Transport in Singapore

Regulations

The public trasnport system is regulated by the Land Transport Authority, wich
oversees the three main modes of public transportation. Fare regulation and bus service
standars are under the purview of an independent body, the public transport council,
while Transitlink, established by SBS Transit, SMRT Trains and SMRT Buses, helps to
create a system with a common fare-payment mode, information platform and a
physical network without duplicationof services.

Thr policies of the Land Transport Authority are meant to encourage the use of public
transport in Singapore. The key aims are to provide an incentive to reside away from the
pollution. Singapore has a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) rail
system consisting of five lines. There is also a system of bus routes throughout the
island, most of which have air conditioning units installed due to singapore tropical
climate. Beside cash, a contactless smart card called the EZ-Link card can be used pay
bus and MRT fares.
 Statistics
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit
in singapore.

 25% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day.

 The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public for public
transit is 12 min.

 11% of riders wait for over 20 minute on average every day.

 The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is
7.3 km, while 16% travel for over 12 km in a single direction.
MRT (MASS RAPID TRANSIT)

The MRT network consists of five

main lines, for a total network
length of 198.6 km (123.40 mi)
and with 119 stations. The North
South Line, East West Line and
Circle Line are operated by SMRT
Trains (SMRT Corporation),
while the North East Line and
Downtown Linesince 22
December 2013, are run by SBS
Transit. The Circle Line Extension
from Promenade to Marina Bay
began operation since 14 January
2012.
LRT (LIGHT RAPID TRANSIT