I think LTA/SMRT, should work out for the convenience of
passengers a way to bring in bendies on 860. If DDs cannot be put
yet, please put bendies. The loading is atrocious and is going to
ever-increase, until a parallel service on ring road to MRT is
launched.
In AM peak, there is a bus every 03 mins to Khatib MRT, and
every 05 mins to Yishun MRT. Please note, that many HDBs still
don't have high occupancy along ring road and have just opened.
Once more people come in, 860 is going to get unmanageable with
rigids.
If 983 can get DDs for a shorter route, 860 definitely
can!!
My proposal is: 15 buses (10 DDs, 5 SDs)..
10 DDs do sv 860, 5 SDs do 860A & downroutes in PM.
Reason why DDs should do 860 because there are many HDBs opened
up along the northern part of ring road that is closer to Yishun.
The other alternative service here is 804 but that is more winding
and already comes quite full from st 41/ave 1/ave 11. Hence, 860
does have quite some steam to Yishun MRT on the last few stops as
well + there will be others who want to go to shop/transfer at bus
interchange that will board earlier on ring road and can go upper
deck.
There is a pair of bus stop up along Yishun Ring Road (if you
all noticed)... Get ready for a heavier load for Svc 860 when the
flats are up...
Loading for 860 already so congested... 860A also cannot cope...
My bus stop got 811 and 811P but always takes a long time (I
wondering what the driver doing at Ave 1 bus stop..)
