hi. i always take 190 to chinatown from bukit panjang and the
190 buses are always full. from 7+ all the way to 10 or 11. (trust
me, there are many many people who stay at choa chu kang, teck
whye, bukit panjang waiting to go to town everyday). And if you
didnt know, everytime the 190 bus arrives at bukit panjang, there
are no space left for people who stay at my area, because there are
simply too many people (from cck and tw) who are already on the
bus. and i am not talking about seats, i am talking about space.
there isnt any space left to get on the bus at all, to even stand
throughout the journey. Initially i was thinking 'hey finally THEY
are doing something about it'. but hell no. the buses that come are
STILL packed. i waited for the next bus to come, and it is AS
packed. someone actually fainted in the bus this morning. sometimes
i take 700 instead then change to another bus but it is not very
wise for me because 190 is a direct bus to chinatown.
i wonder if there is any 'premium' bus that goes from bukit
panjang to town area, because i cant seem to find one. seriously, i
find that these buses deployed at cck doesn't really solve the
problem, because to me, they have a choice to get an almost
guaranteed seat if they take either 190 (for eg) and premium buses,
why would they choose to take a more expensive route to work? and
probably have to change to another bus along the way?
and might i just add, 190 buses are almost always full from 6pm
all to way to midnight. if you wish to take a 190 (even 700
sometimes) bus home at far east plaza at about 9pm, think
again.
KJDEP should consider having downroutes for Service 190 to the
area you stay.