News| Free off-peak MRT, LRT rides for commuters in north-east S'pore from Dec 27 to ease morning crowds

[TrueB1ue]

Give them free ride but increase fare for the whole country?

 

[Visor9999]

Why only free for people staying near that few stations only? Only they pay tax meh? Why others subsidise them? Want to do, do properly, be fair to all la!

They need to reward punngol voters what

 

[priore]

I mentioned this before and I will mention again.

The reason why peak hour is called peak hour is because employees clock in to office at Ard 8.30-9 and so naturally they travel Ard 7.30-8.

U make free mrt rides from 11pm-7am won't make much of a diff. Same goes with this 9-9.45am initiative.

I take ur mrt at 9 I lose my job liao dear Gov.

Then u say free mrt before 7.30am, go early office to nap issit? Family who needs to bring their kids to nursery or pre-school, send early then zuo bo issit?

 

[priore]

Now RTO becomes the norm, whatever happened to the initial push for FWA and WFH? Thought our gov very serious abt it?

 

[worldmap777]

dunno which scholar think one. confirm never take public transport. everyday sit in their comfy car to work.

 

[sAVaGEmP5]

The NEL system cannot take on anymore in the morning, given all the estates built up over the yrs

 

[NintendoSwitch]

• Free rail rides will be offered from selected NEL stations and the SPLRT before 7.30am or between 9am and 9.45am on weekdays, starting Dec 27.
• The Travel Smart Journeys programme's eligibility criteria will be removed and rebates tweaked, with five new City Direct Services by mid-December 2025.
• Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow announced the plans to ease morning peak travel, alongside the official opening of the Punggol Coast Bus Interchange.

Passengers in Singapore’s north-east will soon not pay anything for their first rail ride, if they tap in at six stations on the North East Line (NEL) or the Sengkang-Punggol LRT (SPLRT) system during morning off-peak hours.

This is part of the Government’s latest push to reduce train congestion during the morning rush hour.

From Dec 27, the free rides will apply to passengers who enter the NEL’s Punggol Coast, Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok, Hougang or Kovan stations or the SPLRT before 7.30am, or between 9am and 9.45am on weekdays, excluding public holidays.

It will also be easier to join the Travel Smart Journeys (TSJ) programme - an existing rewards scheme encouraging north-east passengers to change their travel modes or times to avoid the morning peak.

The move to nudge passengers to avoid the rush hour via free train rides is meant to ease the load on the crowded NEL so that other commuters will see “fewer missed trains”, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Oct 18.

Announcing the moves at Punggol Coast Bus Interchange on the same day, Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said it will operate as a pilot scheme for at least a year and the results will be evaluated.

Passengers do not need to register for the free rail rides, as long as they tap in and out using the same fare card or payment mode, said LTA.

The authority told The Straits Times the Government will fund the scheme fully, and that it will not contribute to future fare increases. The cost of the scheme will depend on the extent passengers adjust their travel patterns, LTA said.

It is also separate from the upcoming public transport fare changes announced recently, added LTA.

Continue reading: https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...east-spore-from-dec-27-to-ease-morning-crowds

Sleep ish moar valuable.

 

[alex22]

Now RTO becomes the norm, whatever happened to the initial push for FWA and WFH? Thought our gov very serious abt it?

Narratives change.
Priorities shift

 

[psyger-zero]

rooks rike a joyride

 

[sk0065]

Sleep ish moar valuable.

Yaaaaa

so I sleep until 840 then go take MRT
Reach office 10

 

[psyger-zero]

Narratives change.
Priorities shift

prata govt

 

[NintendoSwitch]

Yes I have 2 cars

Cold Poe Kun alt account detected.

 

[psyger-zero]

Later they start dynamic pricing at peak and non peak period...

later they start charging u $48 per train operated

 

[Heriophant]

 

[elimmel]

I mentioned this before and I will mention again.

The reason why peak hour is called peak hour is because employees clock in to office at Ard 8.30-9 and so naturally they travel Ard 7.30-8.

U make free mrt rides from 11pm-7am won't make much of a diff. Same goes with this 9-9.45am initiative.

I take ur mrt at 9 I lose my job liao dear Gov.

Then u say free mrt before 7.30am, go early office to nap issit? Family who needs to bring their kids to nursery or pre-school, send early then zuo bo issit?

Well thought out initiative isn’t it? Don’t say they never try hor…

Want to reduce congestion and alter travel patterns, more WFH. Covid times traffic was so much better

 

[toolbox03]

The NEL system cannot take on anymore in the morning, given all the estates built up over the yrs

Punggol still not completed, more houses coming up at hougang central

 

[whatheheck]

Pic from AsiaOne

sit bus so happy.
see how happy they can be in a crowded bus then take whole year then say......

 

[Newtype_com]

Thank you TASK FORCE MAN!

With Regards 65.57%

 

[Shion]

all the public transport in sg should be free

 

[samferguson]

I mentioned this before and I will mention again.

The reason why peak hour is called peak hour is because employees clock in to office at Ard 8.30-9 and so naturally they travel Ard 7.30-8.

U make free mrt rides from 11pm-7am won't make much of a diff. Same goes with this 9-9.45am initiative.

I take ur mrt at 9 I lose my job liao dear Gov.

Then u say free mrt before 7.30am, go early office to nap issit? Family who needs to bring their kids to nursery or pre-school, send early then zuo bo issit?

Bobian their AI ten year series can only give this answer. They just cut and paste.