LED Screen At Bus Station-Singapore

An article from Sin Chew Daily:

"（新加坡訊）新加坡烏節路的兩個巴士站已率先設置“實時巴士抵站訊息熒幕”，方便乘客即時掌握巴士到站所需的時間，以便更有效的規劃行程。

位於美麗殿（Le Meridien）購物中心和烏節廣場酒店對面的達爾菲大廈（Delfi Orchard）前的巴士站，是30個參與為期半年試驗計劃的其中兩個巴士站。

其餘28個巴士站將陸續在8月底之前安裝新的LED熒幕，提供即時巴士抵站訊息。這些巴士站中，有20個在烏節路，5個在宏茂橋，另5個在義順，都是乘客流量較高的巴士站。

除了熒幕，陸路交通管理局也會在8月底之前，在烏節路36個巴士站，推出圖文並茂的巴士路線圖，清楚標出主要巴士路線所經過的地鐵站和地標。

新加坡交通部長林雙吉週一到烏節路巴士站視察後說︰“有了電子熒幕，乘客就能知道巴士幾時到站，這將顯著改善公眾搭巴士的整體體驗，間接鼓勵更多人把公共交通視為首選代步工具。”

新巴士抵站系統是陸交局委任歐洲IT公司Steria集團負責研發、裝置和測試，共耗資110萬元（約251萬令吉）。

陸交局說，新系統的準確度頗高，巴士抵站時間的誤差在3分鐘左右。

Steria總裁（亞洲）埃哈拉爾受訪時指出，這個已在法國、德國和挪威等地採用的新系統，可根據需求做出調整，提供其他方面的訊息如巴士故障、車禍或交通阻塞等。

8個月前從日本到新加坡工作的微軟分析員甲斐久仁子說，日本所有巴士站都有提供準確的巴士川行時間表，抵新初期她搭巴士時有點不習慣。

她說︰“知道下一趟巴士幾時到站後，至少我可以趁它還沒來之前，先到附近買點東西，不需在巴士站苦等。"

According to article, the Singapore transport department is placing LED screen at bus station to let the public know the estimated time of bus arrival..By end of August, they will update the system that will also show the bus route and also rail station and landmark that the bus will be passing through. The system can be also upgraded to show information such as the accident on the road and traffic jam. The move is to encourage more people to use the public transport in Singapore..

Our government has constantly asking the public to use public transport....However, I think the public transportation system here has not been designed properly...That's one of the reason why Malaysian do not like to use public transport...

I remember the days when I have to use the bus to go to work...Have to go out at least half an hour earlier because scare to miss the bus...Never know the time when the bus is going to arrive..sometime arrive earlier than usual and sometime very late... :(

And sometime the bus do not want to stop because it is loaded with too many people...So, have to wait for at least half an hour or more for the second bus which you never know will come on time or not....

So, if the government do really want to encourage more people to use the public transport, they should have plan and design a better transportation system like our neighbour, Singapore...

It's already 50 years since our independence...time to have some improvement.....