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Public transport use rose to hit a record high in 2018, with a total of 7.54 million journeys made on buses or trains each day. This is 3.8 per cent more than ... 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LogIn ExistingCustomers MakeaClaim EasyRenewal AuthorisedWorkshops BringaBuddy 24/7EmergencyAssistanceWebApp PoweredbyAAAforBudgetDirectInsuranceSingaporecustomers. BudgetDirectInsurance / CarInsurance / Research&Statistics / PublicTransportSingapore2022 Anin-depthanalysisofpublictransportinSingapore. LastUpdated:January,2022.LatestavailabledatafromAugust,2019. Highlights Publictransportuserosetohitarecordhighin2018,withatotalof7.54milliontrips made onbusesortrainseachday.Thisisthe14thconsecutiveannualincrease. Singaporeranked2ndinaglobalpublictransportaffordabilitystudy,behindSan Francisco.(TheSingaporegovernmentsubsidisesmorethan30%ofpublic transport costs.Faresaresettoincreaseby7%attheendof2019.) Singaporeansspendanaverageof84minutescommutingonpublictransportduringweekdays. This isthesameasaveragecommutetimesforLondoners. Thenumberofdailyjourneysmadeusing privatelyownedvehiclesfellto4.2million,a13per cent reductionfrom2013.TheLTAsaidthispointstoapossibleshift,withSingaporeresidents switchingfromprivatevehiclestopublictransportfortheirdailycommute. SincetheintroductionofprivatehirecarssuchasGrabin2013,thenumberoftaxirideshasalmost halved. Averagedailyridesonpublictransport Publictransportuserosetohitarecordhighin2018,withatotalof7.54millionjourneysmadeonbusesor trains eachday.Thisis3.8percentmorethanin2017. Itwasthe14thconsecutiveannualincreaseinpublictransportridership,accordingtofiguresbytheLand Transport Authority(LTA) Journeysmadeonbusesandtrainswasjust5.5millionin2012. Impactoftouristarrivalsandresidentpopulationonpublictransport Residentpopulationgrowthhasremainedrelativelyflatinthelast7yearswhilsttouristarrivalshaverecorded recordgrowthinthesameperiod.Therewereatotalof18.5MtouristsarrivinginSingaporein2018. Theincreaseduseofpublictransportcorrelateswithanincreaseintouristarrivals. Therefore,increasedpatronageofpublictransportcouldalsobeattributedtoahigherdensityofpeopleusing it suchastouristsasopposedtomerelymoreSingaporeresidentsneedingtransportation. Averagedailyridesonpublictransport(busesandtrains)Vs TotalpopulationandTouristarrivals Source:LTA Trains FortypercentofSingapore'spublictransportjourneysaremadeviarail,withthepercentagesetto increaseas newerraillinesarebeingbuilt. Thetotalraillengthin2019is227.9km Therearecurrently156MassRapidTransport(MRT)andLightRailTransit(LRT)stationsacross5MRTand3LRT lines Averagedailyridership ontheMassRapidTransport(MRT)andLightRailTransit(LRT)hasincreased by 5.7percentto3.5millionridesadayin2019. Thisisupfrom2.3millionridesadayin2012.Thisincreasecoincideswiththeinjectionofmoretrainsinto the systemaswellastheexpansionoftherailnetwork. Railreliabilityhasalsoseenimprovementsoverthisperiod,withtheMRTnetworkhittingone millionkilometresbetweendelays,asevenfoldimprovementfrom2015. Dailytrainridership(MRTandLRT) Source:LTA Buses Thenumberofbusesontheroadshasgraduallyincreasedovertheyearsandin2018therewere19,379,aslight increaseonlastyear’s19,285. Busridershiproseby2.2percenttohitthe4 millionmarkforthefirsttime. Source:LTA Dailybusridership Theincreaseindailybusridershipcomesonthebackofinitiativessuchasthe$1.1billionBusService Enhancement Programme(BSEP),underwhich1,000newbusesand80newbusrouteswereadded.Bythetimeitwascompletedin 2017,theBSEPhadboostedthecapacityofabout70%ofbusservicesthroughthedeploymentofhigher-capacity buses andmorefrequentbustrips. Averagedailyridership Number(‘000) 2017 2018 MRT 3,122 3,302 LRT 190 199 Bus 3,952 4,037 Total 7,264 7,538 Taxisandprivatehirecars Thenumberofdailyjourneysmadebybothtaxiandprivatehirecarshasincreasedfrom0.8millionin2013to1 millionin2017,inpartduetotheemergenceofprivatehirecarssuchasGrab. Meanwhile,sincetheintroductionofprivatehirecarsin2013,thenumberoftaxirideshasalmosthalved. Lastyeartaxiridesfell17.6percentto647,000tripsaday. Rentalcars Theoverallnumberofrentalcarshasriseninthelastfiveyearsfromjust16,396in2013to66,480in2018. However,thisyear’snumberhasdippedfrom68,083in2017,whichcouldinpartbeattributedtoUber pulling outofthemarketinthesameyear.  Publictransportduringpeakperiods Peakhourtripsonpublictransportincreasedfrom63%in2012to67%in2017. Peakhourtripsonpublictransporthaveseenasteadyincreaseoverthelast10years.In2008,59%ofall journeys duringpeakhoursweremadeusingpublictransport.Thisincreaseisinlinewithgovernmenttargetsof75%by 2030. Journeytime Morepeoplearealsoexperiencingshortercommutes,withthenumberofdailybusandtraintripsunder20km completed withinanhourincreasingfrom76percentin2012to79percentin2016. Headingwelltowardsgovernmenttargetsofhaving85%ofsuchjourneyscompletedwithin60minutesby2030. TheaveragecommuteonpublictransportforSingaporeans. Theaverageamountoftimepeoplespendcommutingonpublictransport,forexampletoandfromwork,onaweekday is 84minutes. ThisisthesameascommutetimesinLondon. Averagecommutetimesonpublictransportaroundtheworld Source:Moovit Fares Onaverage,atypicalfamilyusingpublictransportonadailybasisherespendsabout4.8percentofits disposable incomeonpublictransport. FarerevenueperpassengerkilometreinSingaporeisaround11centsfortheentirepublictransportsystem. Subsidisedfares Concessionratesarenowgiventochildren,students,seniorcitizens,nationalservicemen,peoplewith disabilities andthoseonworkfareincomesupplements. Childrenbelow0.9minheightandaccompaniedbyafee-payingcommutertravelforfreeontrainsandbuses. Averagefaresarenow4to7centslowerthantheywerein 2015. Year PercentageFareIncrease/decrease 2014 2.8% 2015 1.9% 2016 4.2% 2017 2.2% 2018 4.3% A7percentincreaseinfaresisforecastfortheendof2019. Annualoperatingcosts Annualoperatingcostsincreasedbymorethan$900millionbetween2012and2016,whilefarerevenueincreasedby only$230millionduringthattime,mainlyduetorisingridership. TheGovernmentsaysitiscurrentlysubsidisingmorethan30percentofpublictransportoperationsandthat higher faresarenecessarytokeepthesesubsidiesincheck. ThePublicTransportCouncil'sdecisiononfareadjustmentwillbeannouncedinthelastquarterof2019.Faresareexpected to riseby7%. Ticketing TheconvenienceandflexibilityoftheSingaporeanticketingsystemhasreceivedglobalrecognitionandissaid tobe anoutstandingfeature. Alltrainandbusjourneyscanbepaidforusingcash,contactlessstoredvaluecardsaswellas Mastercard®or Visacontactlesscreditanddebitcards.  TheSingaporeLandTransportMasterPlan Tomeetincreasingtraveldemandthegovernmentsaysahigherproportionoftravelneedswillhavetobemetby publictransport.Itisthereforevital,itsays,tomakepublictransportthemodeofchoiceforSingaporeans. TheLandTransportMasterPlanlaunchedin2013setoutgoalstobeachievedby2030.Keygoalsare; 8in10householdslivingwithin10minutes’walkofatrainstation; 85%ofourmasspublictransportjourneysunder20kmcompletedwithin60minutes;and 75%ofalljourneysduringpeakhoursmadeonpublictransport. HowsatisfiedareSingaporeanswiththeirpublictransport? Commutersbecamemoresatisfiedwithpublictransportin2018,accordingtoasurveycommissionedbythePublic TransportCouncil(PTC). Thepoll,conductedattheendof2018,showedthesatisfactionscorerisingto7.9(outof10),from7.7in 2017.It wasthefourthconsecutiveimprovementsince2014. ThesatisfactionimprovementwaslargerfortheMRT,withthescorerisingfrom7.5in2017(adipfrom2016)to 7.9. Thismatchedthesatisfactionlevelforbuses,whichremainedunchangedat7.9. Ofthe5,000peoplepolled,77.8percentfeltbusserviceshadimprovedinthelastoneyear,downfrom80.8per centintheprecedingone-yearperiod,while72.1percentfelttheMRThadimproved,upsharplyfrom50.3per cent previously.  Othermodesoftransport Motorvehiclepopulation FiguresreleasedbytheLandTransportAuthorityfor2018revealthattotalvehiclepopulationinSingapore shrunkby 0.5percentto957,006,thelowestsince2016. Privatepassengercars Overall,therehasbeenareductioninthenumberofprivatecarsinSingaporesince2013. Thenumberofprivately-ownedcarsin2018standsat551,575.Thisisareductionof55,000privatecarssince 2013 whentherewere607,292. Residenthouseholdcarownershipfell39percentcomparedto46percentin2013. Thenumberofdailyjourneysmadeusing privatelyownedvehiclesfellto4.2million,a13percentdecrease from4.8millionin2013. TheLTAsaidthispointstoapossibleshift,withSingaporeresidentsswitchingfromprivatevehiclestopublic transportfortheirdailycommute. Thedeclinealsocoincideswithsignificantimprovementsinpublictransportandtheriseoftheuseofprivate hire carsinsteadofpersonalcarsoverthesameperiod. Motorcyclesandscooters ThemotorcycleandscooterpopulationinSingaporecurrentlystandsat139,311asofJuly2019.Thishas steadily droppedsince2017,whentherewere141,916motorcyclesandscootersontheroads. TheoveralldownwardtrendinthemotorcyclepopulationislikelytohavebeenimpactedbytheNational Environment Agency'sofferof$3,500forriderstoscraptheiroldervehicles. ThedwindlingmotorcyclepopulationhasalsobeenattributedtothefallingCertificateOfEntitlementquota. Open COEsaresecuredalmostexclusivelybycarbidders,somotorcyclesloseaportionoftheirCOEsupply-which eventuallyinfluencesthemotorcyclepopulation-yearbyyear. Andagain,thedeclinecoincideswithimprovementsinpublictransport. Measurestoreducecarownership Costofcarownership.AsSingaporeissmallandspaceconstraintamajorconcern,pushing pricesof carsupwardsseemstobeaviablemeasureadoptedbythegovernment. Singaporeisoneofthemostexpensiveplacesintheworldtoownacar.Anewcompactcarcostsaround$99,000. Basedonthesamecar,Singaporecarpricesin2019areupto6timesmoreexpensivethan;Australia(US$18,365), up to5.5timesmorethanChina(US$20,725)and5timesmoreexpensivethanAmerica(US$21,845).Whilstpricesin LondonforthesamecarworkoutataroundUS$23,00. TherearemanyfeesinvolvedinowningacarinSingaporethatmakeitprohibitivelyexpensive.Theseinclude; Registrationfees OpenMarketValue(OMV) ExciseDuty CertificateofEntitlement AdditionalRegistrationFee(ARF) VehicularEmissionsScheme(VES) Others WorthnotingtooisthatSingapore'scarownershiprateisroughly11%.IntheUS,itisnearly80%anditis justunder50%inEurope. Vehiclegrowthrate Inland-scarceSingapore,thegovernmentcontinuestosteerthecountrytowardsbecomingacar-litesocietyby moderatingvehiclepopulationgrowthrate. AspartoftheLandTransportMasterplan2008,thegrowthratewasreducedfrom3%to1.5%fromMay2009toJuly 2012.Theannualvehiclegrowthratewasfurtherreducedto1%inAugust2012,andto0.5%fromFebruary2013to January2015.FromFebruary2015,theannualvehiclegrowthratewasagainhalvedto0.25%. In2018thenewgrowthcapwascuttozeroforallprivatepassengercars(CategoriesAandB)andmotorcycles (CategoryD). Publicroads Buildingmoreandmoreroadsisnotsustainable,especiallygivenSingapore’slandconstraints.In2019, about 12%ofthecountry’slandareaisalreadyusedforroads,comparedtoabout14%forhousing. Thegovernmenthasthusoptedforvehicleownershipcontrolstomaintainthevehiclepopulationatlevels supportable byroadinfrastructureaswellasplanneddevelopmentsinpublictransportandtrafficmanagementsystems. In2018,approximately9,405lane-kilometresofroadswerepaved,representinganincreasefrom9,293 lane-kilometres in2017. Congestion Singaporecurrentlyranks88thinaglobalindexof405citiesfortrafficcongestiononroadsinpeakhours, comparedto54thplacein2017. LateststatisticsshowthatSingaporehasanaveragecongestionlevelof31%-calculatedbyhowmuchlonger drivers spendontheircommuteduringpeakhourscomparedtonon-peakhours. Thiscomparesto33%in2017,showingthere’sbeena2%reductionintrafficcongestionin2018,according to thestudycarriedoutbyTomTom. SingaporeranksbetterthanLondonwhichhasacongestionlevelof37%(40thplace)andNewYorkwith36% congestion levels(42ndplace). In2015Singaporehadacongestionlevelof31%,thesameaswasrecordedin2018. Singaporeistheworld'sthirdmostdenselypopulatedplacewith7,804peoplepersquare kilometre. BehindMacauinfirstplaceandMonacoin2ndplace. That’saccordingtoa2019reportbyWorldAtlas. Singaporecurrentlyhasapopulationof5,638.7million,anincreaseof0.5%fromthepreviousyear. Encouraginggreenerformsofcommuting Masspublictransportissaidtobethemostefficientmodeoftransport,intermsofbothlandandenergyuse. AstudybytheLandTransportAuthorityfoundthefollowing;onasingletripatfullcapacity,asingle-deckbus carriesupto90passengersandasix-cartraincarriesupto1,600passengers,whileanaveragepassengercar sedan onlycarriesupto5persons.Comparingenergyuseamongthedifferentmodesoftransportperpassenger kilometre, thecaruses9timesmoreenergythantakingabusand12timesmoreenergythantakingatrain. Italsoaimstoboosttheappealofcyclingandwalkingastransportoptions,investingininfrastructuresuchas moreshelteredwalkways,cyclingpathsandbicycleracksatMRTstations. Activemobilityjourneys Aboutaquarterofhouseholdshereownbicycles,withabout125,000peopleusingthemfortheirdailycommutes. TripsmadeusingPersonalMobileDevices(PMD),bicyclesandonfootalsowentupfrom2.2millionin2012to2.6 millionin2017. Theincreaseinthenumberofcyclingtowns,aswellastheongoingexpansionofthenetworkofsheltered walkways andcyclingpathshavealsohelpedmakewalking,cyclingandtheuseofPMDsviablemodesforshortjourneys. Singaporepublictransportversusglobal Singaporeissaidtohavecreatedabest-in-classpublictransportsystem,whichis “accessible, efficient,convenient,sustainable,andatthesametimeaffordable,"accordingto a 2018reportbyconsultingfirmMcKinsey. Singaporeclinchedthetopspotforpublictransportaffordability,andalsoscoredwellintransportefficiency and safety. Affordability;Intermsofpublictransportaffordability,theleaderswereSingapore,Los Angeles, andChicago:theyhaverelativelylowmonthlytransportticketpricescomparedtoaveragemonthlyincome,they providesubsidiesforseveralpassengercategories,andalsohaverelativelyaffordabletaxifares. Sustainability.Singaporealsoscoredahighratingforsustainability,withoneofthe "safest andmostecologicallysustainable"publictransportsystems,accordingtothereport.  Safety.Threeleadingcities,whicharefaraheadofthecompetitors,areHongKong,Paris,and Singapore.Thesecitieshavethesafesttransportationsystems—thenumberofroadcasualtiesisonaverage the lowestthere. TopTenCities:PublicTransportRanking Source: McKinsey Singaporeranks2ndforaffordabilityinseparateglobalstudy Inaseparatestudyof12majorcities,Singaporeranked2ndintransportfareaffordability,justbehindSan Francisco. CommissionedbythePublicTransportCouncil(PTC),thestudyalsofoundthatSingaporecollectedtheleastfare revenueperpassengerkilometretravelledamongthecitiessurveyed. This,theauthorswarned,was"notnecessarilysustainableforpublictransportoperatorsgiventherising operatingcostsworldwide". Thestudycompared12cities-Beijing,HongKong,London,NewYorkCity,Paris,SanFrancisco,Seoul,Singapore, Sydney,Taipei,TokyoandToronto. Singaporehadanindexscoreof4.8foraffordability-meaningthatonaverage,atypicalfamilyusingpublic transportonadailybasisherespendsabout4.8percentofitsdisposableincomeonpublictransport. SanFranciscoscored4.1,toppingthelist.WhilepublictransportexpenditureintheAmericancityis28per cent higherthaninSingapore,thedisposableincomeis48percenthigher. ThefindingsareinlinewiththereportbyconsultingfirmMcKinsey,whichrankedSingaporetopfor affordability. PublicTransportFareAffordabilityIndex City Publictransportannualexpenditure(S$) Annualdisposableincome(S$) Affordabilityindex SanFrancisco 3,519 85,507 4.1 Singapore 2,750 57,802 4.8 Taipei 4,246 72,219 5.9 HongKong 3,277 53,456 6.1 Beijing 2,140 34,790 6.2 NewYork 4,959 60,865 8.1 Paris 3,366 40,045 8.4 Sydney 5,317 56,733 9.4 Toronto 4,255 40,045 10.6 Seoul 3,640 29,271 12.4 London 5,270 36,114 14.6 Tokyo 5,913 36,559 16.2 Source:NANYANGTECHNOLOGICALUNIVERSITY,STRAITSTIMES GRAPHICS FarerevenueperpassengerkilometreinSingaporeworksoutat11centsfortheentirepublictransportsystem. In comparison,farerevenueforLondonwasthehighestat19centsperpassengerkilometre. Thismeansthatforanaveragetripof10km,Londonerspaidatleast80centsmorethancommutershere. ThestudysaidthePTCneedsto"strikeabetterbalancebetweenfareaffordabilityandcostrecovery" in orderfortheRepublic'spublictransportsystemtobemoreself-sufficient. 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