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Singapore trials real time bus condition update
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) is starting a project to offer users of bus services real time information on how crowded a bus service is.
The trial, scheduled to take place over three months (July to September), will be conducted on five regular services, which were selected because of their high frequency and high volumes of commuters transported. LTA has invited regular users of these bus routes to participate in the pilot.
The system is built using information from the electronic, contactless fare system that the country first introduced in 2000. As commuters re required to tap the card both when they board and when they get off the bus, LTA is able to tap on the real time data and convey the information using a system of three coloured bands: green for seats available, amber for standing space and red for crowded.
The Authority says that no additional effort is required from commuters, and they are able to check the information through LTA’s web site.
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