It's 112 More Trains Per Wk, Not Per Day! SLY!

[makapaaa]

Or 16 more trains per day, or less than 1 more train per hour! No wonder it's getting even more overcrowded!

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->PUBLIC transport commuters can look forward to more breathing space on board trains during rush hours from Friday, when SMRT Corp rolls out an extra 112 train trips per week.
It will be the fourth increase in number of trips SMRT has made since February, bringing the total number of weekly trips added in eight months to 895.
This translates to an 11 per cent increase in number of trips - timely, given the surge in public transport ridership, especially on trains.
In the first quarter of this year, the average daily number of train and bus rides in Singapore hit 1.7 million and 3.08 million respectively.
This was 10.5 and 5.2 per cent higher than in the same period last year.
In July alone, SMRT train ridership jumped 8.7 per cent to 44.9 million, or 1.45 million a day.
Observers reckon that it is in SMRT's interest to roll out more train services to cope with the growing number of riders.
In July, the Land Transport Authority allowed SBS Transit's bus service 128 to ply a route running parallel to half of SMRT's North-South Line.
In the Land Transport Masterplan released early this year, the Government said it would allow bus services to mirror mature rail lines if the trains cannot cope with the number of commuters wanting to get on them - a reversal of a longstanding policy.
SMRT rail vice-president Vincent Tan said: 'We have been monitoring commuters' travel patterns and making adjustments to meet their travelling needs... With this latest round of improvements, we aim to further enhance the travel experience for commuters.'
He added that SMRT was planning extra train services during the year-end festive season, when it expects a spike in ridership.
The extra weekly train trips starting on Friday will be made on weekdays, shortening waits by up to two minutes and making commutes more comfortable.
In the mornings, more train trips will be made on the westbound, southbound and eastbound services; in the evenings, additional trips will head east and north to the suburbs. After 9pm, north, east and westbound services will also go up in number.

 

[molly]

More trains but still crowded?

 

[suteerak1099]

wats the last count for our population? 4.8mil and counting?
assuming 60% of 4.8mil ppl need to travel to work via MRT.... that's at least 2.88mil ppl.... how many can each 6 carriage train carry?

 

[saratogas]

More trains but still crowded?

More like people are still standing near the doors, not making rooms for other to get on the train. Damn inconsiderate. Are "they" afraid of not having enough time to get out of the train before the door closes on them???

 

[eeoror88]

More like people are still standing near the doors, not making rooms for other to get on the train. Damn inconsiderate. Are "they" afraid of not having enough time to get out of the train before the door closes on them???

Wah so scary ah ?? Like that wheel chair bound people then how ??

 

[travelbug]

That could only mean ONE thing, the FT trash population has increased beyond the 1 million liao! Also, Spore is due to sign Free Trade Agreement with China, in the agreement there is a provision of movement of China citizens to Spore, by that I think it means a lax or no more visa requirement which means any Lu Xiao, Lu Cunt & Li Chee can anyohow come in & exit out of the country suka suka liao! So watch out for MORE MURDERS & ATROCITIES against Sporeans from taxi drivers to your next door Sporean neighbour kena bashed, robbed or intimadated by these FT PRCs!

Its time to take action & don't stay quiet quiet when u see these PRCs idiots doing immoral thingys like putting up legs in public libraries, shame them off! The trouble with Sporeans is that they think keep quiet quiet these bad thrash can just go away. You need to take forcible action lah!

 

[kitkat]

112/7=16 trains per day is not very much. No wonder it's not effective.

 

[suteerak1099]

112/7=16 trains per day is not very much. No wonder it's not effective.

each carriage can take about 60 seated passengers & perhaps 100 cramped & standing, total 160 per carriage. 160 passengers x 6 carriages is avg 960 passengers per train.

each train accomodates 960passengers. which means we need avg 3000+/- trains every morning from all corners of the island, to facilitate getting 60% (2.88mil ppl) to their desitnations every morning.

while there being a balance of another 25-30% (1.2mil ppl) getting around during other times of the day.

112 trains per wk? definately insufficient.