End of the road for Scheme B svs?

sbst275 SG

From 800 buses with 50 rts, it is just left with less than 50 buses running 11 rts...

And, some runs with only 1 trip a day, some 22 trips a day...

Frequency can be at 0 - 59 mins

So far, Svs like 625, 636, 640, 641, 646, 648 I know is still around. Sv 625 is a cash cow as fares is at $1.80... Hmm, seems that Sv 625 buses are mostly under Comfort

5454 SG

is there any kind of service guides for this scheme B services. Question

sbst275 SG

Nope...

The fares are: $0.50, $0.65, $0.80, $0.90 for AC
$0.40, $0.50, $0.60, $0.70 for NAC

Sv 625 fares is $1.80

105090 SG

sbst275, you know what are the scheme B routes? mind displaying those to your knowledge? oh, and maybe can tell why is 625 at a higher fare? express?
thks

sbst275 SG

OK... It came in 1974 to supplement SBS bus rts esp on high demand rts

It started off with 50 rts with 800 buses

They are runned by pte bus operator... They are required to run 210 days in 1v yr...

Operational hrs are during the peak hrs...

There are 2 types... Scheme I are those in red colour, those that goes to CBD area... Scheme II are those in Blue colour, those going to other places like Airport PTB, Ind Est..

625 is special case, it uses mini buses (Single entrance/ exit).

sbst275 SG

As for the rts

These are what I know but whether are they operated or not, is another qn

623 (Boon Lay Place to the looping where Sv 249 loop)
625 (Boon Lay Place - Jurong East - Clementi - Orchard - Shenton Way)
626 (MacPherson Est - Dover)
628 (MacPherson Est - Shenton Way)
631 (Clementi to Marina Ctr)
634 (Dover to Marina Ctr *Used to run bet Kovan and Dover)
635 (St Michael - Shenton Way)
636 (Boon Lay - Lim Chu Kang Rd End)
639 (Woodlands - Boon Lay)
640 (Sembawang - Shenton Way)
641 (Serangoon Int - Shenton Way *Rt similar to Sv 70)
642 (Marine Parade - CBD (?)
645 (Toa Payoh - Boon Lay *Rt similar to 157 but uses AYE, Jln BNL)
646 (Toa Payoh - Airport PTB)
648 (Toa Payoh - Lower Delta Rd *Similar to Sv 145)
651 (Simei MRT - Airport PTB)

105090 SG

641 dont think its in operation now. its original berth with current 103 is gone.
645, 646, 648 do they operate from toa payoh int > lor 4 > lor 6? used to see them at the temp int but not the new one.
the operation hours is usually about 0700 to 0900, 1700 to 1900, one directional peak period service

tranquilice SG

What's its route inside Clementi? Don't remember I saw any bus stop plates for this service. Confused

tranquilice SG

There used to be a scheme B service that ply the same route as service 61 during its SBS days.

iveco SG

Is 646 the former route 149? Also, I remember Svc 32 had Scheme B buses plying during peak hours. Boarded one of these before. Used Tata 1313.

tranquilice SG

Yes.

sbst275 SG

641 still in operation.. Only 1 bus Laughing

645, 646, 648 runs from the Swimming Cplx...

sbst275 SG

I remembered it runs along Sv 147 rt...

Em... There also used to be a Scheme B rt running parallel with Sv 176

SBST390 SG

present day 625 mirrors Ekspress 502s

sbst275 SG

From Boon Lay Place stretch.. Only that 502 goes Marina

SBS3688Y SG

Scheme B buses that run together with SBS buses on the same routes during peak hours:

SBS svc 24, 61, 136...?

Bus concession passes are not accepted on Scheme B buses. It cost 20 cents for child/student fare!

sbst275 SG

Unfortunely, there are only 11 left...

105090 SG

remembered seeing a white 251A bus stop plate along pioneer road near pioneer circus last time. think its a scheme B bus.

scheme B bus is ran by private drivers right? they keep all the fares?(for non-comfort route) then they also pay non-subsidised diesel. so sad// and the government seems to be against them

tranquilice SG

I was referring to service 646 in that post. Confused

Townlink 268 SG

i think the scheme B buses can only blame themselves for the falling revenue. infrequent timings and unreliability are the biggest factors.
and i also cant see why with its low fares, it still failed to attract ridership. just like the CSS buses, with low fares, but one withdrawn after another.

does this means commuters will prefer better comfort and ride like sbs, smrt, over scheme B buses, which are rather older and erm, less professional? if so, then the public shouldnt be complaining over fare hikes in exchange for comfort and premium over the cheaper bus services