For basic bus and rail services, adult card fares will increase by up to $0.10, while concession card fares for journeys less than 3.2km remain unchanged.
Collection periods will be staggered depending on commuters' SimplyGo EZ-Link card identification number.
This will take time to implement but will bring the SimplyGo account-based platform on par with features offered by the EZ-Link card-based ticketing system.
We need more time and more than what the current SimplyGo can do to move on.
Commuters who have obtained a SimplyGo card may exchange it for a stored value EZ-Link card, though details will only be available by end-February 2024.
The transition comes in light of the growing numbers of commuters using either SimplyGo EZ-Link or bank cards to pay for public transport rides.
Adult card fares will increase by $0.04 for journeys less than 8.2km and $0.05 for journeys more than 8.2km come 26 December 2022.
The Public Transport Council has granted a public transport fare hike as operators face climbing operating costs.
The Public Transport Council has decided to freeze bus and train fares this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic in order to ease the burden on commuters.
Bus and train fares will rise by 7% from 28 December, although the hike will be cushioned for more than 50% of Singaporeans who enjoy concessionary fares.
The Public Transport Council said that the largest contributing factor to the potential fare hike was the increase in energy prices.
The recently announced increase in diesel duty is expected to have a negligible impact on public transport fares.
Service quality should be included in the public transport fare formula to improve commuters' experience, said Non-Constituency MP Dennis Tan yesterday.
Increased fares for some train and bus trips have officially kicked in, with commuters having to pay $0.06 more on adult card fares on both modes of transport.
Bus and train fares will rise by $0.06 per trip from 29 December, when the latest annual revision approved by the Public Transport Council kicks in.
Singapore had an index score of 4.8, meaning that on average, a typical family that uses public transport daily here spends about 4.8% of its disposable income.
The Public Transport Council said the 2018 review will include the network capacity factor, which tracks how much bus and rail capacity has changed.
Public transport fares are expected to rise in the coming years as the Government spends more on improving service standards.
Commuters can enjoy an up to 50 cent reduction in their transport fares if they enter any of the 157 MRT stations before 7:45am on weekdays.
The Public Transport Council is considering making cheaper fares for off-peak public transport commuters a permanent feature.