SINGAPORE, April 27 — There’ll be free bus and train rides all day this Singapore National Day (August 9).

In a move to encourage everyone to attend celebrations of the Republic’s 50th year of independence, public transport operators, SBS Transit and SMRT Corporation, have jointly announced that they will be offering free travel on board all buses and trains.

Commuters in Singapore will not have to tap in or out with their fare cards when they board buses. Fare gantries at all MRT stations will also be left open.

Free travel will start from the first service bus or train until the end of operation.

The free services includes both the operators’ trunk and feeder bus services, as well as non-basic services like the SMRT’s Night Rider services and SBS’s non-basic services such as Parks, Chinatown Direct, and Night Owl bus services. — TODAY