Public transport ridership climbed for the 13th consecutive time last year but the growth was the smallest on record, the Land Transport Authority revealed yesterday.

Rail and bus rides inched upwards by 0.7 per cent to 7.264 million a day, up from 7.214 million the year before. In 2016, the growth was 4.6 per cent, and since 2005, the increases had been averaging 5 per cent a year.