public transportation

6-7% of peak-hour commuters adapting pre-peak hour travel: LTA By Ng Lian Cheong POSTED: 02 Mar 2014 23:13 SINGAPORE: The one-year trial of free MRT rides for early birds has been running for eight months, and the Land Transport Authority said there has been a 6 to 7 per cent shift in...

Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 AsiaOne MRT commuters affected by third day of delays By Natalie Lim and Adrian Tay SINGAPORE - Peak hour commuters were hit by a third straight day of MRT train disruptions on Wednesday morning, with a section of the Circle Line breaking down for over two hours...

Breakdown unavoidable on heavily utilised train system By Joy Fang my paper Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 Disruptions on a heavily utilised rail system such as Singapore's are unavoidable, but breakdowns longer than 30 minutes are considered major disruptions, said Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew in...

Cabby: Bus driver dragged me out of taxi The bus driver was allegedly unhappy with the taxi driver who cut into his lane. -TNP Sat, Jan 14, 2012 The New Paper An SBS Transit bus driver was unhappy with a Comfort taxi driver who cut into his lane. So he allegedly stopped his bus along the...

Unlucky man stuck twice in MRT tunnel Insurance agent lost business opportunities to last Thursday's and Saturday's MRT breakdowns. -TNP Wed, Dec 21, 2011 The New Paper Above: Stranded commuters on the North-South MRT line had to walk through the tunnel during the evening rush hour on...

Fancy yourself travelling to work by boat? <cite class="byline vcard" style="font-style: normal; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: 13px; display: inline-block !important; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; vertical-align: middle; line-height: 2.2em; ">By Jeanette Tan |...

Circle Line train service suffers delays <cite class="byline vcard" style="font-style: normal; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: 13px; display: inline-block !important; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; vertical-align: middle; line-height: 2.2em; ">By Ewen Boey | Yahoo...

Marina Bay, Bayfront circle line stations to open in January 11:33 AM Nov 28, 2011 SINGAPORE - The Circle Line extension, comprising Bayfront and Marina Bay stations, will open on Jan 14. Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced this at the ground breaking ceremony for Downtown Line 3 today...

Commuters evacuate from train due to smoke in cabin A Stomp contributor described the smoke as 'thick' and smelling like 'burnt plastic'. -AsiaOne Fri, Nov 25, 2011 AsiaOne Commuters were evacuated from an MRT train yesterday due to thick smoke that wafted through the cabins...

Minister Lui to attend transport meeting in Chengdu AsiaOne Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 SINGAPORE - Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Lui Tuck Yew will be leading a Singapore delegation to the 2nd Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Transport Ministers' Meeting (TMM) in...

Transport Minister sighted at Bishan Circle Line station Since it was opened, the Circle Line train service had experienced service failures and overcrowding. -AsiaOne Wed, Oct 19, 2011 AsiaOne Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew was sighted observing the operations at Bishan Circle Line...

Netizens voice dismay over MRT overcrowding Zenzen inSing.com - 23 mins ago <cite style="display: block; font-style: normal; font-size: 10px; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; ">(Pic / Internet)</cite> Netizens are commenting about a photo of crowds...

More competition needed in public transport: NSP <cite class="byline vcard" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: inherit; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-size: 11px; display: block; font-family: arial; vertical-align: middle; ">By Jeanette Tan | SingaporeScene – <abbr...

Hundreds evacuate smoking MRT inSing.com Editor InSing.com - 41 mins ago Commuters being evacuated yesterday from a smoking MRT train. (Pic / Stomp) Hundreds of commuters were evacuated from a train at Dover MRT station yesterday due to thick smoke. Netizens say that someone had...

Woman gets stuck between bus seats Lianhe Wanbao The woman was stuck in this awkward position on bus 196 at about 4pm yesterday. A rare "accident" happened on board a bus yesterday. A woman got "stuck" between two bus seats and had to be rescued by Civil Defence personnel. A...