Hope to see a new change for Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange

last SG · 2005-03-11T21:44:56+00:00

Even the BTL won't pass near Segar area. It will start from the town centre (BPJ LRT station) and stretch south-eastwards to the CBD.

icydevilvic88 SG

Hmm.. Currently, i think Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange is the small interchange with smallest no. of svc(with feeder svc, dun include terminals like sembawang road end, etc).. Since BPJ is well linked to other parts of the island thru BKE & Upper Bukit Timah Road, why not SMRT introduce more trunk svc to serve other parts of island like Toa Payoh, Sengkang & Pasir Ris and more feeder svc to serve residents living in Segar Road/Senja Road/Jelapang Road so that it will bring more convience to residents living in BPJ, and at the same time try to expand Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange so that more buses can come in and park at the bus park, especially during peak hours where some bendy buses coming in to the interchange have to wait for a bendy bus tat is parked to move away in order to fit inside the parking lots available.. Maybe say make the interchange a underground one so tat they can make use of more space underground and also to create a link pathway underground to BP LRT station & Bt Panjang Plaza..

So what's your point of view first b4 i really go and e-mail the SMRT Buses to suggest it? I'll like to hear what's on your mind regarding this issue, especially for those who also living in BPJ area as mi. Wink

PJ_Quek SG

Write to LTA also, since LTA is responsible for the building of BI right?
BPJ need a bus to go to SKG. For instance:

BNL or BBT BPJ BKE Mandai Rd Upp Thomson Rd AMK HGN SKG

People from SKG, AMK and HGN can get an alternative to NP/SIM/SP besides 74. Maybe 180 can be extended, since 180 only ply between BPJ and BNL, other routes such as 75 and 176 are too long to be extended.

New feeder service, maybe don't call along Bukit Panjang Rd, but in call along Senja Rd (West Spring Sec Sch and Zhenghua Sec Sch, these 2 schools are some distance away from LRT ) and loop at Segar Rd before heading back to BPJ BI. However, these areas are not fully developed yet, ridership might not enough.

184 and 75 are duplicating in BPJ. Bukit Panjang Rd and Petir Rd are withing walking distances. 184 should be amended to as followed: Upper Bukit Timah Rd -> Cashew Rd -> Petir Rd -> Pending Rd -> Fajar Rd -> Jelapang Rd -> Bukit Panjang Ring Rd -> Jelebu Rd -> BPJ BI

Another suggestion for 184 is as followed: Pending Rd -> Petir Rd -> Dairy Farm Rd -> Upper Bukit Timah, another possible amendment when Petir Rd is extended to Dairy Farm Rd, so that 921 can be amended, and 184 will not be duplicating with 75 in BPJ.

921 maybe can be withdrawn, or amended to serve people in Segar and Senja areas. Since BPJ BI already have 75 to serve Petir Rd. Nearby Jelebu Rd also have 963, 960 and 171 to serve Petir Rd.

Zilchster SG

Is there a need for a service to be introduced from Bukit Panjang to Sengkang? Care to justify the need?

icydevilvic88 SG

By introducting of such service makes residents living in Bukit Panjang area more accessible within a lesser time rather den just take MRT and pass thru Jurong East & Outrum Park/Woodlands & Dhoby Ghaut which is a big round and longer journey if you were to take a direct bus service to Sengkang. Wink

delonchew SG

Bt Panjang to Sengkang

171 to Yishun
965 to Sengkang

187/963 to Woodlands
161 to Sengkang OR 965 to Sengkang

iveco SG

SMRT will extend 180 to SKG over its dead body. But it may extend it towards SBW when the new interchange is ready over there.

icydevilvic88 SG

hmm.. good idea for wat u say abt svc 180 being extend to the upcoming SBW bus interchange.. but as for SKG, i suggest of introducing another svc directly from BPJ interchange to SKG interchange. Wink

icydevilvic88 SG

okie.. i've already plan out a proposal which i'm going to e-mail to the SMRT Buses Ltd. I will send u the file through e-mail. Can u pls PM mi your e-mail so tat i can send it to u? Thanks! Wink

sbst275 SG

Sengkang - Bt Panjang

Dun think it can work for CTS scheme... But dun think there would be the demand

slwsglz SG

or ask smrt to intro new bus service.new service will ply from bukit panjang interchange to sengkang via espressway.

route 1
bukit panjang
bke
woodlands ave 2
sle
jalan kayu
hougang
sengkang

or route 2
bukit panjang
bke
woodland ave 2
sle
jalan kayu
tpe
punggol
sengkang[/code]

kenny_cai SG

Don't forget that the MRT comes first in public transport. That's what all these transport companies want us to do: take the MRT. Buses are secondary.

Even so, I still think that a service from BP to Sengkang is still redundant. With a "direct" rail connection there, why bother having us take a bus?

bendy2003 SG

Well, if this were the case, don't forget about 168, 161, 965 and 969...

sbs&tibs SG

Ok. Why not extend 161?

phillipC SG

Hello Victor Lim.

any positive reply from the suggestion you feed to SMRT?

icydevilvic88 SG

No.. The SMRT has not even reply me till now since late Dec last year..!!! I dun think SMRT will take all these comments tat we sent thru e-mail seriously, like see alreadi juz hack-care tat kind of attitude, i supposed ba.. Wink
Maybe SMRT too budget or wat already lo.. New buses also dun wan to buy.. Keep on using the UDs until i very sianz liaoz..

off_service SG

Before I see more and more childish comments, please think why SMRT Buses are not having new buses or services?

1. None of the buses are reaching the 17 year limit.

2. Do you think they have enough spaces for more buses? The parking lots at 3 depots and 2 interchanges are already exhausting. Where do you expect the new buses to park and to be maintained? If little are bought, there will be complaints of "not enough bus of the same model" and too many bought, words like "Too many of same model makes things boring (Think Mercedes and Volvo)" will be heard. It's hard to please everyone.

3. As much as many of us doesn't like the UDs, it's one of the way to utilise the existing resources. Just make do with it.

4. Companies have their own limitations and you can't expect everything to go your way. You need time to make changes. Rome is not built in one day.

Man, how many times must I repeat all these...

tib725a SG

hmmm i prefer 920 and 921 merge like one of the intra- town svcs… so tt u can they can combine the buses or even best bendy( but in petir there iz a stretch of road tt requires 921 to u turn….so dunno can use bendy) and mayb we can see the originals: TIB 541m, TIB 725a, TIB 967t and TIB 637(wdls) so tt we can stop seeing the UD cameos…

tib725a SG

if u implement those svc the svc captains driving 180 will start to grumble!!

icydevilvic88 SG

Er.. is TIB638T.. TIB637X if i'm not wrong, it's the scania bus with the Power 98 ad on the both sides and the Epson ad on the back. TIB638T is the one which is still in TIBS livery and has no ad on it.. Wink

iveco SG

180 can be extended to SBW in future.