Services 26, 162, 501 & 502 skipped bus stops

tranquilice SG

Anyone knows why?

Svc 26 buses skip the stop along Geylang Rd outside City Plaza on its way to Toa Payoh.

Svc 162 buses skip the stop along Connaught Dr opposite the padang on its way to Shenton Way.

Both Svcs 501 & 502 buses skip the stop along Yio Chu Kang Rd after Serangoon Garden Way on their way to the city.

SBS9816E SG

That's right. Exp 501 n 502 skip that bus stop.

Airbus330Captain SG

Bus 26 route is so short ,they dont need to skip bus stops in fact they need an extention of route but I am not too sure where through .

tranquilice SG

Svc 26 and Svc 18 can integrate to form a new service. (like the case of Svc 28 & 152)

SBS9818A SG

No no no! Too much duplication would be present! There would be 4 routes from Toa Payoh to Tampines, it’s overkill! I can remember the O305s on Sv. 26, pity they don’t have double-decks now.

off_service SG

That's the problem with many services. After the old double decks are phased out, most services are converted to single-decks only services.

Airbus330Captain SG

Perhaps bus 26 can extend to sembawang or something . If they do , we can see Scania buses on 26 Very Happy *hint to Fang Sheng .

SBS9816E SG

If 18 integrates with 26, what would happen to Volvo B10M Bendy Bus?

Airbus330Captain SG

That is why , SBS is leaving bus 18 alone . Bus 18 is around purposely to serve passengers from bedok to tampines area and vice versa .

tranquilice SG

The only duplication of routes is mostly at the starting and ending points, and more routes give the passengers more choices.

tranquilice SG

SBS 998Y? Can deploy on Svc 9, 16 or 36 etc which only can use single deckers.

tranquilice SG

If 18 integrates with 26, the extended service will still via Bedok, but this time round is via Bedok MRT (New Upp Changi Rd) instead of turning into Bedok Int.

Airbus330Captain SG

Bus 9 and 16 cannot have 998Y buses . Bus 9 , it goes to cargo complex , the roads are narrow . Bus 16 ? The roads at joo chiat are very narrow as well . Bus 36 ? No way , terminal 1 is very small to have long buses , TIBS has tried it already and they have not send anymore bendy buses on 858 to airport ever since .