Abt 119

th1988 SG

Can someone tell me why SBS make 119 to duplicate the LRT between Kangkar and Rumbia?

119 was introduced to complement the school childrens? As the demand is not very high after all.

off_service SG

We can't tell you why as we are not the planners for the LRT / sv 119.

xin1jun2 SG

svc 119.

basically reinroduced after the outcry from residents in SK after losing 85. if u notice closely 119 is indeed 85 till kovan there.

however the service has low loads during off sch hours....crapz

ZYX

Yusry SG

Which, btw, is the same as former TIBS 860.

tranquilice SG

Service 119 does not serve Rumbia station.

SBS9818A SG

119 should be a peak hour service, catering to school arrival and dismissal times.

th1988 SG

But it will be confusion, peak hour only means 0600-0900 and 1630-1900. Aft school hrs is not considered peak.

service_238 SG

Instead of a peak hour service, how about a day service? i.e 0515 - 1900

th1988 SG

You might as well extend it to Serangoon to serve Serangoon - Sengkang serving 321 rt. So that it will be a trunk service.

Making it a day service would have some consquences, some passengers would complain that the service only serves 0515-1900 (Wkday) 0515-1400 (Sat) and no op on Sun/PHs. It cannot use the model of sv 6 as it is serving a new town.

tranquilice SG

When service 860 was in operation, it was a full day service too.

th1988 SG

But it was different at that time

860 was the only rt out other than 82, so demands were higher. But now there is NEL to town and 136 serving sch students.

service_238 SG

It's better to have more services otherwise people will complain of long waiting times. Moreover 136 could not cope with the demands of school children and hence svc 119 was introduced to complement 136. Smile

SBS9818A SG

They should just throw in more double-decks for Sv. 136

tranquilice SG

I view service 119 as an important link between Sengkang and Hougang South. Also it is an alternative to service 136.

SBS9818A SG

Commuters already have the MRT.

th1988 SG

Not only that, there is 80, 136 if you don't want to take NEL.

tranquilice SG

But it plys a route different from the MRT.