Did you know there's also a pair of bus stop at Hougang Ave 10
that serve Hougang MRT? I believe most people going to Hougang Ave
1 and Lor Ah Soo from Hougang MRT would be taking 62 there, instead
of the super long and winding 113 from interchange.
So 62 and 82 actually serves Hougang MRT instead of "just
passing through Hougang town". People who need to go to Ave 1 from
bus interchange can walk there, and if they really don't want to
walk, it's a easy transfer.
For your second paragraph, just because two services duplicate
each other along a short sector for a few pairs of bus stops, do
not make them "duplicate too much" if they serve distinctly
different purposes. Just like how 3 and 83 seem to duplicate all
the way in Punggol, but you always argue that 3 is for Pasir
Ris-bound pax and 83 is for Sengkang-bound.
In AJQZC's suggestion, the amended 82 and 62 do share the same
route along Hougang Ave 1 and Lor Ah Soo, but 62 is for
direct connection to Hougang MRT/town centre and Paya
Lebar Rd/Aljunied Rd, and 82 is for connection to Kovan MRT and
Serangoon MRT. So I don't find anything wrong with that.
Hi mr array88, how could I not have known that there is a pair
of bus stops at hougang ave 10 that serves hougang int? I even know
the bus-stop at hougang ave 6 is within walking distance to hougang
mrt. I also took 62 and 82 much more frequently than you.
Actually their objective is to remove 113. But I see no reason
to do that. We need more bus services due to growing population and
not to keep consolidating 2 different bus services. By
consolidating, there will definitely be more traveling time for
those who take it from a further place. That is why you see bus
services of various alphabets A, B, M behind parent number popping
out. More traveling time will throw off bus commuters and
ultimately push them to use MRT.
When I write 62 and 82 are passing by hougang town, I mean these
2 services are passing through various aspects of hougang town
without coming out of hougang interchange. If amended 82 in this
way, 62 and 82 will bear too much similarities passing by hougang
ave 8, hougang ave 6, hougang ave 10, hougang ave 2, hougang ave 1
and Lorong ah soo. This is in contrary to the initial objectives of
making the 2 services distinct in passing by hougang estate except
for duplication at road nearest hougang mrt. Duplicate 6 roads is
different from just the 2 roads you mention.
Even if you successfully removed 113 by replacing it with an
amended 82, there will come another time a few months later when
another guy will say the amended 82 duplicates quite a bit with 62.
Then that guy will propose another number for a bus service and try
to remove 82. So when will it all end? It just does not work out
this way.
Your logic of keep using 3 and 83 as an explanation also mean
you are not convinced. What about tons of services duplicating one
another along tampines ave 2 and tampines ave 7??? For buses coming
out of an interchange, 5-6 services all are being appointed to go
straight forward. In the forward direction, only 3 major roads.
Central, drive or field. Various services split at different
junctions and left only 3, 83, 85 forward.
You cannot do much since they need use 1 or 2 roads to come out.
43, 117, 118 these 3 services also duplicate one other when coming
out from the back direction of punggol int. They duplicate until
Punggol way. Anything wrong with that? Cheers. Thanks.