Public transport for tourists :Launched in December 2007 by Land Transport Authority Singapore Tourism Board and EZ link the SingaporeTourist pass offers unlimited travel for tourists to Singapore on Singapore's public transport system. For $10 a day ($20 for 3 days as of April 2017) and with $10 deposit tourists can take any number of rides on buses and trains operated by SBS Transit SMRT Buses and SMRT Trains. Certain buses like Night Rider train service like Sentosa Express are not applicable. The singapore Tourist pass is available at selected MRT stations.
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public trsit in Singapore for example to and from work on a weekday is 84 min. 25% of public transit riders ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 12 min while 11% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 7.3 km while 16% travel for over 12 km in a single direction.
Public transport regulations : The ublic transport system is regulated by the Land Transport Authority which oversees the three main modes of public transportation. Fare regulation and bus service standards are under the purview of an independent body the Public Transport Council while TransitLink established by SBS Transit SMRT Trains and SMRT Buses helps to create an integrated multi modal system with a common fare payment mode information platform and a physical network without duplication of services.
The policies of the Land Transport Authority are meant to encourage the use of public transport in Singapore. The key aims are to provide an incentive to reside away from the Central district as well as to reduce air pollution. Singapore has a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) rail system consisting of five lnes. There is also a system of bus routes throughout the island most of which have air conditioning installed are gradually being phased out. A contactless smart card called the EZ Link card is used to pay bus MRT fares.