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You'll be allowed to takes buses for free.....
BIG FUCK!!!!!!
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SINGAPORE: The next time the MRT service is disrupted for more than an hour, there will be free bus rides - SBS Transit and SMRT bus services - from designated bus stops and bus interchanges near affected MRT stations.
This means commuters need not wait for the activation of free bus bridging services to the next MRT stations, to continue their journey during a disruption.
That is what commuters hit by an extended MRT service breakdown will get as part of efforts to minimise inconvenience.
Operators will decide when the bus services should be activated in such situations.
The fares on these free bus services will be borne by the operator of the disrupted MRT line.
The announcement was made by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), SMRT and SBS Transit in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Since the service disruptions of 15 and 17 December 2011, LTA has worked closely with both operators - SBS Transit and SMRT - to improve measures to manage such incidents.
Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew welcomed the move.
But he wrote in a Facebook post it was "a pity that it took the service disruptions of Dec 2011 for us to address this shortfall in our current practice".
Mr Lui said the free buses must be complemented with better and more timely announcements, so commuters are aware of the disruptions early and can plan their journeys better.
Apart from the free bus services, LTA has also worked with the operators on other measures.
Announcements on free bus services and bus bridging services will be made at affected stations to guide commuters to the bus bridging points.
More signs will be set up at stations to guide commuters to designated bus stops and interchanges.
More information panels will also be introduced at stations and designated bus bridging points.
The transport operators hope these will provide commuters with informed choices on transport connections and minimise the impact of disruptions.
- CNA/al/ms
BIG FUCK!!!!!!
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SINGAPORE: The next time the MRT service is disrupted for more than an hour, there will be free bus rides - SBS Transit and SMRT bus services - from designated bus stops and bus interchanges near affected MRT stations.
This means commuters need not wait for the activation of free bus bridging services to the next MRT stations, to continue their journey during a disruption.
That is what commuters hit by an extended MRT service breakdown will get as part of efforts to minimise inconvenience.
Operators will decide when the bus services should be activated in such situations.
The fares on these free bus services will be borne by the operator of the disrupted MRT line.
The announcement was made by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), SMRT and SBS Transit in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Since the service disruptions of 15 and 17 December 2011, LTA has worked closely with both operators - SBS Transit and SMRT - to improve measures to manage such incidents.
Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew welcomed the move.
But he wrote in a Facebook post it was "a pity that it took the service disruptions of Dec 2011 for us to address this shortfall in our current practice".
Mr Lui said the free buses must be complemented with better and more timely announcements, so commuters are aware of the disruptions early and can plan their journeys better.
Apart from the free bus services, LTA has also worked with the operators on other measures.
Announcements on free bus services and bus bridging services will be made at affected stations to guide commuters to the bus bridging points.
More signs will be set up at stations to guide commuters to designated bus stops and interchanges.
More information panels will also be introduced at stations and designated bus bridging points.
The transport operators hope these will provide commuters with informed choices on transport connections and minimise the impact of disruptions.
- CNA/al/ms
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