SMRT fined a whopping S$100 for overloading bus

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SMRT has been fined S$100 by the authorities in the latest service standards survey for exceeding the number of passengers allowed on one of its bus services.

The infraction occurred last December when bus loading on SMRT service number 925 was 98.4 per cent, exceeding the 95 per cent loading allowed during weekday peak hours.

Despite the single offence, SMRT was given a pass in the six-monthly Quality of Service (QoS) standards survey by the Public Transport Council (PTC).

The other public transport operator SBS Transit passed as well.

Operators can be fined S$100 for every loading or headway infraction as dictated by the QoS standards.

For failing to run at least 96 per cent of its scheduled trips for each bus service, operators can be fined S$1,000. For a high rate of accidents or bus breakdowns, operators can be fined S$10,000.

The current 95 per cent cap on bus loading will be reduced to 85 per cent at the end of 2014 under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP), which will see more buses deployed.