The Sembawang Bus Plan I drew up, as mentioned in the bus route
improvement thread. The map is courtersy of Google Maps.
I would like to hear some comments and feedback on my plan; I
may even seriously consider submitting this to my M.P.
Hmm. A very comprehensive plan with detailed drawings and layout
of routes. Good work here.
I like your amended route 167 and as you have said, the amended
route brings nearer to the interior of Sembawang town.
For service 856, I wouldn't mind if the route stays the same
because for residents staying around Blk 335 or Blk 360, the
distance to the the nearest stop for the amended service 856 is
still about 300 - 400 metres while for residents staying
around Wellington Circle and Montreal Dr, it becomes more of a
inconvenience for them since the nearest bus stop to take 856
becomes very far. In addition, the amended route of service
856 becomes a little bit more circuitious. However, residents
staying along Sembawang Dr and Admiralty Link benefit from this
route amendment.
883 seems feastible if there is demand for it.
In my opinion, service 964 should be kept as it is a "factory"
exclusive service. Its demand is probably based on the factories
located at Woodlands Loop.
Your 965 is ok but if I am living in Sembawang, I still prefer
969 to come to Sembawang as Tampines is more accessible.
Overall route amendments for Sembawang combined with
yours in my opinion.
852, 854 to be extended to Sembawang and 969 to be extended
passing by Sembawang. I have mentioned this before many months
back.
167 using Sembawang Way and Sembawang Dr to get to Sembawang
Int. 883 seems feastible if there is demand for it.
852 will be extended using Yishun Ave 2, Canberra Link,
Sembawang Way, Sembawang Dr, Sembawang Int (from 167's
suggestions). The reason why 852 is chosen is because it provides a
link for Sembawang to Yio Chu Kang, AMK Ave 6, Bukit Timah and
Bukit Batok. It sort of opens new links for ease of transfer to
other modes of transport to other destinations. It mainly links
Sembawang to the south western part of Singapore.
854 will be extended using Yishun Ave 5, Sembawang Rd, Sembawang
Ave, Sembawang Dr, Sembawang Int. 854 in my opinion, though
duplicates heavily with 25, is the only link from Yishun to
Hougang, Eunos and Bedok. With its extension to Sembawang, there is
a direct service linking Sembawang to Yishun, Yio Chu Kang Rd,
Hougang Ave 2 and Hougang Ave 3, Eunos Link and Bedok. Again, many
new links will be available. It links Sembawang to north eastern,
south eastern parts of Singapore.
969 though has a heavy demand and route may seem long, has lots
of express sectors. So, it seems fair to request the extension of
969 to Sembawang. You can compare 969 and 147 about the time from
their interchanges to another interhcanges. 969 will be extended
using Sembawang Rd, Canberra Rd, Sembawang Way and goes on to
Woodlands. 969 helps to link Sembawang to the eastern parts of
Singapore.
Total fare stages for amended 852: 31 (shorter than
service 67, 167 and 961)
Total fare stages for amended 854: 31 (shorter than
service 67, 167 and 961)
Total fare stages for amended 969: 37 (shorter than 168 which
has 39)
Hence, in my opinion, with these route amendments, Sembawang
will definitely be a more accessible place to go to. However, I
guess SMRT has to deal with the shortage of buses first.