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...

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Not remote control, the NTU auto bus.

SBS 7603R SG

whatever that was called

SMB66X SG

2h10mins run time I heard...

carbikebus SG

While i was driving along Orchard Rd saw 1 972 fully seated towards BPJ

BusAnalayzer SG

972 will do well in coming weeks. First day loading not bad. Spotted a bus opposite 313 Somerset towards BPJ - already had good # of seating pax. Will go standing by the time, it reaches Scotts Road.

Bus Stopping SG

972 will do well in coming weeks. First day loading not bad. Spotted a bus opposite 313 Somerset towards BPJ - already had good # of seating pax. Will go standing by the time, it reaches Scotts Road.

Not sure what time you saw it, but was at ion at 7.30pm yesterday the 972 had less than 10 pax. and the 190 habit behind was full to the door already. Takes some time to get used to the new route I suppose?

Acx1688 SG

Back to the topic on Punggol, written to LTA before, the usual reply: we will look into it…

Still nothing, if ev1 just look at the towns all over SG, you will realise that every town will have a truck(not premium/express) service to:

1. Shenton Way/CBD
2. Orchard Rd
3. Kreta Ayer

Except Buangkok, Punggol, Sengkang(none to ORC), WDL

Give an example:

Bedok: 2(Kreta Ayer)7,16(Orch), 196(CBD)
Boon Lay : 174 (orchard, kreta ayer, cbd)
Bishan: 54(Orchard/Kreta Ayer), 57(CBD),
Bukit Batok: 77,106 (Orchard,CBD ) , 61 (Kreta Ayer)
Bukit Panjang: 75(CBD), 700(Orc), 190(Kreta Ayer)
Upp Bukit Timah: 75(CBD), 77(Orchard), 961(Kreta Ayer)
Bukit Timah: 171(orc),
Buangkok: NIL
Changi North: 2(Kreta Ayer/CBD), 5(Orc)
Choa Chu Kang: 190(CBD, Kreta Ayer, Orc)
Clementi: 106(Orchard), 147(Kreta Ayer), 196(CBD)
East Coast/UEC: 14(Orc), 10(CBD), 12(Kreta Ayer)[Bedok South]
Ghim Moh: 111(Orc), 100(CBD)
Jurong East: 97(CBD), 105(Orc), 197(Kreta Ayer)
Marine Parade: 16(Orc), 196(CBD), 197(Kreta Ayer)
Pasir Ris: 5(Orc), 12(Kreta Ayer/CBD),
Punggol: NIL
Sengkang: 80(CBD/Kreta Ayer)
Sembawang: 167(Orc, CBD)
Simei: 5(Orc), 12(Kreta Ayer/CBD)
Tampines: 10(CBD), 65(Orc), 12(Kreta Ayer)[Tampines west]
Thomson: 167(Orc, CBD), 166(Kreta Ayer)[aft AMK]
Toa Payoh: 57(CBD); 143(Orc/Kreta Ayer)
West Coast: 51(Kreta Ayer), 143(Orchard. Kreta Ayer), 30(CBD)
Woodlands: 961(Kreta Ayer/CBD)
Whampoa: 124(Kreta Ayer/Orc), 186(CBD)
Yishun: 851(CBD/Kreta Ayer) ,167(Orc)[sembawang side]

SMB128B SG

Back to the topic on Punggol, written to LTA before, the usual reply: we will look into it…

Still nothing, if ev1 just look at the towns all over SG, you will realise that every town will have a truck(not premium/express) service to:

1. Shenton Way/CBD
2. Orchard Rd
3. Kreta Ayer

Except Buangkok, Punggol, Sengkang(none to ORC), WDL

Give an example:

To be specific, only Buangkok and Punggol dont have service to the three places.

And even more specifically, Punggol is the only town whose interchange serves no service to the three places.

I hope buses can utilise the KPE tunnel. Maybe starting from Punggol, a full day bus service that passes through Sengkang and Buangkok before entering KPE through Buangkok Dr, and then plying the "arterial-road-to-be" stretch of ECP? And then can be further extended to the west to provide a link to the west from the NE, especially from Punggol.

OMSI123 SG

I meant OMG, only 1 driver Onboard a MAN.

Stupid sia, MAN I see alot times got empty... Passenger different from driver. Also
its not driver onboard, its DRIVING. HOW CAN SIT DOWN AND DRIVE FROM BEHIND?

SBS6969S SG

599 isn't helping either with 1 trip only...

carbikebus SG

Back to the topic on Punggol, written to LTA before, the usual reply: we will look into it…

Still nothing, if ev1 just look at the towns all over SG, you will realise that every town will have a truck(not premium/express) service to:

1. Shenton Way/CBD
2. Orchard Rd
3. Kreta Ayer

Except Buangkok, Punggol, Sengkang(none to ORC), WDL

Give an example:

Who is in the right mind take 961 from Woodlands to Kreta Ayer when theres alternative?Unless its a service like 190 which took less time to CBD

Acx1688 SG

Who is in the right mind take 961 from Woodlands to Kreta Ayer when theres alternative?Unless its a service like 190 which took less time to CBD

Some might, given the state of traffic in SG when BKE, PIE always have daily delays...
i am just giving an example of inadequate coverage of bus service routes for certain estates...

SMB42P SG

Who is in the right mind take 961 from Woodlands to Kreta Ayer when theres alternative?Unless its a service like 190 which took less time to CBD

Agreed! And cck people definitely need more than just 190 to get to town...taking train is too long..therefore people choose 190, and thats the only choice. 982E, 590, 556 and 557 only operates 1-2 trips for AM and PM peak, which is definitely not enough! Think should have another service that operates full day or just renumber 982E to 982 and operate full day! Either that or extend 700 to cck or cut short 960 to terminate at cck (wdl rd portion got 178 and 961 cover and route duplicate with 961 somemore).

And i also agree that some estates have alot more svcs that bring them to town (eg: Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok). Some locations are also so near to the MRT that people will take MRT rather than bus (Eg: Clementi, ToaPayoh)

Acx1688 SG

To be specific, only Buangkok and Punggol dont have service to the three places.

And even more specifically, Punggol is the only town whose interchange serves no service to the three places.

A route was suggested for a Punggol, Sengkang, Hougang Ave 3,2, Eunos, Still Rd South, ECP, MBS, Shenton Way...

SMB128B SG

A route was suggested for a Punggol, Sengkang, Hougang Ave 3,2, Eunos, Still Rd South, ECP, MBS, Shenton Way...

Liddat would rather take NEL... What is needed to achieve here is to have a sweet CBD route to cover Punggol and Buangkok and yet sweet enough for people to switch to bus from NEL, and thus relieving the load of NEL.

Acx1688 SG

skip stops along hg ave 2,3,eunos,still rd

Bus Stopping SG

Back to the topic on Punggol, written to LTA before, the usual reply: we will look into it…

Still nothing, if ev1 just look at the towns all over SG, you will realise that every town will have a truck(not premium/express) service to:

1. Shenton Way/CBD
2. Orchard Rd
3. Kreta Ayer

Except Buangkok, Punggol, Sengkang(none to ORC), WDL

Give an example:

and Yew Tee? It has links to basically.... Nowhere. Not even sungei kadut.

Acx1688 SG

and Yew Tee? It has links to basically.... Nowhere. Not even sungei kadut.

Yew Tee is part of CCK...

BusAnalayzer SG

Saw at 7.35pm at Somerset. This one must be the bus right after the one you saw. I would say it must have 20-25 pax seating by then (coz it seemed like good # of seats already taken).

BusAnalayzer SG

skip stops along hg ave 2,3,eunos,still rd

I would say just extend 107 to Punggol merging it with 82. It does the job. If you route the service via HG Ave 3/2 and Still road, it is again a very long time-consuming route.

Also, people in Punggol are the first to board NEL. They always get a seat to sit. They don't have the same issues as people in Hougang and Serangoon, where the trains are already over-packed. Just my 2 cents.

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