Each bus can take up to two wheelchair-bound passengers. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK
PUBLIC transport operator SMRT will roll out its first wheelchair accessible bus services from Monday.
Passengers in wheelchairs may board these services, which are equipped with wheelchair-friendly buses that come with low floor boards and ramps.
The services are: 171, 811, 851, 172, 307, 189 and 945. One in two buses on each of these routes will be wheelchair-accessible.
Each bus can take up to two wheelchair-bound passengers.
Stopping at various hospitals and polyclinics, the bus services will make it easier for wheelchair-bound commuters to get to their medical appointments.
SMRT said works were carried out at Yishun, Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Batok bus interchanges to enable wheelchair-bound commuters to board the services.
The operator added that it will roll out more wheelchair accessible services later this year when it adds another 66 wheelchair-friendly buses to its fleet by year-end.
