Bus services that should not have been withdrawn/amended

last SG · 2015-05-10T15:57:51+00:00

The free shuttle bus service from Boon Lay MRT (Jurong West Street 64 / Boon Lay Way) to IMM Shopping Mall was withdrawn in year 2009.In my opinion, they sho...

lemon1974 SG

Think that this thread should be locked with so many off-topic posts...

thread no need close.. just some idiot need to be banned.

Path Light SG

Make Service 82 Loop at Eu Tong Sen Street instead of shortening the route

Path Light SG

all these routes should be extended to buangkok green...

Or even the new blocks of flats along Fernvale Road

Path Light SG

I missed all the bus services that were withdrawn/amended due to the North-East Line rationalisation in 2003.

I lived in Bedok North. Before the NEL rationalisation, I always walked to Bedok North Road, took svc 23 to Bendemeer Road, and changed to one of these buses to downtown: 81/82/85/97/103/106/111/133/147... After the NEL started operation in June 2003, all these services (except 133 and 147) were withdrawn/amended. I was very upset because I had concession pass for bus only and I was left with very little choice from Bendemeer Road to downtown. (E.g. Before the cut, I could take 65/85/106/111 to Orchard. After the cut, I could only take 65.)

Another service that I missed is Express 505 - Pasir Ris to Bukit Merah/Harbourfront (loop)

Express 505 travelled through Pasir Ris (Drive 1), Tampines (Avenue 7, 4, 5, 10), Bedok North Road, and then non-stop to Jalan Bukit Merah via PIE and CTE. It made a loop along Jalan Bukit Merah, Alexandra Road, Telok Blangah Road and Lower Delta Road, and travelled non-stop again to Bedok North Road. From Bedok North Road, I could reach Bukit Merah in 20 minutes. Unfortunately Express 505 was withdrawn. (If Express 505 remained, I might have taken it every day because I studied in NUS. Concession passes were not valid on Express bus, but I would still take 505 because it was really fast.)

I remembered taking 505 a few days before its withdrawal. The bus was packed all the way to the front door, and I wondered why SBST withdrew such a high-demanded service. Later SBST introduced Express 518, but 518 was not very useful for me if I travelled to NUS. By the time SBST introduced svc 5 from Pasir Ris to Bukit Merah, I was graduating from NUS, so I didn't get to enjoy the benefits of svc 5.

Now, the routes serving Bendemeer Road are Service 13, 23, 26, 31, 61, 64, 65, 66, 107, 107M, 125, 133, 140, 147, 853, 857 and 985. Before the North East Line opened, the routes serving Bendemeer Road are Service 13, 23, 26, 31, 61, 64, 65, 66, 81, 82, 85, 97, 103, 106, 107, 107M, 111, 125, 133, 147, 853, 857 and 985.

Path Light SG

why bother about him? pathlight=gohqianyan632 if u have noticed.... next time he will suggest to merge sv30/168/187....

boon lay ==> bedok ==> woodland => boon lay...

No, gohqianyuan632 is a different person

Freeman_SBS 3333X SG

502 should not skip the Clementi stretch....

502 should have more DDs also...

Path Light SG

111 should end at Hougang with 97

502 should end at Sengkang

Path Light SG

For routes shortened the NEL Rationalization (apart from the old sv85 mentioned in the first page):

I agree. Service 107 should have ended at Hougang with Service 97 because Service 51 is the only route from Jurong East to Hougang

dupdup77 SG

111 should end at Hougang with 97

502 should end at Sengkang

Hi mr pathlight, not going to happen. Routes that have been trimmed will never return anymore especially with MRT being the main mode of transport for future planning. Don't keep harping on the past. Cheers. Thanks.

Path Light SG

The impact of Service 97 and 502 are a little bit harsh. If the residents of Jurong West were at Sengkang, then they take Service 502. I think the LTA will extend Service 97 and 502 again

Path Light SG

502 should not skip the Clementi stretch....

502 should have more DDs also...

Or Service 502 should call bus stops at Commonwealth Avenue West, Clementi Avenue 2, Clementi Road and Napier Road

SBS2652G SG

The impact of Service 97 and 502 are a little bit harsh. If the residents of Jurong West were at Sengkang, then they take Service 502. I think the LTA will extend Service 97 and 502 again

LTA wont be so stupid to extend such a long route

Path Light SG

Service 103 now ends at Yishun instead of New Bridge Road. Now, can people reintroduce Service 501, 511 and 512?

dupdup77 SG

Service 103 now ends at Yishun instead of New Bridge Road. Now, can people reintroduce Service 501, 511 and 512?

Hi mr pathlight, do not think this way. Use Mrt for long routes to save time. Please dont give naive and impractical suggestions again! It only wastes everybody's time here. Cheers. Thanks.

Path Light SG

The impact on Service 111 is harsh. Maybe Service 502 end at Sengkang or Punggol and, can Service 82 end at Jurong East?

SBS2652G SG

alr 12 years since rationalisation

by now ppl all used to it alr -.-

Path Light SG

I see many people still use bus.

If Service 97 end at Hougang, it will be faster than Service 51

dupdup77 SG

The impact on Service 111 is harsh. Maybe Service 502 end at Sengkang or Punggol and, can Service 82 end at Jurong East?

Hi mr pathlight, whatever over is over. The buses from west to northeast has been trimmed more than a decade ago. They are not going to come back. Are you serious when you mean Sbs 82 ends at jurong east. They already reduce it to serangoon central only and you still think they will extend all the way to jurong east???

For those lost services at northeast area, the authorities have implemented circle line MRT to compensate back. The circle line is very important for the northeast people to go west and east fast. We have a better alternative and we also will have new bus services coming up. Cheers. Thanks.

array88 SG

Honestly, I feel that the Northeast does need more services towards the city. But of course not all the way to the east like what Path Light suggested.

There were really way too many services shortened or withdrawn during NEL Rationalisation. Now with Sengkang and Punggol towns developing rapidly and NEL getting more and more crowded, it's time to introduce more services for them to travel to the city, as an alternative to MRT.

It's true that MRT offers the fastest journey, but not necessarily the best. And just adding trains to NEL is not a solution. I don't see a reason why we shouldn't introduce express services from Punggol and Sengkang to the city, being full-day express services or peak-hour services. If services like 513 and 850E can become hot cakes even with MRT in place, such a service for Punggol will definitely be extremely popular. Don't forget that Punggol is now the only town (with a bus interchange) with NO services to CBD.

Normal trunk services are also not totally irrational. I do feel that the Northeast side (including Serangoon and Hougang) lacks something in the transport network... Maybe it's due to the mass truncation of services plying the northeast corridor, especially Serangoon Rd area. And regarding long services, if cross-island services such as (some terrible examples) 5, 14, 51 are doing okay (although their frequencies can be terrible), it may not be necessarily bad to have some longer services in the northeast - but not crucial.

Of course, I'm not supporting Path Light who's just crazily calling for all services to be extended back to where they were, without any considerations. I also know that my suggestions are unlikely to come true due to LTA's preferences.

Path Light SG

Service 51 not affected

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