SBS Transit Service 48 to be extended to Bedok North Ave 4

last SG · 2011-12-06T10:15:39+00:00

For my spotting from 1745hrs till 1935 hrs before i boarded, there were no BN buses... Full AR/ BB ｆｌｅｅｔ with SBS6039B, 1 JB MK III as cameo at least 12 buse...

iamgoondu SG

Too bad not extending to Kent Ridge, but to Bedok Interchange.

SBS2601D SG

Quite pointless to extend to KRT.

iamgoondu SG

It would be fairly useful if extending to KRT via Holland Ave, Commonwealth Ave, Commonwealth Ave West, Dover Ave, Dover Road, Clementi Road, Kent Ridge Crescent, Kent Ridge Terminal.

lemon1974 SG

Too bad not extending to Kent Ridge, but to Bedok Interchange.

not to bedok interchange.. but to bedok depot.

^tamago^ SG

KRT is overcrowded, can't take in Service 48.

sinicker SG

lol. a friend of mine stays at kew drive. kena trolled by this amendment.

sbst275 SG

terminate at PGP via Sth Buona Vista Rd?

lol

SBS8676Z SG

Will the amended service 48 come under partial BNDEP controlled? I believe some of the permers might crossover from ARBP to BNDEP.

Gus.chong SG

terminate at PGP via Sth Buona Vista Rd?

lol

Not good.

lemon1974 SG

Will the amended service 48 come under partial BNDEP controlled? I believe some of the permers might crossover from ARBP to BNDEP.

should be.... maybe control 3-4 buses under BNDEP...

TownLink 291 SG

Will the amended service 48 come under partial BNDEP controlled? I believe some of the permers might crossover from ARBP to BNDEP.

But there's also a chance that BNDEP will deploy SP Non-WABs to 48, while some buses from AR 48 will get kicked to SP

lemon1974 SG

But there's also a chance that BNDEP will deploy SP Non-WABs to 48, while some buses from AR 48 will get kicked to SP

BNDEP might control 3-4 slots and might deploy 1 or 2 DD on Sv48? Sv48 should get fleet add of at least 1 or 2 buses?

sbst275 SG

48 cannot use ADD

SBS 9631X SG

It makes no sense for a service to terminate right outside BNDEP, but yet no buses from BNDEP at all for 48.

I mean, from history, look at what happen to Service 185 when it was just launched. It used SLBP buses and terminated right outside SLBP too. So what are the chances half of 48's fleet will go BNDEP? maybe not half, but some of the fleet will go BNDEP control.

It is also more suitable for the last few trips, since they can just turn in and parked inside BNDEP once their trip ends, instead of going back all the way to ARBP to park if it's still gonna be fully ARBP control.

Spanish hog SG

yep, like how 45 take some bus from AMDEP.

But the extension is serving the "birds dont lay egg" section except Bedok South ave 3 part imo. I thought going round Bedok North blk 85 hawker centre there more "value" for 48.

jayh272416 SG

terminate at PGP via Sth Buona Vista Rd?

lol

if they're able to park there without causing a massive jam then sure lol

SBS 9631X SG

yep, like how 45 take some bus from AMDEP.

But the extension is serving the "birds dont lay egg" section except Bedok South ave 3 part imo. I thought going round Bedok North blk 85 hawker centre there more "value" for 48.

I've no idea why they decide to ply that stretch too. =/

What i'm thinking is the buses they will kope over from AR 48 to BN. Apparently AMDEP still didn't transfer any of their KUBs over to BNDEP after 292 & 403 went WAB, leaving 5006C as the only KUB SP now in BN. So was thinking this decision might have something to do with the buses going over to BN from AR 48.

Probably BNDEP will not want the Batch 1 Euro IVs, since those had been under the West district all their lives (SL - HG - BB/AR), and BN has no Batch 1 Euro IVs so far.

SBS7123J SG

IMO most likely there will be minority BNDEP control on 48. Maybe 2-4 buses?

Don't think there should be any 48 ARBP K230UBs (be it Euro 4/5) as well as the 4 MK IVs to be transferred to BNDEP. Most likely BNDEP will take the spot for the supposed fleet addition and the remaining 2 slots from ARBP which are deployed by MK IIIs will be transfer to BNDEP control in which the 2 MK IIIs will get redeployed and replaced by buses already on BNDEP.

SBS2601D SG

So this is the trend these days eh?

Building things to capacity.

And then when we need a new service or an extension, it becomes impossible due to the fanciful new interchanges.

Classic sai ji ka chng (sh*t jammed in the ass).

Just like how they build the tiny CCL train stations and will probably face the same problem in a short while and then explain to the public that oh! we didn't project this and that would happen.

bull-sh*t!

sbst275 SG

Ah 2601...

This case pretty special, for it's an unmanned bus terminal