) & 25 private-operated bus routes in Singapore, the four main public bus operators being SBS Transit, SMRT Buses, Tower Transit Singapore and Go-Ahead Singapore.
CSS was the first bus operator in Singapore to introduce senior concessionary fares, a scheme that was eventually extended to other bus operators. On 12 March 1987, SSB was purchased by Trans-Island Bus Services. [7] SSB provided public transport from the housing estates to the CBD areas.