Maybe the area you live near Marine Parade, it is not full. 31
has heavy loading between Toa Payoh Int and Lor 1 Geylang. You may
want to go to Toa Payoh Int both in morning and evening peak to see
the queues. Again, the loading is extremely high from Bedok to
Tampines.
Most services are not packed at Marine Parade area because there
are way too many bus services in parallel due to lack of MRT. You
will not see 15, 43, 55, 76, 135, 31, 196, 197, 13, 155, 966 packed
90% of times on Marine Parade road. But they do have heavy loading
on other sectors of the route.
All in all, adding BSEP on 31 is not 'ridiculous'.
shld implement short trips then, the stretch u mention ve sv26
also
there are loads bet bedok,tampines def but adding buses is not
the solution, adjust and maximise resources as there only a ltd
number of BCs around. yes i do take 31 during morn, evening peak at
both sides, i know,if u c how fast a sv31 arrives.you will mre than
agree w me