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释义

名词

新加坡巴士公司于2000年推出的夜间巴士服务。

DEFINITION

Noun

A late-night bus service introduced by Singapore Bus Service Ltd in 2000.

 

由来
  • 英语 “Nite Owl” 的意译。  
  • 新加坡巴士公司 (Singapore Bus Service Ltd，2001年更名为新捷运公司) 于2000年6月23日正式推出四条名为“夜猫巴士”的夜间巴士路线。
  • 最初，四条夜猫巴士的路线与平时巴士行驶的路线大致相同，但仅提供从市区至组屋区方向的路线。四条路线的终点站分别位于淡滨尼 (Tampines)、盛港 (Sengkang)、金文泰 (Clementi) 及文礼 (Boon Lay)。截至2020年，夜猫巴士的路线增至六条。
  • 夜猫巴士最初的运营时间为周末和公共假期的凌晨12点到3点，间隔为20至25分钟。
  • 自2020年4月8日起，有鉴于冠病疫情的肆虐，六条夜猫巴士的路线为了配合阻断措施 (circuit breaker) 而暂停服务。然而，夜猫巴士并未于6月2日阻断措施解除时恢复行驶。
  • 2022年6月30日，夜猫巴士在停驶两年多后正式终止服务，走入历史。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “夜猫巴士” is a paraphrase of the English term “Nite Owl”.
  • On 23 June 2000, Singapore Bus Service Ltd (renamed SBS Transit in 2001) officially launched four late-night bus routes named “Nite Owl”.
  • The four initial Nite Owl services generally followed existing bus routes, except that the routes travelled only in one direction, from the city to the heartlands. The four services terminated at Tampines, Sengkang, Clementi and Boon Lay, respectively. By 2020, the number of Nite Owl bus services had increased to six.
  • The initial operating hours of Nite Owl buses were from 12 am to 3 am on weekends and public holidays, with intervals of 20 to 25 minutes.
  • In 2020, in line with COVID-19 circuit breaker measures, all Nite Owl bus services were suspended from 8 April. However, these services did not resume on 2 June 2020, the day the circuit breaker was lifted.
  • Nite Owl services were officially withdrawn on 30 June 2022, after more than two years of suspension.
例句

从今天起，乘搭新加坡巴士公司36M号路线夜猫巴士的国人，将可以在樟宜机场的餐馆享有折扣或免费的饮料。(《联合早报》，23/12/2000)

 

SAMPLE SENTENCE
From today, commuters taking Singapore Bus Service Ltd’s Nite Owl bus service 36M will be entitled to dining discounts or a free drink at Changi Airport’s restaurants. (Lianhe Zaobao, 23/12/2000)
相关资料

新加坡的第一条夜间巴士路线为八达巴士公司 (Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd) 的“午夜巴士” (NightRider)，于2000年3月10日推出。该巴士从市区川行至义顺，途经大巴窑、碧山及宏茂桥组屋区。

 

RELATED INFORMATION

The first late-night bus service was the NightRider, introduced by Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd on 10 March 2000. The service began its route in the city and terminated at Yishun, passing through the residential estates of Toa Payoh, Bishan and Ang Mo Kio.

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