You don't intend to whine, but it really seems like you are.
Have you feedback this to you MP? If not please go down to Blk
117 and find him on Monday evenings.
That aside, why should 113 get DDs? Its a feeder service (don't
talk about fare structure all those, look at the route and tell me
who takes long distances, but wait, the route doesn't leave Hougang
at all) and as with feeder services, people take short distances
and are unlikely to move upstairs, after so many years (like 10
years) without a DD serving on 113/321. (you think people will be
accustomed to a DD that quickly?).
Adding more buses will be a better idea, assuming it helps with
the frequency. Commuters are happier seeing buses come every 5 mins
even if its a SD than 10 mins with a DD. Look at 238, 241 and 291,
they come very quickly, sometimes the next bus is already behind at
the interchange, and the fact 241 and 291 uses DDs shows that the
demand for these two feeders are much more than 113.
And a suggestion: Since 113 serves almost exclusively in
Aljunied GRC (minus one stop in AMK GRC and one stop in Pasir
Ris-Punggol GRC), why not ask PA take over since they like to take
over things in Aljunied.
btw, there are people who take long distances, especially those
aunties at ntuc, boarding at hg int, students @ hg plaza(beside
hihs) , students @ chij(3rd stop after int), HG mall bus stop where
students xfer bus, ave 6 people board to kovan, kovan commuters
board to lorong ah soo/st 11. i myself and a few other students of
my school board this service after school/before , from my house in
lorong ah soo, to my school takes about 25 minutes. not forgetting
students in punggol primary school, going to school/going home. who
knows? =) you forgot hougang st 21 fc.
