Number of Train and Bus Trips Undertaken by Singapore Senior Citizens on Yearly Basis from 2015 by Age

Debated in Parliament on 3 Feb 2020.

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Pritam Singh requested annual breakdowns of train and bus trips for Singaporean senior citizens in age groups from 60-65 to 80-90 from 2015 onward.
Khaw Boon Wan responded that the government tracks daily trips for all seniors above 60 using concession cards but does not collect data by the specific age groups requested.
The minister noted that all residents above 60 enjoy the same concessionary fares of up to 55% off, which is why data is not segmented by finer age brackets.

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Pritam Singh

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Transport what are the respective numbers of train and bus trips that Singaporean senior citizens between the ages of 60-65, 65-70, 70-75, 75-80 and 80-90 undertake on a yearly basis from 2015.

Khaw Boon Wan

The table below shows the daily number of bus and train trips taken by Singapore residents on senior citizen concession cards from 2015 to 2019. We do not track the number of trips by the requested age groups as all residents above the age of 60 enjoy the same concessionary fares (of up to 55% off normal adult fares).

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Number of Train and Bus Trips Undertaken by Singapore Senior Citizens on Yearly Basis from 2015 by Age

Debated in Parliament on 3 Feb 2020.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Pritam Singh requested annual breakdowns of train and bus trips for Singaporean senior citizens in age groups from 60-65 to 80-90 from 2015 onward.
Khaw Boon Wan responded that the government tracks daily trips for all seniors above 60 using concession cards but does not collect data by the specific age groups requested.
The minister noted that all residents above 60 enjoy the same concessionary fares of up to 55% off, which is why data is not segmented by finer age brackets.

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Pritam Singh

Khaw Boon Wan

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Number of Train and Bus Trips Undertaken by Singapore Senior Citizens on Yearly Basis from 2015 by Age

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Pritam Singh

Khaw Boon Wan

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