shypineapple

there's a reason why they came out w/ concession (:
it's more worth it if you take bus everyday.

My mind fails to understand
What my heart tells me to do
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uyen

Seeing this title is depressing .

人情味不是偏私而是博爱，

不是施舍而是关怀。

不是表面的礼貌，

而是内心的尊重。

Friends will bail you out of jail.but Best Friends will be sitting by you saying,
" that was awesome !"

Beanman

buy seasonpass when taking bus

wo0t

wah. 5 cents/ride. that could amount to some money.

leishen

but i suppose their concession would oso up when the pirce is hike ba ?
haizz .. dun understand .. keep up up up .. standard no up yet still wan us pay more ..
i think i would rather save few hundreds buck go do a not bad bike then ride from cck to woodland .. which is my sch ><" =x haizz ..
if too sweaty then bathe in sch then go class .. zzzz =x
this golden sentence nv runs .. rich get richer, poor get porrer hahaha =)

Is 6 years of age gap big different between the word [Friend] ?
Why can't we be close ?


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Can we be like Pon and Zi ? I really wants you to hug me, like a brother.

Beanman

pls lorhx.morning got so many traffic.if u wan cycle to sku,muz wake up damn early.

dolp

Inflation happens on average, 4 times a year. Salary only goes up once a year, provided you performed well. zzz.

Those who say they care really don't. Because those who do, don't need words to justify their actions.

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PinkLady

but actually i hate to take MRT with so many rude pple around and worst still so many foreign workers nowadays and smelling BO

Tokyo is a cool place to go
& i want My Root Beer Float, Ice-cream Waffle, Curly Fries back!
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free_gul88

Everything is expensive nowadays

leishen

lol .. hai hao leh .. the use track rather then road lor .. if needed .. and oso can train =.=" wake up abit early nvm lar =.=" haha =x but that is applicable onli if the thing is gonna keep increasing and the pay isnt gonna ..

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Voodoo Vince

Fairer fares for public transport commuters
New fare structure will be based on travel distance, regardless of number of transfers.
By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent


The new fare system is expected to benefit 40 per cent of passengers who make transfers today. -- ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW

PUBLIC transport commuters whose journeys include transfers will enjoy lower fares soon.

This is because the Government is phasing in a new system that calculates fares according to distance, regardless of the number of transfers.

Commuters now have to pay base fares each time they switch from bus to bus, bus to rail or rail to bus, resulting in journeys costing as much as 50 per cent more than those on direct service for the same distance.

The new fare system, announced by the Public Transport Council (PTC) on Thursday, is expected to benefit 40 per cent of passengers who make transfers today.

The restructuring will not impact on the bottomline of the transport operators, but commuters whose journeys do not require transfers will have to pay slightly higher fares.

Some may see their fares going beyond the 3 per cent ceiling the PTC has set for this year's fare increase.

Although the 3 per cent cap is higher than the 1.8 per cent and 1.7 per cent ceilings for 2007 and 2006, the council will only decide on actual fare adjustments after receiving applications by the transport companies.

Public transport operators SBS Transit and SMRT Corp are expected to submit their applications by next month.

The PTC will make its decision by September, and the new fares will kick in from Oct 1.

The council said it will take into consideration growing ridership trends - which are expected to boost revenue far more significantly than fare increases - when considering the fare adjustment.

The new fare revision formula, valid for five years until 2012, allows commuters to share a bigger slice of productivity gains declared by the operators. Previously, fares were revised every three years.

The distance-based restructure will be rolled out in stages to minimise the financial impact on the operators, said a a Transport Ministry spokesman.

The transfer penalty will be removed partially this year, and completely by the next fare review in October 2009.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2...ry_256445.html

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People don't plan to fail... They fail to plan.

2405

fares likely to be based on zones, regardless of routes, not based on fare stages of single routes.

leishen

can anyone do calculation for mi =.=" i sux at this ><" lol

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Beanman

i onli know that child transfers is onli 10 cents rebate nia.for adults,0.25.means if a child takes the 1st bus,he pays $0.45.then for the next bus boarded within 30 mins,the child pays for $0.35 nia.tis 1 is currently nia.

krishnan

I am sure everyone knows about the fare hike to be implemented. PTC made the announcement un opposed in the Straits times on Monday July 10.
In the press release they mentioned that fare hike is due when the operators submit their application. In fact I am very furious with the hike since SBS Transit, SMRT has made full profit without any loss. The operators are benefitting at the expense of the commuters this is because PTC is not an independent body.

You know who is on board the committee SBST chairman, SMRT Chariman, Comfort Delgro and the overall head of PTC LTA.
There are only 2 grassroots leaders just for eye wash. They are just sitting duck. PTC is a sister company of LTA and their aim to ensure that operators meximise their profits. so the fares has already been raised and kept in KIV until the operators submit their application in line with the regulations. Then PTC will put up a drama that they are reviewing the appplication. In fact all this huh ha is just to create a false impression on the public.

The reasons given by PTC is not acceptable. So far I see that the serice by SBS and SMRT has not shown much improvement. The buses are still late waiting for almost 20 mins or so. Trains also late or breakdown halfway and cause confusion. e..t.c.
In the first place why are the operators in the PTC board. This is a conflict of interest. They operate they public transport and they decide for themselves how much they can charge for their own interest. The govt must reshuffle the board such that only general public should be on board the deciding committee. The members should be those who use or maximise public transport. This group should not be driving cars. Then it will be fair to all and transparent. At present situation it is not transparent. they are very much biased towards the operators.