Is there a need for 188R & 963R?

last SG · 2010-08-30T19:37:14+00:00

Welcome Back 188R & 963R!No more free shuttle = More biz for SMRT Unfair competition, protectism, no backbone, of course there's more business. What an u...

dan474 SG

Do you think we need RWS services in Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang?

As there is a FREE shuttle service to RWS, do you think we still need 188R and 963R?

SmRtFrEaks SG

noo..it's a waste of buses...i rather take the train to Harbourfront then taking 188 or 963..It;s faster that way.

dan474 SG

lol rws give free shuttle take la

TIB1051D SG

Is there a need for you to post this question here? Are you the first time here?

Junyang700 SG

Yup... I have seen lots of commuters boarding 188R and 963R on weekends....

188R and 963R usually comes 2 mins before 188 and 963 appears after a 12 minute wait.....

So 188R and 963R can be real packed at times...

Its a SECRET! LOL...

sBs_boy SG

And u can see 9 out of 10 will alight at Vivo instead of going into sentosa.

service_238 SG

ingenious way to earn money. If this continues they wont withdraw the 2 services so soon.. lol

SBS8292Y SG

188R is faster if wanna go from CCK to vivo... and don't forget 963R still got to go woodlands, at least with the shuttle at bukit panjang will ease the load from 963R, but even that.. 963R seems to be the slowest

sbst275 SG

dun forget when the svs were launched, SMRT was RWS's first partner.

Even w/o e free shuttles (there's getting more and more, eating into SMRT or SBS's MRT revenue sooner or later), 188R & 963R can gain for Vivo crowd.

sbst272 SG

Do you think we need RWS services in Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang?

As there is a FREE shuttle service to RWS, do you think we still need 188R and 963R?

RWS free shuttle 'Choa Chu Kang & Bukit Panjang' route frequency is every 1 hour interval (daily)

Express 188R & 963R frequency is approximately 30 – 40 minutes (Weekends & PH)

Which ones you choose??

Junyang700 SG

Haha... I have to take 963 to Bukit Panjang Plaza to take free RWS service.... I would take 963R straight.... LOL... I got a feeling the free bus will be scraped instead. LOL...

Junyang700 SG

And u can see 9 out of 10 will alight at Vivo instead of going into sentosa.

LOL... I didnt know about this. Haha... Always observe its full though... especially 188R.... a lot of pax board at IMM.... den the next 188 will come after commuters have board 188R....

It goes something like this.

1500 hrs - Bendy 188
1510 hrs - Single 188R
1512 hrs - Single 188
1524 hrs - Bendy 188
1536 hrs - Bendy 188
1546 hrs - Single 188R
1548 hrs - Single 188
1600 hrs - Bendy 188

sbst275 SG

RWS free shuttle 'Choa Chu Kang & Bukit Panjang' route frequency is every 1 hour interval (daily)

Express 188R & 963R frequency is approximately 30 – 40 minutes (Weekends & PH)

Which ones you choose??

gotch timing one de ma.

Somemore Weekday got...

service_238 SG

RWS free shuttle 'Choa Chu Kang & Bukit Panjang' route frequency is every 1 hour interval (daily)

Express 188R & 963R frequency is approximately 30 – 40 minutes (Weekends & PH)

Which ones you choose??

RWS. reason being 1 hour intervals is easy to know/calculate its timing once u know its start or end times.

sBs_boy SG

RWS free shuttle 'Choa Chu Kang & Bukit Panjang' route frequency is every 1 hour interval (daily)

Express 188R & 963R frequency is approximately 30 – 40 minutes (Weekends & PH)

Which ones you choose??

If you notice, all RWS departure timings from housing estate are very nice to remember. Not like some weird timings of :25 or :35 of the hour.

Except a few shuttles which departs at avery :10 of the hour.

sbst272 SG

gotch timing one de ma.

Somemore Weekday got...

Of course i know the timing, i have the shuttle bus flyer

OS: I guess they very rich, keep repaint & repaint the shuttle bus flyer (4th times already) when they into new bus service to housing estate or town area...

The Soon SG

At least these services serves places like Bt Batok, Woodlands, Clementi where RWS shuttles doesn't operate.

lemon1974 SG

Of course i know the timing, i have the shuttle bus flyer

OS: I guess they very rich, keep repaint & repaint the shuttle bus flyer (4th times already) when they into new bus service to housing estate or town area...

of course RWS have the money. 1 day earn S$5million. What is cost of providing free shuttle buses and reprint the flyer? Let say operating cost of 1 bus = S$2000/daily (including petrol/salary/depreciation etc etc), x maybe 10 buses? one day cost S$20000. What is this compare to the S$5million in profit daily? Small peanuts to them esp when there are some persons who can lose S$25 million in three days?

105090 SG

Haha... I have to take 963 to Bukit Panjang Plaza to take free RWS service.... I would take 963R straight.... LOL... I got a feeling the free bus will be scraped instead. LOL...

sure not free bus will be scrapped?
i think its more like ignorance that leads to the blossom of 188R and 963R
free bus + comfortable seats + cold aircon + express
VS
paid + hard seats + sauna + turtle speed + ninja drivers

anyway, some of the shuttles had their frequencies improved to 30mins (from 1 hour).
on top of that, at least 5 new routes were launched quite recently

^tamago^ SG

Do you think we need RWS services in Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang?

As there is a FREE shuttle service to RWS, do you think we still need 188R and 963R?

fully seated mai siao siao....