For about a dollar more per trip than if they were to go on regular buses and trains, they get a comfortable seat on a smaller vehicle, endure fewer stops and do not need to transfer from one mode of transport to another.

One convert is Mr Ong Seng Hyen, 32, who used to take an hour to commute from his Serangoon Gardens home to his office in Shenton Way before he switched to a premium service early this year.

Read Yeo Ghim Lay's full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.