New BSEP bus depot at Ulu Pandan

TPS Timothy Mok SG

The new depot at Ulu Pandan will be ready in 2018. But it will replace Ayer Rajah Bus Park, as it will be needed for MyRepublic, M1 and SingTel. It will house several bus services along Clementi, Buona Vista, HarbourFront, Bukit Merah, Queenstown and New Bridge Road.

JurongWestresident SG

ehh.... are you sure about this?

I think for Queenstown, New Bridge Road, ... it may be better to have a new depot somewhere nearer... Ulu Pandan may be far from these areas.

carbikebus SG

hmmm is it near SMRT ulu pandan depot as well?

JurongWestresident SG

hmmm is it near SMRT ulu pandan depot as well?

same area... Except the MRT depot is at the North. This bus depot is at the South.

well, to think about it, Bulim GCM will take over several bus services from Soon Lee, Bukit Batok and Kranji. Now with this Ulu Pandan GCM, I think Bukit Batok bus depot may be replaced totally.

carbikebus SG

Then Soon Lee go where?Convert into shopping mall?

Gus.chong SG

ehh.... are you sure about this?

I think for Queenstown, New Bridge Road, ... it may be better to have a new depot somewhere nearer... Ulu Pandan may be far from these areas.

It has been confirmed by LTA...the exact location is along Boon Lay Way and Business Park Drive, near Sungei Pandan and Sungei Ulu Pandan...it can house 500 buses and it is meant for government contracting model...

carbikebus SG

Location wise its between Jurong East Int and Clementi but again you know LTA anyhow geographic style deployment.Hope the 4 Clementi GCM svc will fall under this depot...No meaning to contract out just 3 feeder and a short trunk from Clementi

JurongWestresident SG

I have a feeling that the way the bus routes are being packaged in GCM is to ensure that in every bus interchange and bus terminal, there are at least two bus packages operating from it.

If this Ulu Pandan bus depot operates the remaining bus services at Clementi, Bukit Batok and Jurong East - like what I mentioned previously in the GCM thread - this would make up seventeen services. There will be space for another six existing services - if this depot can host twenty six services and there has to be provision for three new services in near future.

I think besides Clementi and Jurong East, Boon Lay is likely. Boon Lay has five feeder services (240, 241, 242, 243G, 243W). If include 181, it's six bus services. If not, 240 is actually the equivalent of around two feeder bus routes, so it's still as good as six bus services.

Just my two cents worth.

carbikebus SG

I dont think Boon Lay will be affected,Buona Vista and Kent Ridge is likely candidate

JurongWestresident SG

I dont think Boon Lay will be affected,Buona Vista and Kent Ridge is likely candidate

From Ulu Pandan Bus Depot,

array88 SG

From Ulu Pandan Bus Depot,

Happy traveling from Ulu Pandan to Tampines every day for sv 10 BCs.

carbikebus SG

Happy traveling from Ulu Pandan to Tampines every day for sv 10 BCs.

Nothing new la bro,Even a few Bndep/Cgbp slots off service from Kent Ridge all the way to Bndep.

iveco SG

Nothing new la bro,Even a few Bndep/Cgbp slots off service from Kent Ridge all the way to Bndep.

ya lor. 61 and 67 got the worst dead mileage. Off service from Eunos and Tampines respectively to AMDEP.

By the way, is there space for a bus park next to the DTL Marina depot? 120, 121, 122, 186, 195, 400 & 402 can be controlled from there.

TIB 585L SG

ya lor. 61 and 67 got the worst dead mileage. Off service from Eunos and Tampines respectively to AMDEP.

By the way, is there space for a bus park next to the DTL Marina depot? 120, 121, 122, 186, 195, 400 & 402 can be controlled from there.

Eunos to AMDEP not that far actually. Tampines, Bedok nearest is AMDEP.

A lot of KJDEP and WLDEP have a lot of dead mileage

WLDEP: 966,969,963,961,960,858,965,187,178,857,700,852,167,176

KJDEP: 188,970,190,176

Most of these svc served South part of Singapore and the CBD area

carbikebus SG

This depot might be for some Clementi,Jurong East,Kent Ridge and Buona Vista/Ghim Moh service

carbikebus SG

Is it possible that UPDEP will take the balance Jurong East/Clementi,Buona Vista,Kent Ridge and Ghim Moh svc?51,52,105,197,506(JE),7,14,99,147,156,165,166,175(CL),92,111(GM),10,33,151,200,201(KR),32,48,74,91,191(BV)?

25 service already?

iveco SG

what about 95?

as for 196 that can be grouped with Bedok area.

carbikebus SG

Oh ya i forgot about 95..