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·2 days ago

The operator of last resort?

Where do our capabilities lie? A thing that previous Transport Minister Khaw advocated for was that he had asked the LTA to learn the ropes of train operations and maintenance so it could step in should the day come when the government wanted to restructure the rail industry. LTA must be ready to take over MRT ops: Khaw Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan has asked the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to beef up its engineering team so that…www.straitstimes.com

Singapore

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Singapore

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From the Red Line

·Sep 23

Why are fares going up?

Simply put, because we can’t keep costs under control. It’s that time of the year again for another fare increase. This time, this is possibly the single largest increase on record, at up to 11 cents per trip. This makes the entry fare $1.09; the largest single jump in value…

Singapore

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Why are fares going up?
Why are fares going up?
Singapore

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From the Red Line

·Sep 16

Going over, going under

Let’s talk pedestrian networks to MRT stations. Apparently the J-Walk in Jurong East is pretty tightly regulated, but it’s largely a standalone oddity. The CBD area is less formalized in a certain sense, but there are things happening — and not happening — there as well. These pedestrian networks are…

Singapore

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Going over, going under
Going over, going under
Singapore

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From the Red Line

·Sep 9

Building is not always the solution

We all want what we can’t have, sadly. The previous blog post talked about the downsides of public bus operations on highways. Are there any ways to salvage the situation? Some might argue that the answer is to take a harder line on the war on cars. Since there’s never…

Singapore

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Building is not always the solution
Building is not always the solution
Singapore

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From the Red Line

·Sep 2

The illusion of free choice

I used to take Service 966 to work. This is my story. Some people might claim that the FTRL Blog is too hard on buses, especially buses that use the expressway for significant portions of their routes. They may be right. But, as always, there is a story behind it…

Singapore

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The illusion of free choice
The illusion of free choice
Singapore

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From the Red Line

·Aug 26

Looping the loops

Help is coming for the Sengkang Punggol LRT. But will it be enough? It sure needs it. According to SBS Transit’s financial results for the first half of 2023, the LRT may have been the busiest it’s ever been, at 157k daily passengers on average. This may be due to…

Singapore

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Looping the loops
Looping the loops
Singapore

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From the Red Line

·Aug 19

Seven thousand

Much ado about school bus services. Recent headlines have mostly been about how the cost of school bus services have been shooting up. Now, this is a far bigger problem than just school buses; it’s a question of how well are we using limited driver resources. There are eighteen thousand…

Singapore

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Seven thousand
Seven thousand
Singapore

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From the Red Line

·Aug 12

Show your hand

There are some lessons we can learn from RapidKL. I think that on the blog, I’ve been quite an admirer of the Malaysian way of doing things in relating to transit. And not just through their methods of construction, but with the way Prasarana has been forced to clean up…

Public Transit

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Show your hand
Show your hand
Public Transit

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From the Red Line

·Aug 5

Trains stop for too long

If I told you that train services were faster in 2012 than now, would you believe me? Interestingly, ridership figures for the SMRT network are roughly the same between 2012 and 2022. Now, of course, we cannot discount the events of the last few years, or the impact of the…

Singapore

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Singapore

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From the Red Line

·Jul 29

We do our waiting

11 years of it, for Brickland Station! The LTA recently confirmed the location of Brickland Station. It will open in 2034. Yes, 2034. That was not a typo. …

Singapore

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We do our waiting
We do our waiting
Singapore

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