Strange places where bus services loop or terminate at

last SG · 2009-06-05T20:39:09+00:00

Yea I know Did you read my whole post?

iveco SG

They can make money on trunk services, as it allows people to travel longer distance.

I think that is why feeders 220, 226, 290, 294, 321, 322, 326, 327, 328, 382 & 385 as well as TownLink 357 were replaced with trunk routes.

Not to mention the demise of 227, 274, 331 and 371 due to duplication by other trunk routes.

Fryderyk HPH SG

The last time I took service 103W (now 103M), there was no 3 point turn at its looping point. After Seletar Airport, the bus turned right to enter a un-named side road, turned right twice and then turned left out onto the main road.

Not sure about now.

Yup. That was some time ago... That one is not really a road, more like a dirt track. But when I took 103M yesterday, I found out that due to the reconstruction of the Seletar Area into an aerospace hub, the road linking Jln Kayu all the way to Seletar Airport is in the process of widening and the looping point of 103M is now changed to a three-point turn. The previous "dirt-track" is now a proper paved road which doesn't link to anywhere now.

Fryderyk HPH SG

Sv. 23 also has an interesting looping point at Rochor Canal Road... Route goes from TP -> B.Reservoir -> Jln Kolam Ayer -> Bendemeer -> Jln Besar -> R.C Road -> Serangoon Road -> Jln Kolam Ayer -> B.Reservoir -> TP... Unlike many loop services that goes road X -> loop -> road X, 23 doesn't. In a sense 23 has a wide "loop radius".

And 858, one of the longest looping services(based on time) loops at Changi Airport. SBST buses don't really "loop" there, they "terminate" there.

966 and 15 loop at the round-about at Marine Parade/Amber Road there... 966 has got to be one of the longest looping services(based on distance)...

Fryderyk HPH SG

A little off topic here as the topic is about strange places where bus services loop or terminate... But...

I think Sv. 3 is unique in a way... Because it is the only bus service in SG that actually truly transits thru another bus interchange... From Bus Int X to Bus Int Z through Y...

Service goes Tampines Int to Punggol via the stop outside PRis MRT Stn, and the return trip from Punggol to Tampines goes into PRis Bus Int and carries on its journey to Tampines.

service_238 SG

lol. but i rmb 96B nvr starts frm int, yet park at kent ridge ter and downroute. and really one stop dif, like no swt. lol

Before Clementi Interchange moved to its current location, all services which call at the Clementi MRT stop have to disembark all commuters there, which makes S96 buses off service directly from the MRT stop to Kent Ridge to start downroute.

Now with the current location, there's a need to differentiate this minor detail.

SWTs can also do downroute. They need not start from its originating point. e.g 3A, 62A (last time), 195A just to name a few..

pumpkin on bus SG

And 858, one of the longest looping services(based on time) loops at Changi Airport. SBST buses don't really "loop" there, they "terminate" there.

966 and 15 loop at the round-about at Marine Parade/Amber Road there... 966 has got to be one of the longest looping services(based on distance)...

I believe 966 has to be the longest route for a basic bus service now. Even 51 or 61 cannot match the route distance.

Fryderyk HPH SG

I believe 966 has to be the longest route for a basic bus service now. Even 51 or 61 cannot match the route distance.

Yup. Longest route based on route distance only. But it is not THAT long like 30/51/61/143/etc based on time as 966 route has really long E-way parts... I'm actually surprised why SMRT Buses didn't make it an Express route...

sbs&tibs SG

That isn't cheap. If that's the case 23 168 858 969 should be converted into Express.

SBS9364S SG

I believe 966 has to be the longest route for a basic bus service now. Even 51 or 61 cannot match the route distance.

Coz it's a loop service whereas 51 & 61 does not.

SBS n SMRT SG

CLarification: 858 has the longest fare stage........

Fryderyk HPH SG

CLarification: 858 has the longest fare stage........

Huh? Doesn't 966 have more? I tot longest distance equates to most number of fare stages?

jayh272416 SG

They can make money on trunk services, as it allows people to travel longer distance.

i dont quite agree with this. feeders still have the same fare as the lowest band on a trunk service. as long as the merger keeps the fare stage of the new trunk within the 4 fare stage range, it remains the same fare.

SBS n SMRT SG

Huh? Doesn't 966 have more? I tot longest distance equates to most number of fare stages?

858 Fare stage: 85, 966 fare stage: 74....pls check carefully

SBS n SMRT SG

or can play the 859 kinna thing......such as in SBW pay feeders......

Fryderyk HPH SG

858 Fare stage: 85, 966 fare stage: 74....pls check carefully

So that mean 858 route is longer than 966 too???

SBS n SMRT SG

So that mean 858 route is longer than 966 too???

Yes......by 1 fare stage = 0.8 km

jayh272416 SG

or can play the 859 kinna thing......such as in SBW pay feeders......

859 is the fare stage what. last stop in SBW towards yishun nice nice is farestage 5.0 so still falls in first fare band.

pumpkin on bus SG

CLarification: 858 has the longest fare stage........

Think u are right. But the extension of 966 into Bt Panjang did increase the route length by a bit, but i think the fare was the same as before.

SBS n SMRT SG

859 is the fare stage what. last stop in SBW towards yishun nice nice is farestage 5.0 so still falls in first fare band.

thanks

SBS n SMRT SG

Think u are right. But the extension of 966 into Bt Panjang did increase the route length by a bit, but i think the fare was the same as before.

not think, i am right lah.......yes, this os cause by the fare band, no matter how long, fare still same if exceed the max 39.5.....

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