SINGAPORE – Ms Uma Shangari is usually in a hurry to get to work on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, which are “ the busiest days in the office ” for the resourcing coordinator at a multinational bank. Her office has a hot-desking system, and “ if you don’t come in by 9. 30am, you don’t get a seat ”, she said. The 32-year-old travels to work by train, and she said her journey from Clementi MRT station to Raffles Place is quieter on Monday and Friday. Her observations are backed by public transpo

ridership pushing its revenue past 2019 pre-pandemic levels by 10.4 per cent.... Even so

CTA ridership is up more than 20% since May 1 as Chicagoans return to trains and buses, and it

Riders returning to Metro in recent weeks have raised optimism at the transit agency, but the increases are largely occurring on the less-lucrative bus system.... The passenger increase comes as many offices across the Washington area have reopened, alongside higher gas prices and rebounding tourism.... Passenger satisfaction with Metrorail dropped from 91 percent in the fall to 68 percent this spring. Metrobus satisfaction has similarly declined over the same span, falling from 87 percent to

It attributed this to higher average fares and the increase in its daily ridership. SMRT Trains

Metro already was mired in one of the most uncertain periods of its history, struggling to overcome dual crises on its rail and bus systems while charting a path during the pandemic.... It could involve lobbying the federal government for financial aid or working to persuade voters and regional leaders to pass a sales tax for Metro, officials say. Metrobus is carrying about two-thirds of the passengers it served before the pandemic, while the rail system is down about 80 percent.... “ I’m afra

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PETALING JAYA: The country’s daily Covid-19 figures have continued to record a downward trend with

switched as ridership hovers at historically low levels. Metro said about 400, 000 older SmarTrip

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Covid-19 figures continued to improve, with the country reporting its lowest