DTL rationalisation speculations

last SG · 2015-05-06T14:12:01+00:00

I do not think within the first three months of opening of Downtown Line MRT, there would be (significant) changes to bus routes because of the opening of th...

gekpohboy SG

171 and 180 can merge? withdraw 180 and extend 171 till Boon Lay .
instead of cutting short till BPJ.
Yishun bound - > from Bt Batok Rd, CCK Rd, Upper Bt Timah Rd[non-stop], Petir Rd (stop at BP LRT Stn bustop) back to the same route.
Boon Lay bound -> from Petir Rd, Jelebu Rd, BP Road, Upper Bt Timah Rd[stop at BP MRT Stn bustop], Petir Rd[non stop], Jelebu Rd [non stop] , BP Road [non stop] , CCK Rd back to the same route to cater those who lazy to walk to Bkt Panjang Rd.

Gd idea, but 171 Yishun to Bukt Pnjng is 16km and 180 Bukt Pnjng to Boon Lay is 11km. If combine, it would be 27km, whch is too long. Sorry.

gekpohboy SG

Ask sv 174 BC cut your head better.

Lol 174 is the fastest svc from Boon Lay to Bukit Timah coz it plies Jurong Rd. It is a unique svc

I dun noe the loadng, but I dun think got ppl use 174 for connection btw Jln Jurng Kechl & New Brdge Rd. Tats why I recommnd shortening it.

Vampire77lim SG

Lta cannot affordto pay for the above mentioned that lta suggest also cannot afford to provide

gekpohboy SG

Quite likely 979M withdrw, cuz thy gt say 979M withdrw when Stagmnt Ring is ready. The one cut I guess is 302, cuz 979 tke ovr the load alr.

orange28 SG

Gd idea, but 171 Yishun to Bukt Pnjng is 16km and 180 Bukt Pnjng to Boon Lay is 11km. If combine, it would be 27km, whch is too long. Sorry.

I don't think length would be the issue here, the main issue would be that their capacities don't match (180 uses high-capacity buses, 171 uses solely single-decker buses) so how can you blend 171 together with 180?

That being said, if they do cut back 171 to Bt Panjang, I reckon it will be a good candidate for future extension to the new Tengah town (though that would be out-of-topic here ...)

SMB31X SG

I feel it would be a good idea but this would mean 171 must have DD to cater the ITE CCK crowd and fleet adjustments must be made for 852 also because 171 no longer passes by HC NYGH SC NJ just to name a few branded schools which means that the load is solely on 852 if there are students who live in Yishun.

If they can extend 171 to Boon Lay it would be great but I don't think there's a demand for Boon Lay-Yishun services.

gekpohboy SG

If they can extend 171 to Boon Lay it would be great but I don't think there's a demand for Boon Lay-Yishun services.

Likewise for jurong west - sengkang. #justsaying Anyway, AYE and KPE traffic pattern different, dun think it's wise to combine two into one.

Fitishi65 SG

Likewise for jurong west - sengkang. #justsaying Anyway, AYE and KPE traffic pattern different, dun think it's wise to combine two into one.

AJQZC SG

If they can extend 171 to Boon Lay it would be great but I don't think there's a demand for Boon Lay-Yishun services.

The 171 Yishun - Bt Timah link isn't significant. Taking NYGH/HCI/NJC as a guideline, a 171 route back to Yishun is about 24 km. Add in road jams and crowds and it wouldn't be a popular choice. 852's route is about 16.4 km. Even if we disregard 852 due to its abysmal frequency, there's still DTL/CCL/NSL that would easily provide a fast and reliable (albeit crowded) alternative.

171 to Boon Lay doesn't seem likely, unless the route is converted to express (consider planned upcoming service 500).

carbikebus SG

My best bet is 171 Yishun-Jln Anak Bt(Loop) and i got a strong feeling one of SMRT will be withdrawn

dupdup77 SG

My best bet is 171 Yishun-Jln Anak Bt(Loop) and i got a strong feeling one of SMRT will be withdrawn

Hi mr carbikebus, mr TIB585L says it will no longer go jalan anak bukit. I predict means most likely stop at bukit panjang bus interchange. Cheers. Thanks.

carbikebus SG

Hi mr carbikebus, mr TIB585L says it will no longer go jalan aback bukit. I predict means most likely stop at bukit panjang bus interchange. Cheers. Thanks.

Just wait and see lor..

gekpohboy SG

Those who have insider's information, I have a question. Is it true that there will be a new express bus 500 between Boon Lay and Sengkang?

hgdep103 SG

Those who have insider's information, I have a question. Is it true that there will be a new express bus 500 between Boon Lay and Sengkang?

yes

AJQZC SG

Those who have insider's information, I have a question. Is it true that there will be a new express bus 500 between Boon Lay and Sengkang?

Why you ask here leh ... should go over to BSEP thread.

BusAnalayzer SG

Hi mr carbikebus, mr TIB585L says it will no longer go jalan anak bukit. I predict means most likely stop at bukit panjang bus interchange. Cheers. Thanks.

I don't think terminating at BPJ is the right call. There are many takers from BPJ Road/Petir who take 171 to Upper Bukit Timah road. They will lose the connection. Beyond that there are almost no takers between BPJ town and Bukit Timah road. Hence, logical looping point should be Beauty World.

AJQZC SG

Then it would be a pity if it doesn't merge with 41 (bus company rivalry aside, they can settle some separate swap).

Rather have a 21+7km to Jurong East than do a 42km round loop and let the route risk bus bunching.

dupdup77 SG

Hi mr busanalyser, since mr TIB585L is one of the insiders, either him or the other must be right. I also think not appropriate to terminate at bukit panjang interchange. What we can do now is to wait to see what is the final decision later on. Cheers. Thanks.

hgdep103 SG

might be both of us right at the time qhere we received info, we wont know wat LTA doing in their aircon room anyways

SMB1368T SG

maybe that is why the ITH looks small. Looks like one of the services is already being kicked out

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