141 got go to the CBD? The only similarity is to
serve Pek Kio and to close the gap of the so called no bus links to
Toa Payoh at SLF stretch of Thomson Rd..
Furthermore, since wsy1234 claim to be that old… may I know does
he know Toa Payoh Rise was not a designated ‘through’ road prior to
the widening?
and.. 57 has been around for a number of years.. coming to 10
years in fact… Nothing to do w/ LTY…
Dunno how to play, dun start playing politics… Even Bus 57 is
new sv.. I didn’t know.. thank you wsy1234…
the old 141 never go to toa payoh rise. and toa payoh rise road
was in the 70s and 80s link to the toa payoh hospital which is
history. so the road was a small one way road link to car park. and
the old 141 before the old bus interchange was bulided, it
passed by kim keat ave which is now a small road link to hdb
car park, rangoon road on the way to shenton way (CBD area). the
NEW 141 has part of the older 141 route included. maybe due to poor
demand the older 141 service was removed.
when the interchange was bulid 141 come back and change to
express service to serve toa payoh to robinson road (CBD area)
before MRT started to operate.
I do not try to play politics, I just said it is the transport
system a bit mess up because of very poor planing by transport
ministry under MR yeo and MR ma when MRT system first started.
goverment force people to take MRT so that MRT can made profit and
remove some bus service without thinking. express 141 was one of
them.
57 is not under the LTA plan but under SBST. SBST bring back
some of the route by the old 146 and 141 to serve people. maybe to
try to reduce MRT work load, but it is a good service as demand is
good all the time and help 56 to reduce work load also. and at
least mrt break down toa payoh and bishan has a direct service to
CBD area.
Maybe because of it past that why LTA name the new service 141
again so that old folks can take the new service without problem
remembering the number.
