Articulated buses more suitable for some passengers: SMRT

carbikebus SG

178 & 187 sure tio Wldep & Wedep..I think Amdep wait for LTA to built a bus park nearby…hehehe.Hougang by then sure have a sub bus park near Sengkang or Punggol if they get to control Bidadari side..Not being optimisitic here but just bus discussion.
Ayer Rajah also need relocate as there is redevelopment at Ayer Rajah Cres in future.West Coast best place?Also when Tuas West MRT is up im sure the Terminal will be relocated or more svc will starts there.Joo Koon depend on how SBST wanna extend few of Boon Lay Svc there.Best also SBST take back Jurong Island svc and reroute and enhance some of the svc.If a new depot is built for Ayer Rajah then Bbdep can also control Jurong East svc.

SMB145B SG

Not. SBST days you had DDs on sv 61.

but with regards to your post above, you said 61 had limited stretch where loading is high. explain why is 61 downgraded from mainly bendies to full rigids, other than it being converted to WAB.

61A can be operated between BBT and NP, with the DDs in AM/PM Peak

SMB145B SG

My next batch of analysis.

sv 167 - 190

sv 167

3 DDs, 19 SDs. AM peak DDs towards Bukit Merah, PM peak towards Sembawang. With further development around Sembawang Road and Upper Thomson, sv 167 is getting very crowded until it reaches Thomson Plaza area from where there are other services that share the load. SMRT will be able to get 80+ loading between Sembawang Road and Thomson Road.

sv 169

19 DDs, 2 SDs. Yes I am suggesting massive capacity upgrade for sv 169. Will be fully operated by WLDEP as AMDEP cannot accommodate DDs. 169 has a consistent high loading pattern. Very high loading from Woodlands to Admiralty, Seneko Industrial areas. From Sembawang Road to Yishun. From Yishun MRT to Upper Thomson. Also afternoons and PM peak huge loads from Republic Poly. The loading is also bi-directional justifying the high number of high capacity buses.

sv 171

No need for DD or articulated buses as current fleet is managing the loading well.

sv 172

8 DDs, 6 SDs. Long distance travellers and during peak hours loading exceeds 70 pax. Even if loading is around 60 pax almost 3/4th bus travels from Boon Lay right upto CCK. Hence, more high capacity buses makes complete sense.

sv 173

12 SDs. One bus added to improve frequency. No bendies or DDs required

sv 176

6 SDs, 20 Bendies. Capacity of articulated buses enhanced as now SMRT will have those buses to give to sv 176. 176 also sees one of the highest loading and is unique in many ways with very low duplication with other services. Hence, if someone misses the bus, they dont have an option but to wait for next 176. Also like 172, most people use this bus for traveling long distances.

sv 178

17 SDs. No need for DD or bendy as current fleet managing the loading well. Loading on most part of route between 50-55 pax.

sv 180

12 DDs. Full fleet DD. Again most people on this service travel long distance once they board the bus. Hence, DDs make sense with higher seating capacity.

sv 184

16 Bendies OR 16 DDs OR mix of DDs + bendies, but SMRT should take full advantage of its enhanced fleet and make 184 full high capacity. Consistent high loading in both directions and also will give good competition to SBST services 52, 154, 154B.

sv 187

12 DDs, 12 SDs. As you see the high capacity buses are increased by more than double given the high loading on this route. I have consistently seen people missing this bus because of high number of rigids that are not able to manage the loading. Also good competition to SBST sv 98 from Lakeside.

sv 188

16 DDs, 8 SDs. The 8 SDs will be mostly for the opposite side of peak hour rush. The peak hour direction will see consecutive deployment of DDs. Loading on this service is 100+ on certain sectors and 70+ very often.

sv 190

40 buses: 34 DDs, 6 SDs. Does anyone want to argue why 190 is getting 34 DDs!!

169 is fully WLDEP.

190 should have full fleet DDs, 34 DD is not enough. 42-44 DDs along with 4-5 bendies.

carbikebus SG

61 loadings depends on SBST svc that run parallel on each diff sector.If no SBST infront sure jialat..But 5 split DDs will be nice.190 better all DDs no bendies pls.If all DDs theres no need for 42 buses,probably 38 is more than enough.Right now got 30% rigids thats the problem..972 also good for 6 DDs

BusAnalayzer SG

but with regards to your post above, you said 61 had limited stretch where loading is high. explain why is 61 downgraded from mainly bendies to full rigids, other than it being converted to WAB.

61A can be operated between BBT and NP, with the DDs in AM/PM Peak

The downgrade from SMRT side is more because they didnt have high capacity buses and had to give them to more needy services. sv 61 loading has dropped a lot over the years with more routes in parallel now. Hence, to me, full rigid on sv 61 is also good. Giving DDs should not be a priority until other major high loading service needs are fulfilled. Then SMRT can think about it, how SBST allocated to sv 125, 130 etc. once they had more than enough DDs.

BusAnalayzer SG

sv 300 - 700

sv 300

Full fleet bendy or DD or mix. 9 high capacity buses.

sv 302

8 bendies/DD and 1 SD.

sv 307

9 SDs. No need for high capacity bus yet for this service. Current buses managing loading well. Once more high capacity buses come, SMRT can give 2 bendies to this service

sv 700

14 SDs, 4 DDs. DDs times for peak hour loading towards Shenton Way and reverse towards Bukit Panjang in PM time.

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