Service 83 to extend to Punggol MRT station from 20 June 03

tranquilice SG

As above.

SBS9818A SG

All other diverted services, Sv. 22, Sv. 53, Sv. 70, Sv. 72 etc will be amended from Saturday onwards, instead of Friday. I will go down to the interchange to look if the notices are up(yesterday they weren’t)

off_service SG

They were just out yesterday. Saw a lorry load of notices at Ang Mo Kio Int delivered, 22 and 70, 130 and 139. Also saw 72's.

SBS9818A SG

At Bishan interchange the notices STILL are not up yet.

tranquilice SG

I visited Punggol MRT station on Friday, LTA is currently building a temporary bus interchange beside the station, should be ready by next year.

Service 83 serves 2 stops outside the station, one is after the south entrance and the other one is after the north entrance. (There are 2 entrances and exits which are at the north and south of Punggol Central). The driver has a bit of hard time making a U-turn as the road to U-turn is quite narrow.

SBS9818A SG

Passengers are FORCED to alight before the U-turn and passengers are to board AFTER the MRT station. So much for a loop service.

antoh SG

hmmm i nvr experience this before leh …

xin1jun2 SG

i did not see 136 anywhere near the punggol stn on friday

tranquilice SG

I was at the 2 bus stops outside the station and passengers are allowed to board and alight at any of the 2 bus stops they like. I don't see any restriction there on where to board and alight.

tranquilice SG

Service 136 does not stop directly outside Punggol station like service 83. Instead, it stops at an un-named road parallel to the station and again along Punggol Central. (one stop after the station) The route of service 136 remains the same since it plys Punggol town.

SBS9818A SG

I was there on Friday. The driver announced for all passengers to get off and he'd make a U-turn to pick the other passengers up.

tranquilice SG

I was there yesterday (24 June). I board service 83 at the bus stop before the U-turn, and passengers are allowed to alight after the U-turn. I'm sure that bus driver you mentioned is gonna be complained.

tranquilice SG

I think that for all bus services which has stops before and after a u-turn, passengers are allowed to board and alight at both stops.

A good example is service 15 along Marine Parade Rd (before and after Amber roundabout), passengers are allowed to board at the stop before the roundabout and they are also allowed to alight after the roundabout.

SBS9818A SG

But there is no logic as passengers can board from TWO bus stops just opposite the road from each other going in the SAME direction. The first bus stop should be blocked, forcing passengers to be a little inconvienced, but possibly paying less than if they boarded from the first bus stop.

tranquilice SG

Force the services to skip one of the two stops?! Rolling Eyes

SBS9818A SG

Yes, it would be much better as there would be less confusion as now passengers can only board from ONE bus stop.

tranquilice SG

What confusion? But it will sure bring inconveniences to passengers especially the elderly if they are to cross the road using an overhead bridge to get to the bus stop. To them, it would be better if they board the bus without crossing the road.

SBS9818A SG

Then what for open two bus stops?

TIB1186Z SG

There are facilities or shopping on both sides of the road, so they can board at any of the stops without crossing the road either to or from the place

tranquilice SG

As for the case of service 83, notice that the road (Punggol Central) will be further extended beyond the current U-turn point. So LTA built a bus stop each on both side of the road, also Punggol station is the only station in which the concourse is divided into two by the road, so this mean passengers can board and alight at any one of the two stops depending on which part of the concourse they are going to/coming from. So SBST let service 83 to stop at the bus stops on both sides of the road for the convenience of passengers.

As for most other services, the 2 bus stops on both sides of the road are used also by other services, so SBST/Tibs let the particular loop service to stop on both side of the road for passengers transferring to/from other services.