New Bus Services Announced by LTA/PTOs (Part 2)

last SG · 2016-02-09T10:18:07+00:00

If you're here to encourage people to take the MRT above the public bus, I feel that you have come to the wrong forum. SGTrains was created for a reason.So i...

Sbs6750E SG

The wait for opening of Sengkang interchange expansion code-named compassvale int is indeed long. Till now still no official news. Cheers. Thanks.

Yah lor, patience got limit one leh.

dupdup77 SG

Yah lor, patience got limit one leh.

Hi mr sbs6750E, just took service 83 and passed by compassvale interchange. Everything looks ok. Feel so exasperated that the interchange is ready but still need wait. If wait still never mind. Worse is the date is open-ended. Cheers. Thanks.

TPS Timothy Mok SG

Even though MRT will be faster (not way faster), 129 is direct without transfer. Moreover, exit of Tampines DTL3 is quite far from Century/Tampines Mall. In addition, if someone is not going close to MRT, 129 will give direct access or quick transfer points within Tampines town, rather than alighting at Tampines MRT, walking to interchange and queuing at berth.

Yes, 129 is direct without transfer. The exit of Tampines DTL3 is quite far from Century Square and Tampines Mall. So MRT is the only way if you are ending your journey at Simei.

BusAnalayzer SG

Yes, 129 is direct without transfer. The exit of Tampines DTL3 is quite far from Century Square and Tampines Mall. So MRT is the only way if you are ending your journey at Simei.

Depends where in Simei. If Changi Hospital or Simei Ave, 129 -> 118 is best. Also if it is Simei st 3 or Simei road, can do 129 -> 5 with a short walk for transfer.

BusAnalayzer SG

Yes, 129 is direct without transfer. The exit of Tampines DTL3 is quite far from Century Square and Tampines Mall. So MRT is the only way if you are ending your journey at Simei.

And don't forget that 129 does stop outside Century square and Tampines Mall, so even if you have to transfer to MRT, not bad option.

array88 SG

And don't forget that 129 does stop outside Century square and Tampines Mall, so even if you have to transfer to MRT, not bad option.

Just don't bother about him...

On a more serious note, the bus stop at Ave 4 is still some distance away from MRT exits (about the same walking distance as the interchange). But guess it's still better than waiting for 3-5 mins just for the bus to enter Tampines Int.

SMB128B SG

129 gonna start in 2 days... TBF I'm not rly looking forward to it.

It's gonna end up in 117 and 118 footsteps, a draggy route that deceives pax into thinking it's fast and wasting the huge potential the route has...

Really wasted imo, such a good job done by planners, only to be singlehandedly crushed by retarded and incompetent timetable planners...

BusAnalayzer SG

129 gonna start in 2 days... TBF I'm not rly looking forward to it.

It's gonna end up in 117 and 118 footsteps, a draggy route that deceives pax into thinking it's fast and wasting the huge potential the route has...

Really wasted imo, such a good job done by planners, only to be singlehandedly crushed by retarded and incompetent timetable planners...

Be more positive my friend. All along we are requesting for express service like 129. It's a good move and I think it will be a useful service like 118.

dupdup77 SG

129 gonna start in 2 days... TBF I'm not rly looking forward to it.

It's gonna end up in 117 and 118 footsteps, a draggy route that deceives pax into thinking it's fast and wasting the huge potential the route has...

Really wasted imo, such a good job done by planners, only to be singlehandedly crushed by retarded and incompetent timetable planners...

Hi mr SMB128B, I will try to take service 129 on first day just to have a good feel of the route. Cheers. Thanks.

dupdup77 SG

Be more positive my friend. All along we are requesting for express service like 129. It's a good move and I think it will be a useful service like 118.

Hi mr busanalyser, the run time for service 129 is 1 and a half hours for full trip. This is similar to 43. I expect certain sectors of the route for 129 to have significant loading. Also expect 129 to be quite useful. Hope all of us will not be disappointed. As what SMB128B pointed out, the runtime may not be too nice. Cheers. Thanks.

SMB128B SG

Be more positive my friend. All along we are requesting for express service like 129. It's a good move and I think it will be a useful service like 118.

Yea but no point having express when the bus is slow af... Compared to regularly driven current svcs, not much diff alr

Even for 118. Yes sure it's useful but its speed limited its effectiveness... A friend of mine teaching at TP said not much difference from before... He stays Punggol and used to transfer 34

SMB128B SG

They'd better be JOKING with the 90min run time. FFS it's a 20km route. 161 is 23km and does that in 65mins. And 43 doesnt even have any express sectors.

BusAnalayzer SG

90 mins?? Are you sure?

They should be able to do the route in 65 minutes from end-to-end without layover time.

dupdup77 SG

They'd better be JOKING with the 90min run time. FFS it's a 20km route. 161 is 23km and does that in 65mins. And 43 doesnt even have any express sectors.

Hi mr SMB128B, yes I understand the agony. 117 is a 20km route with 1 HR run-time. I often take full journeys and also find it tiring. Only like the portion that it passes by huge water bodies near seletar area. Also find it very tiring that the bus captains like to slow down especially along yishun ave 1. Just hope for the best for 129. Shall not pass any direct unsupporting remarks for 129 just in case I am labelled a spoilsport. Cheers. Thanks.

dupdup77 SG

90 mins?? Are you sure?

They should be able to do the route in 65 minutes from end-to-end without layover time.

Hi mr busanalyser, yes I am sure. Not only said by me, another guy in this forum has also said so. 20+km in 90 min. Hmm. Hope they fine tune it downwards after the first few weeks. If not, will be much more realistic to use MRT transfer to bus. Cheers. Thanks

SMB128B SG

Hi mr busanalyser, yes I am sure. Not only said by me, another guy in this forum has also said so. 20+km in 90 min. Hmm. Hope they fine tune it downwards after the first few weeks. If not, will be much more realistic to use MRT transfer to bus. Cheers. Thanks

See... The bolded part is exactly what I was talking about...

When buses snail even the most direct of routes will end up being a shitty option...

dupdup77 SG

See... The bolded part is exactly what I was talking about...

When buses snail even the most direct of routes will end up being a shitty option...

Hi mr SMB128B, is there a way that bus captains don't follow to runtime? No right? Cheers. Thanks.

SMB128B SG

Hi mr SMB128B, is there a way that bus captains don't follow to runtime? No right? Cheers. Thanks.

Yea... So they should not even have screwed up the runtime as such in the first place!

array88 SG

129 gonna start in 2 days... TBF I'm not rly looking forward to it.

It's gonna end up in 117 and 118 footsteps, a draggy route that deceives pax into thinking it's fast and wasting the huge potential the route has...

Really wasted imo, such a good job done by planners, only to be singlehandedly crushed by retarded and incompetent timetable planners...

Sometimes I wonder if these people know what a semi-express service means.

Ajen SG

most smrt 'express' service still got the best runtime..

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