Thursday, December 15, 2011

Transportation modes in Singapore

Most people commute using public transport on their daily lives.
There are two major modes - subway and bus services.

SBS Transit is the major public bus line.
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/

This is the journey planner
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/journeyplan/step1.aspx

SMRT is another operator of bus services particularly in north west and north east area besides taxi services. It is a listed company in SGX.
http://www.smrtbuses.com.sg/ebusguide/busguide.asp


The subway in Singapore is called MRT (Mass Rapid Train)
This is the current subway network
http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/network_map.asp

From Changi Airport passenger could be able to board it to the other part of Singapore by alighting in Tanah Merah interchange and board the West bound train (denotes with green line) if commuting to the North, South, Central, and West area.

The North South line is denoted in red line, while the North East line is denoted in purple line, and the latest Circle Line connecting East, Central to the Southwest part of Singapore.

The major interchange stations are Dhoby Ghaut, Raffles Place, Cityhall, Serangoon, Outram Park, and Payalebar.

 The timeliness of trains and buses in Singapore could not be compared with those in Japan

This is the future plan of Singapore subway network









Below is the link of taxi companies in Singapore
http://www.taxisingapore.com/

For those willing to pay here here are more fancy taxies
http://www.limousinecab.com/

Below is the link - I really have no idea how accurate it is since ComfortDelgro just announced to increase its taxi fares
http://www.worldtaximeter.com/singapore
http://www.cdgtaxi.com.sg/news_current_year.mvn?year=2011&cid=2444701

Personally I feel that hiring a cab in Singapore is not that costly if compares it with other developed nations such as Japan and Australia.

One good thing is CDG keeps up with technology i.e passenger could use Iphone Apps to book a cab (provided I know the full address of the building and the pick up area) instead of jamming the operator line desperately looking for a cab during a rainy day or a peak hour.

Happy commuting!

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