Things to expect in 2017

last SG · 2017-01-01T13:48:36+00:00

I foresee a rationalisation of bus routes in Tuas, Singapore when the Tuas West MRT stations open.

gekpohboy SG

New routes prediction

Q2 - Bedok (DTL 3), Punggol (Matilda), Sengkang and Tuas (TWE)

Q4 - Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok (West), Hougang, Tampines and Yishun (Ave 6)

CZT SG

New routes prediction

Q2 - Bedok (DTL 3), Punggol (Matilda), Sengkang and Tuas (TWE)

Q4 - Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok (West), Hougang, Tampines and Yishun (Ave 6)

wait DTL 3 is opening first half of the year?

gekpohboy SG

wait DTL 3 is opening first half of the year?

Many participants at another forum say the handover (to LTA) is 1 January, but looking at the pictures, I guess until February then handover.

June is very likely.

carbikebus SG

I expect LTA to force GA take in 15 E500s or A95 at least...

BusAnalayzer SG

Compassvale Cres can be the looping point.

Can be feeder that does Anchorvale Crescent and on its way back does Compassvale Crescent such as:

Sengkang Interchange

Sengkang East Road

Anchorvale st

Anchorvale Crescent

Compassvale Crescent

Compassvale Road

Sengkang Interchange

BusAnalayzer SG

Sengkang - 3 new svc from Compassvale

Bedok - tbc

Tamp - feeder to st 86

jurong west - tuas west rationalisation

serangoon/eunos - 137 to ubi

Could be following:

Sengkang (3 of the 4 below?):

sv 500 to CBD and beyond?

sv to Tampines duplicating sv 27 with DDs

sv 373 to Anchorvale/Compassvale Crescent

sv to AMK via Anchorvale/Sengkang West Way in parallel to 50/163 for red line.

Bedok

Chai Chee - DTL3 - CBP service (?)

phillipC SG

Many participants at another forum say the handover (to LTA) is 1 January, but looking at the pictures, I guess until February then handover.

June is very likely.

i read some somewhere that DTL 3 only open in Q3 2017

SMB128B SG

Many participants at another forum say the handover (to LTA) is 1 January, but looking at the pictures, I guess until February then handover.

June is very likely.

My side the station havent even TOP yet... Station structure not sealed, not even any paint/mosaic on the exterior of the exits...

dupdup77 SG

i read some somewhere that DTL 3 only open in Q3 2017

Hi mr philipC, I read is open only in Q4 2017. Should be December 2017. Let's just wait patiently. Cheers. Thanks.

no display name SG

Passed by the construction site of Tampines East station, they changed the completion date to 2018. Previously it was Dec 2016

SMB1368T SG

ok thats no surprise. That means stations like Ubi would be abandoned for a year and leave the paint peeling...

Sbs6750E SG

Could be following:

Sengkang (3 of the 4 below?):

sv 500 to CBD and beyond?

sv to Tampines duplicating sv 27 with DDs

sv 373 to Anchorvale/Compassvale Crescent

sv to AMK via Anchorvale/Sengkang West Way in parallel to 50/163 for red line.

Bedok

Chai Chee - DTL3 - CBP service (?)

All of your suggestions can happen actually, Seletar package still got 2 svcs need to intro. Feeder has to start from Sengkang Int. 156 and 159 can move to Compassvale.

AJQZC SG

Passed by the construction site of Tampines East station, they changed the completion date to 2018. Previously it was Dec 2016

ok thats no surprise. That means stations like Ubi would be abandoned for a year and leave the paint peeling...

Delayed to 2018? Construction problems? Thought LTA said work is 94% done and DTL3 is on schedule for 2017?

In any case, even if it's uneven, there should be turn-around tracks somewhere (near Ubi / Kaki Bukit? due to Kim Chuan Depot) so the completed stations can open first.

array88 SG

Based off LTA's news release regarding the negotiated bus contracts, perhaps we can expect to see new services in 2017 as follows:

Sengkang/Hougang: 3 new routes
Perhaps new feeder for Anchorvale, new trunk route (or routes) out of the Sengkang Extension Int?

Bedok: 1 new route
Suspect rationale is to enhance connectivity to DTL3

Tampines: 1 more new route (after incl. svcs 127, 129)
New feeder service?

Jurong West: 2 new routes
2x New JIS to better serve Tuas Industrial Estate?

Serangoon-Eunos: 1 new route
Suspect rationale is to enhance connectivity to DTL3

That's it for SBST, surprisingly for SMRT apparently there are no more new services to be launched (svc 883 is the new service in the Sembawang/Yishun package) so this suggests any new bus routes will be accompanied by shortening/elimination of other SMRT bus routes ...

If I'm not wrong, BSEP ends in 2017. As LTA promised 80 new routes under BSEP, 10 new services should be launched this year (according to Land Transport Guru's list of BSEP services).

So there should still be 2 more services in Bulim/Loyang packages besides these 8 mentioned in the negotiated bus contracts. One is 68, and I guess the other is the Punggol feeder 381?

array88 SG

By the way, once BSEP comes to an end, will the existing BSEP services experience amendments or even withdrawal, especially the ones with very poor loading (e.g. 120, 150)?

Sbs6750E SG

By the way, once BSEP comes to an end, will the existing BSEP services experience amendments or even withdraw, especially the ones with very poor loading (e.g. 120)?

Don't think so.

BusAnalayzer SG

By the way, once BSEP comes to an end, will the existing BSEP services experience amendments or even withdrawal, especially the ones with very poor loading (e.g. 120)?

don't think will get withdrawn, but they should definitely review all existing services to see how they can be amended to better serve commuter needs, especially long routes, duplicating services and low demand ones like 120,122.

dupdup77 SG

By the way, once BSEP comes to an end, will the existing BSEP services experience amendments or even withdrawal, especially the ones with very poor loading (e.g. 120, 150)?

Hi mr array88, 120 is one of the only 3 services (120, 124, 273) going inside telok blangah heights. The rest are all along telok blangah road at telok blangah mrt station. It is a long walk and uphill too. Specially introduced for this reason this will not be withdrawn. Cheers. Thanks.

AJQZC SG

Would be good to see a merger of 883 and 805, if only it could happen.

carbikebus SG

I am hoping for a simple bus fare structure

Basic service $1.20 $1.50 $1.80 $2.10 $2.40

Express $1.60 $2.00 $2.40 $2.80 $3.20

Night service $2.40 $3.00 $3.60

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