Marina Centre Terminal

last SG · 2005-12-10T08:41:57+00:00

CityBuzz Svcs & SMRT NightRider Svcs do terminate there. (As for CityBuzz, when operation ends at 10pm)

samtlk SG

There are 2 containers at Marina Centre Terminal, 1 belongs to SBST, the other belongs the SMRT.

SBST services that terminates there are 56, 195 & all Citybuzz services. Note that although 174M starts from there, the BCs are not required to report to the timekeeper.

SMRT services that terminates there are 75, 77, 106, 171, 960, NR2, NR5, NR6, NR7 & NR8.

Marina Centre Terminal cannot support too many services due to the limited parking space for buses. If you go & see the terminal during this coming Christmas Eve when 162M & 181M are in operation as well, you'll see the buses parked along the roadside all the way to & including the first bus-stop.

105090 SG

Looking at the traffic scheme, It is better for services to loop at Marina Centre. Why? first of all, take an example of sv133. It is a looping service. It stops at Exhibition centre and Carrefour. People can walk to Marina Square very easily. People going back home can also board at Exhibition centre and Carrefour. Convenient.

As for sv56/196/77/75/171/960... They alight at Pan Pacific. Those going to sun tec have to walk. When going back home, they have to walk all the way to Raffles Avenue/ Esplanade to board. If they are at Suntec, they whave to walk so far. some more Marina Centre cannot board/alight.

One idea is for Marina Terminal Service to commence service n such a way that it terminate like current 106, and commence like city bound 36.

sinicker SG

i second ur ideas.

Apex-LW'21 SG

Scheme B Svc 634 also terminates there.

payne SG

Maybe the bus terminal will be gone after the opening of Circle Line. Very Happy

105090 SG

what does "second your ideas" means? Embarassed

supremebull SG

Sounds quite ok, but if you go to the Fountain of Wealth and observe, you'll see that the situation at the convention centre bus stop is really bad, since the entrance to the taxistand/pickup point/carpark is located like metres just before the busstop and the fact that a lot of cars enter that little sideroad doesn't help since the buses usually get stuck behind cars or the other way round when the queue at the bus stop stretches way back to the entrace of Temasek Blvd.

That being said, the roads of Suntec City (Temasek Blvd and Ave) look like they can't handle the sudden influx of buses and the potential traffic problems it could cause. The circus traffic can be really bad at shopping hours with the taxistands, pickup points, and the 3 exits all leading in or out of the circus.

Which is why the current system is still the best solution, unless you widen Temasek Blvd and Ave to become a giant 4 lane road in each direction and shift the offending cars away to somewhere. You'll get to windowshop at Marina Centre and see the Esplanade as well when you walk to the Esplanade busstop.

And of course they could always take 133/857/97/111 for a short trip to Raffles Ave

SBS9828X SG

Of course thats th answer from sbs/smrt

SBS9828X SG

a not so rude way of telling sum1 that he doesnt agree with the idea Mr. Green

5454 SG

Hope service 56 can become a loop service. Very Happy

sinicker SG

wrong lah. it means i support.

Erwin_Rommel SG

Haha, imagine the SC drives the bus and leaves Yishun Interchange at 1730. I think he can only arrive back at Yishun interchange at 2030. Embarassed

supremebull SG

oh? you've asked them already?

SBS9828X SG

need not ask lah...

supremebull SG

then how do you know that will be their answer?

105090 SG

i dont think you are a singapore resident.

u walk to take sv56 Raffles Ave, company revenue is 64c. u transfer to 56, is 64c + 39c. so the transport company gets 39cents more.

SO, of course the company will encourage you to take a bus to transfer to sv56 so that they have more revenue!

supremebull SG

In the first place, nowhere in my original post (2nd post on 2nd page) did I state contacting SBST or SMRT about any suggestions or giving feedback. I support walking to Esplanade to take Marina Center services. If any people want to make a transfer that's their choice, that's fine with me.

The main issue at work here with my one liner exchange is not about Marina Center terminal but whether your answers are evidently taken from any official replies from the transport companies, and not passing off your own opinions as their word.

SBS9828X SG

Cant u just understand that its even redundant to mail to them. Thats the only answer to be given. Ive asked before a simillar question. Their reply was that they cant have direct service from point A to point B for everyone. A transfer is required. SBST added that the they have a fare cap

iveco SG

Then what is the reason for 106 to ply Suntec City in one direction only? Couldn't it be like 864? Rolling Eyes

Also, there is only one service (107X) stopping at Tower II. Perhaps other routes like 162X or 700A could be amended to call at that stop as well.

iamgoondu SG

I remembered taking SBST195 from River Valley to Marina Terminal on a rainy day. My intention was to make a bus transfer or to take the same bus back to Commonwealth on that rainy day. Unfortunately SBST195 terminating outside Marina Square and there is NO other connecting bus on that bus stop, and I am forced to run in the rain to the opposite busstop.

I regretted my earlier action for not running across River Valley on that cats and dogs morning.

Perhaps there should have some connecting bus services from that bus stop, or SBST195 could terminate at Suntec instead where there are other connecting buses like SBst111.

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