502 "Express"

last SG · 2005-01-30T19:58:36+00:00

the only way an express svc can be converted to trunk service is when demand drops steadily. or else, if ppl dun mind paying more to take an express bus home...

tranquilice SG

You cannot compare SBST Express 506 with SMRT service 966. Both services are operated by different bus companies and it's up to the company decision to introduce the service as express or trunk based on many factors such as demand etc.

tranquilice SG

There's also service 197.

SBS9889U SG

Compare 506 with 66, 506 is only faster by around half an hour.

SBS9889U SG

MRT takes about the same time as 506 from bedok to jurong east.

105090 SG

501 and 502 (SKG) were the worst express svcs.
time taken to reach AMK ave 1 from SKG Int is about 1 hour!! the buses were slow and heavy VO3x and the journey to City is 1 hr 30mins+ ! Call that express! some more so many ppl go and take it..

samtlk SG

from orchard to boon lay during peak hour
502 -> 1hr 30min
174 -> 1hr 30min
174e -> 1hr

SBS9889U SG

502 takes that long?

SBS9889U SG

502 takes that long?

samtlk SG

yeah...esp at jurong east/west ave 1
every stop got people alight....even 99 is faster than 502

and don't forget the peak hour jam outside clementi mrt

tranquilice SG

MRT between Bedok and Jurong East takes around 40 minutes while Express 506 whole trip takes around an hour or more.

tranquilice SG

I took before Express 502 from Boon Lay to Sengkang on a Saturday afternoon, it took around 1 hour 45 minutes.

SBS9889U SG

How long does EXPRESS 518 take from Pasir Ris to Marina Centre?

sbskidz SG

Wrong thread lah.....this is about 502 express. Refer to questions of buses. http://buses.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=136881

SBS9828X SG

Nvm lah hes comparing it against 501/2s timing wat? Den ask those who posted about 501 post sumwer else lah

sbskidz SG

Sorry Embarassed

105090 SG

IMO.. real express buses: 511, 512, 506.. cos i usually take them one or two stops before express way, and alight one or two stops after it.. for ppl, (like me as well) who takes 502 from SKG int to Orchard, it seems ridiculous..

sv190 can also be deemed express, and CT buses are also classified as express services.. what about 39, 161, 168, 858, 969, 965? apparently the operators know express services may not be very profitable?

healthy loads: 501 502 506 511 512 >> (peak) 518 >> whole day..
apparently HG and SKG ppl depended on the 4 express svcs mentioned to get out of the area.. as well as AMK MRT, which is 30 mins away by 159..

^tamago^ SG

off-peak: 80-83mins
peak: 83-86mins
weekend peak: 86-89mins

muziq bus SG

174e...i saw during the morning peak at 6th avenue quite good...as full as 502 can be...

SBS9889U SG

I think the reason for the good load of 174e is due to the short frequency.

Farmer Brown SG

u think it’s annoying? I stayed along the 502 route before the darling NEL was introduced. Then they removed 502.. and i lost my direct bus to town. Yea sure.. it wasn’t the cheapest of bus services.. but it was nice to have a set of direct buses… till this day i’m still slightly bitter everytime i take 132 to thompson road then change to 156 or take a train to bishan to take 53… what about NEL? shouldn’t it replace the 502 then? NO. cause i live equidistant to sgoon (nel station), bishan and amk. But wat to do… for the greater good of everyone else… my darling 502/501 had to be taken away…

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