Travel early, travel free on the MRT
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will embark on a one-year trial from 24 June, to provide free travel on the rail network for commuters who end their journey before 7.45am on weekdays at 16 designated MRT stations in the city area.
The objective of the trial is to encourage commuters who are able and willing to make changes to their travel schedule, to travel earlier into the city area before the peak hour.
The 16 designated stations are Bugis, Chinatown, City Hall, Clarke Quay, Dhoby Ghaut, Lavender, Orchard, Outram Park, Raffles Place, Somerset, Tanjong Pagar, Bayfront, Bras Basah, Esplanade, Marina Bay and Promenade.
According to LTA, the train journey must not begin at any of these 16 designated stations and free travel is not provided on public holidays.
In addition, commuters who exit at these stations between 7.45am and 8am will be given a discount of up to 50 cents off their train fare.
The Government will be funding this one-year trial to try to alleviate the morning peak hour crowding situation on trains in the short term, even as rail capacity is aggressively being increased through new lines, additional trains, as well as higher train frequencies in the longer term.
The free travel trial will be a significant enhancement to the existing SMRT Early Travel Discount scheme, which offers up to 50 cents discount for travel on SMRT lines into 14 SMRT stations in the city area before 7.45am. It will also entail a wider coverage compared to the current scheme as it will include SBST’s North East Line (NEL) and Sengkang and Punggol LRTs (SPLRT)
In order to cater to the expected shift in ridership, more train trips will be injected during the pre-peak morning period to provide additional capacity.
LTA is also exploring customised travel incentive pilot programmes for employees and students. This will support the efforts of employers and Institutes of Higher Learning that are prepared to put in place flexible arrangements for their employees and students to travel off-peak.
~News courtesy of Omy~
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will embark on a one-year trial from 24 June, to provide free travel on the rail network for commuters who end their journey before 7.45am on weekdays at 16 designated MRT stations in the city area.
The objective of the trial is to encourage commuters who are able and willing to make changes to their travel schedule, to travel earlier into the city area before the peak hour.
The 16 designated stations are Bugis, Chinatown, City Hall, Clarke Quay, Dhoby Ghaut, Lavender, Orchard, Outram Park, Raffles Place, Somerset, Tanjong Pagar, Bayfront, Bras Basah, Esplanade, Marina Bay and Promenade.
According to LTA, the train journey must not begin at any of these 16 designated stations and free travel is not provided on public holidays.
In addition, commuters who exit at these stations between 7.45am and 8am will be given a discount of up to 50 cents off their train fare.
The Government will be funding this one-year trial to try to alleviate the morning peak hour crowding situation on trains in the short term, even as rail capacity is aggressively being increased through new lines, additional trains, as well as higher train frequencies in the longer term.
The free travel trial will be a significant enhancement to the existing SMRT Early Travel Discount scheme, which offers up to 50 cents discount for travel on SMRT lines into 14 SMRT stations in the city area before 7.45am. It will also entail a wider coverage compared to the current scheme as it will include SBST’s North East Line (NEL) and Sengkang and Punggol LRTs (SPLRT)
In order to cater to the expected shift in ridership, more train trips will be injected during the pre-peak morning period to provide additional capacity.
LTA is also exploring customised travel incentive pilot programmes for employees and students. This will support the efforts of employers and Institutes of Higher Learning that are prepared to put in place flexible arrangements for their employees and students to travel off-peak.
~News courtesy of Omy~
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