Utilisation Rates of City Direct and Feeder Bus Services

Debated in Parliament on 17 Aug 2015.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh inquired about the utilisation rates and bus allocations for City Direct and feeder bus services, and requested more City Direct services for Hougang, Sengkang, and Punggol.
Minister Lui Tuck Yew stated that 24 private bus services under the BSEP deploy 80 buses, with City Direct services averaging 40-50 passengers per trip and peak period short services averaging 30.
Twelve additional City Direct services, including three for Punggol, Sengkang, and Hougang, are planned for introduction by next year.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Transport (a) what are the current utilisation rates of City Direct bus services and feeder bus services operated by private bus operators respectively; (b) how many buses have been provided for each route of service; and (c) whether the Land Transport Authority can consider increasing the number of City Direct bus services for Hougang Avenue 8, Sengkang and Punggol.

Lui Tuck Yew

So far, 10 City Direct services and 14 peak period short services operated by private bus operators have been introduced as part of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Altogether, 80 buses are deployed across these 24 bus services.

The average ridership per trip is around 40 to 50 passengers for the City Direct services, and around 30 passengers for the peak period short services. Twelve more City Direct services will be introduced by next year, including three new services to serve Punggol, Sengkang and Hougang towns.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh inquired about the utilisation rates and bus allocations for City Direct and feeder bus services, and requested more City Direct services for Hougang, Sengkang, and Punggol.
Minister Lui Tuck Yew stated that 24 private bus services under the BSEP deploy 80 buses, with City Direct services averaging 40-50 passengers per trip and peak period short services averaging 30.
Twelve additional City Direct services, including three for Punggol, Sengkang, and Hougang, are planned for introduction by next year.

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Utilisation Rates of City Direct and Feeder Bus Services

Debated in Parliament on 17 Aug 2015.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh inquired about the utilisation rates and bus allocations for City Direct and feeder bus services, and requested more City Direct services for Hougang, Sengkang, and Punggol.
Minister Lui Tuck Yew stated that 24 private bus services under the BSEP deploy 80 buses, with City Direct services averaging 40-50 passengers per trip and peak period short services averaging 30.
Twelve additional City Direct services, including three for Punggol, Sengkang, and Hougang, are planned for introduction by next year.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Lui Tuck Yew

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh inquired about the utilisation rates and bus allocations for City Direct and feeder bus services, and requested more City Direct services for Hougang, Sengkang, and Punggol.
Minister Lui Tuck Yew stated that 24 private bus services under the BSEP deploy 80 buses, with City Direct services averaging 40-50 passengers per trip and peak period short services averaging 30.
Twelve additional City Direct services, including three for Punggol, Sengkang, and Hougang, are planned for introduction by next year.

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