Singaporeans to enjoy 360 new bus trips from 1Q15

Thanks to the BSEP.

New services, less crowded buses and more frequent and regular bus arrivals are in store for Singaporeans this year.

In a media release, the Land Transport Authority announced that in 1Q2015, 40 new buses were rolled out, bringing the total number of BSEP buses rolled out to 590. Together with the Bus Service Reliability Framework (BSRF) trial which began in February 2014, has resulted in new services, less crowded buses and more frequent and regular bus arrivals, especially during peak periods.

Between January and March 2015, one new service was introduced - SBS Transit service 122, and one existing service was extended - SBS Transit service 386. This brings the total number of new or amended services under BSEP to 38.

By June 2015, another three new routes in Choa Chu Kang and Yishun will be introduced. Details of these new routes are currently being worked out.

Here’s more from LTA:

To reduce crowding and shorten wait times, 33 additional buses were deployed to 21 services during morning and evening peak hours in the first quarter of 2015. In total, 360 weekly peak-hour bus trips were added in this period.

One such bus service is SBS Transit service 359 which serves Pasir Ris residents. This feeder service now runs at seven-minute intervals during the morning peak period, an improvement from nine to 10 minute intervals previously. Similarly, for the evening peak period, the service now runs at intervals of four to seven minutes, compared to six to 11 minutes previously.

SMRT service 860 which operates within Yishun, now runs at five-minute intervals during the morning peak period, compared to nine to 10 minutes previously. Similarly, for the evening peak period, the service now runs at intervals of four to seven minutes, compared to nine to 10 minutes previously.

In addition, to reduce wait times for selected existing feeder services during peak periods, four Peak Period Short Services (PPSS) were introduced in January 2015 to bring residents in Ang Mo Kio, Woodlands and Yishun to bus interchanges or MRT stations. This brings the total number of PPSS to 14.