SMRT 164 (TIBS style)
Sembawang Interchange - Eunos Interchange
*Faster link to East Area
*Why i never link 164 along Yishun Ave 2? because there's 859
& also 854
*164 is the faster version of 854
In my opinion, the main benefit of this service is that it provides
a link from Paya Lebar to Yishun and Sembawang. However, I still
prefer the idea of extension of 854 to \Sembawang.
Though 164 can be faster than 854 since it plies SLE, CTE and
PIE, however, the expressways can often get jammed during peak
hours (CTE along AMK Ave 3 to town in morning peak, PIE along
Kallang in evening peak, Paya Lebar Rd exit in evening peak) and
hence I will prefer to take 854 from Yishun. Based on 854's
demand, quite a handful people utilise this service to get from
Eunos Link, Hougang, Kovan, Serangoon North to get to Yishun which
this service doesn't ply. Thus, I infer that the demand for this
service is lower as compared to 854. In addition, it takes
about 45 mins to an hour to get from Yishun to Eunos
which in my opinion, is pretty fast as compared to the train.