For commuters who are travelling from Upper Serangoon Road(the
following bus stops: opp Glad Tidings Church, Serangoon JC, bef
Nativity Church Ctr, Hougang Plaza and Blk 465A) to Rivervale area.
They would prefer taking Service 136 as it provides faster
connection if both buses tend to be back to back, the trend which I
have observed last time but not sure for now.
Same goes for Rivervale to Upper Serangoon Road/Kovan area, they
would prefer taking Sv 136 unless the frequency screw up or Sv 119
turns up first but if they do so, both services tend meet together
at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road/Hougang Ave 7 and 8
junction from what I have observed last time also.
I think Service 82 can consider deploying DD on Sunday AM period
or beef up the frequency. From what I have noticed, the loading is
quite high and most of the time the bus tend to be fully packed.For
commuters who are travelling from Sengkang area to Hougang Mall or
Kovan area as it provides a faster and shorter link.
Talking about Sv 80, 82, 119 and 136 (from my observation - I may
be wrong)
- From Punggol Road (after TPE) to Kovan Station: Both Sv 82 and
136 can be equally on par regarding the travelling time
- From Sengkang East Way to Upper Serangoon Rd/Kovan: As mentioned
above, Sv 136 is faster
- From Punggol Road (Rivervale Plaza and Blk 412) to Upper
Serangoon Rd/Kovan: Sv 82 is faster as compared to Sv 80
- From Punggol Road (opp Blk 458, Punggol Park) to Upper
Serangoon Rd/Kovan: Sv 119 is faster as compared to Sv 80 and 82.
Sometimes Sv 82 can be on par with Sv 119. If the former drive
faster than the latter.
I think it does not really matter for people. If they see 119 or
136, whichever comes first, people will take to Rivervale. There
will be hardly 2 minutes time difference in traveling time of both
services. But if you miss one bus, the other bus might come after
5-7 mins.
I have observed PM frequency for both 119 and 136 is
15-17 minutes.
