In Parliament
Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Bus and Train Ridership Numbers since Relaxation of Workplace and Safe Management Measures
4 July 2022
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Mr Liang Eng Hwa asked the Minister for Transport
a. whether the ridership for buses and trains have increased since the relaxation of workplace and safe management measures; and
b. whether there are plans to step up frequencies and capacities of the public transport services.
Reply by Minister for Transport S Iswaran:
1. With the relaxation of workplace and safe management measures, ridership on public transport has increased but remains lower than pre-COVID levels in January 2020. In the week of 20 to 24 June 2022, morning peak ridership on public transport reached 70% of pre-COVID levels, while the whole-day average ridership was about 74% of pre-COVID levels.
2. LTA works closely with the Public Transport Operators (PTOs) to align service capacity to ridership changes. We will continue to monitor the ridership levels closely to ensure that the capacity on public transport services remains adequate.