Transportation in Singapore

Transportation in Singapore

Transportation in Singapore is road based and covers the entire city- state. The Singapore city- state does not cover a large area as a result one can find the modern usage of the toll roads. To prevent the excessive flow of traffic to the city the planners have evolved a plan to tax the vehicles through an electronic toll collection.

The transportation in Singapore includes both the private and public mode of transport. According to one of the statistics that around 52.4 percent of the citizens use the public mode of transport, 41.6 percent of them use private mode of transport and remaining 6.1 percent use no transport.

The transportation in Singapore includes taxis, buses (run from 6 am to midnight) and all the buses are air conditioned. On the other hand the Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) and covers a distance of 109 km and spans 67 stations. Those interested in car rental system can avail the services by possessing a valid driving license.

Singapore transport is also linked to the neighboring countries with bridges and that link to Malaysia. Further the Land Transport Authority regulates the public transport and oversees the three main mode of public transport.

Keeping in mind the needs and availability of the resources the transport planners endeavor to reduce the travel time by the effective town planning, good network of roads, express ways and the MRT being linked to the other means of public transport. One needs to mention also of the trishaws that are found in the Chinatown where the puller would take the visitor around the historic place.

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