(666th post 
)
Tampines town route modifications:
Service 18:
Comments:
- Retains connection between Tampines Ave 7 and Bedok, albeit in
the reverse direction and with a slightly more winding route.
Duplication with 21 is minimized.
- Removes duplicative section with 28 from Tampines Ave 2 -
Bedok. Tampines Ave 2 residents can still commute via 28 to Bedok,
8 to Tampines Ave 7, or 20 to Tampines Central. Commuters at Blk
401/502 bus stops can still travel to Bedok via 168.
- Provides link from Tampines West MRT station to Tampines St 11
(return route is provided by amended 292)
- Provides two-way link to Tampines East MRT station to
residents of Tampines Ave 9 and Sts 42, 43, 44, 45 (suppose 28, 29,
293 are not rerouted; they may have to be retained for connection
to Tampines North Pr Sch & Tampines St 41).
- May require a significant fleet boost / transfer from 28 and
293.
Service 292:
- Link between Tampines East MRT station and Tampines St 32/33
may still need to be patched. This may be done by rerouting 291 to
skip St 23 (for which there will need to be a replacement
service).
Amended.
Service 18:
Comments:
- Not exactly a good replacement of the link to Tampines East CC
with the walking distance, but at least the link to both Tampines
East MRT and the interior of Ave 9 / St 42-45 is retained.
- From the deleted sectors along Tampines Ave 2, commuters going
to Bedok can still board 17/28. Those going to Tampines Int can
board 8/20/38.
Service 81:
Comments:
- If 291 is not amended, this is possibly the next best service
to amend into St 32/34 to link with Tampines East MRT, considering
the nature of other more demanding / non full-day routes such as 4,
8, 19, 37. Turning routes such as 3, 9, 12, 17, 34, 39, 59 and 518
have no way of being amended to serve both.
