new bus sv ???:
Punggol>Khatib MRT>Mandai Rd>Kranji Ind
Est(areas not serve by sv925)>Yew Tee
MRT>KJE>Boon Lay
Passengers from Hougang/Sengkang can take NEL
upwards (opp peak hour crowd direction) to Punggol MRT
to transfer to this sv.
Pax from PSR can take sv 3/39/969 to Khatib
MRT to transfer to this sv.
I like the Northeast - Northwest connectivity here, but it would be
unnecessary to serve Kranji Ind Est and Khatib/Yishun. For
Kranji/Sungei Kadut, localised connections to nearby MRT stations
is enough. Perhaps a separate svc can be introduced to directly
connect Sungei Kadut and Yew Tee MRT. Khatib/Yishun has 965/85 to
Sengkang/Punggol and 171 to BPJ/northwest area.
As for the Yew Tee - Boon Lay stretch, it may be operated as a
separate svc to supplement 172 between the CCK area and Boon Lay. I
am not in favour of having a Boon Lay-Punggol svc, as the
connection can be made by MRT via EWL/CCL/NEL. Such a long bus
route would have slower or comparable travel time.
I suggest the following bus route between Choa Chu Kang and
Sengkang:
Choa Chu Kang Int [CCK MRT]
Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 [non stop]
Choa Chu Kang Way [new bus stops between CCK North 5 and CCK North
7]
Choa Chu Kang North 7
Choa Chu Kang Dr [Yew Tee MRT]
Choa Chu Kang North 6
Stagmont Ring [non stop]**
Woodlands Road
Senja Way [non stop]
Senja Rd
Bt Panjang Ring Rd
Jelebu Rd [Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT]
Petir Rd [Petir LRT]
Pending Rd [Pending LRT]
Bt Panjang Rd
BKE/SLE/TPE [non stop]
Punggol Way [Soo Teck LRT]
Punggol Ctrl [Punggol MRT]
Punggol Rd
Punggol Dr [Damai LRT, Oasis LRT]
Edgedale Plains [new bus stops]
Punggol Field [Coral Edge LRT]
Punggol East [non stop initially, with new bus stops when the
ECs are completed]
Sengkang East Dr
Sengkang East Ave [Ranggung LRT]
Compassvale Lane [new bus stops]
Compassvale Walk [new bus stops]
Sengkang Sq [non stop]
Sengkang Int [Sengkang MRT]
**Bus has to make a U-turn along Woodlands Rd in the direction from
Yew Tee to Bukit Panjang, unless the traffic junction is modified
to allow right-turning from Stagmont Ring to Woodlands
Rd.
map: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=216770656762111192395.0004ef94d27d69cb5adba
-Provides direct Northwest - Northeast connection between Yew
Tee/Bukit Panjang and Punggol/Sengkang
-Provides bus connections between previously unserved areas and
MRT/LRT stations/commercial centres.
1. Connects Mowbray Camp/Kranji Camp II and flats along CCK Way to
CCK MRT/Lot 1 and Yew Tee MRT/Yew Tee Point.
2. Connects Greendale Pri/Sec Sch, Horizon Pri Sch and upcoming
ECs/flats along Edgedale Plains to Coral Edge LRT/Punggol Plaza and
Punggol MRT/upcoming Waterway Point.
3. Connects Sengkang Pri/Sec Sch and flats along Compassvale
Lane/Walk to Sengkang MRT/Compass Point.
-Directly connects Yew Tee and Bukit Panjang. Will allow Yew Tee
residents to transfer to Downtown Line Stage 2 more easily, when it
opens.
-Enhances inter-town connectivity in Sengkang and Punggol.
Some other points:
-I routed this bus service through Punggol and terminating at
Sengkang, as Punggol Int is becoming more crowded, while Sengkang
Int still has quite a lot of space. With 82 no longer looping at
Punggol Rd End, this will be the only service "passing through"
Punggol without terminating at the interchange.
-Bus svc can be numbered 152 or 986, depending on the operator. 152
because Sengkang has 156 and 159, and 986 because CCK has 985 (and
982E).