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LTA to begin rolling out three-door double-deck buses in January
One of the Land Transport Authority s three-door double-deck buses at the Bulim Bus Depot. (Photo: Facebook/Land Transport Authority)
11 Jan 2021 07:56PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Monday (Jan 11) it would begin introducing three-door double-deck buses into Singapore s public bus fleet from the end of the month.
A total of 100 of these buses will be progressively added to the fleet over the course of the year. Fifty buses from ST Engineering Land Systems (STELS) will be deployed from the end of January while the remaining buses from Alexander Dennis (Singapore) Services (ADS) will be deployed from the second quarter.
Double-decker buses with three sets of doors instead of the usual two will be deployed over the course of the year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday.
A total of 100 of these buses - which cost some $64 million - will begin plying Singapore s roads, some as early as the end of this month. They will have two staircases leading to the upper deck instead of the usual one.
LTA said this should improve commuter flow, with those boarding using the staircase nearer the front and those alighting using the second staircase.
Those boarding the bus should continue to use the first door, but the additional exit door will allow commuters at the back of the bus to alight without having to make their way to the middle, LTA added.