new SMRT services?

Kheng Peng SG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Panjang_Bus_Interchange

according to the above link, there will be new 2 SMRT services coming up either this month or next month:

972 Bt Panjang/CCK - Jurong West St 92
971 Bt panjang/CCK - Jurong Pier Way

so can anyone confirm that?

tanjun SG

plus 982. That makes 3. Anyone can confirm?

TIB1049L SG

btw if u hadn't noe anything Wikipedia is getting screwed up by unknown editors editing the data which are fake

Just to quote from it:

971 Berth 4 Corporation Drive, Jurong Pier Way (loop) with effect from December 2007/January 2008

972 Berth 4 Choa Chu Kang / Jurong West Street 91/92 (loop) with effect from
December 2007/January 2008

982 Berth 4 Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 & 3 Bus Terminal with effect from December 2007/January 2008

From WRI page:

951 Berth 6 Pasir Ris Bus Interchange with effect from December 2007/January 2008

952 Berth 14 Toa Payoh Bus Interchange with effect from December 2007/January 2008

Oceane SG

LOL Berth 14??? Rolling Eyes Laughing

xunmengzitu SG

how about toa payoh bus interchange? is SMRT going to introduce new service 952 from toa payoh bus interchange to woodlands bus interchange?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toa_Payoh_Bus_Interchange

TIB1049L SG

Obviously not. This is an online scam Laughing

service_238 SG

logistically they already dont have enough buses. (maybe enough for 1 route) What makes you think they are able to introduce so many services at the current capacity?

201911 SG

unless the services run around at 30-40 min freq. furthermore the style of the routes is very un- SMRT. why would they introduce to TPY when theres 966 and to PSR when theres 969.

[email protected] SG

I think this is the most absurd suggestion of a new route.
According to the current "rules", the bus has to exit at the nearest expressway exit (PIE at Pioneer Rd Nth) and reach St 92, like that how to have passengers?
Unless it's to grab NTU students business, which I also think it's redundant (currently have 172 at Jln Bahar to CCK which is quite fast)

^tamago^ SG

alrighty, it's a scam. read once, read all. Rolling Eyes

kuekj SG

why not request to ban the IP or partial protection of the pages vandalised?

carbikebus SG

Even if they were to buy another 50 buses where in the world they will park the buses?Scrap more old buses?

^tamago^ SG

squeeze in more spaces in yishun or bt batok? Laughing

maybe we'll have WRIBP. Twisted Evil

sBs_boy SG

Woodlands and SBW currently doesnt have Overnight parking. On top of that, there is still a Geylang Lor 1 Terminal.

If that is still not enough, worst come to worst...
Heavy Vehicle Park around Singapore. Razz

Oceane SG

I believe there is enough space around the Yishun Industrial Estates to accomodate a Yishun Depot or YIDEP. There is a very huge piece of land between Yishun and Sembawang. However it could be used to develop more housing estates soon. Rolling Eyes

Currently the only apartments close to Yishun Industrial Estates and beyond into the forested area is the Yishun Emerald/Sapphire.

slayer2004 SG

aha. If 972 really got introduced, then what I dreamt when I was in sec 1 come become reality le.

^tamago^ SG

I don't think SMRTB has the money to spare to bid and build a new depot lor. Laughing Sad

sBs_boy SG

Do u know that none of the SMRTB depots are owned by them ? They are all under lease from some company.

5454 SG

SMRTB got money la it belongs to the Temasek Holdings. Mad

carbikebus SG

They got the $$ but some big boss women just too stingy to buy or built a new 2 stoery depot