Changi Airport bus gets luggage racks in 2027
Singapore's Land Transport Authority will install luggage racks on 12 single-deck buses serving the route between Changi Airport and the city by 2027. The move follows a successful 2025 trial and aims to reduce aisle congestion without affecting passenger capacity or fares.
Why it matters
This infrastructure improvement enhances the travel experience for tourists and airport commuters, reflecting urban planning efforts to manage high-volume transit routes.
The racks will be installed on bus service 36, which connects the city with Changi Airport.
Listen Summarise Luggage racks will be installed on 12 single-deck buses of service 36 connecting Changi Airport and the city from 2027, with no change in fares. The racks have secure features like anti-slip flooring and anti-roll humps and will not affect wheelchair space on the buses. This follows a successful trial in 2025 that showed racks reduce aisle blockage and can hold up to six large luggage pieces. AI generated
SINGAPORE – Luggage racks will be installed on some buses that ply the service 36 route connecting the city and Changi Airport in 2027, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on July 22.
In its Facebook post announcing the move, the LTA said the three-tiered racks will be fitted on 12 single-deck Bus 36 vehicles , which will be deployed at staggered intervals.
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