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Time:Sep 10,2011 14:14Author :xiaoya Clicks: source :未知

Transport within Singapore is mainly land-based. Many parts of Singapore are accessible by road, including islands such as Sentosa and Jurong Island. The other major form of transportation within Singapore is rail: the Mass Rapid Transit which runs the length and width of Singapore, and the Light Rail Transit which runs within a few neighbourhoods. The main island of Singapore is connected to the other islands by ferryboat services.

Singapore also has many links to the rest of the world. There are two bridges which link Singapore to Malaysia — the Causeway. and the Second Link The Singapore Changi Airport is a major aviation hub for many airlines, and Singapore is a major transshipment port.

Public transport in Singapore covers a variety of transport modes such as bus, rail and taxi and is widely utilised by her population. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride Singapore 's Demographics describe a population of 448 million as estimated by the last census in 2005 and is the second most densely populated independent country This is a result of great emphasis by the Government of Singapore in order to promote its use over private transport. About 5. 308 million trip ] are made on a daily basis on the public transport system and at least half of its population utilizes it daily.

The public transport system is the most important means of transportation to work and to school for Singaporeans. About 52. 4% of Singaporean residents (excluding foreigners) go to work using public transport according to the Singapore Census of Population 2000 with 41. 6% using private transport and the remaining 6. 1% not requiring any form of transportation. Amongst school-going residents, 41. 5% of them goes to school by public transport, 24. 9% by private transport, and a further 30. 1% do not require any form of transportation at all.

A slight dip has been noted in the number of Singaporeans and permanent residents using public transport compared to 1990, which had 55. 0% and 46. 3% of them going to work and to school respectively. The government aims to reverse this trend such that the total average number of commuters on public transport rises above 75% of all trips made.

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