Svc 98

last SG · 2008-01-16T12:17:14+00:00

They should follow the 177 method. Beside the driver seat, the SLs will hang a handwritten sign saying where the bus is headed. Its either "Bukit Batok, MRT...

FBI SG

we all know it loops at jurong port area, but how come sometime the buses go diff direction and not from its usual route? With no passengers of course.

azharjj SG

That's 98A... It loops at Corporation Place. Instead of going straight after flyover, it turns left b4 the flyover.

Usually, there will be less or no pax at all coz there's not much demand. Very Happy

FBI SG

oh.. but the buses some don have the A behind? how to diff it?

azharjj SG

Some buses at the front & side display "98A" but at the back it displays "98" coz it's either the driver forgot to change or not enough 98A destos

Btw, do u see the front & side display "98A" ?

FBI SG

sometimes only..

most only display 98

azharjj SG

That means you are trying to say that u saw a 98 bus with full 98 destos that is empty and goes in different direction ?

FBI SG

dunno wat its destos..

but the situation is svc 98 after the caltex petrol station it moves on to jurong logistics hub and does the loop.

but sometimes in fact most of the times i saw some svc 98 bus at diff way(route) and turns into jurong logistics hub and does a loop or something which i dunno?

azharjj SG

sorry, destos is destination plates...

Oh, I know what u mean. Some bus-stops serves 2 DIFFERENT routes of 98...

Take it for e.g, the bus is now at Jurong Port Rd. So, the route is like this:
JURONG PORT RD: BEF JLN TERUSAN(1)
SIN SOON HUAT (1)
JURONG IND SVC CTR (1)
BEF JLN TEPONG (1)
JLN TEPONG: CTRL FISH PROC FTY (1)
FISHERY PORT RD: BEF JLN BUROH
JLN BUROH: OPP JURONG ABATTOIR (1)

After this, bus goes straight to this next bus-stops:

AFT JURONG PORT RD (1)
OPP SPC SVC STN (1)
BEF JURONG PIER RD (1)
JURONG PIER WAY: JURONG ISLAND CHECKPT (1)
JLN BUROH: AFT JURONG PIER RD (2)
SPC SVC STN (2)
BEF JURONG PORT RD (2)
JURONG PORT RD: BEF JLN TEPONG (2)
JLN TEPONG: CTRL FISH PROC FTY (2)
FISHERY PORT RD : BEF JLN BUROH (2)
JLN BUROH: OPP JURONG ABATTOIR (2)

After this, this bus turns RIGHT to go back to Jurong East

JURONG PORT RD AFT JLN BUROH
CWT DISTRIPARK
AFT JLN TERUSAN
.
.
.

CONTINUE ALL THE WAY TO JURONG EAST

BOLD means bus-stops that are served by 2 DIFFERENT 98 Routes

(1) means in direction of Jurong Island Checkpoint
(2) means in direction of Jurong East Int

FBI SG

weird.. so how do the ppl know wat bus to take since can't diff it?

azharjj SG

Ya... I find this weird. it will confuse the commuters

I think to know which direction the bus is heading, look at the side destination rectangular plates... They will tell you whether it is jurong east or jurong pier rd Very Happy

FBI SG

but both buses still turn back to JE right? jus that diff route?

azharjj SG

No...

The bus-stop in BOLD serves 2 DIFFERENT 98 route

1) 98 (towards Jurong East)
2) 98 (towards Jurong Island checkpoint)

Eventually, 98(towards Jurong Island Checkpoint) will come back to same bus-stops again and thereafter go back to Jurong East

FBI SG

Originally posted by azharjj:

No...

The bus-stop in [b]BOLD serves 2 DIFFERENT 98 route

1) 98 (towards Jurong East)
2) 98 (towards Jurong Island checkpoint)

Eventually, 98(towards Jurong Island Checkpoint) will come back to same bus-stops again and thereafter go back to Jurong East

[/b]

oh i see.. understands..

azharjj SG

This reminds me of service 60...

One turns left to Eunos & One turns right to Bedok... Laughing

FBI SG

no way to diff it too?

SBS9889U SG

got.
The bus in front will put an additional desto (square) one. Red plate is to Eunos, White plate is to Bedok. The square front destos that put has red on top (destination part) and white below(route part) also represents going to Bedok while white on top and red below means going to eunos.

azharjj SG

There's one portion of road where 2 bus-stops serves 2 different 60 routes

1)60 (towards Eunos)
2)60 (towards Bedok)

But at least, this one very clear to know...

When you see a red plate infront of the bus, the bus goes to Eunos

When you see a white plate infront of the bus, the bus goes to Bedok

hao_hao SG

wah lau eh y so ma fan 1?

SBS9889U SG

Now got new red with white plates (confusing for "new people/those not updated people" but regulars mostly know what they meant already Mr. Green (Refer to the meaning in my previous post).

On the other hand, some 60A buses will put the 60A normal square desto at the front of the bus.

But as to why 60 have to serve this way is due to historical reasons. 60 used to be feeders 226 and 385 until they merged to form service 60. Back then, the service 60 did not touch the bedok reservoir wet market + Eunos CC that part in the direction towards bedok. Therefore, SBST introduced SWT 60A from eunos int to that part of bedok reservoir road at about 1 hr per bus (Not restricted to peak hrs back then). 60A was = Feeder 385 in terms of its roue. However, people were unhappy about 60 not serving the sector that 385 used to serve and finally on 7 November 2004, sv60 was 'enhanced' to serve that stretch of road in the direction towards Bedok too. From then on, 60A gradually became a PM Peak SWT.

FBI SG

does this applies to svc 98?