Private bus operators invited to submit cost proposals for 9 new City Direct services
Nine new City Direct bus services are being planned, linking the Central Business District with housing estates such as Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Batok, Eunos, Hougang, Jurong East, Sembawang, Sengkang and West Coast.
SINGAPORE: Nine new City Direct bus services are being
planned, linking the Central Business District with housing estates
such as Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Batok, Eunos, Hougang, Jurong East,
Sembawang, Sengkang and West Coast.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said these new bus services will be launched progressively from January 2014 to the second quarter of 2014.
It has called for tender, inviting private bus operators to submit their cost proposals to operate these new bus services.
The new services are part of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme.
With limited stops and the use of expressways, journey time would be comparable to taking a connecting bus or LRT service and transferring to the MRT into the city.
For a start, all nine new City Direct services will make two one-way trips on weekday mornings into the city and two one-way trips back to the housing estates in the evenings.
The bus services will operate on weekday peak periods excluding public holidays.
LTA said the move is in line with the transport minister's announcement at the Committee of Supply 2013 to tap the resources of private bus operators to run more City Direct bus services to augment the resources of the public transport operators.
Meanwhile, the first City Direct Bus Service, between Jurong West and the city, has been awarded to private bus operator ComfortDelGro Bus Pte Ltd.
It will start operating in September 2013.
Source: Channel NewsAsia
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said these new bus services will be launched progressively from January 2014 to the second quarter of 2014.
It has called for tender, inviting private bus operators to submit their cost proposals to operate these new bus services.
The new services are part of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme.
With limited stops and the use of expressways, journey time would be comparable to taking a connecting bus or LRT service and transferring to the MRT into the city.
For a start, all nine new City Direct services will make two one-way trips on weekday mornings into the city and two one-way trips back to the housing estates in the evenings.
The bus services will operate on weekday peak periods excluding public holidays.
LTA said the move is in line with the transport minister's announcement at the Committee of Supply 2013 to tap the resources of private bus operators to run more City Direct bus services to augment the resources of the public transport operators.
Meanwhile, the first City Direct Bus Service, between Jurong West and the city, has been awarded to private bus operator ComfortDelGro Bus Pte Ltd.
It will start operating in September 2013.
Source: Channel NewsAsia
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