Loading levels on buses

last SG · 2013-01-11T22:45:38+00:00

Ok mah Citaros full squad.168 DDs surprisingly I dun see standees at the lower deck for now.

lemon1974 SG

Kjdep and Amdep lease expired on mid 2014.Aint sure bout Amdep shifting cause its the pioneer depot for TIBS/SMRT.Kjdep will definately go out somewhere.

amdep shifting? but they are now renovating one of the building in AMDEP leh....

lemon1974 SG

Or somewhere near the CBD area

orchard road can?? or the open land beside marina bay sands?

TIB 585L SG

orchard road can?? or the open land beside marina bay sands?

Idk let just wait and see hw AMDEP deal with the shift

BusAnalayzer SG

Last week, I did peak hour bus loading observation on the new services introduced by SBST.

116 (both directions), 50 (both directions), 4 (full loop - only morning peak).

Posting it here.

BusAnalayzer SG

116 (Hougang Interchange loop @ Serangoon Central)

Time: 08.33 AM, Date: 9-Apr.

HG Int (13), HG Ave 4 (17), HG Ave 9 (21), Serangoon North Ave 4 (27), AMK Ave 3 (29), Toho Green (33), YCK Link (37 PEAK Loading), Bef NEX (31), Opp NEX (24), Boundary Rd (25), YCK Link (28), Aft Serangoon Gdn Way (28), Bef AMK Ave 3 (28), AMK Ave 3 (25), Serangoon Nth Ave 4 (22), Hougang 1 (22), HG Ave 9 (26), HG Ave 4 (28), Bef HG Int (26).

Peak loading direction towards Serangoon: 37 pax

Peak loading direction towards Hougang: 28 pax

BusAnalayzer SG

116 Evening Peak

Time: 18.20 PM, Date: 11-Apr

HG Int (26), HG Ave 4 (25), HG Ave 9 (23), Serangoon Nth Ave 4 (24), AMK Ave 3 (24), Toho Green (33 Peak Loading), YCK Link (27), Opp NEX (25), Boundary Rd (26), YCK Link (28), Aft Serangoon Gdn Way (28), Bef AMK Ave 3 (28), AMK Ave 3 (28), Serangoon Nth Ave 4 (29), Hougang 1 (27), HG Ave 9 (28), HG Ave 4 (22), Bef HG Int (18)

Peak Loading towards Serangoon: 33pax

Peak Loading towards Hougang: 29pax

BusAnalayzer SG

My personal observation on svc 116 since its launch on 18-Nov-2012

It has been 5 months since 116 was introduced. I feel somewhere LTA & SBST failed to capture a good loading route for this service. During off-peak, the loading is a mere 15-20 pax (90% times) and during morning / evening peak as well the bus hardly gets more than 40 pax (90% times).

If at all 116 has taken away some load from 72 from Hougang 1 to HG MRT. With increase in 72 frequency from Jan, that too has taken away some of the load from 116 itself in Nov/Dec between Hougang 1 and HG MRT.

315 still has better loading than 116. At Serangoon Nth Ave 4, people just take whichever bus comes first. If it is 315 they take it and don't really wait for 116. 116 takes away some load from 43/70 on YCK Road towards NEX is what I observed. The real load from Serangoon Nth Ave 4 to NEX will be just about 15 pax during peak hours.

In the evening hours, 116 does not help relieve load on 43/70 on YCK road till AMK Ave 3 junction, as its bus stop is opposite side of NEX. In fact, people prefer to take 315 at Interchange or NEX rather than walk to bus stop opp NEX. 116 should be re-reouted via Boundary road to NEX bus stop to have common synergies with 43/70/315. I see that svc 4 and svc 50 that were introduced later are doing way better than 116. Just my thoughts :-)

sbst191 SG

My personal observation on svc 116 since its launch on 18-Nov-2012

Who would go opposite just to wait for 116 when they have 315 which is more frequent at the nex bus stop? Lol

SBS2656X SG

Who would go opposite just to wait for 116 when they have 315 which is more frequent at the nex bus stop? Lol

Actually sometimes the PM Peak traffic flow at NEX bus stop can be very chaotic.
But yeah, who would want to take the pessageway down and up again when there is just a bus stop conveniently located just outside NEX?

BusAnalayzer SG

Exaclty. People don't want to do that and reasonably so!

116 should call on 43/70/315 bus stop. The bus stop is chaotic, but to avoid that 81 can be moved to the bus stop opposite NEX. It will actually provide commuters faster link to Upper Serangoon road than do a full round of Boundary road.

82 should be merged with 107 and extend to Marina Center. 82 and 107 have exactly the same route from Serangoon to Hougang. This way can provide direct connectivity for HG / SGK / PGL residents to other areas of NEL. The DDs on 107 will also be better utilized.

BusAnalayzer SG

First weekday loading on s120

Time: 08.12, # 6378Y

Kampong Bahru (05), Jalan Bukit Merah (11), Lower Delta Rd (12), Bef Redhill MRT (20 Peak loading towards TBL Dr), Rehill MRT (12 alight, 9 board = 17), Bef Commonwealth Ave (19), IKEA (14), Alexandra Hospital (16), NOL Building (9), Tehlok Blangah MRT (10), Henderson Road (4), Tehlok Blangah Heights (2), Tehlok Blangah St 32 (6), Tehlok Blangah Dr (11), Tehlok Blangah Heights (29), Henderson Rd (32 Peak Loading towards NBR Terminal), Tehlok Blangah MRT (13 alight, 4 board = 23), NOL Building (19), Alexandra Hospital (21), IKEA (19), Bef Redhill MRT (22), Redhill MRT (8 alight, 8 board = 22), Bef Lower Delta Rd (16), Lower Delta Rd (13), Jalan Bukit Merah (2).

Will do sometime this week evening peak loading observation.

SBS 6238T SG

Who would go opposite just to wait for 116 when they have 315 which is more frequent at the nex bus stop? Lol

Agreed

SBS 6238T SG

My personal observation on svc 116 since its launch on 18-Nov-2012

Maybe LTA AND SBST should make this bus service go inside serangoon interchange to loop and then go out by the same way and call at the bus-stop at nex,not referring to the opposite side

SBS2656X SG

Maybe LTA AND SBST should make this bus service go inside serangoon interchange to loop and then go out by the same way and call at the bus-stop at nex,not referring to the opposite side

Like 965 style? But the arriving area can be congested... Cause of the stupid NEX Carpark next by. Everytime there got car jam.

BusAnalayzer SG

Maybe LTA AND SBST should make this bus service go inside serangoon interchange to loop and then go out by the same way and call at the bus-stop at nex,not referring to the opposite side

Don't even need to go inside interchange. Can just come via Boundary road and turn right to the NEX bus stop. This way there won't be a change in the runtime. 315 still got heavy loading during evening peak while 116 still struggling to get more than 20-25 pax at Serangoon.

BusAnalayzer SG

Loading on 120 very poor Tue peak hours between Tiong Bahru and Tehlok Blangah MRT (max loading 25 pax). When I got down at Tehlok Blangah, only 6 pax boarded at MRT.

Off-peak maybe even lesser. Anyone has any other observation on 120?

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