My suggestions:
Svc 135 to merge with with Svc 47:
New Svc 135: Ang Mo Kio -
Changi Business Park
Ang Mo Kio Interchange > (original route of 135) > Amber Rd
> Marine Parade Rd > (original route of svc 47) > Changi
Business Park Terminal
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Svc 47 to amend to ply the route of svc 46 from Tampines to
Bedok North Ave 3, and then Bedok North Road, Bedok North Avenue 1,
Bedok South Road, and finally the original route of svc 47
New Svc 47: Tampines - Amber Road (loop)
Tampines Int > Tampines Ave 5 > Tampines St 83 > Tampines
Ave 3 > Tampines Ave 4 > Bedok Reservoir Rd > Bedok North
Ave 3 > Bedok North Road > Bedok North Ave 1 > Bedok South
Rd > Bedok South Ave 1 > Marine Parade Road > Mountbatten
Road > East Coast Rd > Still Road South > (loop back to
Tampines Int)
Reason:
- Direct access from Bedok North to Marine Parade and Katong. (In
my opinion, it's unnecessary for svc 47 to loop at East Coast Rd
(Katong) because I can take svc 12 from Katong to Bedok South Rd,
Bedok South Ave 3 and Tanah Merah. On the other hand, there's a
lack of services from Bedok North Ave 1/2/3 to Marine
Parade/Katong.)
- Direct access from Bedok North Ave 1 and Bedok North Rd (between
Ave 1 and 3) to Tampines. (There are 6 services from Bedok North
Ave 3 to Tampines MRT, but none from B.N. Ave 1 and B.N. Rd between
Ave 1 and 2.)
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Svc 46 to amend to ply the same route from Upp East Coast Ter to
Tampines Ave 4, and then going straight along Tampines Ave 4, and
then the route of svc 27 from Tampines Ave 4 to Hougang Central
Int
New Svc 46: Upp East Coast - Hougang Central
Upp East Coast Ter > (original route of 46) > Tampines Ave
4 > (route of 27) > Hougang Central Int
Reason:
- To allow DD to ply the route of
svc 27 between Tampines Ave 4 and Hougang
- Faster access from Bedok South Ave 3 and Bedok North Rd to
Tampines MRT
- Direct route from Bedok South Ave 3 and Bedok North Rd to
Tampines IKEA, Sengkang and Hougang
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Svc 27 to shorten to Sengkang/Compassvale Int
New Svc 27: Sengkang/Compassvale - Changi Airport
Reason:
- Passengers travelling from Tampines to Buangkok and Hougang can
take the amended svc 46.
- Passengers travelling from Changi Airport to Buangkok and Hougang
can take 27 and change to new svc 46 at Tampines, or (better still)
take 858 and change to new svc 46 at TPE (before Punggol Rd).
I like the idea of 135/47 and 46/27, especially in getting 135
to terminate and a more useful route for 46, though there is a net
length gain of about one service: duplication of 46 & 27 along
Sengkang - Tampines, and 46 & 47 along Bedok North.
Not sure if cutting 27 to Sengkang would cause massive
complaints, as seen in the 76/134 saga.
Also the 47 stretch between Tanah Merah MRT and CBP Terminal is
DD-worthy during peak hours. 135, with its extended route and no
DDs, would not work very well unless a peak hour short trip with
DDs is introduced.