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BUS operator SBS Transit has produced a better report card while SMRT bus services dipped in the most recent assessment of Singapore's public transport.
SBS Transit, which runs about 75 per cent of the services in Singapore, was fined $500 for failing to meet standards, down from $4,500 in the review released in April.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=300 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="/static/ads/scripts/adsimu.js"></SCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Four of its buses were found to be overcrowded on five occasions in the latest review. In the previous assessment, 16 services did not meet the standard.
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SBS Transit, which runs about 75 per cent of the services in Singapore, was fined $500 for failing to meet standards, down from $4,500 in the review released in April.
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width=300 align=right><TBODY><TR><TD><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="/static/ads/scripts/adsimu.js"></SCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Four of its buses were found to be overcrowded on five occasions in the latest review. In the previous assessment, 16 services did not meet the standard.
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