In the proposal we seek to examine the public transport industry of Singapore. Both the developing and the developed countries require a robust transportation system as this is an essential indicator of growth and also plays a major role to improve efficiency in the transportation department.1. Singapore is a densely populated country and has limited land, but the Government and the Land Transportation Authority are trying to cater to the needs of the citizens with available pieces of land for road expansion which has led to the establishment of an adequate Mass Rapid Transit system (MRT).This efficient system accounts for more than a million trips in 24 hours covering the major populated areas of Singapore. As the public bus, taxi network and the MRT system are integrated it leads the formation of a multi-modal transportation network.SMRT Buses Ltd and SBS transit are the two major bus service operators while SMRT Trains Ltd and SBS transit are the major operators for the MRT services provided.2. As every Industry has its own problems and flaws the transport industry in Singapore isn’t perfect as it keeps facing various problems periodically but they even devise various solutions so as to combat the problem effectively otherwise it wouldn’t be as widely used as it is now. There are a lot of changes being made to the transportation system as many new buses are being added to the already existing fleet through the Bus Service Enchantment Program and also increase the rail network by about 40km.3. The public transport industry deals with various aspects like the increasing population and also high running and maintenance costs. Apart from this they also have to think about the interests of commuters and environment while devising ...
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...t also referring to various secondary sources like newspaper articles, reliable internet sources, magazines and journals. We are planning to take interviews of five people who are employed and have experience in the transport sector. We are targeting to get interviews in various authorities and operators of public transport in Singapore and get to find the solutions provided by all the interviewees and come to a common answer for the research question mentioned above.
All of us have a keen interest in the management and functioning of this industry and are willing to grasp all the information that we acquire through research. This research is of tremendous importance as we get to find the solutions for the problem and its impacts. As we would be taking the expertise of various people in the industry, it would provide a large amount of knowledge about this industry.
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Transport is a political factor as it is controlled and affected by legislation. This will impact on the staff and opponents (travelling to the stadium) as the accessibility of transport will impact on travelling times – both positively (may avoid traffic on a train e.g.) and negatively (trains, buses etc. may be cancelled or delayed). The price of transportation will also affect the mode of transport that these groups of people may use. Similarly, price and accessibility of transport will affect the consumers also. The view that consumers hold on transport, therefore, is likely to impact on the business i.e. effort to travel, money to travel etc. as this will influence how often they will visit, what they will spend during their visit etc. According to (Mintel 2011,) the amount of people using train as a mode of transport is on the rise, mea...
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Arriva UK provides with long-standing experience across a diverse portfolio of services with 5,900 buses, 357 train sets, 45 Metro trains, 474 patient transport vehicles and help create jobs for 24,800 employees. Arriva has grown to become the third largest regional bus market provider. In London, Arriva operates over 20 percent of the capital’s services under contract with Transport for London. After starting the Arriva Trains Wales contract in 2003, the company went on to win the CrossCountry contract in 2007. When Arriva became part of Deutsche Bahn, four more routes were added to the Arriva Trains UK network in 2011, and thence, the company established the Arriva Transport Solutions as a specialist transport business within the group that helps public sector organisations provide excellent transport services more efficiently, and deliver better value for money. It is said that, transport services are at the heart of the UK economy - moving people to work, home and school, and goods to households and businesses, thus there are close connections among the economy, politics and transport industry. This assignment is aimed at analysing the impact of economic and political factors for UK Transport Industry as well as an organisation in the
...ishments and enterprises, so I may gain a realistic understanding to the science’s application in US based establishments. I perceive that such an understanding will be pivotal to my objectives and profession.
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The research is able giving a chance to let us conduct a research in our university and addressing the issues might be involved. There are making our research can get the suggestion or opinion among UUM students towards the rail transportation. The factor that influenced the social behavior can be identified while conduct the research. We believe that the research we conducted can be explored more suggestion on solutions to improve the rail transport services and it will be mentioned in conclusion part.
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