Guess what bus svc will be withdrawn

freakybuses SG

Hi everyone… guess what svcs (SBST/TIBS/CSS) will be withdrawn this year… If I were to guess, it must be 605 and then 608 1st…

cck_190 SG

TIBS 985

service_238 SG

NO! THere goes my quick link from Toa payoh to Bukit Batok! At least convert it back to 989 Mr. Green

tranquilice SG

If you and 9818 don't mind the long wait. Mr. Green

alantanchunshyan SG

tibs 970 .

tranquilice SG

Don't think so. It has good demand.

iamgoondu SG

Hopefully not. TIBS 970 provides connectivity between Holland V, Sixth Ave and Commonwealth MRT. Moreover it has shorter travelling time between Commonwealth Ave and Chinatown than TIBS 61, SBST147, SBST145

alantanchunshyan SG

it is a wild guess .not very possible for tibs to withdraw 970. Very Happy

off_service SG

Service 84 could be withdrawn and integrate with another Punggol service.

SBS9818A SG

Hope Sv. 989 will get reinstated. It always had better loads than the current Sv. 985

SBS9818A SG

Hope Sv. 989 will get reinstated. It always had better loads than the current Sv. 985

service_238 SG

I think the main thing for the integration is because the former 989 route in bt batok has low demand and they want to divert the pax to use the changi airport line instead. Twisted Evil

tranquilice SG

You mean it's faster to take service 970 than service 147 from C'wealth Ave to Chinatown?

service_238 SG

Yes because 147 goes thru Jln Bt Merah and Queensway before reaching Chinatown while 970 goes past Alexandra Rd, Great World City and Havelock Rd before reaching there. Although the distance is more or less the same, 970 has a slightly lower demand than 147 and also 970 drives faster than 147 Razz

tranquilice SG

However, I think that service 147 takes a more direct route, so it should be faster. But you are not wrong to say that service 970 is fast too.

iamgoondu SG

TIBS 970
18 C'wealth Ave Blk 8
19 C'wealth Ave C'wealth Stn
20 C'wealth Ave Golden Crown Rest
20.1 C'wealth Ave Queenstown Stn
20.2 C'wealth Ave Blk 39
21 Alexandra Rd Opp SM Motors Ctr
21.1 Alexandra Rd Opp SIS Bldg
22 Alexandra Rd Tanglin View
22.1 Alexandra Rd Opp Delta Sports Hall
23 Alexandra Rd Opp Gan Eng Seng Sec Sch
24 River Valley Rd Opp Valley Pt Condo
24.1 River Valley Rd Mutiara View
25 Kim Seng Rd Aft Times Hse
25.1 Kim Seng Rd Opp Great World City Shop Ctr
25.2 Kim Seng Rd Grand Copthorne Hotel
26 Outram Rd Aft Novotel Apollo S'pore
26.1 Outram Rd YWCA Outram Ctr
27 Outram Rd Outram Pk Stn
27.1 Eu Tong Sen St Pearl's Ctr

SBST147
6.5 BLK 8
7 C'WEALTH STN
8 QUEENSWAY MUJAHIDIN MOSQUE
8.5 OPP BLESSED SACRAMENT CH
9 BLK 19
9.5 BLK 166
10 JLN BT MERAH SAFRA BT MERAH
10.5 BLK 1 THE CONSTRUCTION HOUSE
10.5 OPP PACIFIC TECH CTR REDHILL FLATTED FTY
11 OPP PSB BLDG SPRING S'PORE
11.5 OPP BT MERAH TOWN CTR
12 BLK 119
13 BLK 201
13.5 ZHANGDE PR SCH
14 OPP BLK 149
14.5 KG BAHRU RD AFT JLN BT MERAH
14.5 BEF HOSP DR
14.5 EU TONG SEN ST BEF OUTRAM RD
15 PEARL'S CTR PEARL'S CENTRE

Strange, TIBS 970 has more fare stops than SBST147. However TIBS 970 is definitely faster than SBST147. The reasons were:

tranquilice SG

I agreed with you. But if service 970 ply Ganges Ave instead of River Valley Rd and Great World City, it could reach Chinatown faster than using the current route.

Which of the two services have better frequency?

SBS9818A SG

Considering TPY-Airport via 989 is so much faster than MRT.

freakybuses SG

oso much faster than the withdrawn 149... btw, some taxis oso slower than the old 989 and more expensive siaz... BRING BACK MY 989!!![/b]

service_238 SG

YAH!!! SO MUCH FASTER! Mr. Green 15 min flat! =)