Miscellaneous Topics on Buses

last SG · 2013-03-22T22:45:39+00:00

Good BIS will closed down forever,HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!yeah no more creepy clones ... *cough*

TIB987K SG

Update (Minor):
160: ETT revision on 01/03/15
[7 trips will be added ➡ Weekdays] [82 trips to 89 trips]
[6 trips will be added ➡ Sundays/Public Holidays] [96 trips to 102 trips]

170: ETT revision on 01/03/15

170X: ETT revision on 01/03/15
[6 trips will be removed ➡ Weekdays] [145 trips to 139 trips]
[12 trips will be removed ➡ Sundays/Public Holidays] [161 trips to 149 trips]

SBS3004X SG

I thought the name 'Lentor' is already used for a Thomson Line station? If there is to be a station in between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib, we have to use another name. Obviously.

LOL, like that time when Bayfront MRT and Cove LRT had the same Chinese station name.

But it's even funnier this time, with the same English station name!

Gus.chong SG

Update (Minor):
160: ETT revision on 01/03/15
[7 trips will be added ➡ Weekdays] [82 trips to 89 trips]
[6 trips will be added ➡ Sundays/Public Holidays] [96 trips to 102 trips]

170: ETT revision on 01/03/15

170X: ETT revision on 01/03/15
[6 trips will be removed ➡ Weekdays] [145 trips to 139 trips]
[12 trips will be removed ➡ Sundays/Public Holidays] [161 trips to 149 trips]

160 and 170X will be amended to terminate at and start from JB Sentral Bus Terminal instead of looping there on this date.

proudtobeme SG

160 and 170X will be amended to terminate at and start from JB Sentral Bus Terminal instead of looping there on this date.

y show no map in press release.

proudtobeme SG

LOL, like that time when Bayfront MRT and Cove LRT had the same Chinese station name.

But it's even funnier this time, with the same English station name!

dun think lentor station being build on nsl. lentor on tel. also no justification for lentor on nsl. all private property and close to yck. extend travel time no reason. also canberra coming so anyway woodland town peop have travel time extend by 2-3 min. ok if lot of peop live and wan. but land east barren land west private property. go south u get yck mrt. go north land barren and then get khatib mrt.

dupdup77 SG

There is a new HDB development (Costa Ris). Yeah, I know the HDB development is near to Pasir Ris MRT Station, but seriously, the walking distance to the furthest block (blk 526A) in the development is at least around six hundred metres!

Personally, I feel that although the BTO development is located next to MRT track and a flyover, it is so out of place. Seriously, I do not know why is that plot of land used for housing when it's so inaccessible to traffic.

The nearest bus stop, #77341, is already around three hundred metres to the furthest block (blk 526A). If I remember correctly, LTA mentioned before that one of its objectives is to ensure there is a bus stop accessible within 100/200m. I know, it is quite hard to create a bus stop within 100/200m walking distance from the developments there.

Possible solution: LTA take over some land from MOE, and extend Pasir Ris Street 51, with a roundabout near blk 526A. It should not be much an issue, since according to the street view at Google Maps, that some land I mentioned is not even used by the school. At most just take away a little bit of the school field to build road.

Not only will it allow provision for bus services, it will also enable cars, trucks, vans, etc. to drive through, thus make that new HDB development more accessible to traffic.

Anyway, with new housing developments being developed around Pasir Ris Bus Interchange, I forsee at least one new feeder bus route coming:

Hi mr jurongwestresident, bus stop at pasir ris st 51 is within 400 metres of furthest block. Moreover, there is a pair of bus stop outside pasir ris drive 1 where there are plenty of buses. The target is 400 metres, not 100/200 metres. So case closed. Cheers.

dupdup77 SG

btw, my definition of beyond walking distance is anything more than 300m.

The distance from Pasir Ris blk 526A to nearest bus stop (#77341 & #77349) is between 284.93m and 338.73m. In the examples you gave about Tampines, all the blocks are within 300m from a bus stop.

Nonetheless, I acknowledge there are other housing developments elsewhere which are further away from the nearest bus stop. For instance, at Choa Chu Kang Keat Hong Close, blk 805D is at least around 307.43m away from the nearest bus stop. At Jurong West Street 91, blk 906 is at least around 339.55m away from the nearest bus stop.

I'm sorry. Was ranting about this because I went there to visit relatives recently. The walk from Pasir Ris MRT was so long mann. Somemore the design of that estate is a bit different (level one is all carpark. level two is then the "ground level"). Took me quite a while to reach my relative's house. And looking at the map it seems that the development was isolated at one corner. That's why I was a quite unhappy and decided to write it here, and suggest ways that can make the development more accessible.

Hi mr jurongwestresident, 400 metres is generally used as a yardstick. The distance between 2 consecutive bus-stops length is 400-500 metres. So 400 metres or less is widely acceptable as within walking distance for a Normal working adult on a daily basis. Some people have bus stops at their doorstep. Some have it at less than 200 metres and some 400 metres. In general, most have a bus stop within 400 metres because distance between 2 stops is 400 metres generally. If you buy house next time and do not have a car, please keep a lookout for bus stops nearby as a guide.

wsy1234 SG

i saw in the facebook, Remember the YOG with go green adv sbst electric fuel cell bus from china park at this ntu? for some reason it had been tow away from the parking place. To scrap? or to modify and perpare for SG50 transport show case? or SEA game transport?

array88 SG

With more frequent train breakdowns than ever, LTA should really introduce more bus services parallel to MRT lines in order to cope with breakdowns. They need to improve publicity on alternative bus services to commuters' destinations as well, so that they can take sv 52 from Clementi to Jurong East or 154 from Clementi to Boon Lay, rather than waiting for 1 hour just for a shuttle bus.

TIB987K SG

Update:
39: ETT revision on 14/03/15
Towards Yishun Int.:
[3 trips will be added ➲ Weekday] [97 trips ➲ 100 trips]
[2 trips will be added ➲ Sunday/Public Holiday] [74 trips ➲ 76 trips]
[3 trips will be added ➲ Saturday/Eve of X'Mas, New Year, Chinese New Year] [75 trips ➲ 78 trips]

Towards Tampines Int.:
[5 trips will be added ➲ Weekday] [96 trips ➲ 101 trips]
[? trips will be added ➲ Sunday/Public Holiday] [? trips ➲ 74 trips]
[3 trips will be added ➲ Saturday/Eve of X'Mas, New Year, Chinese New Year] [75 trips ➲ 78 trips]

85: ETT revision on 14/03/15
Towards Yishun Int.:
[5 trips will be added ➲ Weekday] [75 trips ➲ 80 trips]
[4 trips will be added ➲ Sunday/Public Holiday] [67 trips ➲ 71 trips]
[3 trips will be added ➲ Saturday/Eve of X'Mas, New Year, Chinese New Year]
[72 trips ➲ 75 trips]

Towards Punggol Int.:
[5 trips will be added ➲ Weekday] [75 trips ➲ 80 trips]
[5 trips will be added ➲ Sunday/Public Holiday] [66 trips ➲ 71 trips]
[3 trips will be added ➲ Saturday/Eve of X'Mas, New Year, Chinese New Year]
[71 trips ➲ 74 trips]

161: ETT revision on 16/03/15
Towards WRI:
[5 trips will be added] [119 trips ➲ 124 trips]

Towards HCI:
[4 trips will be added] [115 trips ➲ 119 trips]

222: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [7 trips will be added] [137 trips ➲ 144 trips]
265: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [6 trips will be added] [114 trips ➲ 120 trips]
269: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [10 trips will be added] [164 trips ➲ 174 trips]
285: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [10 trips will be added] [110 trips ➲ 120 trips]
410G: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [9 trips will be added] [155 trips ➲ 164 trips]
[No change for 410W]

Holiday1 timetable: ETT revision on 16/03/15
Services: 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 10e, 12, 13, 14, 14e, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 37, 38, 39, 45, 50, 52, 53, 54 ,55, 57, 58, 59, 62, 66, 73, 74e, 76, 81, 83, 86, 87, 90, 91, 95, 105, 109, 111, 113, 115, 120, 128, 133, 135, 136, 138, 139, 139M, 142, 145, 155, 158, 162, 174, 174e, 196, 196e, 197, 228, 238, 410

Update (Minor):
2: ETT revision on 14/03/15
Towards Changi Village Ter:
[2 trips will be removed ➲ Weekday]

5: ETT revision on 14/03/15
Direction 1 Holiday timetable:
[16:27 WAB ➲ 16:09 WAB]

6: ETT revision on 14/03/15 [No change]

21: ETT revision on 14/03/15
[Timing 05:42, 05:54, 06:06, 06:18 ➲ 05:44, 05:56, 06:07, 06:19]

30e: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [No change]
55: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [Timing 19:10 ➲ 19:09]
88: ETT revision on 14/03/15 [No change]
96: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [No change]

107: ETT revision on 16/03/15
Both directions:
[1 trip will be added ➲ Weekday]

107M: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [No change]

109: ETT revision on 14/03/15
Both directions:
[4 trips will removed ➲ Weekday]

165: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [No change]
229: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [No change]
518: ETT revision on 14/03/15 [No change]
518A: ETT revision on 14/03/15 [No change]

Post amendment: Information are not specific/detailed...

SBS3004X SG

How do you check for minor E-TT revisions?

proudtobeme SG

Update:
39: ETT revision on 14/03/15
[3 trips will be added ➲ Weekday] [97 trips ➲ 100 trips]
[2 trips will be added ➲ Sunday/Public Holiday] [74 trips ➲ 76 trips]
[3 trips will be added ➲ Saturday/Eve of X'Mas, New Year, Chinese New Year] [75 trips ➲ 78 trips]

85: ETT revision on 14/03/15
[5 trips will be added ➲ Weekday] [75 trips ➲ 80 trips]
[4 trips will be added ➲ Sunday/Public Holiday] [67 trips ➲ 71 trips]
[3 trips will be added ➲ Saturday/Eve of X'Mas, New Year, Chinese New Year]
[72 trips ➲ 75 trips]

161: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [5 trips will be added] [119 trips ➲ 124 trips]
222: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [7 trips will be added] [137 trips ➲ 144 trips]
265: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [6 trips will be added] [114 trips ➲ 120 trips]
269: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [10 trips will be added] [164 trips ➲ 174 trips]
285: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [10 trips will be added] [110 trips ➲ 120 trips]
410: ETT revision on 16/03/15 [9 trips will be added] [155 trips ➲ 164 trips]

Update (Minor):
2: ETT revision on 14/03/15
5: ETT revision on 14/03/15
6: ETT revision on 14/03/15
21: ETT revision on 14/03/15
30e: ETT revision on 16/03/15
55: ETT revision on 16/03/15
88: ETT revision on 14/03/15
96: ETT revision on 16/03/15
107: ETT revision on 16/03/15
107M: ETT revision on 16/03/15
109: ETT revision on 14/03/15
165: ETT revision on 16/03/15
229: ETT revision on 16/03/15
518: ETT revision on 14/03/15
518A: ETT revision on 14/03/15

wen u calculate trip does it mean return journey or one way?

BusAnalayzer SG

Looks like all the above services get 1 BSEP fleet add.

161, 222, 285 might get WEG. 265, 269, 410 will get Citaro.

Also can expect 39 to get WEG, 85 to get Citaro.

TIB987K SG

How do you check for minor E-TT revisions?

What I mean by "Update (Minor)" is that no significant/no change of total number of trips.

TIB987K SG

wen u calculate trip does it mean return journey or one way?

I just realised I missed out the other direction ... (see my post again; amended)

23ispolo SG

Gearbox analogy (imo):

ZF = For any routes, from urban routes with occasional express sectors to expressway routes

Voith = For routes that utilise many express sectors

carbikebus SG

Gearbox analogy (imo):

ZF = For any routes, from urban routes with occasional express sectors to expressway routes

Voith = For routes that utilise many express sectors

And i dun understand why SBST loves Voith so much..

proudtobeme SG

I just realised I missed out the other direction ... (see my post again; amended)

okay. thankyou.

JurongWestresident SG

Suggestion:

In Double Decker buses, remove that display counter that says how many seats are available at the upper deck of the bus.

Why? Because they are not accurate.

I have encountered this many times already, where the display says the upper deck is 'FULL', but when I go up, there are plenty of empty seats.

As a result of that display saying 'FULL', very few people actually go up to see if there are any seats. Thus, even though there are still empty seats at the upper deck, the Double Decker bus is unable to accept any more people, because people are not going up becauce (they thought) the upper deck is 'FULL', while the lower deck is (indeed) 'FULL'.

Think about it.

SBS7557R SG

Suggestion:

In Double Decker buses, remove that display counter that says how many seats are available at the upper deck of the bus.

Why? Because they are not accurate.

I have encountered this many times already, where the display says the upper deck is 'FULL', but when I go up, there are plenty of empty seats.

Think about it.

Removing need not always be the solution. Can just leave it unoperational for good.

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