LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)

last SG · 2012-09-13T18:35:32+00:00

Another fleet add for Sv 60? Wasn't 7500D a fleet add into Sv 60 just a few months back? still can fleet add mah... this one small case compare to Sv43 lah....

BusAnalayzer SG

Just alighted from 113 after a full loop. Bus was filled with serangoon sec students at punggol park sector towards kovan mrt station and the bus was full again till lorong ah soo. Then PLMGS students filled the bus again up to kovan station. There were no seats spared throughout this journey from 12pm to 1.15pm

Please write to LTA and SBST --> I see that you feel very strongly about DDs on 113. SBST has added DDs to sv 243G, 293, 101, 125 without we discussing about it here. I am sure with the number of services they are putting DDs on, they should be able to at least try DDs on 113 if they feel the need. There are Tridents that have been spare for so long that can be used.

carbikebus SG

Yes, maybe the two Tridents can go over.

Want Tridents some more, They trial 2 VOs for a start good enough bro

sbst191 SG

I have already given up on writing to sbs transit. Last time i stay at lorong ah soo and have depend on 113 to kovan and take mrt. Now heng i stay somewhere near mrt, no need to take bus to mrt already. I once wrote to sbs transit about 94 and 113 and they said it was not crowded and have adequate loading. Look at 94 and 113, does it have adequate loading? They even said 113 has 90% loading, Few years back 113 has 8 buses. Now even more packed, they cut fleet. This is SBS Transit's logic.

sbst191 SG

Agreed. Students there tend to love 113 a lot. Probably due to the fact that 113 have a more reliable frequency than 62 (62 has same frequency but often comes off schedule) and thus the students can get to school on time. And also could be the fact that it is easier to get to svc 113 as stops at the MRT while 62 stops at a stop 5 mins walk away. Another possibility is that becoz those staying south down would rather take train from Kovan. Those staying north may be too. And some may need to transfer to svcs like 112 from Kovan Stn too.

To Busanalyzer: 113 has been a choice for the commuters too as sometimes 45 have horrific peak hour freq and gets full pretty quickly, while 53 would have alr been filled up by the earlier ones. And so they are left with svc 113.

Now even serangoon sec students take 113 and alight at pgl park and walk instead.

sbst191 SG

Anyway 163's ridership has dropped significantly due to introduction of svc 50. I think 1 dd enough for 163 already. 119's still the useless dd service. Even with the new hdb complexes going to be built soon, the dds will not even be put to great use lor. It's just an excuse to put dds there

SMB128B SG

Want Tridents some more, They trial 2 VOs for a start good enough bro

SBS 6238T SG

Relax,bro,they will maybe put DD or add in more buses to the fleet when SBS transit is being pressured by LTA or the residents and the commuters that stay along Hougang Avenue 1 and Lorong Ah Soo

BusAnalayzer SG

Just because u need DDs on 113, don't say that only 1 DD is enough for 163. The # of residential buildings along Fernvale and Anchorvale are on the rise, that means more commuters in this area. You can see 163 DDs in AM peak towards TPY taking 75-80 pax. In PM peak also at ST Electronics, the bus gets more than 70 pax. If you put SDs between 6pm and 6.45pm here, people won't be able to board and will have to wait for next bus. Also don't have another option but to wait. May be 163 can reduce 1 DD slot, but 4 DDs still are quite necessary.

SMB128B SG

Second that.

Svc 50 does not cover all the sectors for Fernvale residents. Some take 163 to Rivervale plaza. Others take it to TPY/YCK Rd industrial area. Some staying at Tongkang area who dont want to take the LRT will also choose to take 163 occasionally. It also connects Fernvale residents to key services such as Svc 27 and 88.

And do not expect 163 to lose any buses becoz svc 50 was introduced under BSEP. remember what BSEP actually promised: less crowded rides for everyone. So if DDs are taken from 163 it is as good as being back to square one. I hope you are not too ignorant to forget that, sbst191. The government put in money for this scheme and so no matter how redundant the DDs on 163 are it still have to stay coz 50 is somewhat government property.

sbst191 SG

There is the LRT.

SMB144D SG

Before all of you talk abt minor tweaks and adjustments on sbst DD services , think about those poor ppl using SMRT bendy buses , the unrefub habits from tibs are more then what SMRT bargained for : some come with a free oven at the rear , free smells from the air con ( if any haha ) Italy even sent free artists to decorate the bus ducts , sad that smrt only gave them black paint

All this with model EXTRA hardworking cleaners joined by mechanics of the century. Complete with pay deductions for drivers to help enjoy their work there ... To make things better , TIB 1089 has its air con blowers reduced into bloody half because company thinks that 250 litres of diesel is too much for the bus to guzzle up in a day

TIB 1140 has grab poles and window linings re installed in the wrong direction at the back... The fact is that these buses are not designed for mass production , the design is just so not practical to have 200 in fleet

BSEP is a total disaster if SMRT does not hire 100 more full time cleaners , cleaner buses benefits one and all , BSEP is just going to improve lives of few alike

SMB144D SG

Screw BSEP LAh ...... SMRT does not need to buy any more new SD , what they honestly need is NEW broom and dustpan , sweeps clean mah .... They keep on buying bus also for f**k wad , old ways still get brought forward unto new buses like yesterday , SMB 1340 - 882 , air con filter choke ah : air cold but wind very little although the controller say full blast

SMB66X SG

You must be damn swey to board a new bus with lousy air-con...

ONP buses are more prone to cui haha~ Even 1301/283/284/297[mostly rode on], have better air-con.

TPS Timothy Mok SG

Got to do with where forumers live and work. You will seldom see people talking about services around east - Tampines, Bedok, Eunos, Pasir Ris, Clementi, Orchard services are hardly spoken about. The major discussion is always around YCK / AMK and HGG / SGK services and then another group that discusses SMRT WDL / SBW / YIS services and some who speak about the Boon Lay / Jurong Services.

If you track the posts, sv 72 and 113 posts will be more than any other service

SBST will not bother of introducing a bus service from any new town to Sembawang, whereas SMRT can start anywhere they like except Pasir Ris, Serangoon, Hougang Central and Jurong East.

SMB388S SG

But Superlion is the best~ most comfortable n most powerful SMRT should buy 300 more~

SBS 6238T SG

SMRT no need BSEP lah,never use the buses wisely that the government has bought for them.

SMB66X SG

SMRT no need BSEP lah,never use the buses wisely that the government has bought for them.

Hmm how it isn't use properly then? Just curious...Oo

carbikebus SG

Dead mileage a hell lot,Am/pm buses also they gasak for chartered,WT etc..Then buses got slight problem BCs dun bother to report then another Bo chup Kia take over also same story until bus condition is worsened.First parade no need to say,Almost non exist.Some BCs ask me why I open engine cover to top up water,sweep bus,Check engine oil level like I owned the bus..

BusAnalayzer SG

There is the LRT.

So? Take sv 163 AM peak and then tell me if LRT is where the loading for 163 is...

BusAnalayzer SG

BSEP is a total disaster if SMRT does not hire 100 more full time cleaners , cleaner buses benefits one and all , BSEP is just going to improve lives of few alike

Agree. I already pity my friends in SMRT area and they keep complaining about how better SBST is and how bad the SMRT services are. For them, it is not about getting a seat in the bus, it is about the bus coming in time and even being able to get into the bus. Really sad how Singapore bus services are separated and causing inconvenience to those in SMRT area.

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