Singapore Transport System

Considering the growing businesses and establishments, as well as residencies in Singapore, the accommodation of space for roads or passage may have added to the challenge of traffic management in the country.

But the best thing about Singapore is still being able to sustain the disciplined and strategic transport system to avoid congestions. This will include the capacity of the road, policies implemented, technologies provided, and down to the road safety signage on the different roads in the country.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM

MRT

The MRT or Mass Rapid Transit system is very common and the quickest way when getting around Singapore. This is great for foreigners as aside from being the most neat transport system around the world, the MRT also provides a great view of the scenery of the city. It is also very accessible to some of the country’s busiest area like Orchard Road and the Central Business District.

There are different ways to avail stored value smartcards depending on your needs, from one time usage to tourist concession passes. There is what they call the ez-link cards which can be bought from the TransitLink Ticket Office situated at selected MRT stations while standard value tickets are bought from General Ticketing Machines on all MRT stations. You can use it by tapping the card on a card reader which will deduct the used amount from your card. Minimum value is $10 and maximum stored value is $100.

CABS

Taxi cabs are also one of the transportations you’ll commonly see in Singapore. You may hail a cab in most parts of the country but they can alight passengers only on designated areas. Same as the usual, all cabs charge passengers by meter. There are also additional surcharges when travelling on peak hours.

BUS

In Singapore they have the bus services network. SBS Transit is the country’s major public service operator.  It was originally named Singapore Bus Service until November 2001 to maintain status as a bus and rail operator. They provide bus services for less accessible areas. They also the Nite Owl for those who want travel and discover Singapore at night. They operate on Fridays, Saturdays and eve of public holidays.

A competitor of the SBS Transit is the SMRT Corporation which also run bus services mostly on the Northern parts of Singapore. Same as the Nite Owl, they have the NightRider that provides affordable and safe transportation on weekends from 11:30PM to 4AM.

Both transit operators mentioned accept cash or the stored value card, as what is mentioned above, the ez-link card. You can also purchase it from TransitLink Ticket Office located at selected SMRT stations. Standard value tickets are also (same on MRT) purchased on General Ticketing Machines at all SMRT stations.