40 mins wait for SMRT Sv 178 at Boon Lay when 3 buses in Int

last SG · 2007-12-22T21:45:39+00:00

If you are at the peak bus terminal, take the minibus, GMB8, down to Pedder St[Central station], it stops opp LV landmark, cost HKD8.00, FASTER coz it takes...

sbst275 SG

http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_188565.html

sBs_boy SG

It’s normal to wait that long for 178. As a regular for that service, i’m sort of used to that kind of waiting.

sbst275 SG

We wanna encourage ppl to take public tpt

Trunk rt 45 mins freq being normal? Rolling Eyes

MingFreeman SG

Ya......especially when the venue is at the bloody interchange.

I've also waited half an hour for bus 30 at boon lay interchange when there are a few bus 30s parked there.

lousy service.

Gasfene SG

Some bus drivers skip their shifts and the next bus driver cover up. You dunno meh?

I eavesdrop on one driver one time. He told another driver who boarded the bus that the previous shift's bus driver is sick so last min didnt drive. Now he cover up for two person. Next time then payback.

Forgive me for eavesdropping.

TIB1224Y SG

Orh, for the 'double job', I would say quite often, if a driver falls sick then how? Standby BCs not so common to take up the place esp rush hours.
My longest wait for Svc 178 was 45 minutes, around 1930hrs, at Woodlands Int.

tintinspartan SG

I've waited for 30 minutes for the bus at Kranji and 4 northbound MRTs, 1 Service 925 bus, 4 Service 961 buses, 2 960 buses, 10+ Service 170 buses past me during my wait.

If you wait for a bus in JB, it gets a whole lot worse. I remembered boarding Service 88 from Tanjung Sedili - Kota Tinggi and the bus arrives at Tanjung Sedili at 9 am and the driver said that the bus will not move till 10 am!!!

I'll be posting some photos of JB Buses here soon.

105090 SG

u donnnnno JB bus standards meh? they are not really that efficient..

many malaysian public buses.. the drivers ait till bus is full then departs.

frequency can be 1hr in between trips....

thats why many people own private transport there.

sBs_boy SG

My longest wait was 1hrs30mins for a bus in JB. (If didnt remember wrongly, JUSCO to somewhere near the customs.)

Oceane SG

I've never wanted to take buses in Malaysia. Irregular frequencies (even worse than Singapore's) coupled with dirty and filthy buses is a no no for me.

Visit Malaysia Go by private car, express coaches from Singapore or if no choice, trains.

Scania SG

Safest way is by express coach. Car, depends on whether you are driving a Keilsa/Kanchil/Old Wira/Old Saga or a Merc/Lexus/BMW, the latter three examples and other brands in the same rank are usually targets of car theft, the former 3 are the least likely.

tintinspartan SG

The example setter for JB Buses is of course Handal Indah.

New Buses+Efficient+Clean Buses+good maintainace= Good Public Transport

Handal Indah orders new buses, mostly from MAN and Mercedes with Singapore's Liannex Homemade Body. I remembered one bus company that has it's fleet made entirely out of Scania L113CRLs bodied by East Lancs. The bus sounds are good but the interior is not worth an experience on a Scania.

TWE SG

45 mins wait minor i once have to wait 50mins for the express service 502 to come causing me to be grossly late for my work . I go look at the timetable which say is a 25 min interval but i waited a total of 50mins . How does SBS explain that ? Are they trying to say 25 min is just a guideline but the actual timing can varies as many as they like ? And the first bus for 197 also getting late nowadays causing me to be late for my work also .

bus555 SG

Speaking of Service 178 waiting, how about this on Service 178 Rolling Eyes

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=11441

anti_NISSAN_U31 SG

IS THOSE FARKING OLD NISSAN BUSES PROBLEM Twisted Evil

tintinspartan SG

That must be TIB1249B

TIB1249B flooring is starting to fall apart. There are holes everywhere! And I think SMRT needs to refloor the bus has it may cause diaster if kept at long run

tintinspartan SG

MAybe the bus broke down.

I mean, look. 25 + 25 = 50. So, you mised Bus A and you wait for Bus B. Then, Bus B broke down somewhere and you ended up taking Bus C. Understand?

vivienlee SG

Looks like an OAC Nissan....grey seats, plus window wide cannot open one Rolling Eyes

(Look at the video clip too)

tintinspartan SG

CSS179 could be another suspect.

vivienlee SG

Can't be CSS179H....CSS179H is KJDEP whereas sv 178 Nissans r from WLDEP Laughing Mr. Green

Shld be 1 of the 3xx series perm 178 Nissans