New Bus Stop in Yishun

last SG · 2010-03-13T21:39:41+00:00

The shuttle bus boarding point at the bus interchange easily makes the Yishun hospital the one with the most inaccessible boarding point for the shuttle bus...

TIB1232Z SG

I believe the concern now its not about freq but whether 858 can now handle the new extra load.

I take 858 very often and I'm confident it is able to. Currently most of the loads come from Blk 923 bus stop, whereby both Sembawang and Yishun passengers board the bus towards Airport. At the same time though, many people from Woodlands alight at this bus stop to go elsewhere.

Extending this to Sembawang should affect the loading very minimally, since the passenger loading at Blk 923 is due to passengers from both towns boarding; extending the options of where to board is meant to give commuters more travel options instead of having to travel all the way to Yishun from Sembawang just for the bus to Airport.

RU4127T SG

You may be a regular communter on 858. But i'm rather sure you are not a regular on a 858 during morning peak hours.

vicamour SG

Yes. So IF I transfer bus at Sengkang to go East, I WILL STILL be stuck in the jam RIGHT?

The main idea of the 858 amendment is to go East, NOT Sengkang. There's more than enough efficient ways to go Sengkang from the North.

You still don't understand from the persepective of the current commuters taking 858 from Woodlands, which means longer travelling time, and current commuters taking 858 from Yishun, which means higher possibility of more squeezing into the bus or even can't board the bus. And also those commuters in Jalan Kayu, if they are affected. TIBS introduced 858 is for the convinence of Woodlands residents to travel to the airport within 1 hour. Extending it so more will only make the trip longer.

If I would say no to this extension at all for Sembawang residents, yes, that will be unfair. So I proposed the 965 extension so that Sembawang commuters have an alternative to the east as well. However extending 858 to Sembawang, given the current situation of the service, will only means more inconvinence to Woodlands AND Yishun commuters.

If given to the logic to provide all residents in SMRT areas to the airport, then might as well extend 858 to Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Batok. And SBST should just merge 27, 34 and 53 together and make some adjustments to let commuters in Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Sengkang, Punggol, Tampines and Pasir Ris to travel to the airport within one service. Why bother introduce 3 services???

vicamour SG

So what makes you think that 858 would not receive additional buses due to the extension? If you strongly believe that 965 should receive 2 more buses if it is extended, then I also strongly believe that 858 will receive 2 more buses given it is already extended.

AND like you said, 858's frequency would be improved. But thats dependent on whether you can see that it is improved or not - that's a different story altogether.

Currently, 858 and 965 has more or less the same frequencies, with 965 have 1-2 mins longer average waiting times. However, current 858 has already much higher loading capacities than what is happening for 965. So which can have a better management of higher demand if given 2 additional buses??? 858 or 965???

Obviously you don't understand my question. Never mind.

TIB1232Z SG

You may be a regular communter on 858. But i'm rather sure you are not a regular on a 858 during morning peak hours.

How sure are you on that?

sbs8104h SG

why not just wait and see how it goes. Too early to make assumptions.

jayh272416 SG

SMRT should just extend all three =.=

off_service SG

The extended part in Sembawang will be cleared fast. The route it takes only about 4 stops are likely to have boarding/alighting activities, based on existing services in the area.

I always take 858 from Woodlands. Why not benefit more people with a short detour rather than to go all the way via Gambas? I've asked a few persons living in Woodlands about this. Most of them have no qualms about it.

The main reason behind this amendment is a direct service from Sembawang to the Eastern side of Singapore and the new Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Direct means no transfer.

off_service SG

SMRT should just extend all three =.=

969 cannot due to capacity issues. 965 I'm not sure why. But if say all 3 extend, the number of services between Sembawang and Yishun are just overwhelming.

off_service SG

Obviously you don't understand my question. Never mind.

965 does not provide a direct link to the East.

n4l SG

Cool down :o...The amendment hasn't even took place yet and who knows what SMRT will do to improve the frequency or cope with the (new) load?

And...Sengkang is in the North Eastern part of Singapore the last time I checked.

SBS7485P SG

I believe its a simple solution, they should ply more services to use that portion.

^tamago^ SG

Instead of making 858 go round and round, what they should have done was to come up with a new inter-town service instead.

wait the bus "kang kang"...

^tamago^ SG

AND like you said, 858's frequency would be improved. But thats dependent on whether you can see that it is improved or not - that's a different story altogether.

second that. route extensions usually come with fleet additions.

ahjack 77 SG

IMO. I'm very glad to hear that SV858 had amend its route to serve ppl of the north better. Of Cause with this amendment i would hope fleet addition and runtime extension is not that long (:

In additional, I totally agrees to one of the psot above that mention that the bus stop that SV858 calls at Jln Kayu. This is very impt interchange point for SV858. Cause fyi, ppl living in w'land that travelling towards CGA usually (i mean usually), will take 168 > 858 cause they find it quicker. Similar for me if i gg to woodlands from CGA.

Final words. Cnt wait to take newly amendment of SV858 ((:

^tamago^ SG

-removed-

bus555 SG

Haizz juz because one bus amanded you all like not happy like tat lol?

lucky 969 not affected hehe

or maybe make a Service 858W like what 985/985W last time did lol?

Raraken SG

I feel the extension is going to be a good one. Those in SBW (Like me) now have better more efficient choices on how to get to places. To PSR? 858 to Jln Kayu and transfer to other services. Tampines? Depending on where in Tampines, either to Yishun and take 969 or again, at Jln Kayu and transfer. Want to go airport? No need transfer bus. Want to go Expo? Go CGA and transfer to 24. The extension opens up more possibilities for us here, and really, once you have lived all your life in an SMRT area, you don't mind the packed or late buses.

TIB770T SG

once you have lived all your life in an SMRT area, you don't mind the packed or late buses.

I agree with this line

TIB1171R SG

It's already good that they are amending 858 to serve a town(Sembawang) that is not that well linked with other places. I'm sure that Sembawang residence are happy. Just a little admendment and you're whining like a little kid. I sometimes commute on 858 and i think it won't kill your butt just to sit a little longer.

Not everyone has the luxury of direct bus links and yes, it DOES kill the butt to not just sit in an 858 a little longer, but also in the other buses he/she has to make transfers to. And normal working adults dont have so much time to spare in travelling.

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