Service Improvements to 21 bus services from March 2011

TIB1234T SG

Anyone care to see whether 188 and 960 had fleet add last month as per the press release?

I dun see any changes to the timings, recently i have waited for 15 to 20 mins then either 1 or 2 buses bunched up heading WRI.

TIB1234T SG

For 184, I know there has been a fleet reduction earlier. Now put back. So = SAME.

Somehow the frequency of waiting is still the same to me.

carbikebus SG

188 have to reschedule the time run,,The Split shift goes back to depot early as 9am!190 need more crossover bendies from Bt Panjang to Orchard during morning peak.960 off peak need to improvise,Add bus also no use if time run garbage!966 off peak is insane!Peak hour still acceptable but seriously need bendies during weekday PM peaks.Hmm wonder why KJDEP and WLDEP always get the rap?

carbikebus SG

971E should run for both Weekday peak hours…Sembawang also need big improvement just 4 and the half service for an interchange?WTF!At least should exyend 857 there

iamgoondu SG

how many new buses SMRT will be buying? if LTA is restricting the bendies from plying along Orchard, SMRT should seriously consider buying double deck instead. Anyone has a detailed information on the number of normal and higher capacity buses, SMRT and SBSTransit will be buying this year?

sbst275 SG

Based on the ARF savings..

SBS stands to save $20k per bus. SBS is purchasing 300 buses this yr

SMRT stands to save $16.47k per bus. SMRT is purchasing 119 buses this year.

^tamago^ SG

971E should run for both Weekday peak hours…Sembawang also need big improvement just 4 and the half service for an interchange?WTF!At least should exyend 857 there

basic sv evening peak headway alr cannot match morning peak, PTO better stick to basic for evening peak :(

TIB657M SG

In my opinion, WLDEP should intake more buses from KJDEP/AMDEP so that the SL can get their bus in time to prevent any lack of buses due to maintenance when they get their bus after 5pm. As I mentioned earlier on, the 187S105 slot got 50-50 chance to get the bus in time during PM Split. If not, have to either downroute somewhere or just do return trip from Boon Lay.

Junyang700 SG

Should either tear down KJDEP or AMDEP and rebuilt it into a multi-storey bus park that can accomodate buses of 4m and up.

carbikebus SG

AMDEP should consider the empty land opposite to accomodate more parking lots thus more new buses,Wonder where they will Yishun sv buses when its due for upgrading?KJDEP should consider move to Bt Batok Ind Park

iamgoondu SG

Should either tear down KJDEP or AMDEP and rebuilt it into a multi-storey bus park that can accomodate buses of 4m and up.

Why SMRT would insist on bendies? Double decker is more space efficient on the road especially on busy roads like Orchard and Suntec.

It's amusing and silly that SMRT unable to put in more bendies due to constraints in her depot, or is it just another excuse to max her bus utilization rate.

Let's throw in some competition to SMRT. Commuters in the west should not be deprived of better public transportation.

Acx1688 SG

basic sv evening peak headway alr cannot match morning peak, PTO better stick to basic for evening peak :(

Basic headway for most buses fail, 2,14,16,51,80,147,196
the most regular buses i noe and take is 10,12,31,32,43
7,36,48 comes regularly, loading capacity fail...

vicamour SG

Why SMRT would insist on bendies? Double decker is more space efficient on the road especially on busy roads like Orchard and Suntec.

It's amusing and silly that SMRT unable to put in more bendies due to constraints in her depot, or is it just another excuse to max her bus utilization rate.

Let's throw in some competition to SMRT. Commuters in the west should not be deprived of better public transportation.

I agree. If that is how they insist on their thinking, let them continue their stupidity. I hope a third operator or SBST can take over their bus routes.

And it should be North, not West. Unless you are also taking about Northwest.

dan474 SG

It's amusing and silly that SMRT unable to put in more bendies due to constraints in her depot, or is it just another excuse to max her bus utilization rate. Which depot?

SMRT has never admit that what she did was to max her shareholder profits, like the hot and stuffy cabins in N-S and E-W MRT. And now unable to put in more bendies due to her depot unable to accomodate more of them. Number of bendies are capped by LTA, so they can't buy bendies unless they let go of some of them.

Let's throw in some competition to SMRT. Commuters in the west should not be deprived of better public transportation. North and North-West...

iamgoondu SG

SMRT has never admit that what she did was to max her shareholder profits,s like the hot and stuffy cabins in N-S and E-W MRT. And now unable to put in more bendies due to her depot unable to accomodate more of them. Number of bendies are capped by LTA, so they can't buy bendies unless they let go of some of them. If they can't buy bendies, then go for DDs. Why insist on bendies? SMRT 106 and 61 were never or seldom on SDs when they were formally operated by SBSTransit. And that's probably more than a decade ago.

Let's throw in some competition to SMRT. Commuters in the west should not be deprived of better public transportation. North and North-West...K, no wonader there are no buses plying between Woodlands, Sembawang to NUS/NUH. Pity residents in Yew Tee and Sembawang. Newer estate like Punggol and Buangkok have even more bus services than them.

dan474 SG

Let's throw in some competition to SMRT. Commuters in the west should not be deprived of better public transportation. North and North-West... K, no wonder there are no buses plying between Woodlands, Sembawang to NUS/NUH. Pity residents in Yew Tee and Sembawang. Newer estate like Punggol and Buangkok have even more bus services than them. If you wanna go to NUS/NUH from W'lands, take 963. If Sembawang, take MRT to WDL and transfer to 963. Since now bus planning is controlled by PTC, do expect changes sooner or later.

TIB1234T SG

Why SMRT would insist on bendies? Double decker is more space efficient on the road especially on busy roads like Orchard and Suntec.

It's amusing and silly that SMRT unable to put in more bendies due to constraints in her depot, or is it just another excuse to max her bus utilization rate.

Let's throw in some competition to SMRT. Commuters in the west should not be deprived of better public transportation.

just a fact:

Bendies take more space, but loading time is shorter than DDs.

dan474 SG

just a fact:

Bendies take more space, but loading time is shorter than DDs.

*like*

iamgoondu SG

just a fact:

Bendies take more space, but loading time is shorter than DDs.

Loading time faster? Perhaps. However I dread to see a bendy infront of my bus for a bus stop can only take 1 bendy.

iamgoondu SG

Why SMRT would insist on bendies? Double decker is more space efficient on the road especially on busy roads like Orchard and Suntec. Bendies for intra-town or feeder services. DDs for trunk services like 190, 960 etc. SMRT has DDs for 190 and/or 960? It makes no business sense to have both DDs and Bendies. SMRT need to train both set of drivers. Moreover having only DDs or SDs, SMRT can freely deploy any of her buses to any depots. If SBSTransit and SMRT buses can harmonize in a bus interchanges, why the same cannot happen in a bus depot? What prompted PTC or LTA not to have a common depot for both bus companies?

It's amusing and silly that SMRT unable to put in more bendies due to constraints in her depot, or is it just another excuse to max her bus utilization rate. Which depot? Someone suggested that KJDEP or AMDEP should be rebuilt into a multi-storey bus park that can accomodate buses of 4m and up. DDs' height is more than 4m. It will cost SMRT a bomb as current depot infrastructure can only accomodate SDs and bendies. If SMRT is sincere in getting DDs, LTA/PTC could help in securing DDs bus lots in current bus depot operating by SBSTransit. I still can't believe that bus companies cannot co-locate in a common bus depot.

What's so great of having another express bus service 971E? It operates only 2 times a day and just only weekdays. And it even takes a Minister to spend essential budget parliament time to make such announcement. SBS Transit has plenty of such services. It's to ease the crowd on the MRT. It's a waste if it runs on weekends/PH. Do expect trunk service 971 to be introduced if 971E is a success. Over the year, SBSTransit has introduced alot more bus services than SMRT. To me 971E not worth a mention in parliament. Hopefully SMRT didn't kapok the 2 buses from 970 or 106.

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