Long Travelling Time on Buses

Commuters complained about the long waiting and travelling time on buses.

Reason? This is due mainly to the current system of bus services:

* there are nearly 300 bus services covering different combinations of travel
* each service has up to 60 stops
* it takes about 75 minutes (off-peak) or 2 hours (peak) to complete the full journey
* up to 10 services can pass by a particular stop
* the commuter has to wait up to 15 minutes for a particular bus

Here is how a different system can look like:

* 30 express services can cover the major roads in Singapore
* each express service can have about 5 stops
* feeder services using small buses can take passengers to the express or MRT stops
* waiting time for a feeder service is less than 3 minutes
* there are more stops for feeder service
* the total waiting and travelling time can reduce by about 30% (my estimate)

You can read my posting about a similar arrangement used in Kowloon, Hong Kong.