On Sunday, 15 Mar 2015, I took sv 122 from New Bridge Rd to
Commonwealth MRT. I can't remember most of the details, but here
are some general observation:
- Interestingly, the peak loading was before Tiong Bahru MRT. At
least 10 pax boarded at one bus stop along Tiong Bahru Rd, and
before the bus reached MRT it already had 20+ pax on board. Seems
that other services had not called for a long time. Only 1 pax
boarded at Tiong Bahru MRT but most of the pax onboard alighted
here, and in the rest of the journey the bus never had more than 12
pax onboard.
- I saw some new flats/condos under construction along
Alexandra Rd where there are not so many services, so I guess
one of the reasons why sv 122 plies Tiong Bahru MRT instead of
Redhill is to connect this sector of Alexandra Rd to Tiong Bahru
MRT, shopping malls etc. (If not they could easily divert 122 to
Redhill)
- Some people were waiting along Kay Siang Rd in the opposite
direction (towards NBR). As for the direction towards Commonwealth,
no boarding or alighting.
- Quite a lot of people boarded 122 towards Commonwealth along
Margaret Dr, most of them asking BC if this bus goes to MRT.
However, I'm not sure if they will still take 122 if they know that
it does a big loop at Commonwealth Dr before reaching Commonwealth
MRT. There were some boarding at Commonwealth Dr, and I assume they
are heading towards MRT only (if not they would wait for 195).
