The additional panels will be installed from next week at bus stops with a high volume of commuter traffic. -- PHOTO: ZAOBAO

This will help commuters better manage waiting time and transfers, and make more informed travel decisions.

The LTA said it is extending this initiative following positive feedback to the first 30 real-time bus arrival information panels which were installed in July last year.

Nine out of 10 commuters polled felt that the panels were useful and important, and they hoped to see them at more bus stops.

The additional panels will be installed from next week at bus stops with a high volume of commuter traffic.

Installation will be completed by end of May.

The panels will display the bus services that call at the bus stop, the arrival times of the next and subsequent buses for each bus service, and a symbol to indicate whether the bus is wheelchair-accessible.

To facilitate commuters making transfers between rail and buses, the panels at each of the bus stops located near the Bugis MRT station and the Chinatown NEL station will also display the arrival times of rail services at those stations.

This additional rail information will be available from July.

Two panels carrying the same arrival times of bus services at the bus stops near these stations will also be installed at the station entrances from July.

These two MRT stations were selected as the bus stops at the stations have a high volume of commuter traffic, said LTA.

The LTA will monitor commuters' feedback before deciding on further roll out. More key bus services maps in Orchard Road and Chinatown

LTA will also extend the key bus services maps to the Chinatown vicinity and to more areas at Orchard Road by the second half of the year.

These include 35 bus stops along the main thoroughfares of Eu Tong Sen Street, New Bridge Road and South Bridge Road and five bus stops along Napier Road and Tomlinson Road.

LTA's survey showed that 8 out of 10 commuters found this maps useful. Most of them also indicated that they would like to see these displayed at more bus stops in the Orchard Road vicinity, and at major bus stops at other key areas or attractions.

Launched in July, the maps were first installed at 36 bus stops in the Orchard Road area. Designed primarily for tourists and infrequent public transport users, each map provides pictorial information on key bus services calling at the bus stop and the routes they cover.

It also indicates the MRT stations along the routes, significant buildings and locales such as places of interests, tourist attractions and major shopping malls.

'As part of LTA's on-going efforts to enhance the public transport experience and to empower commuters to make informed decisions when using our public transport system, LTA will continue to explore other platforms on which such information can be disseminated,' said Mr Yam Ah Mee, LTA's Chief Executive.