Ha ha ha ha... "The fact that the route still remains..."
sorry... this statement makes me laugh... which service LTA has
modified... even if service is redundant, LTA will keep it... has
so much money... has to spend it somewhere.
Anyway, sv 116 I have observed very closely... taken it 10
times+ almost full route... observed it 20+ times at NEX for
loading (and 20+ times means days)... if u catch number of buses
observed, will be around 60-70 buses on 116. I have also observed
similarly at HG Interchange.
By now you should know I stay around NEL... so with my passion
of loading analysis... I have observed this route very closely...
and that's why I complain about it... I don't do it on other
services... coz their loading is respectable... IMO even 120 is
better than 116.
But yes LTA will keep this service... coz as I mentioned they 1.
will not like to show that they made a mistake in route planning
and 2. they don't care, coz they have excess funds.
Hi mr busanalyser, they have already made known that they will
not hesitate to amend BSEP routes or withdrawn it if the demand is
too poor. They will make changes to the routes if there is
constructive feedback. They have also amended sbs 49 in response to
feedback from residents. Even if the bus service is BSEP, they will
do it. This is made known already. By right, if a road is in
Hougang, the Hougang int must have a bus service to ply it. Not a
service from other interchanges (tampines) to serve it only.
Something is amiss if sbs 72 plus the route only without any
service from Hougang. Anyway sufficient home work must be done when
service is introduced. Even after sbs 116 is introduced, sbs 72
route is still very high in demand. Cheers.
