New Service 972 from 17th Nov (Bt Panjang-Orchard Rd)

last SG · 2013-11-12T17:55:30+00:00

Sorry SMB128B. I still don't buy into your explanation. Let me ask you this: Does Tampines not have enough malls, hospitals, schools, buses? If the region i...

SBS9192X SG

SMB388S SG

Overheard some aunties while on the bus.

"SMRT new 972 bus service very easy to remember, Mediacorp Love 97.2 FM that radio station lor!"

Info from BIS~ most popular and mainstream page on Singapore buses~

SBS9192X SG

Overheard some aunties while on the bus.

"SMRT new 972 bus service very easy to remember, Mediacorp Love 97.2 FM that radio station lor!"

Info from BIS~ most popular and mainstream page on Singapore buses~

Pls no not post BIS posts here

smrtbsbs SG

Overheard some aunties while on the bus.

"SMRT new 972 bus service very easy to remember, Mediacorp Love 97.2 FM that radio station lor!"

Info from BIS~ most popular and mainstream page on Singapore buses~

keep seeing this BIS thingy.. can you stop posting in every single thread you post? I keep seeing it until I thought it was Bullshit Information System

23ispolo SG

190 may still have a high load, due to using Bukit Panjang Road, without any detours. 972 might not have a very high loading due to routing around Bukit Panjang Town, but I see the load coming from the LRT areas: Bangkit , Fajar, Segar and Jelapang, though it does duplicate 922 and 971E a lot. Anyway, thanks for loading up the poster here! Smile

yenwei yow SG

Any idea about the frequency?

samtlk SG

14 buses: 12 A/P, 2 S

SBS9192X SG

14 buses: 12 A/P, 2 S

not 12?972 Standy BC say 12

SBS3688Y SG

since our govt so eager to add some more bus operators to compete with SBST and SMRT; then in this instance why not let sv972 be run by SBST instead? that looks more like competition.

BusAnalayzer SG

Quite a unique route. 190 loading will not be affected. If at all, it will take away loading from sv 700 as people take bus/LRT to BPJ and change to 700 to go to Orchard instead of 190, as 190 is already packed when it comes to BPJ (no seat to sit)

23ispolo SG

I think that the route will only take away 190's loading at Blk 270 along Bukit Panjang Road, before going to Whitley Road. I actually think they should make 972 use Bangkit Road (with new bus stops in direction of Orchard) after Bukit Panjang Ring Road, so people don't need to walk to take 190 to the city at Blk 270.

SMB128B SG

I suggest re-routing 700, skipping orchard and straight to Downtown. In that case its load won't be eaten by 972/190 and DTL. To make up less stops and to allow CCK residents to head to Suntec and other places quickly I second extending it to CCK like what 23ispolo had suggested.

23ispolo SG

What was my suggestion? Must have forgotten... Icon_lol

TIB1234T SG

14 buses: 12 A/P, 2 S

Just as i thought, whole fleet of recent registered SMB3080J - SMB3093Y...

carbikebus SG

Suspect 8 Wldep 6 Kjdep cause SMRT anyhow depot deployment one

A few days and you will see overcrowding again...

BusAnalayzer SG

It won't be a full day viable route if you are going to skip Orchard for 700. The load on 700 comes from Orchard, and you want the route to skip that?

SMB128B SG

It won't be a full day viable route if you are going to skip Orchard for 700. The load on 700 comes from Orchard, and you want the route to skip that?

I'm not exactly sure of whether it is the same or not, but the load for 700A towards Suntec during weekends full day comes from BPJ pax and they don't alight until reaching Dhoby Ghaut.

Moreover, with 972 coming up do you think so many people would want to take 700 to Orchard after all?

SMB388S SG

Somebody should probably do a song about the woes of ‪#‎public‬ ‪#‎transport‬ in ‪#‎Singapore‬, like seriously.

"Jam in Singapore, packed MRT and bus, wait 14 bus, no bus come"

If you know anybody who makes songs & music, might wanna pitch this idea to them?

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BusAnalayzer SG

I'm not exactly sure of whether it is the same or not, but the load for 700A towards Suntec during weekends full day comes from BPJ pax and they don't alight until reaching Dhoby Ghaut.

Moreover, with 972 coming up do you think so many people would want to take 700 to Orchard after all?

And that's what I said. 972 will eat into 700's loading more than 190. But 700 express on Orchard road will also do no good because weekday loading between Shenton and Orchard is not heavy. Bus will run into loss. Maybe can parallel route to 960 to relieve some loading there.

SMB128B SG

Hmmm... Maybe 700A can skip then? And 700 can remain as it is. After all, no matter how much the loss 972 is BSEP and there is nth you can do to rationalise 700.