LTA to buy 100 3-door buses

They will be deployed on the road in 2020.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) called a tender today to purchase 100 three-door buses.

According to an announcement, LTA will purchase 100 three-door buses which will be deployed on the road in 2020. "This will allow LTA to better assess suitability for fleet-wide implementation, and also replace ageing buses in the fleet," it said.

As part of the earlier trials, a three-door double-deck bus was operated by Tower Transit on Service 143 from March to September last year and a three-door single-deck bus was operated by SMRT on Service 190 and Service 901 from June 2017 to January 2018.

LTA noted that commuters welcomed the additional door on the buses as it made boarding and alighting from buses smoother and quicker. "To further improve commuter flows and shorten journey times, LTA will explore feasible improvements to the current bus designs with bus suppliers," the agency said.

According to a previous announcement, LTA worked with two bus operators Tower Transit Singapore (TTS) and SMRT, to conduct the study over a six-month period. Both buses are designed by ST Kinetics and will include user-friendly features such as passenger information display system, USB ports, and wheelchair space.