December 27, 2004

  MetroTransit and BusTrans To Begin Codeshared Services

MetroTransit and BusTrans embarks on a new level of co-operation with the introduction of codeshared bus services on Monday, 3rd January 2005.

MetroTransit will be codesharing on BusTrans' Service 640, which plies between Tampines and Clementi Interchanges, while BusTrans will codeshare on MetroTransit's Service 733, which plies between Sengkang Interchange and Kent Ridge Terminal. Both services are two of the companies' most profitable bus services and passengers on both services will be able to earn MetroTransit's Loyalty Points.

Mr Darryl Chua, CEO of BusTrans said, "This heralds a new milestone in the future of public transportation in Singapore. Never before have 2 bus companies joined forces in sharing routes. This would probably augur well for other companies as well." CEO of MetroTransit, Mr Ishak Ismail expressed optimism that the codeshared services will be able to boost passenger riderships on both services. He also wished that the agreement will be a stepping stone for other public transport operators to explore new ways to enhance the bus transportation industry in Singapore.

The CEOs of both companies are looking at the possibilities of introducing more codeshare agreements on other bus services should this pioneer agreement be successful.

MetroTransit and BusTrans have long been partners in the bus transportation industry in Singapore. They are also joint owners of Armada CoachWorks, Singapore's largest bus and coach bodyworks company.

MetroTransit and BusTrans are members of the FantasyBus Alliance.

BusTrans Media Centre | 19:34

  December 22, 2004

  BusTrans To Operate Special Shuttle Services

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BusTrans Media Centre | 10:20

  November 14, 2004

  BusTrans Relocates Berths Due To Works At Bedok Interchange

Due to roof works at Bedok Interchange till early December, BusTrans will be relocating the boarding berths of the following services :

617 (Bedok - Ghim Moh)
618 (Bedok - Changi Village)
619 (Bedok - Bt Merah)
620 (Bedok - Yishun)
629 (Bishan - Bedok)
711 (Bedok - Jln Kembangan)
712 (Bedok - Singapore Expo)

Service 617 and 619 boarding berths will be moved about during the duration of the works. Information signs and directional notices will be pasted at Bedok Interchange to aid commuters to the correct berth.

Service 618 and 712 will not begin trips from Bedok Interchange during this period. Instead, they will board passengers from Bedok MRT Central Stop A. However, passengers will be allowed to disembark at Bedok Interchange as the alighting area is unaffected by the works.

Service 620 will be temporarily relocated to the end-on berths nearest to the toilets.

Service 629 will be temporarily amended to terminate at Upper East Coast Terminal via Bedok South Rd and Upp East Coast Rd. Passengers of this service can board at Bedok MRT Central Stop A. Directional signs will be pasted to assist commuters in boarding from the correct bus stop.

Service 711 will be temporarily amended to have its buses parked at Expo Terminal, however, it will begin its trip from Bedok MRT Central Stop B. Directional signs will be pasted to guide commuters to the bus stop. However, Service 711 will disembark passengers at Bedok Interchange.

BusTrans apologizes for the temporary inconvenience caused.

BusTrans Media Centre | 13:04

  October 05, 2004

  Prestige Taxi To Begin Operations 28 November

Prestige Taxi, the newly launched subsidiary of TransitFirst, the holding company of BusTrans, will begin operations on 28 November. For a start, 200 brand-new Mercedes-Benz E270CDI and Renault Megane taxis will be placed on the roads in an attractive black livery.

Prestige Taxi will also provide a GPS-based satellite system for taxi booking. The booking hotline is 6 554 7777.

Tariffs for Prestige Taxi are listed below.

Flag-down rate : S$ 2.40 for the first 1.5km
Every 225m for the first 10km : $ 0.10
Every 200m thereafter : $ 0.10
Every 30s of waiting : $ 0.10
Peak hour surcharge : $ 1.00
Midnight surcharge : 50% of total metered fare
Booking fee : $3.20

Another 200 taxis will be placed on the roads by the end of February 2005.

BusTrans Media Centre | 17:16

  September 11, 2004

  Introduction Of New Service 731

With the amendment of Service 619 to terminate at Bukit Merah Interchange on 26 September 2004, a new feeder service, Service 731, operating from Bukit Merah Interchange to Mei Chin St will be introduced on the same day.

Residents of Queenstown can expect better links to Queenstown MRT and Bukit Merah Interchange with the new service. Feeder rates are applicable for this service.

BusTrans Media Centre | 20:28

  September 10, 2004

  Amendment of Service 619

From Sunday, 26 September, Sv. 619, a loop service currently operating from Bedok Interchange to Mei Chin St, will be amended to terminate at Bukit Merah Interchange. This move will create new links to Bedok for Bukit Merah residents and the Central Business District.

Other operating details are unchanged.

BusTrans Media Centre | 20:24